§ 905. — Exempt programs and activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC905]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 20--EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS
SUBCHAPTER I--ELIMINATION OF DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM DEFICIT
AMOUNT
Sec. 905. Exempt programs and activities
(a) Social security benefits and tier I railroad retirement benefits
Benefits payable under the old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act
[42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.], and benefits payable under section 231b(a),
231b(f)(3), 231c(a), or 231c(f) of title 45, shall be exempt from
reduction under any order issued under this subchapter.
(b) Veterans programs
The following programs shall be exempt from reduction under any
order issued under this subchapter:
National Service Life Insurance Fund (36-8132-0-7-701);
Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund (36-4012-0-3-701);
Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund (36-8455-0-8-701);
Veterans Reopened Insurance Fund (36-4010-0-3-701);
United States Government Life Insurance Fund (36-8150-0-7-701);
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities (36-0120-0-1-701);
Special Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Activities Fund (36-4048-
0-3-703);
Canteen Service Revolving Fund (36-4014-0-3-705);
Benefits under chapter 21 of title 38 relating to specially
adapted housing and mortgage-protection life insurance for certain
veterans with service-connected disabilities (36-0120-0-1-701);
Benefits under section 2307 of title 38 relating to burial
benefits for veterans who die as a result of service-connected
disability (36-0155-0-1-701);
Benefits under chapter 39 of title 38 relating to automobiles
and adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans and members of
the Armed Forces (36-0137-0-1-702);
Compensation (36-0153-0-1-701); and
Pensions (36-0154-0-1-701).
Benefits under chapter 35 of title 38 related to educational
assistance for survivors and dependents of certain veterans with
service-connected disabilities (36-0137-0-1-702);
Assistance and services under chapter 31 of title 38 relating to
training and rehabilitation for certain veterans with service-
connected disabilities (36-0137-0-1-702);
Benefits under subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 37 of title
38 relating to housing loans for certain veterans and for the
spouses and surviving spouses of certain veterans Guaranty and
Indemnity Program Account (36-1119-0-1-704);
Loan Guaranty Program Account (36-1025-0-1-704); and
Direct Loan Program Account (36-1024-0-1-704).
(c) Net interest
No reduction of payments for net interest (all of major functional
category 900) shall be made under any order issued under this
subchapter.
(d) Earned income tax credit
Payments to individuals made pursuant to section 32 of title 26
shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this
subchapter.
(e) Non-defense unobligated balances
Unobligated balances of budget authority carried over from prior
fiscal years, except balances in the defense category, shall be exempt
from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter.
(f) Optional exemption of military personnel
(1) In general
The President may, with respect to any military personnel
account, exempt that account from sequestration or provide for a
lower uniform percentage reduction than would otherwise apply.
(2) Limitation
The President may not use the authority provided by paragraph
(1) unless the President notifies the Congress of the manner in
which such authority will be exercised on or before the date
specified in section 904(a) of this title for the budget year.
