[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S367]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 5. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 325, to ensure the complete and timely payment of 
the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET SEQUESTER.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the budget sequester of the security category required 
     by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 for fiscal year 2013 shall be implemented 
     as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Report.--On the date of the commencement of the budget 
     sequester described in subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit a report to Congress detailing the 
     reductions to discretionary appropriations in the security 
     category required by this section.

     SEC. __. TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE UNDER CONTINUING RESOLUTION AND 
                   SEQUESTER CONSISTENT WITH AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED BY 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2013.

       (a) In General.--In the event in fiscal year 2013 of a 
     sequester during funding for the Department of Defense by 
     continuing resolution, the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
     amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense by the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-
     175) among accounts of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Transfers Consistent With Amounts Authorized by PL 112-
     239.--In the event of any transfers under subsection (a), the 
     total amount in any account of the Department of Defense that 
     is available for obligation and expenditure in fiscal year 
     2013 may not exceed the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     for that account for that fiscal year by applicable 
     provisions of division A of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239).
       (c) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 15 days after any 
     transfer under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth a description of the transfer, including the 
     amount of the transfer and the accounts from and to which the 
     funds were transferred.
       (d) Transfer Authority.--The transfer authority provided by 
     subsection (a) is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided by law.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The term ``sequester during funding for the Department 
     of Defense by continuing resolution'' means the coming into 
     effect of discretionary spending reductions under section 
     251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 pursuant to section 251(a)(1) of that Act while 
     funding for the Department of Defense is provided by section 
     101(a)(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013.

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