Sec. 1862 — Authority to write off capital expenditures for certain depots of Department of Defense

Statutory text

Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2470 the following new section:2471.Accounting for certain depots: authority to write off capital expenditures

(a) Authority. With respect to any covered depot, the Secretary of Defense may write off, for accounting purposes, any depreciated cost or debt associated with capital that does not generate revenue as a result of a Government-directed mission change.

(b) Delegation of authority. The Secretary may delegate the authority under subsection (a) to the Secretary of a military department.

(c) Covered depot defined. In this section, the term covered depot has the meaning given such term in section 2476 of this title..