,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,mr4 
,lewis of ,minnesota introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to impose consequences on the  
,department of ,defense for any failure 
to meet statutory deadlines for         
validation of financial statements of   
the ,department of ,defense as ready for
 audit and for completion of a full     
audit on financial statements of the    
,department of ,defense for fiscal year 
#bjah4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,defense ,spending      
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,effect of   
failure to meet deadlines for validation
 of financial statements of the         
,department of ,defense as ready for    
audit and for submission of full audit  
on financial statements of the          
,department of ,defense for fiscal year 
#bjah  7a7 ,pay reduction for failure   
,to meet deadlines ,subject to          

subsection 7b71 but notwithstanding any 
other provision of law1 the annual rate 
of pay for each ,department of ,defense 
position listed in subsection 7c7--     
7#a7 beginning with the first pay period
 commencing on or after the deadline    
specified in section                    
#ajjc7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 of the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #aj 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbbb note71 and for each pay 
period thereafter1 shall be reduced by  
#e percent if the financial statements  
of the ,department of ,defense are not  
validated as ready for audit by that    
deadline2 and  7#b7 beginning with the  
first pay period commencing on or after 
the deadline specified in section       
#ajjc7;a77#b77;,a77iii7 of the ,national
 ,defense ,authorization ,act for       
,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law       
#aaa-hd2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbb note71 as  
added by section #ajjc7;b7 of the       
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjad 7,public ,law   

#aac-ff2 #abg ,stat4 #hdb71 and for each
 pay period thereafter1 shall be reduced
 by #aj percent if a full audit of the  
financial statements of the ,department 
of ,defense for fiscal year #bjah is not
 completed by that deadline4  7b7 ,due  
process protections  7#a7 ,notice and   
opportunity to respond ,at least #cj    
days before a reduction in pay takes    
effect under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of  
subsection 7a7 for a ,department of     
,defense position listed in subsection  
7c71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 
7,a7 notify the individual occupying the
 position of the imminent pay reduction2
 and  7,b7 afford the individual an     
opportunity to prove that the           
requirement referred to in such         
paragraph has been satisfied4  7#b7     
,appeal rights ,the ,secretary of       
,defense also shall afford an individual
 occupying a position listed in         
subsection 7c7 an opportunity to appeal 
an adverse decision under paragraph     
7#a77;,b7 against the individual to     

another department or agency of the     
,federal ,government4 ,if a final       
decision on the appeal is not made by   
the applicable department or agency of  
the ,federal ,government within #cj days
 after receiving the appeal1 the order  
of the ,secretary imposing the pay      
reduction shall be final and not subject
 to further appeal4  7c7 ,covered       
,department of ,defense positions ,the  
,department of ,defense positions       
subject to this section are the         
following3 7#a7 ,the position of ,deputy
 ,secretary of ,defense1 who serves as  
the ,chief ,management ,officer of the  
,department of ,defense4  7#b7 ,the     
position of ,under ,secretary of        
,defense 7,comptroller74  7#c7 ,the     
position of ,chief ,management ,officer 
of each of the military departments4    
7d7 ,lifting of pay reductions ,a       
reduction in pay imposed under paragraph
 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 shall   
have no force or effect after the date  
on which the requirement referred to in 

such paragraph is satisfied4