(g) Other programs and activities
(1)(A) The following budget accounts and activities shall be exempt
from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter:
Activities resulting from private donations, bequests, or
voluntary contributions to the Government;
Activities financed by voluntary payments to the Government for
goods or services to be provided for such payments;
Administration of Territories, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant
grants (14-0412-0-1-806);
Alaska Power Administration, Operations and maintenance (89-
0304-0-1-271);
Appropriations for the District of Columbia (to the extent they
are appropriations of locally raised funds);
Bonneville Power Administration fund and borrowing authority
established pursuant to section 13 of Public Law 93-454 (1974), as
amended [16 U.S.C. 838k] (89-4045-0-3-271);
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian land and water claims
settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians (14-2303-0-1-452);
Bureau of Indian Affairs Miscellaneous trust funds (14-9973-0-7-
999);
Claims, judgments, and relief acts (20-1895-0-1-808);
Compact of Free Association (14-0415-0-1-808);
Compensation of the President (11-0001-0-1-802);
Conservation Reserve Program (12-2319-0-1-302);
Customs Service, miscellaneous permanent appropriations (20-
9922-0-2-806);
Comptroller of the Currency, Assessment funds (20-8413-0-8-373);
Dual benefits payments account (60-0111-0-1-601);
Exchange stabilization fund (20-4444-0-3-155);
Farm Credit Administration, Limitation on Administrative
Expenses (78-4131-0-3-351);
Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, interest
payment (20-1850-0-1-908);
Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, interest
payments (20-1850-0-1-351);
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bank Insurance Fund (51-
4064-0-3-373);
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FSLIC Resolution Fund
(51-4065-0-3-373);
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Savings Association
Insurance Fund (51-4066-0-3-373);
Federal Housing Finance Board (95-4039-0-3-371);
Federal payment to the railroad retirement accounts (60-0113-0-
1-601);
Foreign military sales trust fund (11-8242-0-7-155);
Health professions graduate student loan insurance fund program
account (75-0340-0-1-552);
Higher education facilities loans (91-0240-01-502);
Internal Revenue Collections for Puerto Rico (20-5737-0-2-806);
Intragovernmental funds, including those from which the outlays
are derived primarily from resources paid in from other government
accounts, except to the extent such funds are augmented by direct
appropriations for the fiscal year during which an order is in
effect;
Panama Canal Commission, Panama Canal Revolving Fund (95-4061-0-
3-403);
Medical facilities guarantee and loan fund, Federal interest
subsidies for medical facilities (75-9931-0-3-550);
National Credit Union Administration operating fund (25-4056-0-
3-373);
National Credit Union Administration, Central liquidity facility
(25-4470-0-3-373);
National Credit Union Administration, Credit union share
insurance fund (25-4468-0-3-373);
Office of Thrift Supervision (20-4108-0-3-373);
Payment of Vietnam and USS Pueblo prisoner-of-war claims (15-
0104-0-1-153);
Payment to civil service retirement and disability fund (24-
0200-0-1-805);
Payment to Judiciary Trust Funds (10-0941-0-1-752);
Payments to copyright owners (03-5175-0-2-376);
Payments to health care trust funds (75-0580-0-1-571);
Payments to military retirement fund (97-0040-0-1-054);
Payments to social security trust funds (75-0404-0-1-651);
Payments to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
(11-1036-0-1-153 and 19-0540-0-1-153);
Payments to trust funds from excise taxes or other receipts
properly creditable to such trust funds;
Payments to the United States territories, fiscal assistance
(14-0418-0-1-806);
Payments to widows and heirs of deceased Members of Congress
(00-0215-0-1-801);
Postal service fund (18-4020-0-3-372);
Resolution Trust Corporation Revolving Fund (22-4055-0-3-373);
Salaries of Article III judges;
Soldiers and Airmen's Home, payment of claims (84-8930-0-7-705);
Southeastern Power Administration, Operations and maintenance
(89-0302-0-1-271);
Southwestern Power Administration, Operations and maintenance
(89-0303-0-1-271);
Tennessee Valley Authority fund, except non-power programs and
activities (64-4110-0-3-999);
Thrift Savings Fund;
United States Enrichment Corporation (95-4054-0-3-271);
Vaccine Injury Compensation (75-0320-0-1-551);
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (20-8175-0-7-
551);
United States Enrichment Corporation;
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, interest
payments (46-0300-0-1-401);
Western Area Power Administration, Construction, rehabilitation,
operations, and maintenance (89-5068-0-2-271); and
Western Area Power Administration, Colorado River basins power
marketing fund (89-4452-0-3-271).
