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2013 MCTSource: U.S. Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Office of Management and Budget,Bipartisan Policy Center, U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee,Tribune Newspapers reporting

Graphic: Wes Venteicher, Ryan Marx, Jonathon Berlin, Chicago Tribune

The president, as required by thedebt-ceiling compromise, submitted to

Congress a detailed account of thefederal budget, the potential

sequestration amounts and where theywould apply. Though developments since

the report was released in September havechanged the amount of the cuts, they remain

proportional to the overall cuts needed in 2013.

Departmentof Defense

Non-defensedepartments

Operations andmaintenancefor all military

branches

26.3%

Procurement

14.7Includes airplanes, missiles

and other equipment

Research and

development7.2

Military construction

1.6

Health andHuman Services

17.6%

Education 3.9

Housing and UrbanDevelopment

3.5

Agriculture 2.7

State 2.5

Justice 2.4

Energy 2.3

Labor 2.2

Transportation 2.1

2013

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2020

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What agencies say could happen

The sequester and the deficit

Sequestration: What to make of the

DefenseThe department expects to furlough the vast majority of its 800,000 civilianemployees; result could eventually be fewer weapons available for deploymentin future contingencies

AgricultureAn estimated $2 billion in cuts could bring nationwide shutdowns of meat and poultryplants while inspectors are furloughed

EducationUp to 70,000 children could lose access to Head Start and Early Head Start services;sequester could also eliminate support for an estimated 2,700 schools serving 1.2 milliondisadvantaged students, while putting at risk the jobs of roughly 10,000 teachers andaides

TransportationMore than 100 small air tower control centers across the country couldbe closed, and night shifts could be eliminated at 60 towers as partof possible Federal Aviation Administration cuts; TransportationSecretary Ray LaHood has said flights across the country couldbe canceled and de layed; Transportation Security Administrationwould need to stop hiring in March, eliminate overtime andfurlough its 50,000 officers for up to seven days

TreasuryMost Treasury employees would face furloughs; InternalRevenue Service would complete fewer tax returnreviews, and there would be delays in IRS responses

to taxpayer inquiries

Housing And Urban DevelopmentAbout 125,000 individuals and families,including elderly and disabled individuals,could lose assistance provided through arental assistance program

Health and Human ServicesCuts could also reduce services forabout 370,000 mentally ill adults andchildren; more than 100,000 peoplecould experience reduced access toaddiction and substance abuseservices

CommerceCuts could mean decreased weatherforecast capabilities for the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, limitingwarningsof hurricanes and tornadoes

JusticeAbout 1,000 federal agents who combat violent crime,pursue financial crimes, help with border and nationalsecurity, and 1,300 correctional officers could be furloughed;FBIs capacity to tackle mortgage fraud, cybercrime, humantrafficking, terrorism, financial fraud and organized crime couldbe reduced; cuts could affect the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to respond to emerging violentcrime threats, in particular, those posed by gun violence; also,as many as 36,700 staff members at the Bureau of Prisons wouldbe furloughed for an average of 12 days; cuts could force U.S.attorneys to handle 2,600 fewer cases in fiscal year 2013 thanin 2012 1,600 fewer civil cases and 1,000 fewer criminal cases

Environmental Protection AgencyCuts could shut down air monitoring stations and slow thecleanup at federal Superfund sites, the nations most pollutedareas

Homeland SecurityCuts could affect funds for survivors of superstorm Sandy, as wellas survivors of tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Joplin, Mo.;Federal Emergency Management Agency would feel the effectsof the cuts late in the fiscal year

Barring a last-minute deal, mandatory federal budgetcuts called the sequester will take effect. These cutswould be spread across the federal budget and wouldamount to $85 billion through September, the end of the2013 fiscal year. Among the hardest-hit areas:a 13 percent cut in defense spending and 9 percent indomestic spending, according to the Office of Managementand Budget.

Though few expect Congress and President Barack Obamato reach a deal before the deadline, the cuts could bereconfigured or even eliminated by a later agreement. As itstands, federal officials are warning of layoffs and closingsthat will roll out in coming weeks.Here are the cuts through a variety of perspectives:

Budget cuts of $85 billionare set to take effect but outcome of standoffis anything but clear

As the politics of the sequester debate heated up, various agency headstestified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the effects of thecuts. The highlights:

Amount deficit wouldgrow if sequester cuts were

canceled

$42 billion

Projected deficit

$846 billion

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430

476

535

605

710

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Whatcouldhappennext?CutsremaininplaceCongressandtheWhite

Housecou

ldcontinuetheirstalemate,meaningthecutswouldremainineffectfortherestofthisyearandthatanewroundofreductionswouldtakeeffectwiththenewfiscalyearthatbeginsinOctober

AllowdifferentcutsCongresscouldkeepthesequesterinplacebutgivetheadministrationmoreflexibilityinhowtoadministerit

TemporarilyliftcutsIfthecutsgenerateseriouspublicoutcry,Congressmightvotetotemporarilyliftthem,givingPresidentObamaandRepublicancongressionalleadersmoretimetonegotiateabroaderdeficitdeal

BroaderdealCongressandtheWhiteHousecouldreachabroaderdeal;thatwouldprobablyhavetoincludereductionsinMedicare,whichisthemaindriveroftheredinkasthenumberofretireesgrows;PresidentObamasaysanysuchdealwouldhavetoincludehighertaxesonsomewealthyAmericanstoavoiddeepercutsinbenefits;Republicanshaverefusedtoconsiderthat

Congressional Budget Office projections, by fiscal year How across-the-boardbudget cuts would

divide among

federal agencies

Cuts representingless than one percentof total sequestration

are not labeled

Cuts representingless than one percentof total sequestrationare not labeled

Percentageofoverallcutsfor2013

Internal assistance programs 1.9

Treasury 1.8NASA 1.4

Interior 1.3