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SEQUESTRATION ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 PURSUANT TO SECTION 251A OF THE BALANCED BUDGETAND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT, AS AMENDED

President Donald Trump ordered an automatic across-the-board reduction in certain federal direct spending for fiscal year 2027. The order says that, beginning October 1, 2026, funding in every non-exempt budget account must be cut by the amounts calculated by the Office of Management and Budget in its April 3, 2026 report to Congress. It requires that these cuts, known as sequestration, be carried out exactly as directed under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. The order was issued to formally implement the spending reductions required by that law.