S. 5349

Summary

S. 5349, the DEPOTS Act, was introduced in the Senate on Aug 6, 2026 by Sen. John Cornyn (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 5349 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S5349 IS: Defense Expenditure Planning for Optimizing Throughput and Sustainment Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-08-06
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5349  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   August 6, 2026   Mr. Cornyn  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defense Expenditure Planning for Optimizing Throughput and Sustainment Act of 2026   or the   DEPOTS Act  .
2.
Capital expenditure write-offs for Department of Defense depots and arsenals
(a)
Write-offs
(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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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.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 5349 alone.

John Cornyn

Sen. · R–TX · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 5349 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Aug 6, 2026

Actions

S. 5349 has taken 2 actions since Aug 6, 2026.

Votes

S. 5349 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 5349.

HR 10046DEPOTS ActAug 6, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 5349 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• DEPOTS Act — Display Title
• DEPOTS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Defense Expenditure Planning for Optimizing Throughput and Sustainment Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named S. 5349 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Computer Industry, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Veterans, Health Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5349 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 5349’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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