,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bggg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjah,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,kennedy7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,budget  ,a    
,,bill  ,to exempt ,state and county    
payments under the ,gulf of ,mexico     
,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf from    
sequestration4  #a4 ,exemption of       
certain payments from sequestration  7a7
 ,in general ,section #bee7;g77#a77;,a7 
of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency 
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ije7;g77#a77;,a77 is amended 
by inserting after ,payments to ,social 
,security ,trust ,funds                 
7#bh-jdjd-j-a-fea74 the following3      
,payments to ,states pursuant to section
 #aje7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,gulf of      
,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 
7,public ,law #aji-dcb2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4   
#acca note7 7#jad-eece-j-b-cjb74 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