[Senate Report 119-52]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 137
119th Congress } { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 119-52
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2026
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July 31, 2025.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2572]
The Committee on Appropriations reports an original bill
(S. 2572) making appropriations for the Department of Defense
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends that the bill do pass.
New obligational authority
Total of bill as reported to the Senate.................$852,414,000,000
Amount of 2025 appropriations........................... 841,982,449,000
Amount of 2026 budget estimate.......................... 830,697,798,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2025 appropriations................................. +10,431,551,000
2026 budget estimate................................ +21,716,202,000
CONTENTS
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Background:
Page
Purpose of the Bill.......................................... 5
Summary of the Bill.......................................... 5
Committee Initiatives........................................ 5
Munitions.................................................... 7
Air and Missile Defense...................................... 8
Shipbuilding................................................. 8
Strengthening Cooperation with Allies and Partners........... 9
Army Transformation Initiative............................... 10
Agile Funding................................................ 11
Acquisition and Innovation................................... 13
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform........ 13
Air Force Civilian Personnel................................. 14
Joint Strike Fighter......................................... 15
Adoption of Commercial Space Technologies.................... 16
Full Funding of Satellites................................... 17
United States Cyber Command.................................. 17
Appropriations for Department of Defense-Identified Unfunded
Requirements............................................... 18
Hearings..................................................... 18
Program, Project and Activity................................ 19
Reprogramming Guidance....................................... 19
Funding Increases............................................ 20
Congressional Special Interest Items......................... 20
Complete and Timely Financial Reporting...................... 20
Budget or Appropriations Liaison Support to the Committee.... 21
Title I:
Military Personnel:
Reprogramming Guidance for Military Personnel Accounts... 24
Military Personnel Special Interest Items................ 24
Military Personnel Overview.............................. 24
Military Personnel, Army................................. 26
Military Personnel, Navy................................. 27
Military Personnel, Marine Corps......................... 29
Military Personnel, Air Force............................ 31
Military Personnel, Space Force.......................... 33
Reserve Personnel, Army.................................. 34
Reserve Personnel, Navy.................................. 35
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps.......................... 36
Reserve Personnel, Air Force............................. 37
National Guard Personnel, Army........................... 38
National Guard Personnel, Air Force...................... 39
Title II:
Operation and Maintenance:
Reprogramming Guidance for Operation and Maintenance
Accounts............................................... 42
Reprogramming Guidance for Special Operations Command.... 43
Operation and Maintenance Budget Execution Data.......... 43
Operation and Maintenance Special Interest Items......... 43
Operation and Maintenance Overview....................... 44
Operation and Maintenance, Army.......................... 46
Operation and Maintenance, Navy.......................... 50
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.................. 54
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force..................... 55
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force................... 58
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.................. 59
Counter-Isis Train and Equip Fund........................ 64
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve.................. 65
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve.................. 66
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.......... 67
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve............. 68
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard........... 69
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard............ 71
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces............... 72
Environmental Restoration, Army.......................... 72
Environmental Restoration, Navy.......................... 73
Environmental Restoration, Air Force..................... 73
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide.................. 73
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites... 73
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid........... 74
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account..................... 74
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
Account................................................ 74
Title III:
Procurement:
Funding Increases........................................ 77
Procurement Special Interest Items....................... 77
Procurement Overview..................................... 77
Aircraft Procurement, Army............................... 80
Missile Procurement, Army................................ 84
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army. 85
Procurement of Ammunition, Army.......................... 88
Other Procurement, Army.................................. 90
Aircraft Procurement, Navy............................... 96
Weapons Procurement, Navy................................ 100
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps......... 103
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy........................ 105
Other Procurement, Navy.................................. 112
Procurement, Marine Corps................................ 117
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.......................... 123
Missile Procurement, Air Force........................... 129
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force..................... 131
Other Procurement, Air Force............................. 133
Procurement, Space Force................................. 135
Procurement, Defense-Wide................................ 140
Defense Production Act Purchases......................... 145
National Guard and Reserve Equipment..................... 147
Title IV:
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation:
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army......... 152
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy......... 166
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force.... 176
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force.. 188
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide. 195
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense................. 209
Title V:
Revolving and Management Funds:
Defense Working Capital Funds............................ 212
National, Defense Stockpile Transaction fund............. 213
Title VI:
Other Department of Defense Programs:
Defense Health Program................................... 214
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense....... 221
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense... 222
Office of the Inspector General.......................... 222
Title VII:
Related Agencies:
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System
Fund................................................... 224
Intelligence Community Management Account................ 224
Title VIII: General Provisions................................... 225
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 231
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 232
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 233
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 233
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items............ 233
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority.................... 234
BACKGROUND
Purpose of the Bill
This bill recommends annual appropriations for the military
functions of the Department of Defense for the period October
1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Functional areas include
the pay, allowances, and support of military personnel,
operation and maintenance of the forces, procurement of
equipment, munitions, and systems, and research, development,
test and evaluation. Appropriations for foreign military
assistance, military construction, family housing, nuclear
weapons programs, and civil defense are provided in other
bills.
