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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,pocan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,biggs
 ( ,arizona1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,simon1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4   
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4           
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,mr4      
,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4  
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4  
,f\%ee1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4    
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,davis (         
,ill9ois1 & ,ms4 ,jayapal7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to ensure t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
a*ieves a clean audit op9ion on its     
f9ancial /atem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,audit ! ,p5tagon ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4  
,f9d+s  7#a7 ,! ,p5tagon fail$ its #h?  
consecutive audit 9 ,decemb] #bjbe4     
7#b7 ,9 ,novemb] #bjbc1 ^u failure ( its
 #f? consecutive audit1 ! ,p5tagon 0    
unable to acc\nt = hundr$s ( billions ( 

doll>s1 acc\nt+ = #fc p]c5t ( its ne>ly 
#d trillion 9 assets4  #c4 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 z ! ov]all def5se budget is cut1 ! 
congressional def5se committees & !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %\ld n endang] !    
,arm$ ,=ces by r$uc+ w\nd$ w>rior       
acc\nts or vital protection 7su* z body 
armor7 = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ 9  
h>m's way2  7#b7 ! valuation ( legacy   
assets by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %\ld be 
simplifi$ )\t compromis+ ess5tial       
controls or g5]ally accept$ gov]nm5t    
audit+ /&>ds2 &  7#c7 no?+ 9 ?is ,act   
%\ld be con/ru$ to require or p]mit !   
declassification ( acc\nt+ details ab\t 
classifi$ def5se programs1 &1 z requir$ 
by law1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %\ld      
ensure f9ancial acc\ntability 9 su*     
programs us+ prov5 practices1 includ+   
us+ auditors ) security cle>ances4  #d4 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se sp5d+ r$uctions 9 ! 
abs5ce ( an unqualifi$ audit op9ion  7a7
 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,r$uctions ,if1 dur+ any
 fiscal ye> aft] fiscal ye> #bjbe1 !    

,comptroll] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se     
fails to c]tify to ,congress t a        
dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or o!r elem5t ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se has a*iev$ an       
unqualifi$ op9ion on its full f9ancial  
/atem5ts1 ! am\nt available = su*       
dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or elem5t %all be      
r$uc$--  7,a7 = ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i*   
su* det]m9ation is made1 by an am\nt    
equal to #j4e p]c5t2 &  7,b7 = any      
subsequ5t fiscal ye> dur+ :i* su*       
det]m9ation is made1 by an am\nt equal  
to #a4j p]c5t4  7#b7 ,application (     
r$uctions ,= any fiscal ye> = :i* a     
r$uction is made pursuant to p>agraph   
7#a7 = a dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or elem5t1 !  
am\nt ( ! r$uction %all be appli$ on a  
pro rata basis aga9/ ea* program1       
project1 & activity ( su* dep>tm5t1     
ag5cy1 or elem5t = t fiscal ye>4  7#c7  
,use ( r$uc$ am\nts ,! am\nt ( any      
r$uction made "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be  
deposit$ 9 ! ,g5]al ,fund ( ! ,treasury 
& %all be available = purposes ( deficit
 r$uction4  7b7 ,acc\nts exclud$ ,!     

foll[+ acc\nts are exclud$ f any        
r$uctions "u subsection 7a73 7#a7       
,milit>y p]sonnel1 res]ve p]sonnel1 &   
,national ,gu>d p]sonnel acc\nts ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#b7 ,! ,def5se   
,heal? ,program acc\nt ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se4  7c7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may   
waive subsection 7a7 ) respect to an    
acc\nt if ! ,presid5t--  7#a7 c]tifies t
 ! application ( su* subsection to t    
acc\nt w\ld-- 7,a7 negatively affect !  
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o are deploy$ 9 
combat zones2 or  7,b7 affect ! ,def5se 
,heal? ,program acc\nt2 &  7#b7 submits 
to ! ,committee on ,appropriations & !  
,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,appropriations & ! ,committee on !     
,budget ( ! ,s5ate a report on su* waiv]
 t includes a description ( ! specific  
activities t w\ld be affect$ & :y su*   
activities are ess5tial to ! national   
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] a r$uction   

takes effect "u subsection 7a71 !       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget %all submit to ,congress a      
report specify+ ea* dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or 
o!r elem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
subject to r$uction & ! am\nt ( !       
r$uction4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3  7#a7 ,! t]ms f9ancial /atem5t 
& ext]nal indep5d5t auditor h ! mean+s  
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #ceba7;e7 ( title
 #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m 
unqualifi$1 ) respect to ! audit /atus (
 a f9ancial /atem5t1 includes !         
*>act]izations clean & unmodifi$4