IICalendar No. 436119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4784[Report No. 119–127]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 15, 2026Mr. Wicker, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendarA BILLTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

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Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents

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Divisions

This Act is organized into four divisions as follows:(1)Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations.(2)Division B—Military Construction Authorizations.(3)Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.(4)Division D—Funding Tables. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title.Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.DIVISION A—Department of Defense authorizationsTITLE I—ProcurementSubtitle A—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Army programsSec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for Infantry Squad Vehicle program.Sec. 112. Inclusion of Army National Guard in Army Arctic strategy and force structure.Subtitle C—Navy programsSec. 121. Modification and extension of procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.Sec. 122. Funding for refueling and complex overhauls of the U.S.S. John C. Stennis and U.S.S. Harry S. Truman.Sec. 123. Vessel construction manager and commercial design and construction requirements for cable laying and repair ships.Sec. 124. Conveyance of F–14D Tomcat aircraft from the Navy to the U.S. Space and rocket center commission in Huntsville, Alabama.Sec. 125. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II–era aircraft.Sec. 126. Procurement authority for E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft program.Subtitle D—Air Force programsSec. 131. Modification of inventory requirements for Air Force fighter aircraft.Sec. 132. Multiyear procurement authority for F–35 aircraft.Sec. 133. Multiyear procurement authority for F–15EX aircraft.Sec. 134. MQ–9 aircraft.Sec. 135. Airborne warning and control system aircraft.Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of report on acquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post capability.Sec. 137. Mobility capabilities strategic plan.Sec. 138. Extension of requirement and prohibition related to C–130 aircraft.TITLE II—Research, development, test, and evaluationSubtitle A—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Program requirements, restrictions, and limitationsSec. 211. Improving the requirement for an alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense acquisition programs.Sec. 212. Development, test, evaluation, demonstration, and transition to production of alternative low-cost weapon systems.Sec. 213. Modification to the advisory role of the JASON scientific advisory group.Sec. 214. Modified and streamlined process for developing, negotiating, and concluding certain international agreements.Sec. 215. Repeal of authority relating to temporary hiring of students and university faculty.Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for Test Resource Management Center containerized instrumentation programs pending report on a common architecture for unmanned maritime test instrumentation.Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering travel.Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for Integrated Combat Systems of the Department of the Navy.Sec. 219. Limitation on the use of travel funds for the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.Sec. 220. Codification of Department of Defense Research Security Program.Sec. 221. Codification of Department of Defense Science, Technology, and Innovation Board.Sec. 222. Alternative programs to expand inventory of air defense interceptors.Sec. 223. Improvements to personnel management authority to attract experts in science, engineering, and certain other disciplines at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.Sec. 224. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain academic institutions.Subtitle C—Plans, reports, and other mattersSec. 231. Assessment framework for future quantum computing programs.Sec. 232. Execution of the Additive Manufacturing for Rocket Propellant systems.Sec. 233. Report on emerging technology and cognitive warfare.Sec. 234. Department of Defense electronics requirements study.TITLE III—Operation and MaintenanceSubtitle A—Authorization of AppropriationsSec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Energy and EnvironmentSec. 311. Modifications to Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.Sec. 312. Prioritization of deployment of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems.Sec. 313. Authorization of sustainable aviation fuel procurement.Sec. 314. Grid resiliency and energy redundancy.Sec. 315. Mandatory grid impact and infrastructure power requirements for enhanced use leases.Sec. 316. Storage capacity enhancements.Sec. 317. Revision of policy on use of open-air burn pits not controlled by Department of Defense.Sec. 318. Assessment of energy supplied to installations and operational forces of the Department of Defense.Sec. 319. Requirement of notice on updates to public dashboard on remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Sec. 320. Revisions to technical assistance for public participation in defense environmental restoration activities.Sec. 320A. Study on contracting process of Department of Defense for remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Sec. 320B. Initiation of remedial actions with respect to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Subtitle C—Logistics and SustainmentSec. 321. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations on exercises and wargames in the Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 322. Integration of unmanned systems into the Installation Physical Security Program.Sec. 323. Guidance regarding governance structure of organic industrial base of the Army.Sec. 324. Extension of deadline for designation of roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels.Sec. 325. Acquisition and sustainment strategy for spare parts for low mission capable aircraft.Sec. 326. Helicopter support for Kwajalein Atoll and Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range, Marshall Islands.Sec. 327. Capital expenditure write-offs for Department of Defense depots and arsenals.Sec. 328. Modification of requirements relating to production in factories or arsenals owned by the United States.Subtitle D—ReportsSec. 341. Report on strategy to maintain and upgrade conventional munitions storage facilities.Sec. 342. Risk assessment of air traffic control systems of Department of Defense.Subtitle E—Other MattersSec. 351. Modification of depots for which minimum capital investment is required.Sec. 352. Implementation of Department of Defense Inspector General recommendations relating to evaluation of management of canine welfare under military working dog program.Sec. 353. Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles of concern on military installations and other property of the Department of Defense.Sec. 354. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 355. Limitation on use of travel funds for Secretary of the Air Force until briefing on West Lab Project at Lincoln Laboratory.Sec. 356. Naming of certain assets of the Department of Defense in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Sec. 357. Administrative requirements for Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse.TITLE IV—Military personnel authorizationsSubtitle A—Active forcesSec. 