[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10245-10246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2488. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Lieberman, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Collins, 
and Mr. Sessions) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 
to the bill S. 1940, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF DEFENSE AND NONDEFENSE BUDGET 
                   SEQUESTRATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The inability of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit 
     Reduction to find $1,200,000,000,000 in savings will trigger 
     automatic funding reductions known as ``sequestration'' to 
     raise an equivalent level of savings between fiscal years 
     2013 and 2021.
       (2) These savings are in addition to $900,000,000,000 in 
     deficit reduction resulting from discretionary spending 
     limits established by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Report by the director of the office of management and 
     budget.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, or November 30, 2012, whichever is 
     earlier, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     with respect to a sequestration under section 251(a) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) Each account that would be subject to such a 
     sequestration.
       (ii) Each account that would be subject to such a 
     sequestration but subject to a special rule under section 255 
     or 256 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (and the citation to such rule).
       (iii) Each account that would be exempt from such a 
     sequestration.
       (C) Categorize and group.--The report required under this 
     paragraph shall categorize and group the listed accounts by 
     the appropriations Act covering such accounts
       (2) Report by the president.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act or by October 30, 2012, whichever 
     is earlier, the President shall submit to Congress a detailed 
     report on the sequestration required by paragraphs (7)(A) and 
     (8) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) for fiscal year 
     2013 using enacted levels of appropriations for accounts 
     funded pursuant to an enacted regular appropriations bill for 
     fiscal year 2013, and a rate for operations as provided in 
     the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2012 and 
     under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts for 
     accounts not funded through an enacted appropriations measure 
     for fiscal year 2013.
       (B) Elements.--The reports required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) for discretionary appropriations--

       (I) an estimate for each category, of the sequestration 
     percentages and amounts necessary to achieve the required 
     reduction; and
       (II) an identification of each account to be sequestered 
     and estimates of the level of sequestrable budgetary 
     resources and the amount of budgetary resources to be 
     sequestered at the program, project, and activity level;

       (ii) for non-defense discretionary spending only--

       (I) a list of the programs, projects, and activities that 
     would be reduced or terminated;
       (II) an assessment of the jobs lost directly though program 
     and personnel cuts;
       (III) an estimate of the impact program cuts would have on 
     the long-term competitiveness of the United States and its 
     ability to maintain its lead in research and development, as 
     well as the impact on our national goal to graduate the most 
     students with degrees in in-demand fields;
       (IV) an assessment of the impact of program cuts to 
     education funding across the country, including estimates on 
     teaching jobs lost, the number of students cut off programs 
     they depend on, and education resources lost by States and 
     local educational agencies;
       (V) an analysis of the impact of cuts to programs middle 
     class families and the most vulnerable families depend on, 
     including estimates of how many families would lose access to 
     support for children, housing and nutrition assistance, and 
     skills training to help workers get better jobs;
       (VI) an analysis of the impact on small business owners' 
     ability to access credit and support to expand and create 
     jobs;
       (VII) an assessment of the impact to public safety, 
     including an estimate of the reduction of police officers, 
     emergency medical technicians, and firefighters;
       (VIII) a review of the health and safety impact of cuts on 
     communities, including the impact on food safety, national 
     border security, and environmental cleanup;
       (IX) an assessment of the impact of sequestration on 
     environmental programs that protect the Nation's air and 
     water, and safeguard children and families;
       (X) assessment of the impact of sequestration on the 
     Nation's infrastructure, including how cuts would harm the 
     ability of States and communities to invest in roads, 
     bridges, and waterways.
       (XI) an assessment of the impact on ongoing government 
     operations and the safety of Federal Government personnel;
       (XII) a detailed estimate of the reduction in force of 
     civilian personnel as a result of sequestration, including 
     the estimated timing of such reduction in force actions and 
     the timing of reduction in force notifications thereof; and
       (XIII) an estimate of the number and value of all contracts 
     that may be terminated, restructured, or revised in scope as 
     a result of sequestration, including an estimate of potential 
     termination costs and of increased contract costs due to 
     renegotiation and reinstatement of contracts;

       (iii) for direct spending--

       (I) an estimate for the defense and nondefense functions 
     based on current law of the sequestration percentages and 
     amount necessary to achieve the required reduction;
       (II) a specific identification of the reductions required 
     for each nonexempt direct spending account at the program, 
     project, and activity level; and
       (III) a specific identification of exempt direct spending 
     accounts at the program, project, and activity level; and

       (iv) any other data or information that would enhance 
     public understanding of the sequester and its effect on the 
     defense and nondefense functions of the Federal Government 
     including the impact on essential public safety 
     responsibilities such as--

       (I) the impact on essential public safety responsibilities 
     such as homeland security, food safety, and air traffic 
     control activities;
       (II) an assessment of the impact of cuts to programs that 
     the Nation's farmers rely on to help them through difficult 
     economic times; and
       (III) an assessment of the impact of Medicare cuts to the 
     ability for seniors to access care.

       (3) Report by the secretary of defense.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than August 15, 2012, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     impact on national defense accounts of the sequestration 
     required by paragraphs (7)(A) and (8) of section 251A of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901a) using enacted levels of appropriations for 
     accounts funded pursuant to an enacted regular appropriations 
     bill for fiscal year 2013, and a rate for operations as 
     provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal 
     year 2012 and under the authority and conditions provided in 
     such Acts for accounts not funded through an enacted 
     appropriations measure for fiscal year 2013.
       (B) Elements of the defense reports.--The report required 
     by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
       (i) An assessment of the impact on ongoing operations and 
     the safety of United States military and civilian personnel.
       (ii) An assessment of the impact on the readiness of the 
     Armed Forces, including impacts to steaming hours, flying 
     hours, and full spectrum training miles, and an estimate of 
     the increase or decrease in readiness (as defined in the C 
     status C-1 through C-5).
       (iii) A detailed estimate of the reduction in force of 
     civilian personnel, including the estimated timing of such 
     reduction in force actions and timing of reduction in force 
     notifications thereof.
       (iv) An estimate of the number and value of all contracts 
     that will be terminated, restructured, or revised in scope, 
     including an estimate of potential termination costs and of 
     increased contract costs due to renegotiation and 
     reinstatement of contracts.

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       (v) An assessment of the impact on the ability of the 
     Department of Defense to carry out the National Military 
     Strategy of the United States, and any changes to the most 
     recent Risk Assessment of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff under section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
     arising from sequestration.

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