Entire fiscal year with a total of 664 billion for the department of defense. This includes important emergency funding for Missile Defense activities. And as we all know, our troops and commanders must have the resources that they need, and in especially Uncertain Times and especially at a time of the holidays. This legislation will allow them to continue to advance peace with the resolve of superior fire power and professionalism across the globe. The legislation reauthorizes and extends funding for the c. H. I. P. Program, for five years, something that is very important to me, not only being from dallas, texas, but as an advocate for children and those especially with disabilities. It also extends funding for Community Health centers and several other Public Health programs through 2019. The measure also provides more medicaid funding for puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. I note also we have the gentleman who i will be asking to give a full update at any time on this issue
The rules committee will come to water and thank you very much for joining us. We said we would be here at 3 00 and we made it. We are having a lot of fun. The committee will be considering the hr amended that will to verily extend federal funding until january 19, 2018. Fundsegislation fully National Defense programs for the entire fiscal year. Billion for the department of billion for the department of defense. This includes important emergency funding for missile activities. And as we all know, our troops and commanders must have the resources they need, especially in Uncertain Times and the time of the holidays. This legislation will allow them to continue to advance peace with the resolve of superior powe firepower and professionalism across the globe. The legislation authorizes and extends funding for the chip program for five years, some thing that is very important to me. Not only from being from dallas, texas but as an advocate for children especially those with disabilities.
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The committee will come to order. The Committee Welcomes mr. David norquist, the undersecretary of defense, comptroller, and chief Financial Officer as our witness today. The topic is the audit of the department of defense, which by law begins this fiscal year. And i would just say its not by accident that the committee will start our year on this topic. Requiring that the Department Conduct an audit has been a bipartisan priority of this committee for some time. The chief Financial Officer act of 1990 required all federal departments conduct an annual financial audit and partly out of frustration with a lack of progress toward that end at the department of defense, the 2010 required the Financial Statements of the department be ready for audit by september 30, 2017. This committees panel on defense Financial Management and reform put close scrutiny on the departments efforts and issued a number of recommendations that have enabled us to arrive at this point. The 2014 ndea required a f
Defense department testified on the management of the departments annual budget of 600 billion. And why he thinks its important to conduct and audit. This is an hour and 45 minutes. O order. We welcome the committee will come to order. The Committee Welcomes mr. David norquist, undersecretary of defense and comptroller as our witness today. The topic is the audit of the department of defense which by law begins this fiscal year. I would say its not by accident the committee would start our year on this topic. Requiring the Department Conduct an audit has been a bipartisan requirement of this committee for some time. From 1990 it required all federal departments conduct a financial audit and partly with frustration of the lack of that in 2010 they required the audits be ready by 2017. They put close scrutiny on the departments efforts and issued a number of recommendations to allow us to arrive at this point. The 2014 required an audit be required of the departments fy 18 Financial Stat