,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai1      
#bjba,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,lee7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to ensure that the ,department 
of ,defense achieves a clean audit      
opinion on its financial statements4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,audit the ,pentagon ,act of    
#bjba4  #b4 ,department of ,defense     
spending reductions in the absence of an
 unqualified audit opinion ,if during   
any fiscal year after fiscal year #bjbb1
 the ,secretary of ,defense determines  
that a department1 agency1 or other     
element of the ,department of ,defense  
has not achieved an unqualified opinion 
on its full financial statements for the
 calendar year ending during such fiscal
 year-- 7#a7 the amount available to    
such department1 agency1 or element for 

the fiscal year in which such           
determination is made shall be equal to 
the amount otherwise authorized to be   
appropriated minus #a4j percent2  7#b7  
the amount unavailable to such          
department1 agency1 or element for that 
fiscal year pursuant to paragraph 7#a7  
shall be applied on a pro rata basis    
against each program1 project1 and      
activity of such department1 agency1 or 
element in that fiscal year2 and  7#c7  
the ,secretary shall deposit in the     
general fund of the ,treasury for       
purposes of deficit reduction all       
amounts unavailable to departments1     
agencies1 and elements of the           
,department in the fiscal year pursuant 
to determinations made under paragraph  
7#a74