3.0.0 2040 2023-01-11T13:36:00Z 2023-01-11T13:36:00Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota:H.R. 2040.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:As enumerated by Article 1 Section 8 of the Consitution,Congress has the power ``to raise and support Armies'', ``toprovide and maintain a Navy'', and ``to make Rules for theGovernment and Regulation of the land and naval forces''[Page H2791]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-06T13:05:35Z 2017-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000587 Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2] Jason Lewis R MN 2 N G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2017-05-17 False B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2017-05-24 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-06-22 False R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2017-06-27 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-06-27 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-07-11 False B001294 Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] Rod Blum R IA 1 2017-07-11 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2017-07-14 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2017-07-18 False F000465 Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] A. Ferguson R GA Drew 3 2017-07-25 False Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2017-11-28T19:47:51Z 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.

]]> Defense Spending Accountability Act Display Title Defense Spending Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced 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 2018. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Defense Spending Accountability Act Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2040ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2040ih.xml 2017-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.