,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ai1 #bjae ,mr4   
,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se ) au?ority to      
transf] funds 9 ord] to mitigate !      
effects on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ( a    
seque/ration ( funds available to !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,milit>y ,seque/] ,flexibility ,act4  
#b4 ,transf] au?ority = ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se funds to mitigate ! effects on !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ( a seque/ration ( 
funds  7a7 ,au?ority ,to transf]        
au?orizations  7#a7 ,au?ority ,!        
,secret>y ( ,def5se may transf] am\nts (
 au?orizations made available to !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = a fiscal ye>      
betwe5 any su* au?orizations = t fiscal 
ye> 7or any subdivisions !re(7 if !     
,secret>y det]m9es t ! transf]--  7,a7  
is necess>y to mitigate ! effects on !  

,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ( a r$uction 9 !    
discretion>y sp5d+ limit or !           
seque/ration ( direct sp5d+ "u section  
#bea;,a ( ! ,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy 
,deficit ,control ,act ( #aihe 7#b      
,u4,s4,c4 #ija;a7 or a seque/ration "u  
section #bea7;a77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;a77#a772 &  7,b7 is     
necess>y 9 ! national int]e/4  7#b7     
,limitation ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph
 7#c71 ! total am\nt ( au?orizations t !
 ,secret>y may transf] "u ! au?ority (  
?is section 9 a fiscal ye> may n exce$  
#ej1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,exception =     
transf]s betwe5 milit>y p]sonnel        
au?orizations ,a transf] ( funds betwe5 
milit>y p]sonnel au?orizations %all n be
 c\nt$ t[>d ! doll> limitation 9        
p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,treatm5t ( am\nts 
transf]r$ ,am\nts ( au?orizations       
transf]r$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 be m]g$ ) & be available = ! same      
purposes z ! au?orization to :i*        
transf]r$4  7b7 ,limitations ,! au?ority
 provid$ by subsection 7a7 to transf]   

au?orizations--  7#a7 may only be us$ to
 provide au?ority = items t h a high]   
priority ?an ! items f :i* au?ority is  
transf]r$2  7#b7 may n be us$ to provide
 au?ority = an item t has be5 d5i$      
au?orization by ,congress2 &  7#c7 may n
 r$uce ! am\nt au?oriz$ = ! fiscal ye>  
conc]n$ = an item by an am\nt 9 excess (
 ! am\nt equal to #ej p]c5t ( ! am\nt   
o!rwise au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = t  
fiscal ye> = t item4  7c7 ,notice to    
,congress ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all   
notify ,congress ( ea* propos$ use ( !  
transf] au?ority 9 subsection 7a74  7d7 
,congressional disapproval ,a transf]   
may n occur "u ! au?ority 9 subsection  
7a7 if ,congress enacts a jo9t          
resolution disapprov+ ! transf] )9 !    
#cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! notice to    
,congress ( ! transf] pursuant to       
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,effect on         
au?orization am\nts ,a transf] made f "o
 acc\nt to ano!r "u ! au?ority ( ?is    
section %all be deem$ to increase !     
am\nt au?oriz$ = ! acc\nt to :i* ! am\nt

 is transf]r$ by an am\nt equal to !    
am\nt transf]r$4  7f7 ,con/ruction (    
au?ority ,! au?ority to transf] funds "u
 ?is section 9 addition to any o!r      
au?ority available to ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se to transf] funds = ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se "u any o!r provision ( law4    
7g7 ,sunset ,! au?ority to transf] funds
 "u ?is section %all expire on ,septemb]
 #cj1 #bjbc4