,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,mr4     
,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,budget  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,balanced ,budget and     
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe to provide relief during fiscal   
years #bjaf and #bjag from the          
reductions in the discretionary spending
 limits imposed by sequestration4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,sequestration ,relief ,act of     
#bjae4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,the ,national      
,institutes of ,health conduct critical 
biomedical research and apply outcomes  
to enhance health1 lengthen life and    
reduce illness and disability4  7#b7 ,on
 ,november #d1 #bjac1 the ,national     
,institutes of ,health reported the     
#a1eej1jjj1jjj sequester cut resulted in
 #fdj fewer competitive research project

 grants issued and #gej fewer new       
patients admitted to the ,clinical      
,center of the ,national ,institutes of 
,health4  7#c7 ,in #bjjg and #bjaj      
,congress enacted1 and the ,president   
signed into law1 the ,america ,,competes
 ,act 7,public ,law #aaj-fi7 and the    
,america ,,competes ,reauthorization    
,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-ceh71  
respectively1 each of which proposed to 
double funding for the ,national        
,science ,foundation1 the ,office of    
,science of the ,department of ,energy1 
and the ,national ,institute of         
,standards and ,technology4  7#d7 ,in   
,january #bjae1 ,general ,martin ,e4    
,dempsey1 ,chairman of the ,joint       
,chiefs of ,staff1 said of the          
sequestration reductions applied to the 
,department of ,defense1 ,if they're not
 reversed1 they're going to be imposed  
in #bjaf1 and they will negatively      
affect our national security interests44
  7#e7 ,since #aiih1 every quadrennial  
review published by the ,american       

,society of ,civil ,engineers has graded
 the condition and status of            
infrastructure in the ,united ,states as
 near failing4  7#f7 ,more than         
#a1bjj1jjj children attending public    
school experienced homelessness in      
school year #bjab-bjac4  #c4 ,sense of  
the ,senate ,it is the sense of the     
,senate that ,congress should-- 7#a7    
increase the discretionary spending     
limits during fiscal years #bjaf and    
#bjag to facilitate job creating        
investment in the ,united ,states and   
provide ,congressional leaders the      
flexibility to determine a more reasoned
 and sustainable path forward2  7#b7    
maintain the principle that any         
offsetting legislation should be        
balanced equally between revenue and    
savings2  7#c7 invest in critical       
life-saving and life-improving          
biomedical research2  7#d7 meet the     
#bast century research investment goals 
set out in the ,america ,,competes ,act2
  7#e7 avoid budget architecture that   

undermines the ability to maintain a    
robust national defense2  7#f7 invest   
in1 upgrade1 and modernize the          
infrastructure of the ,united ,states   
for the next generation1 including      
investments in ports1 waterways1        
bridges1 transit1 rail1 roads1 parks1   
schools1 aviation1 and drinking and     
waste water2  7#g7 aggressively pursue  
the goal of ending child homelessness2  
and  7#h7 broadly invest in those       
programs that efficiently and           
effectively support families and the    
most vulnerable individuals in the      
,united ,states4  #d4 ,revision of      
discretionary spending limits for fiscal
 years #bjaf and #bjag  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency   
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq47 is amended--    
7#a7 in section #bea7;c7 7#b ,u4,s4,c4  
#ija7;c771 by striking paragraphs 7#c7  
and 7#d7 and inserting the following3   
7#c7 for fiscal year #bjaf-- 7,a7 for   
the revised security category1          

#efa1jjj1jjj1jjj in new budget          
authority2 and  7,b7 for the revised    
nonsecurity category1 #ecj1jjj1jjj1jjj  
in new budget authority2  7#d7 for      
fiscal year #bjag--  7,a7 for the       
revised security category1              
#egc1jjj1jjj1jjj in new budget          
authority2 and  7,b7 for the revised    
nonsecurity category1 #eda1jjj1jjj1jjj  
in new budget authority2  2 and  7#b7 in
 section #bea;,a7#aj7 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#ija;a7#aj77-- 7,a7 in the paragraph    
heading1 by striking #bjad and #bjae and
 inserting #bjad through #bjag2  7,b7 in
 subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or the 
amendment made by the ,sequestration    
,relief ,act of #bjae to section        
#bea7;c7 of this ,act revising the      
discretionary spending limits for fiscal
 years #bjaf and #bjag after ,act of    
#bjac2 and  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
by striking fiscal years #bjad and #bjae
 and inserting each of fiscal years     
#bjad through #bjag4