,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #haj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,hanabusa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,appropriations1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to grant 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se ! au?ority to     
transf] fund+ "u a cont9u+ resolution1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,on ,septemb] #ad1 
#bjaj1 ,secret>y ( ,def5se ,rob]t ,m4   
,gates outl9$ an effici5cies initiative 
relat+ to contract+ = goods & s]vices by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 design$ to save 
! ,dep>tm5t #ajj billion ov] ! next five
 ye>s4  7#b7 ,on ,janu>y #bf1 #bjab1    
,secret>y ( ,def5se ,leon ,panetta      
ann\nc$ t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 0 on !  
pa? to save #bei billion ov] ! next #e  
ye>s & #dhg billion ov] ! next #aj4     

,secret>y ,panetta call$ ! budget a     
balanc$1 complete package t keeps !     
,am]ican milit>y ! preem95t =ce 9 ! _w4 
7#c7 ,on ,febru>y #ac1 #bjab1 ,assi/ant 
,secret>y ( ,def5se ,a%ton ,c>t]1 along 
) ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff1 te/ifi$ to !  
,h\se ,arm$ ,s]vices ,committee t1 if   
limitations on ! transf] ( funds 7 lift$
 9 ! ,cont9u+ ,appropriations           
,resolution 7,public ,law #aab-age71    
significant %ortfalls 9 ! ,op]ations    
,ma9t5ance acc\nts ( _! respective      
s]vices c\ld be alleviat$4  #b4 ,report 
f ,secret>y ( ,def5se to ,congress  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! congressional def5se   
committees a report conta9+ ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,a detail$ outl9e (--  7,a7 !      
effici5cies initiative ann\nc$ by !     
,secret>y on ,septemb] #ad1 #bjaj1      
relat+ to contract+ = goods & s]vices by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 &  7,b7 ! budget
 initiate ann\nc$ by ! ,secret>y on     
,janu>y #bf1 #bjab4  7#b7 ,a detail$    

acc\nt+ ( h[ ! initiatives describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 are be+ us$ to con=m ) !  
discretion>y sp5d+ limit = ! security   
category 9 fiscal ye> #bjac 9 section   
#bea7;c77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,balanc$ ,budget &
 ,em]g5cy ,deficit ,control ,act (      
#aihe4  7#c7 ,a detail$ acc\nt+ ( h[ !  
initiatives describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 w  
be us$ to con=m ) ! discretion>y sp5d+  
limit = ! security category = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjba 9 section 
#bea7;c77#b7 ( su* ,act4  7b7           
,coord9ation ,= purposes ( provid+ !    
in=mation requir$ "u subsections 7a77#b7
 & 7a77#c71 ! ,secret>y %all coord9ate )
 ! heads ( ! o!r ag5cies cov]$ by !     
security category4  #c4 ,transf]        
au?ority = ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se "u a     
cont9u+ resolution  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y may transf] am\nts made       
available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se by a 
cont9u+ resolution among acc\nts ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  7b7 ,limitation ,9 
! ev5t ( a transf] "u subsection 7a71 ! 
total am\nt 9 any acc\nt ( ! ,dep>tm5t (

 ,def5se t is available = obligation 9  
fiscal ye> #bjac may n exce$ ! am\nt    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = ! acc\nt = 
fiscal ye> #bjac by applicable          
provisions ( ! ,national ,def5se        
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjac 
7,public ,law #aab-bci74  7c7 ,subsequ5t
 appropriations ,act ,9 ! ev5t t a      
regul> appropriations ,act = ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se is enact$ = fiscal ye> #bjac1
 ! transf] au?ority provid$ "u ?is      
section %all h no =ce or effect4  7d7   
,notice to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ae    
days be=e any transf] "u subsection 7a71
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !           
congressional def5se committees a report
 sett+ =? a description ( ! transf]1    
includ+ ! am\nt ( ! transf] & ! acc\nts 
f & to :i* ! funds 7 transf]r$4  7e7    
,transf] subject to notification        
requirem5ts ,9 addition to ! notice     
requir$ "u subsection 7d71 a transf] "u 
subsection 7a7 %all be subject to !     
applicable notification requirem5ts =   
reprogramm+ 9 division ,a ( ,public ,law

 #aab-gd4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--
  7#a7 ! t]m congressional def5se       
committees has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9     
section #aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#b7 ! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se2 &
  7#c7 ! t]m security category has !    
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section              
#bej7;c77#d77;,b7 ( ! ,balanc$ ,budget &
 ,em]g5cy ,deficit ,control ,act (      
#aihe4