,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for himself  
and ,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,budget  ,a ,,bill  ,to permit          
flexibility in the application of the   
budget sequester by ,federal agencies4  
#a4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term 
agency means--  7#a7 an ,executive      
agency 7as defined in section #aje of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72  7#b7 
an office1 agency1 or other             
establishment in the legislative branch 
which is not a part of another office1  
agency1 or other establishment in the   
legislative branch2 and  7#c7 an office1
 agency1 or other establishment in the  
judicial branch which is not a part of  
another office1 agency1 or other        
establishment in the judicial branch4   
#b4 ,flexible sequester implemented by  
agency heads  7a7 ,in general           

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the budget sequester for an account
 in the security and non-security       
categories required by section #bea;,a  
of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency 
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe for     
fiscal year #bjac shall be implemented  
within each account as determined by the
 head of the agency with spending       
authority over such account4  7b7       
,appropriations oversight ,the head of  
an agency may not exercise the authority
 provided in subsection 7a7 unless the  
head has submitted a notice of          
implementation describing the proposed  
exercise of authority to the ,committees
 on ,appropriations of both ,houses not 
later than #e days before exercising    
such authority4