[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2399]
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  SA 230. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIREMENT FOR UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON FINANCIAL 
                   STATEMENT.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department 
     of Defense has received an unqualified opinion on its 
     financial statements by October 1, 2027.
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