[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2777 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2777

  To exempt State and county payments under the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
                Security Act of 2006 from sequestration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2018

  Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
  To exempt State and county payments under the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
                Security Act of 2006 from sequestration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SEQUESTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is 
amended by inserting after ``Payments to Social Security Trust Funds 
(28-0404-0-1-651).'' the following:
                    ``Payments to States pursuant to section 
                105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
                of 2006 (Public Law 109-432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) (014-
                5535-0-2-302).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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