,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,coffman introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,budget  ,a ,,bill    
,to cancel the #bea;,a sequester for the
 revised security category and to       
provide for a reduced spending plan with
 respect to the ,department of ,defense1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,smarter ,than ,sequester ,defense      
,spending ,reduction ,act4  #b4 ,finding
 ,congress can keep the faith with those
 who have sacrificed for our ,nation1   
avoid cuts that harm our strategic      
posture1 and still achieve spending     
reduction by implementing targeted      
reforms instead of allowing haphazard   
spending cuts to happen through         
sequestration4  #c4 ,cancellation of    
#bea;,a sequester and implementation of 
reduced spending plan for the           
,department of ,defense ,section #bea;,a

 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency
 ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#ab7 ,notwithstanding the  
requirements of this section1 an order  
by the ,president to carry out a        
sequestration under paragraphs 7#g7 or  
7#h7 with respect to the revised        
security category shall have no force or
 effect4  7#ac7 ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 the ,department 
of ,defense shall formulate and         
implement a plan to reduce spending over
 the #aj-year period beginning on the   
date of enactment of this ,act4 ,such   
plan shall include a reduction in       
spending--  7,a7 of not less than       
#ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj by adopting sea swap   
policies relating to rotating crew for  
cruisers1 destroyers1 and amphibious    
ships2  7,b7 of not less than           
#ec1jjj1jjj1jjj by replacing the current
 #hh1jjj military personnel who perform 
clearly commercial-type activities at   
military bases with #fb1jjj local       

civilian contractors instead1 and       
reducing end strengths to reflect such  
replacement2  7,c7 of not less than     
#eb1ejj1jjj1jjj by transferring #fe1jjj 
members of the ,armed ,forces serving on
 active duty to the ,national ,guard and
 ,reserve1 respectively1 and modifying  
the end strengths to reflect such       
transfer2  7,d7 of not less than        
#eb1jjj1jjj1jjj by reducing total       
planned spending on ,other ,procurement 
by the ,army1 ,navy1 and ,air ,force2   
7,e7 of not less than #cf1gjj1jjj1jjj by
 reducing the number of ,department of  
,defense civilian employee positions by 
#ajj1jjj through retirement and         
voluntary attrition2  7,f7 of not less  
than #bj1jjj1jjj1jjj by removing all    
,brigade ,combat ,teams and tactical    
aircraft assets1 as well as the         
personnel maintaining and supporting    
them1 from ,european deployment2  7,g7  
of not less than #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj by     
reducing spending on contractor         
augmentees2  7,h7 of not less than      

#i1jjj1jjj1jjj by reducing planned      
spending on experimental fuel           
procurement2  7,i7 of not less than     
#g1ajj1jjj1jjj by consolidating the     
management of the ,army and ,air ,force 
,exchange ,service1 the ,navy ,exchange 
,service ,command1 and the ,marine      
,corps exchanges and creating           
efficiencies to provide savings2  7,j7  
of not less than #g1jjj1jjj1jjj by      
postponing procurement of the ,ground   
,combat ,vehicle by the ,army until at  
least #bjbc2  7,k7 of not less than     
#d1fjj1jjj1jjj by establishing a unified
 medical command2  7,l7 of not less than
 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj by delaying             
refurbishment of the ,abrams tank for at
 least #c years2  7,m7 of not less than 
#a1hjj1jjj1jjj by reducing annual       
spending on all military bands to       
#bjj1jjj1jjj for #aj years2  7,n7 of not
 less than #hjj1jjj1jjj by reducing the 
total number of general officers and    
flag officers2 and  7,o7 of not less    
than #aej1jjj1jjj1jjj through annual    

reductions in spending initiated by the 
,department of ,defense through reducing
 programs and activities which do not   
contribute significantly to military    
capability4  4