Summary of the Bill
The fiscal year 2026 President's budget request for
activities funded in the Department of Defense appropriations
bill totals $830,737,798,000 in new budget authority, including
$514,000,000 in mandatory spending.
The Committee recommendation of $852,454,000,000 includes
funding to develop, maintain, and equip the United States Armed
Forces and for other purposes, including $514,000,000 in
mandatory spending. The Committee recommendation is
$21,716,202,000 above the fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request.
Committee Initiatives
The Committee's recommendation for fiscal year 2026 is
informed by growing evidence that adversaries of the United
States are investing heavily to threaten and undermine U.S.
interests worldwide, that their efforts are increasingly
aligned, that ongoing conflicts have challenged assumptions and
exposed shortcomings of U.S. military capabilities, munitions
inventories, technology innovation timelines, and industrial
base capacity, and that equipping the U.S. armed forces to
credibly deter and defeat coordinated aggression on multiple
fronts will require sustained investments in--and modernization
of--the defense enterprise.
The Committee affirms that the clearest signal of
commitment to preserving America's military primacy is a
pattern of sustained increases above inflation to topline
defense budgetary authority. A strategy to prepare the
Department of Defense for the increasing likelihood of conflict
in multiple theaters will require topline resources to grow
accordingly. The Committee has repeatedly recommended
appropriations in excess of budget requests submitted by
previous Administrations of both parties. For example, the
Committee reported a topline of $18,763,879,000 above the
President's budget request for fiscal year 2025.
Therefore, the Committee's recommendation of
$852,454,000,000 in total budgetary authority is consistent
both with past practice and with present and future
requirements. The President has set bold objectives for the
Department of Defense. However, the Committee notes that
without adequate resources meeting these objectives risks short
changing the services' other existing obligations and
requirements.
The Committee recommends increases for programs and
initiatives that are oriented to addressing these growing
threats and requirements shortfalls--including, but not limited
to, munitions production, drone and counter-drone technology,
air and missile defense, development of next-generation weapons
platforms, shipbuilding, security cooperation with key allies
and partners, and other priorities identified in military
service and combatant command unfunded priorities lists.
Failing to increase topline defense resourcing year-on-year
would threaten progress on each of these fronts. Funds are
delineated in the tables of Committee Recommended Adjustments
and designated as congressional special interest items for the
purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). These
increases include:
--$7,266,271,000 for additional munitions and industrial
capacity across the services
--$4,585,689,000 for air and missile defense
--$216,500,000 for drone and counter-drone capabilities
--$8,670,141,000 for Navy shipbuilding
--$1,728,180,000 for strengthening the capacity of allies and
partners
The Committee notes that the late and incomplete submission
of the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request materially
impacted the ability of Congress to provide for the Department
of Defense's stated requirements. The manner in which the
Executive Branch divided the President's budget request for the
Department of Defense into a discretionary request and a
mandatory request risks creating unnecessary funding cliffs,
misalignments, and uncertainties for service and industry
partners that could in turn hinder the Department's ability to
sustain major procurement efforts and inhibit long-term
investments in the production of major capabilities. Further,
the Department of Defense only conveyed certain basic budget
materials weeks after the Committee received budget testimony
from the Secretary of Defense, Service Secretaries, and Service
Chiefs. In some cases, the budget justification documents and
briefings provided by the Department were incomplete,
inadequate, and inconsistent with long-standing practices and
procedures. The Committee notes that the Department's adherence
to standard budget timelines, provision of adequate budgetary
detail, and responsiveness to relevant requests for information
is necessary for the timely and appropriate resourcing of U.S.
Armed Forces.
The Committee acknowledges the value of additional
resources provided to the Department via budget reconciliation
but cautions that such one-time investments are unlikely to
adequately address long-term or structural challenges facing
the U.S. Armed Forces. The failure to adequately resource these
growing requirements primarily through the annual budget
process will further complicate the shared responsibility of
providing for the common defense and sustaining America's
military strength. In fact, since the One Big Beautiful Bill
Act (Public Law 119-21) was enacted, the Committee has received
a supplementary unfunded priorities list from the Department
totaling $9,349,660,000, identifying significant shortfalls in
major procurement programs that were neither addressed under
reconciliation nor were included in the fiscal year 2026 annual
budget request. These and other critical unfunded requirements
requested by the services and combatant commands total
$53,743,888,000 and speak to the need for higher topline budget
authority.
The Committee notes that the enactment of the Fiscal Year
2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act
(Public Law 119-4) at roughly fiscal year 2024 funding levels
has limited the Department's ability to buy back valuable
readiness and make investments in modernization at a time when
the U.S. Armed Forces continue to be tested by high operational
tempos. The Committee's recommendation of $852,454,000,000 in
total budget authority for the Department of Defense represents
a 2.6 percent increase over the President's budget request. If
it is preserved in a conference agreement with the House of
Representatives Committee on Appropriations, this budget
recommendation will address some of the Department's most
pressing requirements. Despite receiving limited budgetary
details from the Department, the Committee nevertheless
identified billions of dollars in funding that it recommends be
transferred from inefficient or underperforming programs and
applied to meet the services' most pressing requirements.
However, delivering appropriate resources to meet the
Department's growing needs to restore readiness, improve
quality of life for servicemembers, deliver capabilities to the
warfighter, and prepare the armed forces for the realities of
modern warfare is not a problem that can be solved in a single
budget cycle.
Munitions
For several fiscal years, the Committee has emphasized
targeted investments in critical munitions production lines,
the use of multi-year procurement contracts, and analysis of
defense industrial supply chains in order to improve warfighter
readiness and provide more predictable funding to the military
services and the munitions industrial base. These investments
must be paired with substantive defense industry steps to
provide transparent, sustainable, and cost-effective pricing,
rapid development, and modern manufacturing processes to ensure
the best value for the taxpayer. The Committee recognizes the
lessons that current conflicts provide with regard to the need
for increased magazine depth, larger manufacturing capacity,
and lower unit costs for high-end interceptors and
sophisticated long-range fires relied upon by U.S. and allied
forces. To this end, the Committee appreciates that the
Department of Defense has re-invigorated these shared goals,
and considers the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request
an opportunity to deepen shared commitment to sustained
investment in, and expanded production capacity of, critical
munitions.
In reviewing the fiscal year 2026 budget request, however,
the Committee found the Department did not plan to fully
maximize the capacity of a number of critical munitions
production lines and did not request sufficient resources to
increase production capacity of other lines. Within the limited
resources available, the Committee's recommendations make
significant down payments on efforts to deepen America's
magazine of critical munitions. The Committee expresses concern
that only with adequate prioritization of munitions programs by
the services in their annual budgets and acquisition processes,
as well as greater investment in the organic industrial base,
will sufficient progress be made on this urgent issue.
The Committee recommends $5,171,896,000 above the fiscal
year 2026 President's budget request for additional all-up
rounds and $2,094,375,000 above the fiscal year 2026
President's budget request for facilitization in the industrial
base.
Air and Missile Defense
The Committee notes the growing role of ballistic missiles,
cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons, and one-way attack drones
on the modern battlefield. Further, the Committee is concerned
about rapid advances in adversaries' long-range ballistic
missile development. The fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request places considerable budget emphasis on homeland air and
missile defense. However, the Department of Defense has not yet
provided the Committee with sufficiently detailed proposals to
accurately assess a proposal commonly known as ``Golden Dome.''
The Committee hopes the funding down payment provided in
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21) will result
in near-term enhancements to the Nation's air and missile
defenses, but notes the capabilities necessary to implement a
more layered missile defense shield will require extensive
engineering, independent testing and evaluation, and
significant sustained investments over many years. The
Committee will, in turn, require more information than it has
received to date in order to construct budget authority
appropriate for the task. Therefore, the Committee designates
funds for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,
directs the Secretary of the Air Force and the Vice Chief of
Space Operations, not later than 90 days after the enactment of
this act, to provide the congressional defense committees with
a comprehensive briefing on the Department of Defense's air and
missile defense strategy. The briefing shall include its
objectives, acquisition strategy, identified weapon systems,
cost estimates, plan for independent testing, and the Future
Years Defense Program profile necessary to meet program
objectives.
Shipbuilding
The Committee recognizes the critical role of the maritime
industrial base in equipping the U.S. Navy for future fights,
particularly contingencies in the Indo-Pacific. The Committee
recommends $8,670,141,000 in additional shipbuilding funds, and
observes that it has robustly funded maritime industrial base
investments in recent years in order to address production
delays, supply chain inflation, workforce wages and recruitment
challenges, and shipyard infrastructure for essential
capabilities like submarines, destroyers, and amphibious
vessels. Nevertheless, the Navy and America's shipyards have
continued to struggle with production timelines, workforce
issues, and supply chain challenges. For this reason, the
Committee is concerned with the impacts of the division of
discretionary and mandatory appropriations. The Committee notes
that decisions resulting in this division contributed to more
than $11,700,000,000 in mandatory and discretionary funding
misalignments that led the Department of Defense to submit a
last minute unfunded priorities list of $4,946,141,000 for
Columbia-class and Virginia-class submarines and for completion
of other required vessels, which if unaddressed could magnify
the Navy's challenge to reduce significant production delays
and deliver ships on time.
Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional
$5,930,400,000 for the Columbia-class and Virginia-class
submarine programs, and $485,741,000 for prior year
shipbuilding, for program wholeness, workforce investments,
productivity enhancements, and material cost increases.
Furthermore, the Committee recommends an additional
$450,000,000 for DDG 51 shipyard infrastructure and
$1,300,000,000 for advance procurement for a third DDG 51. Even
with adequate resources, the Committee remains concerned with
the pace and management of the Navy's shipbuilding programs,
and directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Navy, not less than 90 days after the enactment of this act, to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate on measures to manage
remaining misalignments stemming from this bifurcated request
and address critical shipbuilding challenges in the base budget
request across the Future Years Defense Program.
Strengthening Cooperation with Allies and Partners
The Committee observes that effectively countering the
growing alignment between the People's Republic of China,
Russia, North Korea, and Iran, as well as the continued threat
from international terrorist groups, will require continued
investments in security cooperation with U.S. allies and
partners. Existing programs to build partner military capacity
in key regions, from the Arctic to NATO's front line to the
Sahel to the South China Sea, are investments in deterrence and
partner forces whose growing capabilities allow for greater
burden-sharing and reduce risk to U.S. forces.
The Committee recognizes the strongest form of deterrence
is often the capacity to deny an adversary's military
objectives. For this reason, the Committee continues to invest
in the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, which helps vulnerable
partners in the Indo-Pacific improve their military capacity to
resist aggression. The Committee recommends a total of
$1,500,000,000 for the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative. The
Committee further notes through continued participation in
agreements like AUKUS, the Department has an opportunity to
multiply the dividends of investments in the region and
encourage the joint development of cutting-edge, interoperable
capabilities that further enhance collective security.
The Committee welcomes the Department's interest in ``Drone
Dominance'' and shares the Secretary of the Army's assessment
that Ukraine is a ``Silicon Valley of warfare.'' For this
reason, the Committee recommends restoring funding to the long-
standing Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and encourages
the Department to sustain a partnership with Ukraine's armed
forces, which are in many ways the world's foremost experts in
drone warfare. The Committee recognizes America's interest in
helping Ukraine bring about a just and enduring end to the
conflict and benefitting from Ukraine's experience in
innovation on the modern battlefield. The Committee reaffirms
its commitment to invest in the capacity and readiness of
Baltic allies Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, through an
additional $225,000,000 for the Baltic Security Initiative. In
addition, in support of United States European Command's
[USEUCOM] efforts to expand cooperation with allies and
partners, the Committee recommends an additional $38,150,000 as
requested by USEUCOM to enhance collective defense.
