AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS.

SEC. 1004. [10 U.S.C. 240d note] AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS. (a) In General.—During each of fiscal years 2024 through 2035, each component of the Department of Defense shall be subject to an independent audit. Any such component that fails to be subject to such an audit during any fiscal year shall have 1.5 percent of unobligated amounts available for the component be cancelled and returned to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction, except as provided in subsection (b). (b) Exceptions.—The following accounts are excluded from any reductions: (1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and National Guard personnel accounts of the Department of Defense. (2) The Defense Health Program account of the Department of Defense.