401. End strengths for active forces.Subtitle B—Reserve forcesSec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.Subtitle C—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 421. Military personnel.TITLE V—Military personnel policySubtitle A—Officer personnel policySec. 501. Notification requirements for delayed promotions.Sec. 502. Temporary withholding of officer nominations and promotion recommendations.Sec. 503. Enhanced authority for early discharges.Sec. 504. Officer retirement determinations.Sec. 505. Retirement of regular Navy warrant officers and Marine Corps Marine Gunner warrant officers for years of service.Sec. 506. Authority to improve retention for permanent professors of the United States Army War College.Sec. 507. Congressional notification of relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers.Subtitle B—Reserve component managementSec. 511. Clarification on computation of total years of service.Sec. 512. Authorized strengths for Navy Reserves and Marine Corps Reserves on full-time reserve component duty.Sec. 513. National Guard military technician (dual status) conversions and phase-out.Sec. 514. Study and analysis for enhanced maritime surge maintenance, repair, and production capacity.Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and military recordsSec. 521. Remote personnel processing in the military departments.Sec. 522. Repeal of sunset of authority relating to non-medical counseling services for military families.Sec. 523. Guidance on public disclosure of personally identifiable information for certain members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 524. Prohibition on reduction in the number of personnel assigned to a service review agency.Sec. 525. Reauthorization of temporary authority to develop and provide additional recruitment incentives.Sec. 526. Relief for former service members requesting review of discharge or dismissal on the basis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma.Sec. 527. Modification of whistleblower protections.Sec. 528. Authority for collection of personally identifiable information regarding prospective recruits.Sec. 529. Modification of service obligations for cadets obtaining employment as professional athletes.Sec. 529A. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions.Sec. 529B. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activities, and males entering privacy spaces, at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.Sec. 529C. Modification of provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Sec. 529D. Sex-neutral occupational performance standards.Subtitle D—Military Justice and other legal mattersSec. 531. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.Sec. 532. Expansion of victim access to Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.Sec. 533. Technical amendment to completion of appellate review under article 57 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Sec. 534. Review of courts-martial records.Sec. 535. Authority of special trial counsel to enter into pretrial agreements with respect to certain offenses occurring before effective date of military justice reforms.Sec. 536. Clarification of court of criminal appeals review of sentencing.Sec. 537. Updating subpoena authority for military investigations.Sec. 538. Extension of Special Victims' Counsel services to domestic violence victims.Sec. 539. Treatment of hazing under Uniform Code of Military Justice.Sec. 539A. Notification of the issuance or termination of military protective orders to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.Sec. 539B. Military domestic violence emergent housing policy.Sec. 539C. Annual report on findings of the Department-wide review of the military legal system.Sec. 539D. Clarification of authority to order to active-duty certain persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice for matters relating to offenses during specified periods incident to inactive-duty training.Sec. 539E. Inapplicability to retired members of punitive articles affecting political speech.Subtitle E—Member education, training, and transitionSec. 541. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.Sec. 542. Discharge of midshipmen for unsatisfactory conduct or inaptitude.Sec. 543. Modification to program on encouragement of postseparation public and community service.Sec. 544. Limited authority to waive time-in-grade requirement for service academy graduates detailed as students at law schools.Sec. 545. Elimination of the right of cadets to automatic reexamination.Sec. 546. Revision to decision timeframe for expedited transfers at the military service academies.Sec. 547. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign students in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.Sec. 548. Designation of senior official for military-to-civilian transition.Sec. 549. Payment of tuition for off-duty training or education.Sec. 549A. Improvement of transition of medics in the Armed Forces to the civilian workforce in health care occupations.Sec. 549B. Standards and requirements for institutions of higher learning seeking to participate in Department of Defense education programs.Sec. 549C. Government copyright for work produced at Defense Security Cooperation University.Sec. 549D. Promoting the use of standardized testing at military service academies and DoDEA schools.Sec. 549E. Department of Defense-wide hate symbol policy and recruiter and workforce training requirement.Subtitle F—Military family readiness and dependents' educationPART I—Dependents' educationSec. 551. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel.Sec. 552. Educational technologists at Department of Defense Education Activity schools.PART II—Child care and related mattersSec. 555. Expansion of eligible child care providers for Department of Defense programs.Sec. 556. Standardized reporting on Department of Defense child care readiness.Sec. 557. Update to pay system for child and youth programs operated by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.PART III—Other mattersSec. 561. Department of Defense Fellowship Program for Military Spouses.Sec. 562. Consideration in member assignments process of colocation of members and civilian employee spouses.Sec. 563. Review of Exceptional Family Member Program.Sec. 564. Improved counseling and access to information relating to foster care for military families.Sec. 565. Reporting on gaps between senior and junior enlisted security forces that could hinder effective oversight and leadership at Protection Level One locations.Subtitle G—Junior Reserve Officers' Training CorpsSec. 571. Update of guidance and evaluation of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor pay scale.Sec. 572. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs in Department of Defense Education Activity schools.Subtitle H—Decorations and other awards, miscellaneous reports, and other mattersSec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross to Isaac Ike Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam.Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for Joseph P. Lynch for acts of valor in the Republic of Vietnam.Sec. 583. Submission to Congress of information for consideration of certain military awards.Sec. 584. Medal of Honor review procedures and reconsideration and upgrade requirements.Sec. 585. Time limitations.Sec. 586. Production of award files.TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITSSubtitle A—Pay and AllowancesSec. 