3.0.0 813 2023-01-11T13:27:49Z 2023-01-11T13:27:49Z Senate S 2015-03-19 114 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-19T19:15:12Z 2015-03-19 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2015-03-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N Armed Forces and National Security Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-10T17:16:47Z Military Sequester Flexibility Act

This bill permits the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer authorizations of funds made available to DOD. DOD may transfer amounts between authorizations for the same fiscal year if: (1) the transfer is necessary to mitigate the effects of spending reductions due to a reduction in the discretionary spending limit or a sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and (2) it is in the national interest.

Transfers in a fiscal year are limited to a total of $50 billion, excluding transfers between military personnel authorizations. The transfers must be used for higher priority items, may not be used for an item that has been denied an authorization by Congress, and may not reduce an authorization by more than 50%.

DOD must notify Congress of each proposed transfer, and Congress may prohibit a transfer by enacting a joint resolution disapproving the transfer within 30 days of notification. The transfer authority expires on September 30, 2023.

]]> Military Sequester Flexibility Act Display Title Military Sequester Flexibility Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide the Secretary of Defense with authority to transfer funds in order to mitigate the effects on the Department of Defense of a sequestration of funds available to the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Military Sequester Flexibility Act Introduced in Senate 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s813is/xml/BILLS-114s813is.xml 2015-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.