S. 1707 · 117th Congress · Senate

Audit the Pentagon Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced
May 19, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Audit the Pentagon Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reduce spending for any department, agency, or other DOD element that DOD determines has not achieved an unqualified opinion on its full financial statements for the calendar year ending during that fiscal year.

Specifically, the amount available to such department, agency, or element for the fiscal year when the determination is made must be 1% less than the amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated. Amounts unavailable to such department, agency, or element must be applied on a pro rata basis against each program, project, and activity.

DOD must deposit such unavailable amounts in the general fund of the Department of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 19, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 19, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Committees

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Armed Services Committee

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Referred: May 19, 2021

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