DEPOTS Act
H.R. 10046119th Congress

DEPOTS Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Michael Cloud (R-TX-27)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Aug 6, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Defense Expenditure Planning for Optimizing Throughput and Sustainment Act or the DEPOTS Act.

(1) In general

With respect to any depot or arsenal of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may write-off or eliminate any internal Department accounting charges, such as remaining depreciation or internal debt from an account of a military department or the Department associated with capital assets that do not generate revenue due to mission realignments directed by the Federal Government.

(2) Recovery of outlays

Write-offs under paragraph (1) shall be done in a manner than ensures any previous cash outlay from a revolving fund is recovered.

(3) Application of authority

The authority under paragraph (1) applies only to financial balances within the accounts of a military department or the Department of Defense, not to payments owed to commercial contractors.

(b) Delegation

The Secretary may delegate the authority under subsection (a) to the Secretary of a military department.

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