(B) The following Federal retirement and disability accounts and
activities shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under
this subchapter:
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (20-8144-0-7-601);
Central Intelligence Agency retirement and disability system
fund (56-3400-0-1-054);
Civil service retirement and disability fund (24-8135-0-7-602);
Comptrollers general retirement system (05-0107-0-1-801);
Foreign service retirement and disability fund (19-8186-0-7-
602);
Judicial survivors' annuities fund (10-8110-0-7-602);
Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (10-8122-0-7-602);
Claims Judges' Retirement Fund (10-8124-0-7-602);
Special workers compensation expenses, Longshoremen's and
harborworkers' compensation benefits (16-9971-0-7-601);
Military retirement fund (97-8097-0-7-602);
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration retirement (13-
1450-0-1-306);
Pensions for former Presidents (47-0105-0-1-802);
Railroad Industry Pension Fund (60-8011-0-7-601);
Railroad supplemental annuity pension fund (60-8012-0-7-602);
Retired pay, Coast Guard (69-0241-0-1-403);
Retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers,
Public Health Service (75-0379-0-1-551);
Special benefits, Federal Employees' Compensation Act (16-1521-
0-1-600);
Special benefits for disabled coal miners (75-0409-0-1-601); and
Tax Court judges survivors annuity fund (23-8115-0-7-602).
(2) Prior legal obligations of the Government in the following
budget accounts and activities shall be exempt from any order issued
under this subchapter:
Biomass energy development (20-0114-0-1-271);
United States Treasury check forgery insurance fund (20-4109-0-
3-803);
Credit liquidating accounts;
Employees life insurance fund (24-8424-0-8-602);
Energy security reserve (Synthetic Fuels Corporation) (20-0112-
0-1-271);
Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation insurance revolving
fund (69-4120-0-3-402);
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation fund (12-4085-0-3-351);
Federal Emergency Management Agency, National flood insurance
fund (58-4236-0-3-453);
Federal Emergency Management Agency, National insurance
development fund (58-4235-0-3-451);
Geothermal resources development fund (89-0206-0-1-271);
Homeowners assistance fund, Defense (97-4090-0-3-051);
International Trade Administration, Operations and
administration (13-1250-0-1-376);
Low-rent public housing, Loans and other expenses (86-4098-0-3-
604);
Maritime Administration, War-risk insurance revolving fund (69-
4302-0-3-403);
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (71-4030-0-3-151);
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation fund (16-4204-0-3-601);
Rail service assistance (69-0122-0-1-401); and
Department of Veterans Affairs, Servicemen's group life
insurance fund (36-4009-0-3-701).
(h) Low-income programs
The following programs shall be exempt from reduction under any
order issued under this subchapter:
Block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy
families;
Child nutrition programs (with the exception of special milk
programs) (12-3539-0-1-605);
Temporary assistance for needy families (75-1552-0-1-609);
Contingency fund (75-1522-0-1-609);
Child care entitlement to States (75-1550-0-1-609);
Commodity supplemental food program (12-3512-0-1-605);
Food stamp programs (12-3505-0-1-605 and 12-3550-0-1-605);
Grants to States for Medicaid (75-0512-0-1-55l);
Supplemental Security Income Program (75-0406-0-1-609); and \1\
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\1\ So in original. The word ``and'' probably should follow ``(12-
3510-0-1-605);''.
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Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and
children (WIC) (12-3510-0-1-605); \1\
Family support payments to States (75-1501-0-1-609); \2\
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\2\ So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
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(i) Identification of programs
For purposes of subsections (b), (g), and (h) of this section, each
account is identified by the designated budget account identification
code number set forth in the Budget of the United States Government
1998-Appendix, and an activity within an account is designated by the
name of the activity and the identification code number of the account.
(Pub. L. 99-177, title II, Sec. 255, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1082; Pub.
L. 99-509, title VII, Sec. 7002(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1949; Pub.
L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100-86, title
V, Sec. 506(a), Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 100-119, title I,
Sec. 104(a)(1), (2), (b), (c)(1), Sept. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 775-777;
Pub. L. 101-73, title VII, Sec. 743(a), (c), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat.
437; Pub. L. 101-220, Sec. 8, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1881; Pub. L.