601. Modification of reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inactive-duty training and muster duty.Sec. 602. Fiscal year 2027 increase in military basic pay.Sec. 603. Reimbursement of costs of long commutes for members assigned to remote or isolated installations in areas without affordable housing.Subtitle B—Special and Incentive PaySec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.Sec. 612. Increase in maximum amount of aviation bonus.Sec. 613. Authorization of board certification incentive pay for veterinary comparative medicine officers.Sec. 614. Modification of bonus authority for Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets and midshipmen.Sec. 615. Increase in maximum amounts of hostile fire pay and imminent danger pay.Sec. 616. Medical providers qualified to recertify catastrophic injuries or illnesses qualifying members for special compensation.Subtitle C—Commissary and Exchange BenefitsSec. 621. Authorized patrons of commissary and exchange stores.Sec. 622. Modification of operating expenses of commissary stores.Sec. 623. Pilot program on access of civilian employees to commissary stores.Subtitle D—Other MattersSec. 631. Authority for shipment and storage of privately owned vehicles of members moving between authorized locations.Sec. 632. Reimbursement of guardianship costs incurred as a result of relocations.Sec. 633. Provision of counseling on housing for members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 634. Special priority travel authorization for personnel stationed at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Sec. 635. Program to assist members in obtaining personal driver’s licenses.Sec. 636. Student loan relief for members of Selected Reserve.Sec. 637. Enhancement of Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program.Sec. 638. Pilot program on career intermissions for certain Air Force fighter aircrew.TITLE VII—Health CareSubtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care BenefitsSec. 701. Digital system for beneficiary assistance at military medical treatment facilities and through managed care support contractors.Sec. 702. Expansion of access to dental care for certain dependents.Sec. 703. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of retired members of the Uniformed Services enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE Select.Sec. 704. Evaluation of inclusion of additional accrediting bodies for purposes of qualifications for licensure of mental health professionals under TRICARE Program.Sec. 705. Improvement of provider directory accuracy for specialty care providers under the TRICARE program.Sec. 706. Modification of requirement to provide start-up time for certain TRICARE contractors.Sec. 707. Corrections to pilot program for supplemental coverage relating to cancer.Sec. 708. Coverage of cranial orthotic devices for deformational plagiocephaly under TRICARE program.Sec. 709. Technical amendments to the Public Health Service Act.Sec. 710. Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE Program.Sec. 711. Requirements relating to wellness checks for health and welfare of certain members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 712. Requirement to offer medical chaperones during sensitive medical examinations.Sec. 713. Pilot program on reciprocal access to health care facilities, personnel, and services of Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.Sec. 714. Medical screening for members of the Armed Forces who served at data masked or classified locations.Sec. 715. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of Defense.Subtitle B—Health Care AdministrationSec. 721. Development of capability prototype on secure access to health record for members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 722. Inventory and annual catchment area assessment of military-civilian health care partnerships.Sec. 723. Requirement for review before actions to downsize, realign, or reduce scope of services at military medical treatment facilities.Sec. 724. Policy on provider notification to commanders regarding imminent risk of suicide for members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 725. Authority over Defense Health Program.Sec. 726. Enterprise Revenue Cycle Improvement Initiative.Sec. 727. Notification to licensing and medical boards of States in case of investigation or misconduct.Sec. 728. Additional review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms relating to health care provider credentialing and privileging of Department of Defense.Sec. 729. Expansion of Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.Sec. 730. Pilot program on modernization of drug testing using voice-based risk assessment.Subtitle C—Combat and Operational Health SupportSec. 741. Establishment of Joint Disease and Non-Battle Injury Surveillance and Readiness System.Sec. 742. Preservation of dedicated aeromedical evacuation capability of Medical Service Corps of the Army.Sec. 743. Establishment of partnership program between United States, Indo-Pacific region, and Arctic region for military trauma care, disease and non-battle injury, health systems support, and research.Sec. 744. Aerial transport and Department of Defense-wide capability for high-consequence infectious diseases.Sec. 745. Requirement for annual large-scale combat casualty estimation report.Sec. 746. Report on the organization, performance, and standardization of emergency medical services within the Department of Defense.Sec. 747. Expansion of health care license portability for medical providers of the National Guard.Sec. 748. Joint forces medical capabilities development and standardization.Sec. 749. Expansion of authorities to enable interoperability among military health care professionals of the United States and partner countries.Sec. 750. Task force on international agreements for Indo-Pacific medical partnerships.Sec. 751. Pilot program for Indo-Pacific regional medical data sharing.Subtitle D—Reports and Other MattersSec. 761. Review of chaperone policies within facilities of the Defense Health Agency.Sec. 762. Unfunded priorities report of the Defense Health Agency.Sec. 763. Evaluation of certain research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s health.Sec. 764. Notification of material failure at military medical treatment facilities affecting patient care.Sec. 765. Study on military health system.Sec. 766. Establishment of Warfighter Performance Optimization Initiative, Total Force Fitness.Sec. 767. Military Family Limb Loss and Limb Difference Support Program.Sec. 768. Briefing on primary care provided at military medical treatment facilities on installations of the Air Force.Sec. 769. Assessment of access, fairness, and transparency under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program.Sec. 770. Comptroller General review of influenza vaccine requirements of Department of Defense.TITLE VIII—Acquisition policy, acquisition management, and related matters Subtitle A—Acquisition policy and managementSec. 801. Multi-year procurement for certain munitions.Sec. 802. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on and revisions of software acquisition pathway implementation.Sec. 803. Report on multiyear procurement.Sec. 804. Modifications to technical data rights.Sec. 805. Accountability and training for defense acquisition.Subtitle B—Amendments to general contracting authorities, procedures, and limitationsSec. 