,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjac,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,vitter1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1  
,mr4 ,shelby1 and ,mr4 ,nelson7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,budget  ,a ,,bill    
,to exempt certain payments to ,states  
from sequestration4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,return  
,our ,state ,shares ,act4  #b4          
,exemption of certain payments from     
sequestration  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#bee7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,balanced      
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ije7;g77#a77;,a77  
is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting before   
,federal ,deposit ,insurance            
,corporation1 ,deposit ,insurance ,fund 
7#ea-deif-j-d-cgc74 the following3      
,federal ,aid in ,wildlife ,restoration 
7#ad-ejbi-j-b-cjc74  2  7#b7 by         
inserting after ,financial ,agent       

,services 7#bj-ahjb-j-a-hjc74 the       
following3  ,financial assistance to    
,states pursuant to section             
#aje7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,gulf of       
,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note7 from the     
,land ,acquisition and ,state           
,assistance account 7#ad-ejce-j-b-cjc74 
2  7#c7 by inserting before ,hazardous  
,waste ,management1 ,conservation       
,reserve ,program 7#ab-dccf-j-c-iii74   
the following3  ,gulf ,coast            
,restoration ,trust ,fund               
7#bj-hfbe-j-g-deb74  2  7#d7 by         
inserting before ,payments to ,copyright
 ,owners 7#jc-eage-j-b-cgf74 the        
following3  ,payments of ,states' shares
 from certain ,gulf of ,mexico leases   
7#ad-eece-j-b-cjb74  2  7#e7 by         
inserting before ,payments to the       
,united ,states ,territories1 ,fiscal   
,assistance 7#ad-jdah-j-a-hjf74 the     
following3  ,payments to ,states under  
the ,mineral ,leasing ,act and          
,associated ,payments                   

7#ad-ejjc-j-b-iii74  2 and  7#f7 by     
inserting before ,tennessee ,valley     
,authority ,fund1 except nonpower       
programs and activities                 
7#fd-daaj-j-c-iii74 the following3      
,sport ,fish ,restoration               
7#ad-haea-j-g-cjc74  4  7b7             
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
this section shall apply to any         
sequestration order issued under the    
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq47 on or after the 
date of enactment of this ,act4