101-508, title XIII, Sec. 13101(c), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-589;
Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 13(a), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 274; Pub. L. 102-
83, Sec. 5(c)(2), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 102-486, title
IX, Sec. 902(d), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; Pub. L. 102-572, title
VI, Sec. 601, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4514; Pub. L. 104-193, title I,
Sec. 110(r)(1), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2175; Pub. L. 104-208, div. A,
title II, Sec. 2704(d)(10), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-489; Pub. L.
105-33, title X, Sec. 10207, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 704.)
Termination of Section
For termination of section by section 275(b) of Pub. L. 99-177,
as amended, see Effective and Termination Dates note set out under
section 900 of this title.
References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 14,
1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Title II of the Social Security
Act is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 401 et seq.) of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act, referred to in subsec.
(g)(1)(B), which is act Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, 39 Stat. 742, was
repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as subchapter I of chapter
81 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554,
Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
1997--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(a), substituted
``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' for ``Veterans Insurance and
Indemnity'', ``Canteen Service Revolving Fund'' for ``Veterans' Canteen
Service Revolving Fund'', ``(36-0120-0-1-701)'' for ``(36-0137-0-1-
702)'' in item relating to benefits under chapter 21 of title 38,
``Compensation'' for ``Veterans' compensation'', and ``Pensions'' for
``Veterans' pensions'' and inserted at end items relating to benefits
under chapter 35 of title 38, assistance and services under chapter 31
of title 38, benefits under subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 37 of
title 38, Loan Guaranty Program Account, and Direct Loan Program
Account.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(b), amended heading and text
of subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
``Outlays for programs specified in paragraph (1) of section 907 of this
title shall be subject to reduction only in accordance with the
procedures established in section 901(a)(3)(C) and 906(b) of this
title.''
Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(KK), inserted
items relating to Thrift Savings Fund, United States Enrichment
Corporation (95-4054-0-3-271), Vaccine Injury Compensation, and Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(JJ), inserted ``Revolving Fund (22-
4055-0-3-373)'' before semicolon in item relating to the Resolution
Trust Corporation.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(II), struck out ``Resolution
Funding Corporation;'' after item relating to postal service fund.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(HH), substituted ``806'' for
``852'' in item relating to payments to the United States territories.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(GG), struck out ``Payments to state
and local government fiscal assistance trust fund (20-2111-0-1-851);''
after item relating to payments to social security trust funds.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(FF), substituted ``651'' for
``571'' in item relating to payments to social security trust funds.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(EE), struck out ``Compact of Free
Association, economic assistance pursuant to Public Law 99-658 (14-0415-
0-1-806);'' after item relating to payments to military retirement fund.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(DD), substituted ``571'' for
``572'' in item relating to payments to health care trust funds.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(CC), inserted item relating to
Office of Thrift Supervision.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(BB), substituted ``Credit union
share'' for ``credit union share'' and inserted before semicolon ``(25-
4468-0-3-373)'' in third item relating to National Credit Union
Administration.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(AA), substituted ``Central'' for
``central'' and inserted before semicolon ``(25-4470-0-3-373)'' in
second item relating to National Credit Union Administration.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(Z), inserted ``operating fund (25-
4056-0-3-373)'' before semicolon in first item relating to National
Credit Union Administration.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(Y), substituted ``(75-9931-0-3-
550)'' for ``(75-4430-0-3-551)'' in item relating to medical facilities
guarantee and loan fund.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(X), substituted ``Panama Canal
Commission, Panama Canal Revolving Fund (95-4061-0-3-403);'' for
``Panama Canal Commission, operating expenses (95-5190-0-2-403), and
Panama Canal Commission, capital outlay (95-5190-0-2-403);''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(W), substituted ``806'' for ``852''
in item relating to internal revenue collections for Puerto Rico.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(V), struck out ``and insurance''
after ``Higher education facilities loans''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(U), inserted ``program account''
after ``fund'' and substituted ``(75-0340-0-1-552)'' for ``(Health
Education Assistance Loan Program) (75-4305-0-3-553)'' in item relating
to health professions graduate student loan insurance fund.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(T), substituted ``accounts'' for
``account'' after ``Federal payment to the railroad retirement''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(S), inserted ``(95-4039-0-3-371)''
before semicolon in item relating to Federal Housing Finance Board.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(R), inserted ``(51-4066-0-3-373)''
before semicolon in third item relating to Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(Q), inserted ``(51-4065-0-3-373)''
before semicolon in second item relating to Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(P), inserted ``(51-4064-0-3-373)''
before semicolon in first item relating to Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(O), struck out ``Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation;'' after item relating to Farm Credit System
Financial Assistance Corporation, interest payments (20-1850-0-1-351).
