,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ggc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,forbes introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,budget ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe to exempt the ,department of ,defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section #bea;,a4 #a4 ,department of ,defense exemption from section #bea;,a sequestration 7a7 ,calculation of total deficit reduction ,paragraph 7#c7 of section #bea;,a of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #a1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj and inserting #fjj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking #bd1jjj1jjj1jjj and inserting #ab1jjj1jjj1jjj4 7b7 ,allocation to functions ,paragraph 7#d7 of section #bea;,a of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe is amended to read as follows3 7#d7 ,allocation to functions ,on ,january #b1 #bjac1 for fiscal year #bjac1 and in its sequestration preview report for fiscal years #bjad through #bjba pursuant to section #bed7;c71 ,,omb shall allocate the total reduction calculated pursuant to paragraph 7#c7 for that year to discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts in all non-defense functions4 4 7c7 ,defense function reduction ,paragraph 7#e7 of section #bea;,a of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe is repealed4 7d7 ,implementing discretionary reductions 7#a7 ,paragraph 7#g77;,a7 of section #bea;,a of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe is amended by striking achieve-- and inserting achieve1 by striking clause 7i71 and by striking 7ii7 and moving such text #b ems to the left4 7#b7 ,paragraph 7#g77;,b7 of section #bea;,a of such ,act is amended by striking achieve-- and inserting achieve1 by striking clause 7i71 and by striking 7ii7 and moving such text #b ems to the left4 7e7 ,implementing direct spending reductions ,the first sentence of paragraph 7#h7 of section #bea;,a of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe is amended by striking paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7 and inserting paragraph 7#f74 #b4 ,conforming amendment ,section #ija7;e7 of ,american ,taxpayer ,relief ,act of #bjab is amended by striking #bea;,a7#e77;,a71 #bea;,a7#f77;,a71 and #bea;,a7#g77;,a71 and inserting #bea;,a7#f77;,a7 and #bea;,a7#g77;,a714