Defense Sequester, 2013. Sequestration began on March 1, 2013. While the Budget Control Act originally slated a $54.6 billion cut to defense accounts, that number was reduced by the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), also known as the fiscal cliff deal.The ATRA and other adjustments to the defense sequester reduced cuts down to $37.2 billion for fiscal 2013.owever, in December 2013, the Bipartisan Budget Act reduced the cuts by more than $20 billion, down to $34 billion. Sequestration applies only to the Pentagonâs âbaseâ budget â that is, its regular operational budget, excluding war funding.
The film was originally released in 1977 with the title Star Wars. The subtitles Episode IV and A New Hope were only added to the opening crawl in subsequent re-releases.
The film was originally released asâand consequently often calledâ Star Wars, without Episode IV or the subtitle A New Hope. The 1980 sequel, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, featured the episode number and subtitle in the opening crawl. When the original film was re-released on April 10, 1981, Episode IV: A New Hope was added above the original opening crawl. Although Lucas claims that only six films were ever planned, representatives of Lucasfilm discussed plans for nine or 12 possible films in early interviews.