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10 U.S.C. 240b: Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan

Created in 2017 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91). Changed by 6 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (a), (b)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159 struck out cl. (ix) which read as follows: "A description of the incentives available pursuant to the guidance required by section 1004(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including a detailed explanat… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31, §901(c)(1), substituted "The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall, in consultation with the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense," for "The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under S… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §1061(h)(1)(A), substituted "July 31 each year" for "June 30, 2019, and annually thereafter". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §1061(h)(1)(B), redesignated cls. (xi) to (xiii) as (vii) to (ix), respectively, and struck out former cls. (vii) to (x) which related to elements to be included in annual reports by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) covering auditing and… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §1061(h)(1)(C), struck out subpar. (C). Text read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §901(c)(2), substituted "the Performance Improvement Officer" for "the Chief Management Officer". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §1061(h)(2)(A), substituted "July 31" for "June 30" and struck out "Such briefing shall include both the absolute number and percentage of personnel performing the amount of auditing services being performed by professionals meeting the qualifications described in… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §1061(h)(2)(B), substituted "July 31" for "June 30" and struck out "Such briefing shall include both the absolute number and percentage of personnel performing the amount of audit remediation services being performed by professionals meeting the qualifications des… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1003, substituted "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020 occurs by not later than March 31 following such fiscal year;" for "for fiscal year 2018 occurs by not later than March 31, 2019." (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1081(a)(14)(A), substituted "subsection" for "suhsection". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1081(a)(14)(B), inserted "of" after "identification". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 117–81 substituted "A description" for "An description". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1004(b), added cl. (xiii). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1009(b), substituted "section 240c" for "section 253a". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1003(a)(1), struck out "or if less than 50 percent of the audit remediation services" after "auditing services" and "and audit remediation activities" after "conducting audits". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1003(a)(2), struck out "or if less than 25 percent of the audit remediation services" after "auditing services". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1003(c)(1), added cls. (ix) and (x). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b), (x)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1008(1), added cl. (xi). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1009(a), added cl. (xii). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1008(2), inserted "or (ix)" after "clause (vii)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1003(b), (c)(2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), struck out "or audit remediation" before "services", and added subpar. (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1003(d), added subsec. (c). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (c)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1002(a)(1)(A), renumbered section 252 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1002(a)(2), which directed amendment of subsec. (a)(2) by redesignating cl. (iii), relating to unqualified audit opinion, as (iv) and cl. (iv) as (v), was executed by making the amendment in subpar. (A) of subsec. (a)(2), to reflect the probable inte… (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), (u), (v)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1002(c)(1), added cls. (vii) and (viii). (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (b), (viii)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1002(c)(2), added subpar. (C). (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1002(b), inserted at end "Such briefing shall include both the absolute number and percentage of personnel performing the amount of auditing or audit remediation services being performed by professionals meeting the qualifications described in section 240d(b) of th… (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (b)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(A), which directed substitution of "Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan" for "Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan" in heading, was executed by making the substitution for "Financial Improvement Audit Readiness Plan" to reflect the pro… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(B)(i), substituted "Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan" for "Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(2)(A), struck out "develop and" before "maintain". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(B)(ii)(I)(aa), in introductory provisions, substituted "describe specific actions to be taken, including interim milestones with a detailed description of the subordinate activities required, and estimate the costs associated with" for "describe specif… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(B)(ii)(I)(bb), substituted "go under full financial statement audit, and that the Department leadership makes every effort to reach an unmodified opinion as soon as possible;" for "are validated as ready for audit by not later than September 30, 20… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(B)(ii)(I)(cc), added cl. (iii), relating to unqualified audit opinion, and cl. (iv). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a), (iv)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(B)(ii)(II), inserted "business" before "process and control", struck out "the business enterprise architecture and transition plan required by" before "section 2222" and substituted period for semicolon at end. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(2)(B), substituted "of this title" for "of title 10, United States Code". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(B)(ii)(III), struck out subpars. (C) and (D) which read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a), (D)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1002(c)(3)(C), added subsec. (b). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.