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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
August 07, 2012
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 5872
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012, the President signed into law:
H.R. 5872, the "Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012," which requires the President to provide a report to the Congress relating to funding reductions scheduled to take place on January 2, 2013.