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Title 2—THE CONGRESS > CHAPTER 20—EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS > SUBCHAPTER I—ELIMINATION OF DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNT

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The purpose of this section is to assure that any legislation enacted before October 1, 2002 , affecting direct spending or receipts that increases the deficit will trigger an offsetting sequestration.

( Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 252 , Dec. 12, 1985 , 99 Stat. 1072 ; Pub. L. 100–119, title I, § 102(a) , Sept. 29, 1987 , 101 Stat. 764 ; Pub. L. 100–203, title VIII, § 8003(e) , Dec. 22, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1330–282 ; Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13101(a) , Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1388–581 ; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIV, § 14003(a) , Aug. 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 684 ; Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 119(d)(2) , Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3208 ; Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10205 , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 702 ; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 121(1) , (2), Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1174 , 1175.)

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