United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2040 (115th)
Defense Spending Accountability Act
Introduced
6 April 2017
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Summary
Defense Spending Accountability Act This bill imposes on the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense [DOD]), the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and the Chief Management Officer of each of the military departments: (1) a 5% pay cut if certain financial statements are not validated as ready for audit by September 30, 2017, and (2) a 10% pay cut if such statements for FY2018 are not ready for audit by March 31, 2019. The bill prescribes the following due process protections for such officials: (1) notice and opportunity to respond, and (2) appeal rights.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2017
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Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 April 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2040
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2040