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 99 STAT. 1086

PUBLIC LAW 99-177—DEC. 12, 1985

Child nutrition (12-3539-0-1-605); Food stamp programs (12-3505-0-1-605 and 12-3550-0-1605); Grants to States for Medicaid (75-0512-0-1-551); Supplemental Security Income Program (75-0406-0-1-609); and Women, infants, and children program (12-3510-0-1-605). (i) IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMS.—For purposes of subsections (g) and (h), programs are identified by the designated budget account identification code numbers set forth in the Budget of the United States Government, 1986—Appendix. 2 USC 906.

SEC. 256. EXCEPTIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND SPECIAL RULES. (a) EFFECT OF REDUCTIONS AND SEQUESTRATIONS.— (1) REDUCTIONS IN AUTOMATIC SPENDING INCREASES.—Notwith-

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standing any other provision of law, any change in the Consumer Price Index or any other index measuring costs, prices, or wages (or in any component of any such index), under a program listed in section 257(1), that is not taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of an automatic spending increase (if any) under such program for a fiscal year for which an order is issued under section 252 shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining any automatic spending increase during any fiscal year thereafter. (2) SEQUESTRATIONS.—Any amount of new budget authority, unobligated balances, obligated balances, new loan guarantee commitments, new direct loan obligations, spending authority (as defined in section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), or obligation limitations which is sequestered or reduced pursuant to an order issued under section 252 is permanently cancelled, with the exception of amounts sequestered in special or trust funds, which shall remain in such funds and be available in accordance with and to the extent permitted by law, including the provisions of this Act. (b) TREATMENT OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—

State and local governments.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, administrative expenses incurred by the departments and agencies, including independent agencies, of the Federal Government in connection with any program, project, activity, or account shall be subject to reduction pursuant to an order issued under section 252, without regard to any exemption, exception, limitation, or special rule which is otherwise applicable with respect to such program, project, activity, or account under this part. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, administrative expenses of any program, project, activity, or account which is self-supporting and does not receive appropriations shall be subject to reduction under a sequester order, unless specifically exempted in this joint resolution. (3) Payments made by the Federal Government to reimburse or match administrative costs incurred by a State or political subdivision under or in connection with any program, project, activity, or account shall not be considered administrative expenses of the Federal Government for purposes of this section, and shall be subject to reduction or sequestration under this part to the extent (and only to the extent) that other payments made by the Federal Government under or in connection with that program, project, activity, or account are subject to such

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