,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #c1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mr4     
,udall7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,budget  ,a ,,bill   
,to exempt the ,indian ,health ,service1
 the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs1 and   
certain other programs for ,indians from
 sequestration4  #a4 ,sequestration     
exemption for certain ,indian programs  
7a7 ,in general  ,section #bee of the   
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ije7 is amended--  7#a7 by   
redesignating subsection 7k7 as         
subsection 7l72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7j7 the following3  7k7
 ,indian ,health ,service and other     
,indian programs ,the following programs
 shall be exempt from reduction under   
any order issued under this part3 ,all  
programs administered by the ,bureau of 
,indian ,affairs4,indian health         

facilities 7#ge-jcia-j-a-eea74;,indian  
health services 7#ge-jcij-j-a-eea74;,all
 programs under the ,native ,american   
,housing ,assistance and                
,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq474  4  7b7       
,technical and conforming amendment     
,section #bef7;e7 of the ,balanced      
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijf7;e77  
is amended--  7#a7 in the subsection    
heading1 by striking ,indian ,health    
,services and ,facilities12 and  7#b7 in
 paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by striking     
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d72 and  7,b7  
by redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as   
subparagraph 7,c74