August 6, 2026
Mr. Cloud introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to eliminate any internal Department of Defense depreciated costs or cancel any internal Department debts associated with depots and arsenal from accounts of a military department or the Department that are associated with certain capital expenditures that no longer generate revenue due to mission changes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Defense Expenditure Planning for Optimizing Throughput and Sustainment Act” or the “DEPOTS Act”.