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(N), inserted items relating to Farm
Credit Administration and Farm Credit System Financial Assistance
Corporation, interest payment (20-1850-0-1-908).
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(M), struck out ``Eastern Indian
land claims settlement fund (14-2202-0-1-806);'' after item relating to
dual benefits payments account.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(L), struck out ``Director of the
Office of Thrift Supervision;'' after item relating to Comptroller of
the Currency.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(K), inserted ``, Assessment funds
(20-8413-0-8-373)'' before semicolon in item relating to the Comptroller
of the Currency.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(J), substituted ``806'' for ``852''
in item relating to the Customs Service.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(I), inserted item relating to
Conservation Reserve Program.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(H), inserted item relating to
Compact of Free Association.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(G), struck out ``Coinage profit
fund (20-5811-0-2-803);'' after item relating to claims, judgments, and
relief acts.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(F), substituted ``808'' for ``806''
in item relating to claims, judgments, and relief acts.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(E), struck out ``Claims, defense
(97-0102-0-1-051);'' after second item relating to Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(D), substituted ``Miscellaneous
trust funds'' for ``miscellaneous trust funds, tribal trust funds'' in
second item relating to Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(C), inserted ``Indian land and
water claims settlements and'' after comma in first item relating to
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(B), struck out ``Thrift Savings
Fund (26-8141-0-7-602);'' after item relating to administration of
Territories, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grants.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(1)(A), inserted item relating to
activities financed by voluntary payments to Government.
Subsec. (g)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(2)(E), substituted
``Railroad Industry Pension Fund'' for ``Railroad retirement tier II''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(2)(D), inserted ``Special workers
compensation expenses,'' before ``Longshoremen's and harborworkers'
compensation benefits''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(2)(C), substituted ``Claims Judges'
Retirement Fund'' for ``Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement
Fund''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(2)(B), substituted ``Black Lung
Disability Trust Fund'' for ``Black lung benefits''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(2)(A), substituted ``The following
Federal retirement and disability accounts'' for ``The following budget
accounts'' in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(3)(E), struck out
items ``Credit union share insurance fund (25-4468-0-3-371);'' and
``Economic development revolving fund (13-4406-0-3-452);'' after item
relating to credit liquidating accounts, item ``Export-Import Bank of
the United States, Limitation of program activity (83-4027-0-3-155);''
after item relating to energy security reserve (Synthetic Fuels
Corporation), item ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (51-8419-0-8-
371);'' after item relating to Federal Crop Insurance Corporation fund,
items ``Federal Housing Administration fund (86-4070-0-3-371);'',
``Federal ship financing fund (69-4301-0-3-403);'', and ``Federal ship
financing fund, fishing vessels (13-4417-0-3-376);'' after item relating
to Federal Emergency Management Agency National insurance development
fund, items ``Government National Mortgage Association, Guarantees of
mortgage-backed securities (86-4238-0-3-371);'' and ``Health education
loans (75-4307-0-3-553);'' after item relating to geothermal resources
development fund, item ``Indian loan guarantee and insurance fund (14-
4410-0-3-452);'' after item relating to homeowners assistance fund,
defense, and items ``Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing
fund (69-4411-0-3-401);'', ``Rural development insurance fund (12-4155-
0-3-452);'', ``Rural electric and telephone revolving fund (12-4230-8-3-
271);'', ``Rural housing insurance fund (12-4141-0-3-371);'', ``Small
Business Administration, Business loan and investment fund (73-4154-0-3-
376);'', ``Small Business Administration, Lease guarantees revolving
fund (73-4157-0-3-376);'', ``Small Business Administration, Pollution
control equipment contract guarantee revolving fund (73-4147-0-3-
376);'', ``Small Business Administration, Surety bond guarantees
revolving fund (73-4156-0-3-376);'', and ``Department of Veterans
Affairs, Loan guaranty revolving fund (36-4025-0-3-704);'' after item
relating to rail service assistance.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(3)(D), inserted item relating to
