Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act”.
Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestration for the revised security category under section 251 and to eliminate the section 251A reduction in discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts within function 050 (defense).
Sec. 2 Elimination of sequestration under the revised security category
Section 251(c)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking each subparagraph (A) for fiscal years 2014 through 2021 and by redesignating each subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A).
Sec. 3 Elimination of section 251A reduction in discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts for defense
Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
In paragraph (1)(D), strike “9” and insert “18”.
In paragraph (2), strike everything after “section 254(c),” and insert the following: “OMB shall allocate the total reduction calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) for that year to discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts except for function 050 (defense function).”.
Strike paragraph (3).
In paragraph (5)(B), strike the dash after “limit”, strike clause (i), and strike “(ii)” and move that text 2 ems to the left.
In paragraph (6)(A), strike “paragraphs (3) and (4)” and insert “paragraph (4)”.
In paragraph (6)(B), strike the dash after “that”, strike clause (i), and strike “(ii)” and move that text 2 ems to the left.