811. Consolidation and rationalization of restrictions on procurement from certain foreign countries.Sec. 812. Requirements for information relating to supply chain risk.Sec. 813. Limitations on certain missile contracts or other agreements.Sec. 814. Limitations on the centralized commercial item capability.Sec. 815. Limitations relating to capital distributions for defense contractors.Sec. 816. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization for production from recovered material.Sec. 817. Other transaction authority reporting.Sec. 818. Limitation on procurement of cut flowers and cut greens.Sec. 819. Audit and mitigation of covered cellular modules in the Department of Defense systems and infrastructure.Sec. 820. Improving transparency of foreign influence on Department of Defense contractors.Sec. 821. Reporting of price increases.Sec. 822. Late submission of cost and pricing data as invalid defense to contract price reductions for defective cost or pricing data.Subtitle C—Industrial base mattersSec. 831. Establishment of the Supply Chain Risk Management Integration Cell.Sec. 832. Expansion of reverse engineering authority for prototype projects.Sec. 833. Competition requirement for certain munitions.Sec. 834. Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity.Sec. 835. Regulations applicable to wearing optional combat boots.Sec. 836. Report on domestic nonavailability determinations granted for critical materials.Sec. 837. Limitation on availability of funds pending information on the small unmanned aircraft system industrial base.Sec. 838. Energetics industrial base roadmap.Sec. 839. Supply chain, capability, and capacity study of high-demand items in the textile industrial base.Sec. 840. Pilot program on providing subsidies for combat boots.Sec. 841. Cross-functional team for the textile industrial base.Sec. 842. Assessing and addressing risk related to adversarial capital.Sec. 843. Modifications to requirement for public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States.Sec. 844. Amendments to requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards.Sec. 845. Report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities between the United States and Israel.Sec. 846. Prohibition on the use of Chinese-manufactured optical fiber by the Department of Defense.Sec. 847. Promoting the United States drone industrial base.Sec. 848. Pilot program for domestic antimony and copper production for defense applications.Sec. 849. Full accountability for Chinese military companies.Subtitle D—Small business mattersSec. 861. Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.Sec. 862. APEX Accelerator funding.Sec. 863. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans.Sec. 864. Application of the bona fide place of business to certain contracts.Subtitle E—Other mattersSec. 871. Technical corrections related to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 provisions.Sec. 872. Limitation on availability of funds pending implementation of certain requirements relating to munitions.Sec. 873. Repeal of amendments providing for submission by subcontract offeror of recent price history in satisfaction of cost or pricing data requirements.Sec. 874. Competitive procedures for certain pharmaceutical contracts.Sec. 875. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary source qualification.Sec. 876. Limitation pending Army conformance with portfolio acquisition executive requirements.Sec. 877. Procurement of medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the Department of Defense for acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns.Sec. 878. Procurements on behalf of the Department of Defense by the Department of Veterans Affairs for planning, design, and construction projects.Sec. 879. Leasing of vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles.Sec. 880. Prohibition on modems or routers acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China.Sec. 881. Prohibition on television acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China.Sec. 882. Prohibition for defense contractors providing sensitive information related to synthetic biology to foreign entities of concern.Sec. 883. Reporting on contractor operations related to China.Sec. 884. Ensuring Department of Defense contractor compliance with disability hiring goals.TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENTSubtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related MattersSec. 901. Economic Defense Unit.Sec. 902. Extension of pilot program on capital assistance of Office of Strategic Capital.Sec. 903. Requirement for professional code of conduct for certain Department of Defense positions.Sec. 904. Redesignation of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; reorganization of Assistant Secretaries of Defense.Sec. 905. Responsibility for cyber matters in Office of Secretary of Defense.Subtitle B—Combatant CommandsSec. 911. Unified combatant command for Africa.Sec. 912. Unified combatant command for the Middle East and Central Asia.Sec. 913. Unified combatant command for Europe.Sec. 914. Unified combatant command for North America.Sec. 915. Unified combatant command for Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.Sec. 916. Unified combatant command for the Indo-Pacific Region.Sec. 917. Establishment of United States Robotic and Autonomous Systems Command.Subtitle C—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management MattersSec. 921. Organization of responsibilities relating to unmanned systems.Sec. 922. Composition of cross-functional team for emerging threat relating to anomalous health incidents; reports.Sec. 923. Comptroller General review of Anomalous Health Incidents Cross-Functional Team.Sec. 924. Establishment of Center for the Study of the National Guard.Sec. 925. Civil-Military Coordination Center.Sec. 926. Modifications to unmanned aircraft system definitions for Joint Interagency Task Force 401.Sec. 927. Maximizing funding efficiency for homeland defense.Sec. 928. Prohibition on the reduction of funding for foreign language training for members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 929. Records retention requirement.TITLE X—General ProvisionsSubtitle A—Financial MattersSec. 1001. General transfer authority.Sec. 1002. Department of Defense financial statement audit readiness, reporting relief, and related reforms.Sec. 1003. Expansion of requirements for submittal to Congress of reports and justification books.Sec. 1004. Financial statements: opening balances for audit purposes.Sec. 1005. Prohibition on provision of support to Department of Homeland Security.Subtitle B—Naval vesselsSec. 1011. Design and construction of new Global-class auxiliary general oceanographic research ships.Sec. 1012. Limitation on use of funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund to purchase certain used foreign constructed vessels.Sec. 1013. Modifications to vessel construction managers for the construction of certain Navy vessels.Sec. 1014. Development of industrial base for distributed submarine and surface vessel shipbuilding.Sec. 1015. Report and briefing on submarine tender requirements and capacity.Sec. 1016. Increase in minimum number of amphibious warfare ships.Sec. 1017. Prohibition on retiring and decommissioning oceanographic research vessels of the Navy.Sec. 1018. Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair.Sec. 1019. Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards.Sec. 1020. Limitation on authority of the Secretary of the Navy to change vessel names.Subtitle C—CounterterrorismSec. 