credit liquidating accounts.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(3)(C), struck out ``Community
development grant loan guarantees (86-0162-0-1-451);'' after item
relating to United States Treasury check forgery insurance fund.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(3)(B), substituted ``United States
Treasury check forgery insurance fund'' for ``Check forgery insurance
fund''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(c)(3)(A), struck out items ``Agency for
International Development, Housing, and other credit guarantee programs
(72-4340-0-3-151);'' and ``Agricultural credit insurance fund (12-4140-
0-3-351);'' after ``order issued under this subchapter:''.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(f), struck out heading and
text of subsec. (h) relating to optional exemption of military
personnel. Text read as follows:
``(1) The President may, with respect to any military personnel
account, exempt that account from sequestration or provide for a lower
uniform percentage reduction than would otherwise apply.
``(2) The President may not use the authority provided by paragraph
(1) unless he notifies the Congress of the manner in which such
authority will be exercised on or before the initial snapshot date for
the budget year.''
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(d)(4), inserted item relating to family
support payments to States.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(d)(3), substituted item relating to
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
(WIC) for ``Women, infants, and children program (12-3510-0-1-605).''.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(d)(2), inserted items relating to
temporary assistance for needy families, contingency fund, and child
care entitlement to States.
Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(d)(1), substituted item relating to child
nutrition programs for ``Child nutrition (12-3539-0-1-605);''.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 10207(e), amended heading and text
of subsec. (i) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
``For purposes of subsections (g) and (h) of this section, programs are
identified by the designated budget account identification code numbers
set forth in the Budget of the United States Government, 1986--
Appendix.''
1996--Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Pub. L. 104-208, which directed the
amendment of subpar. (A) by substituting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'' for
``Bank Insurance Fund'' and by striking ``Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Savings Association Insurance fund;'', was not executed.
See Effective Date of 1996 Amendments note below.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104-193 substituted ``Block grants to States
for temporary assistance for needy families;'' for ``Aid to families
with dependent children (75-0412-0-1-609);''.
1992--Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102-572, Sec. 601(b), inserted item
relating to payment to Judiciary Trust Funds.
Pub. L. 102-486 inserted item relating to United States Enrichment
Corporation.
Subsec. (g)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102-572, Sec. 601(a), inserted items
relating to Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund and Court of Federal
Claims Judges' Retirement Fund.
1991--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-83 substituted ``section 2307 of
title 38'' for ``section 907 of title 38'' in item relating to burial
benefits for veterans.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 102-54 substituted last two items relating
to Department of Veterans Affairs for items relating to Veterans
Administration, Loan guaranty revolving fund, and Veterans
Administration, Servicemen's group life insurance fund.
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13101(c)(1), amended
subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows:
``Increases in benefits payable under the old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance program established under title II of the Social
Security Act, or in benefits payable under section 231b(a), 231b(f)(3),
231c(a), or 231c(f) of title 45, shall not be considered ``automatic
spending increases'' for purposes of this title; and no reduction in any
such increase or in any of the benefits involved shall be made under any
order issued under this subchapter.''
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13101(c)(2), amended subsec. (e)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: ``Offsetting
receipts and collections shall not be reduced under any order issued
under this subchapter.''
Subsec. (g)(1)(B). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13101(c)(3), inserted item
relating to railroad supplemental annuity pension fund.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13101(c)(4), added subsec. (h)
relating to optional exemption of military personnel.
1989--Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101-220 inserted item relating to
Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, interest payments,
after item relating to Exchange stabilization fund.
Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 743(a)(1), inserted item relating to Director
of the Office of Thrift Supervision after item relating to Comptroller
of the Currency.
Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 743(a)(2), substituted items relating to
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bank Insurance Fund; Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, FSLIC Resolution Fund; and Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, Savings Association Insurance Fund; for
item relating to Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 743(a)(3), substituted item relating to Federal
Housing Finance Board for item relating to Federal Home Loan Bank Board,
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 743(a)(4), inserted items relating to
Resolution Funding Corporation and Resolution Trust Corporation after
item relating to Postal service fund.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 743(c), struck out item
relating to Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation fund (82-
4037-0-3-371).
1987--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-119, Sec. 104(b)(1), inserted items
relating to National Service Life Insurance Fund, Service-Disabled
Veterans Insurance Fund, Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund, Veterans
Reopened Insurance Fund, United States Government Life Insurance Fund,
Veterans Insurance and Indemnity, Special Therapeutic and Rehabilitation
Activities Fund, Veterans' Canteen Service Revolving Fund, benefits
under chapter 21 of title 38 relating to specially adapted and mortgage-
protection life insurance for certain veterans and service-connected
disabilities, benefits under section 907 of title 38 relating to burial
benefits for veterans who die as a result of service-connected
disability, and benefits under chapter 39 of title 38 relating to
automobiles and adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans and
members of the Armed Forces.
Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 100-119, Sec. 104(a)(2), (b)(2), (3),
designated existing provisions of par. (1) as subpar. (A); inserted
items relating to Administration of Territories, Northern Mariana
Islands Covenant grants, Thrift Savings Fund, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
miscellaneous payments to Indians, Customs Service, miscellaneous
permanent appropriations, higher education facilities loans and
insurance, Internal Revenue Collections for Puerto Rico, Panama Canal
Commission operating expenses and Panama Canal Commission capital
outlay, to medical facilities guarantee and loan fund, Federal interest
subsidies for medical facilities, Compact of Free Association, economic
assistance pursuant to Public Law 99-658, payments to United States
territories, fiscal assistance, payments to widows and heirs of deceased
Members of Congress, and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority,
interest payments; and added subpar. (B).
Pub. L. 100-86 inserted items relating to Comptroller of the
Currency; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Home Loan Bank
Board; Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
Corporation; National Credit Union Administration; National Credit Union
Administration, central liquidity facility; and National Credit Union
Administration, credit union share insurance fund.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 100-119, Sec. 104(c)(1), struck out
following items relating to Veterans Administration: national service
life insurance fund, service-disabled veterans insurance fund, United
States Government life insurance fund, veterans insurance and
indemnities, veterans reopened insurance fund, and veterans special life
insurance fund.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100-119, Sec. 104(a)(1), inserted item relating
to commodity supplemental food program.
1986--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted ``Internal Revenue
Code of 1986'' for ``Internal Revenue Code of 1954'', which for purposes
of codification was translated as ``title 26'' thus requiring no change
in text.
Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 99-509 inserted item relating to dual
benefits payments account.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendments
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 effective Jan. 1, 1999, if no insured
depository institution is a savings association on that date, see
section 2704(c) of Pub. L. 104-208, set out as a note under section 1821
of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-193 effective July 1, 1997, with transition
rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating
to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules
relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially
modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for
Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement
under AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104-193, as amended, set
out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Section 1101(a) of Pub. L. 102-572 provided that: ``Except as
otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act and the
amendments made by this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take
effect on January 1, 1993.''
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Section 7002(b) of Pub. L. 99-509 provided that: ``The amendment
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1986.''
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home
The Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, referred to in subsec. (g)(1)(A),
was incorporated into the Armed Forces Retirement Home by section 411 of
Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the
United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury,
including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto,
to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related
references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6,
Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related
references, see sections 313(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6,
Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.
Termination of United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation
The United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation was terminated by Pub.
L. 99-272, title VII, Sec. 7403(b), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 144, set out
as a note under section 8791 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 901, 904 of this title;
title 16 section 839d-1; title 38 section 7298.
