1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2013”.
Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify the treatment of administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration.
2. Treatment of administrative expenses of Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration
Section 256(h)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(h)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(G) Department of Veterans Affairs.”