1021. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.Sec. 1022. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Sec. 1023. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.Sec. 1024. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Authorities and LimitationsSec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.Sec. 1032. Waiver authority for limitation on live fire trauma training.Sec. 1033. Prohibition on availability of funds for removal of Army prepositioned stocks from Europe.Sec. 1034. Implementation of National Transportation Safety Board recommendations for Department of Defense.Sec. 1035. Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare.Sec. 1036. Designation of southwest land border activities, support, and operations as named operation.Subtitle E—Studies and reportsSec. 1041. Threat assessment regarding unmanned aircraft systems at or near the international borders of the United States.Sec. 1042. Extension of Afghanistan War Commission.Sec. 1043. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities at the Southwest border.Sec. 1044. Drone posture review.Sec. 1045. Quarterly reports on unmanned aerial system incursions over military installations, sensitive sites, and the southern border.Sec. 1046. Report on progress on implementation of Department of Defense Instruction on civilian harm mitigation and response.Sec. 1047. Report on transfer of property by Department of Defense.Sec. 1048. Oversight of Department of Defense rules of engagement.Sec. 1049. Strategy to address intelligence-gathering shortcomings in area of responsibility of United States Africa command.Subtitle F—Equity Investments and Related MattersSec. 1051. Authority for equity investments by Office of Strategic Capital.Sec. 1052. Ownership review for equity investments.Sec. 1053. Notifications with respect to debt and equity investments.Sec. 1054. Modifications to authorities of Industrial Base Fund.Sec. 1055. Briefings on Economic Defense Unit; limitation on use of funds.Sec. 1056. Approval authority for expenditures from Industrial Base Fund.Sec. 1057. Quarterly briefings on Business Operators for National Defense (BOND) Program.Subtitle G—Other MattersSec. 1061. Extension of admission to Guam, Wake Island, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain H–2B nonimmigrants.Sec. 1062. Notification to congressional defense committees of combat wounded in action.Sec. 1063. Americas Defense Initiative.Sec. 1064. Briefings on homeland defense.Sec. 1065. Independence of Stars and Stripes.Sec. 1066. Identification, assessment, and mitigation of critical defense sites.Sec. 1067. Administrative support for commissions.Sec. 1068. Requirement to assign conventional names to critical munitions.Sec. 1069. Technical corrections to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.Sec. 1070. Development of cognitive warfare strategy.Sec. 1071. Notification requirements for sensitive military operations.Sec. 1071A. Declassification guidance for Department of Defense original classification authorities.Sec. 1072. Post-government employment restrictions applicable to certain senior military officers and senior civilian employees of the Department of Defense.Sec. 1073. Repeals of existing reporting requirements.Sec. 1074. Report and briefing on Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract Territorial Integrity of the United States contract.Sec. 1075. Documentation of verbal approval of requests for assistance.Sec. 1076. Increase of the Working Capital Fund, Capital Investment Program threshold.Sec. 1077. National Guard Rural Revival and Modernization Plan.Sec. 1078. Redesignation of the Department of Defense as the Department of War.Sec. 1079. Service-wide enterprise strategy for human performance.Sec. 1080. Records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies.Sec. 1081. Prohibition on covered transactions involving prediction market contracts.Sec. 1082. Prohibition on use of prediction markets by personnel of the Department of Defense.Sec. 1083. Ban on bets on military operations.Sec. 1084. Universal guidance on remote and isolated installation designations.Sec. 1085. Declassification of information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoner of war or missing in action during certain conflicts.Sec. 1086. Requirement for markings on lethal military platforms.Sec. 1087. Extension of National Defense Strategy Commission.Sec. 1088. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer of individuals located at Camp As Sayliyah.Sec. 1089. Analysis of force requirements for alternative warfighting scenarios.Sec. 1090. Guidance on the treatment of claims under the HAVANA Act.Sec. 1091. Assessment of Department of Defense phosphate supply chain vulnerabilities; related land exchange authorization.Sec. 1092. Plan for domain awareness at the southern land border.Sec. 1093. Prohibition on implementation of any policy that alters the requirements for chaplains to display visible officer rank on military uniforms.TITLE XI—Civilian personnel mattersSec. 1101. Prevailing rate determinations for defense industrial base.Sec. 1102. Job grading system for prevailing rate employees at defense industrial base facilities.Sec. 1103. Probationary period for civilian personnel of the United States Cyber Command.Sec. 1104. Enhanced authority for transfers between cyber excepted service and competitive service.Sec. 1105. Removal of Direct Support Activities from personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 1106. Prohibition on the use of funds for carrying out a hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a public shipyard.Sec. 1107. Prohibition on the use of funds for carrying out certain hiring freezes, reductions in force, and hiring delays.Sec. 1108. Disclosure of telework, remote work, and exemptions for return-to-in-person-work requirements in Department of Defense vacancy announcements.Sec. 1109. Pilot program to retain high-performing supervisors and managers within the Department of Defense.Sec. 1110. Congressional notification of certain changes to civilian workforce of Department of Defense.TITLE XII—Matters relating to foreign nationsSubtitle A—Assistance and trainingSec. 1201. Authority to provide assistance to military forces of Jordan.Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to provide defense institution capacity building for friendly foreign countries.Sec. 1203. Modification of authority to build capacity.Sec. 1204. Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative.Sec. 1205. Redesignation of Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School as Special Boat Training Command.Sec. 1206. Extension of Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program.Sec. 1207. Feasibility report on multinational jungle warfare exercises in area of responsibility of United States Southern Command.Sec. 1208. Redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies as the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Studies.Sec. 1209. Notification of intent to decrease United States Armed Forces presence in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country.Subtitle B—Matters relating to the Middle EastSec. 1211. Assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces for countering Hezbollah and other terrorist groups.Sec. 1212. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.Sec. 1215. Modification of United States-Israel subterranean operations cooperation.Sec. 1216. Modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting domains.Sec. 1217. United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act of 2026.Subtitle C—Matters relating to Europe and the Russian FederationSec. 