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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,budget  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,balanc$ 
,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit ,control    
,act ( #aihe to provide relief dur+     
fiscal ye>s #bjaf & #bjag f ! r$uctions 
9 ! discretion>y sp5d+ limits impos$ by 
seque/ration4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,seque/ration      
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,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? conduct   
critical biom$ical rese>* & apply       
outcomes to enhance heal?1 l5g!n life & 
r$uce illness & disability4  7#b7 ,on   
,novemb] #d1 #bjac1 ! ,national         
,in/itutes ( ,heal? report$ !           
#a1eej1jjj1jjj seque/] cut result$ 9    
#fdj few] competitive rese>* project    
grants issu$ & #gej few] new pati5ts    
admitt$ to ! ,cl9ical ,c5t] ( !         

,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7#c7 ,9 
#bjjg & #bjaj ,congress enact$1 & !     
,presid5t sign$ into law1 ! ,am]ica     
,,competes ,act 7,public ,law #aaj-fi7 &
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,act ( #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-ceh71   
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,en]gy1 & ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds
 & ,te*nology4  7#d7 ,9 ,janu>y #bjae1  
,g5]al ,m>t9 ,e4 ,dempsey1 ,*airman ( ! 
,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff1 said ( !          
seque/ration r$uctions appli$ to !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ,if !y're n rev]s$1
 !y're go+ to be impos$ 9 #bjaf1 & !y w 
negatively affect our national security 
int]e/s44  7#e7 ,s9ce #aiih1 e          
quadr5nial review publi%$ by ! ,am]ican 
,society ( ,civil ,eng9e]s has grad$ !  
condition & /atus ( infra/ructure 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates z ne> fail+4  7#f7 ,m ?an 
#a1bjj1jjj *ildr5 att5d+ public s*ool   
exp]i5c$ homelessness 9 s*ool ye>       
#bjab-bjac4  #c4 ,s5se ( ! ,s5ate ,x is 

! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ,congress %\ld--    
7#a7 increase ! discretion>y sp5d+      
limits dur+ fiscal ye>s #bjaf & #bjag to
 facilitate job creat+ inve/m5t 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & provide ,congressional  
lead]s ! flexibility to det]m9e a m     
reason$ & su/a9able pa? =w>d2  7#b7     
ma9ta9 ! pr9ciple t any (fsett+         
legislation %\ld be balanc$ equally     
betwe5 rev5ue & sav+s2  7#c7 inve/ 9    
critical life-sav+ & life-improv+       
biom$ical rese>*2  7#d7 meet ! #ba/     
c5tury rese>* inve/m5t goals set out 9 !
 ,am]ica ,,competes ,act2  7#e7 avoid   
budget ar*itecture t und]m9es ! ability 
to ma9ta9 a robu/ national def5se2  7#f7
 inve/ 91 upgrade1 & mod]nize !         
infra/ructure ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! next
 g5]ation1 includ+ inve/m5ts 9 ports1   
wat]ways1 bridges1 transit1 rail1 roads1
 p>ks1 s*ools1 aviation1 & dr9k+ & wa/e 
wat]2  7#g7 aggressively pursue ! goal (
 end+ *ild homelessness2 &  7#h7 broadly
 inve/ 9 ^? programs t effici5tly &     
effectively support families & ! mo/    

vuln]able individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  #d4 ,revision ( discretion>y sp5d+    
limits = fiscal ye>s #bjaf & #bjag  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy 
,deficit ,control ,act ( #aihe 7#b      
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 section #bea7;c7 7#b ,u4,s4,c4        
#ija7;c771 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#c7 &    
7#d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#c7 = fiscal  
ye> #bjaf-- 7,a7 = ! revis$ security    
category1 #efa1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 new budget 
au?ority2 &  7,b7 = ! revis$ nonsecurity
 category1 #ecj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 new budget
 au?ority2  7#d7 = fiscal ye> #bjag--   
7,a7 = ! revis$ security category1      
#egc1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 new budget au?ority2 
&  7,b7 = ! revis$ nonsecurity category1
 #eda1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 new budget au?ority2
  2 &  7#b7 9 section #bea;,a7#aj7 7#b  
,u4,s4,c4 #ija;a7#aj77-- 7,a7 9 !       
p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ #bjad & #bjae &
 ins]t+ #bjad ?r\gh #bjag2  7,b7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ or ! am5dm5t
 made by ! ,seque/ration ,relief ,act ( 
#bjae to section #bea7;c7 ( ?is ,act    

revis+ ! discretion>y sp5d+ limits =    
fiscal ye>s #bjaf & #bjag aft] ,act (   
#bjac2 &  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by   
/rik+ fiscal ye>s #bjad & #bjae & ins]t+
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjag4