,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eahe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,booker1    
,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,lee1   
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,murphy1
 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for   
auditing of the ,pentagon4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,audit the ,pentagon ,act4  #b4         
,auditing the ,pentagon ,if during any  
fiscal year after fiscal year #bjbd1 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 #b4j 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