1221. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.Sec. 1222. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe.Sec. 1223. Intelligence support for Ukraine.Sec. 1224. United States-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group.Sec. 1225. Notification of gray zone activities by the Russian Federation against North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.Sec. 1226. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.Sec. 1227. Synchronization of defense readiness with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.Sec. 1228. Co-development and co-production program with Germany for certain munitions.Sec. 1229. Report and assessment relating to United States force posture adjustments in Europe.Subtitle D—Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific regionSec. 1231. Extension and modification of designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities relating to, and implementation plan for, the AUKUS partnership.Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.Sec. 1233. Extension, modification, and redesignation of Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative.Sec. 1234. Updates to National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual regarding AUKUS.Sec. 1235. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean Peninsula.Sec. 1236. Indo-Pacific Regional Sustainment Framework.Sec. 1237. Extension of annual report on military power of the People's Republic of China.Sec. 1238. Strategy for crisis management in South China Sea.Sec. 1239. Master plan for facility requirements to support rotational force presence in the Philippines.Sec. 1240. Master plan for infrastructure requirements to support rotational force presence in Australia.Sec. 1241. Extension of pilot program to develop young civilian defense leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1242. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.Sec. 1243. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.Sec. 1244. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 1245. Report on Japanese counterstrike capabilities.Sec. 1246. Strategy for cyber cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1247. Extension and modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.Sec. 1248. Annual assessment of contribution of certain artificial intelligence chips to military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.Sec. 1249. Modification of authorization of sales to Australia of in-service Virginia Class submarines to provide for sale of additional in-service submarine in lieu of new construction submarine.Sec. 1250. War Reserve Stock Program for Taiwan.Sec. 1251. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.Subtitle E—Other mattersSec. 1261. Western Hemisphere strategy.Sec. 1262. Enhanced cooperation in North Atlantic and Arctic regions.Sec. 1263. Report on capabilities and illicit activities of cartels.Sec. 1264. Report on threats to United States interests in Africa.Sec. 1265. Reports on Arctic and High North defense integration.Sec. 1266. Briefing on military and intelligence presence of Cuba in the Western Hemisphere.Sec. 1267. Continuation of Joint Interagency Task Force–Counter Cartel.Sec. 1268. Plan to enhance defense cooperation with Morocco.Sec. 1269. Extension of Public Law 115–68 and related security cooperation programs.Sec. 1270. Modification of requirements for Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies.TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTIONSec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.TITLE XIV—Other authorizationsSubtitle A—Military programsSec. 1401. Working capital funds.Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.Subtitle B—National Defense StockpileSec. 1411. Amendments to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.Sec. 1412. Pilot program on public-private partnerships for recycling strategic and critical materials.Sec. 1413. Inclusion of recovery and recycling of strategic and critical materials in national emergency planning assumptions for National Defense Stockpile.Subtitle C—Other mattersSec. 1431. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.Sec. 1432. Extension of Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund.Sec. 1433. Modifications to Advisory Council.TITLE XV—Space activities, strategic programs, and intelligence mattersSubtitle A—Space activitiesSec. 1501. Modification of acquisition and operation of space systems for space warfighting and control.Sec. 1502. Modification of special authority for provision of space launch support services to increase space launch capacity.Sec. 1503. Extension of indirect cost limitations and reporting requirements for space launch activities on a military installation.Sec. 1504. Replacement of Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.Sec. 1505. Integration of space weather into space domain awareness and operations.Sec. 1506. Delivery of Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System.Sec. 1507. Acquisition of space-based tactical data capability.Sec. 1508. Space Launch Enterprise billet sufficiency review and alignment plan.Sec. 1509. Flexibility for Department of Air Force to implement acquisition structure for optimal support of new portfolio acquisition executive system within Space Force.Sec. 1510. Arctic connectivity and downlink resiliency initiative.Subtitle B—Nuclear forcesSec. 1511. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.Sec. 1512. Exception for below-threshold modifications of nuclear missiles to limitation on modification of major items of equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal.Sec. 1513. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missiles, reentry vehicles, and associated equipment.Sec. 1514. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of the strategy to sustain the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and maximize end of life margin.Sec. 1515. Integration of ICBM maintenance equipment into the LGM-30G weapon system designation.Sec. 1516. Contract authority for intercontinental ballistic missiles, replacement equipment, and reentry vehicle test equipment and components.Sec. 1517. Modification to strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and maximize end-of-life margin.Sec. 1518. Modifications to portfolio management framework for nuclear forces.Sec. 1519. Modifications to reports on nuclear force reductions.Sec. 1520. Modifications to biennial report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system.Sec. 1521. Multipolar nuclear deterrence strategy and theater-range nuclear capabilities.Subtitle C—Missile defenseSec. 1531. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production.Sec. 1532. Enduring operational capability for the Guam Defense System Command and Control Facility.Sec. 1533. Further limitation on availability of funds pending independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability.Sec. 1534. Modification of Golden Dome missile defense system annual reporting.Sec. 1535. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of the briefing on sea-based launch platforms for ballistic missile defense targets.Sec. 1536. Comprehensive integrated air and missile defense sensor coverage of Guam.Sec. 1537. Repeal of requirement for Government Accountability Office to review and assess missile defense acquisition programs.Sec. 1538. Improvements to air and missile defense acquisition.Subtitle D—Other mattersSec. 1541. Sense of the Senate, Inspector General review, and restoration and remediation plans for United States Army, Kwajalein Atoll, and the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range.Sec. 1542. Limitation on the reallocation of funds for the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range and United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll.Sec. 1543. Notifications with respect to relocating Department of Defense systems out of certain spectrum frequencies.Sec. 1544. Annual briefing on Department of Defense activities associated with participation in the International Telecommunication Union World Radio Conference.Sec. 1545. Report on efforts to counter foreign espionage and intellectual property theft targeting defense assets.Sec. 1546. Department of the Air Force electronic warfare roadmap.Sec. 1547. Using operational electronic intelligence assets to engage high-value targets.TITLE XVI—Cyberspace-related mattersSubtitle A—Matters relating to cyber operations and cyber forcesSec. 1601. Independent study on the authorities and organizational structure of the principal cyber advisors.Sec. 1602. Funding for reserve component support to cyber-peculiar operations.Sec. 1603. Amendment of annual reporting requirements on support for United States Cyber Command.Sec. 1604. Scaling cyberspace access generation and maintenance capabilities.Sec. 1605. Cyber operational readiness assessments of the Department of Defense information network.Sec. 1606. Independent study on United States Cyber Command organization and resourcing.Sec. 1607. Modification to quarterly reporting for cyber operations.Sec. 1608. Repeal of authority to use operations and maintenance funds for cyber-peculiar development.Sec. 1609. Strategy for integration of National Guard physical range capabilities into cyber testing activities.Sec. 1610. Updated cyber readiness reporting methodology.Sec. 1611. Expansion of entities included in coordination between United States Cyber Command and private sector.Subtitle B—Matters relating to Department of Defense cybersecurity and information technologySec. 1621. Improving reserve component network account continuity.Sec. 1622. Reducing administrative burden in the Department of Defense risk management framework implementation.Sec. 1623. Science, Technology, and Innovation Board study on software-as-a-service in classified networks.Sec. 1624. Streamlining Department of Defense governance process for cross-domain solution approvals.Sec. 1625. Data center infrastructure strategy and roadmap for military installations.Sec. 1626. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessment grants for small businesses and new entrants.Sec. 1627. Harmonization of Department of Defense security boundaries to enable reciprocity.Sec. 1628. Expansion of cyber scholarship program to include operational technology.Sec. 1629. Limitation on availability of funds for Alpha-1 Development Activities.Sec. 1630. Limitation on the use of funds for information systems development.Sec. 1631. Post-quantum cryptography adoption.Sec. 1632. Improvements to high-performance computing roadmap.Sec. 1633. Pilot program on Department of Defense partnerships with institutions of higher education recognized in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program for Cyber Research.Sec. 1634. Insider threat reporting and voluntary guidance for large artificial intelligence contractors.Sec. 1635. Requirement for memoranda of agreement regarding vulnerability disclosure and prohibition on procurement from IT providers who share cyber vulnerabilities with countries of concern.Sec. 1636. Strategy for artificial intelligence-accelerated vulnerability discovery and remediation.Sec. 1637. Ensuring competition in artificial intelligence procurement.Sec. 1638. Phishing resistant authentication for defense.Subtitle C—Data and artificial intelligenceSec. 1641. Establishing an ecosystem for use of artificial intelligence agents at scale and speed.Sec. 1642. Security standards and framework for Department of Defense agents.Sec. 1643. Assessment of generative artificial intelligence platform impact on workforce acumen.Sec. 1644. Demand forecast model for artificial intelligence.Sec. 1645. Strategy and governance for adversarial artificial intelligence.Sec. 1646. Inclusion of alternative models in Department of Defense generative artificial intelligence platform.Sec. 1647. Policy and guidance related to autonomous weapon systems and artificial intelligence capabilities acquisition.Sec. 1648. Update to the Department of Defense data strategy and implementation plan.Sec. 1649. Assessment of artificial intelligence effects on warfighter skill retention and operational readiness.Sec. 1650. Derived sourcing requirements for artificial intelligence outputs.Sec. 1651. Improvements regarding guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial intelligence.Sec. 1652. Artificial intelligence functional bill of materials.Sec. 1653. Requirements for human oversight of use of force by the Department of Defense.Sec. 1654. Biosecurity procurement requirements for covered artificial intelligence models.Sec. 1655. Prototyping secure artificial intelligence data centers.DIVISION B—Military Construction AuthorizationsSec. 2001. Short title.Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.Sec. 2003. Effective date.TITLE XXI—Army Military ConstructionSec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2102. Family housing.Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Fort Gillem, Georgia.Sec. 2105. Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects.Sec. 2108. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Grafenwoehr, Germany.Sec. 2109. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2026 project at Joint Region Marianas, Guam.TITLE XXII—Navy Military ConstructionSec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2202. Family housing.Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.Sec. 2205. Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects.Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2026 project at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii.TITLE XXIII—Air Force Military ConstructionSec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2302. Family housing.Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects.Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects.Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects.Sec. 2308. Authority to carry out family housing improvement projects.Sec. 2309. Authority to carry out project at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.TITLE XXIV—Defense Agencies Military ConstructionSec. 2401. Authorized Defense agencies construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program projects.Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects.TITLE XXV—International ProgramsSubtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment ProgramSec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind ContributionsSec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.TITLE XXVI—Guard and Reserve Forces FacilitiesSec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects.Sec. 2609. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2026 project at Colonie, New York.TITLE XXVII—Base Realignment and Closure ActivitiesSec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.TITLE XXVIII—Military Construction General ProvisionsSubtitle A—Military Construction ProgramSec. 