The Committee also acknowledges the enduring value of
investments in partner capacity in the Middle East. Amid a
rapidly changing security environment, Iran, its terrorist
proxies, and other terrorist groups continue to threaten
American interests and those of our partners, and continued
support for partners like Jordan and Bahrain and programs like
the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund offer opportunities to
bolster deterrence against these threats.
Finally, the Committee retains the language in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-
47) which highlights the broad scope of the United States
Africa Command [USAFRICOM], and the United States Southern
Command [USSOUTHCOM] missions. The Committee reiterates its
views on the importance of these theaters as described in
Senate Report 118-204. Therefore, the Committee recommends an
additional $200,000,000, only for the USAFRICOM area of
operations, as determined by the Commander, USAFRICOM, and
$200,000,000 only for the USSOUTHCOM area of operations, as
determined by the Commander, USSOUTHCOM. The Committee directs
that none of these funds may be obligated or expended until the
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in coordination with,
Commander, USAFRICOM and Commander, USSOUTHCOM presents an
execution plan to the congressional defense committees.
Further, the Committee notes that while some of these
activities may be undertaken through title 10 United States
Code section 333, the Commander, USAFRICOM and Commander,
USSOUTHCOM may propose projects utilizing any existing
authorities.
Army Transformation Initiative
The Committee takes seriously its role in resourcing the
United States Army for current and future fights. The Committee
also supports the Army's desire to adapt and innovate to
maintain superiority on the modern battlefield, with an
emphasis on operationally relevant and reliable equipment
delivered on time and at cost. As proven by other service
transformations, an effective modernization effort requires a
thorough analytic framework, a coherent strategy, clearly
articulated requirements, and sound development, acquisition,
and fielding solutions.
In the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request, the
Army has proposed $8,955,722,000 in spending increases and
$4,960,589,000 in spending cuts across twelve appropriation
accounts. Some of these proposals have merit and should be
pursued, such as greater integration of unmanned aerial systems
and counter-unmanned aerial systems into lower level units.
Others raise concerns, like the abrupt cancellation of other
programs, some of which the Army identified as top priorities
only months prior. Such actions have created unpredictability
for the other military services that were jointly invested in
them, public and private industry, and international partners.
The Committee observes the Army is not the first service in
recent years to strive for generational change. In March 2020,
the Commandant of the Marine Corps presented Force Design 2030
to Congress. The Marine Corps articulated a desired end state
achieved through an iterative process, backed by detailed
analysis, and funded within existing resources. The Marine
Corps' transparency with Congress helped overcome antibodies to
admittedly controversial reforms, and Congress has supported
and funded the Marine Corps' efforts.
The Committee is a willing partner to the Army, as
demonstrated in its recommendations in this bill for certain
budget line item consolidation and divestment of certain
systems. However, the Department of the Army's disjointed
rollout of the Army Transformation Initiative [ATI], lack of
transparency, and delay of formal budget documentation and
analytic briefings, make it difficult for the Committee to make
fully informed decisions on implementing and resourcing all of
the Army's requested initiatives.
Absent a well-contemplated and articulated rationale, hasty
modernization efforts can generate unnecessary and unacceptable
levels of risk. While the Committee acknowledges the
significant opportunity that a successful transformation can
afford the Army and the Joint Force, the Committee has yet to
receive sufficient details regarding the analysis behind, and
the purpose of, specific ATI decisions despite several months
of attempted dialogue. Congress' constitutional duty to
appropriate resources for the common defense makes Congress an
intrinsic part of these deliberations.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Army
and the Chief of Staff of the Army, not later than 30 days
after the enactment of this act, to provide quarterly briefings
to the congressional defense committees on a harmonized
operational and investment strategy including: the threat
assessments that informed proposed changes; force structure
impacts; acquisition strategy and investment timelines; defense
industrial base impacts; and implication for the Joint Force.
Each of these briefings shall include, but are not limited to,
representatives from the offices of the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower & Reserve Affairs;
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training
(G-3/5/7); and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs (G-8).
