Sec. 894. Limitation on availability of funds relating to contracts with contract managers and auditors
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The Secretary of Defense shall annually review the value of contracts entered into with contract managers and auditors for the purpose of managing contracts of the Department of Defense for a specified fiscal year. If the Secretary spent an amount greater than or equal to 1 percent of the total value of contracts awarded during such fiscal year on such contracts with contract managers and auditors, the Secretary shall submit a certification to the congressional defense committees.
For each 0.1 percent of funds expended during fiscal year 2024 that is greater than 1 percent of total value of contracts awarded during such fiscal year on such contracts with contract managers and auditors, of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Deputy Secretary of Defense for the nonemergency travel, such amount shall be reduced by 1 percent. In this section: The term contract managers and auditors means employees of the Department of Defense, including members of a covered Armed Force, and does not include contractors of the Department.
The term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.