2801. Modification of master plans for major military installations.Sec. 2802. Prohibition on use of repair projects to expand footprint of existing facilities or infrastructure.Sec. 2803. Increase of authority for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified military construction projects.Sec. 2804. Use of certain amounts for electrical or infrastructure upgrades on Barbers Point, Hawaii.Sec. 2805. Temporary adjustment of unspecified minor military construction requirements.Sec. 2806. Modification of authority for transactions other than contracts and grants for purposes of facility construction or repair.Subtitle B—Military HousingSec. 2821. Exclusion of window opening control devices from requirement for window fall prevention devices in military family housing units.Sec. 2822. Health and safety requirements for military housing.Sec. 2823. Expansion of protection from reprisal or retaliation against tenants of privatized military housing units who report housing-related issues.Sec. 2824. Transparency and strategic planning for housing.Sec. 2825. Development and implementation of minimum health and safety standards for military family housing.Sec. 2826. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing.Sec. 2827. Improvement of privatized military housing complaint database.Sec. 2828. Requirement relating to any reprogramming request relating to funding for housing or facilities of Department of Defense.Subtitle C—Land ConveyancesSec. 2841. Land conveyance, Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee.Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Opelika, Alabama.Sec. 2843. Report on land withdrawal at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.Sec. 2844. Report on necessary modifications to military land withdrawal of Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada.Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Camp Pike and Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas.Sec. 2846. Removal of conditions on use of certain land conveyed to the State of Indiana.Sec. 2847. Review and report on conveyance of Lambert St. Louis International Airport.Sec. 2848. Review and report on conveyance of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska.Subtitle D—Other MattersSec. 2861. Authority of combatant commands to recover and reinvest operational energy cost savings.Sec. 2862. Energy control requirements for electrical infrastructure upgrades.Sec. 2863. Modification of calculation of minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization.Sec. 2864. Requirements relating to leasing of land in Hawaii.Sec. 2865. Department of Defense Laboratory Facility Investment Program.Sec. 2866. Consideration of modular construction methods for military construction projects with protective design elements.Sec. 2867. Standardized methodology for basing decisions for the Air Force.Sec. 2868. Pilot program on replacement of substandard chillers or facilities that support subsistence resiliency.Sec. 2869. Department of Defense pilot program for development and use of online real estate inventory tool.Sec. 2870. Transfer of amounts for development of Ford Island, Hawaii, and electrical upgrades and Barbers Point, Hawaii.Sec. 2871. Expansion of defense community infrastructure pilot program to include installations of the Coast Guard.Sec. 2872. Plan on remediation of certain equipment and computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.DIVISION C—Department of Energy national security authorizations and other authorizationsTITLE XXXI—Department of Energy national security programsSubtitle A—National security programs and authorizationsSec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.Subtitle B—Program authorizations, restrictions, and limitationsSec. 3111. Delegation of authorities to Administrator for Nuclear Security.Sec. 3112. Protection of Office of Secure Transportation vehicles and equipment from unmanned aircraft.Sec. 3113. Authorization to establish public-private partnerships for nuclear effects testing.Sec. 3114. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of report on restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability.Sec. 3115. Briefing on activities by the Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation.Sec. 3116. Modification to selected acquisition reports requirement.Sec. 3117. Modification to the program for acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation sources.Sec. 3118. Briefings on nuclear-related autonomous or remotely-piloted aircraft incursions.Sec. 3119. Conceptual and construction design.Sec. 3120. Annual public workshops and Nuclear Science Advisory Committee reviews.Sec. 3121. Limitation on use of funds until certain criteria are met.Sec. 3122. Continuation of National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance system.Subtitle C—Other mattersTITLE XXXII—Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety BoardSec. 3201. Authorization.DIVISION D—Funding tablesSec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENTSec. 4101. PROCUREMENT.TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATIONSec. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCESec. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNELSec. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONSSec. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTIONSec. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMSSec. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

3.

Congressional defense committees

In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.

4.

Budgetary effects of this Act

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report or amendment between the Houses.

A

Department of Defense authorizations

B

Military Construction Authorizations

2001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

2002.

Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law

(a)

Expiration of authorizations after three years

Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition, facilities sustainment, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of—(1)October 1, 2029; or(2)the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2030.(b)

Exception

Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations for military construction projects, land acquisition, facilities sustainment, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated before the later of—(1)October 1, 2029; or(2)the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2030 for military construction projects, land acquisition, facilities sustainment, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.

2003.

Effective date

Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of—(1)October 1, 2026; or(2)the date of the enactment of this Act.

C

Department of Energy national security authorizations and other authorizations

D

Funding tables

4001.

Authorization of amounts in funding tables

(a)

In general

Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations.(b)

Merit-based decisions

A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall—(1)be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and(2)comply with other applicable provisions of law.(c)

Relationship to transfer and programming authority

An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts.(d)

Applicability to classified annex

This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act.(e)

Oral or written communications

No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section.

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