Agile Funding
The Committee acknowledges the Army's proposal requesting
an increase to the Congressional notification threshold for
reprogramming or transfers from $15,000,000 to $50,000,000 for
a procurement program, project, or activity, and $25,000,000
for a research, development, test and evaluation program,
project, or activity. However, the current thresholds do not
hinder effective budgeting or execution reporting.
Congressional oversight ensures that the military services
conduct the continuous assessment, risk analysis, and
industrial base engagement necessary for the development and
delivery of equipment.
The Committee finds that increased flexibility through
higher thresholds is unlikely to result in improved
responsiveness from industry, but rather contribute to more
uncertainty and opacity of Army program management and
budgeting. Moreover, existing reprogramming procedures already
provide the Department of Defense with considerable
flexibility, and the Committee typically approves such requests
promptly when adequate justification is provided. Balancing the
need for flexibility with its constitutional responsibility to
appropriate funds for specific purposes, the Committee
maintains the existing dollar thresholds as outlined in the
Reprogramming Guidance section of this report.
Further, the Committee notes that the Department of Defense
already has the necessary authorities to restructure its
internal budget processes. For instance, multiple services have
identified the need to acquire certain rapidly evolving
technologies in flexible ways. To support appropriate rapid
capability development, prototyping, and transition to
procurement, these services have consolidated efforts into a
single budget line item to allow for advancement up the
technology readiness level scale without creating new budget
line items or transitioning across budget activities. By
contrast, the Army has proposed loosening reprogramming
processes.
In the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-
47), the Committee directed the Army to review the Other
Procurement, Army [OP,A] account for line item consolidation.
The Army's recommendations were codified in the Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law
119-4) after months of close partnership between the Committee
and Army financial management and acquisition officials. The
Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to follow the
budget structure changes outlined in the Committee Recommended
Adjustments.
The Committee underscores its commitment to providing
budget authority within the necessary constraints of time,
purpose, and amount, subject to sufficient Congressional
oversight. In the absence of demonstrated need, the Committee
declines to cede its oversight responsibilities and remains
open to continued engagement with Army leadership.
ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE
The Committee recognizes the Organic Industrial Base [OIB]
as a foundational element of the Department of Defense's
ability to sustain, modernize, and surge warfighting capability
in response to current and emerging threats. The Committee
appreciates the Secretary of Defense's April 30, 2025,
directive on sustaining and modernizing the Army's OIB, but
notes that OIB challenges extend beyond the Army and requires
attention by every service. In keeping with this directive,
rapidly expanding production capacity will require leveraging
existing depot facilities where important groundwork has
already been laid. A robust and modern OIB is essential to
repairing and maintaining critical systems, increasing
munitions production, ensuring long-term equipment readiness,
and surge capacity across all military services. Expanding and
modernizing OIB infrastructure, including Army depots, Navy
shipyards, Marine Corps logistics installations, and Air Force
logistics complexes, is necessary to meet the increasing demand
for equipment maintenance, component remanufacturing, address
munitions shortfalls, and expand production capacity.
The Committee further emphasizes the strategic importance
of preserving and upgrading existing depot and arsenal
facilities, many of which have unique capabilities and skilled
workforces that cannot be quickly reconstituted once lost.
Reports of the services transitioning away from such facilities
are therefore deeply concerning and conflict with the
Department's stated goals of increasing readiness and building
a resilient industrial base.
The Committee recognizes that each of the military services
has equity in the modernization of the OIB, and underscores the
importance of revitalized, purpose-built, depot infrastructure.
Acquisition and Innovation
The Committee has for years demonstrated its willingness to
appropriately fund military services acquisition and
modernization efforts, but notes that the Secretary of Defense
and the Service Secretaries are already equipped with
significant inherent authority to amend and improve their
respective acquisitions and procurement processes. Likewise,
broader budget reform and time-sensitive priorities like
reforms to Foreign Military Sales are often matters of will
that do not require significant statutory reform. For example,
the Department of Defense lacks a coherent strategy for
incorporating future development and production capacity needs
of allied militaries--whose investments in interoperable
American weapons systems contribute to allied burden-sharing
and reduce risk to U.S. forces--into its Future Years Defense
Program assumptions as it pertains to program management and
defense industrial capacity.
The Committee also notes with concern that the fiscal year
2026 President's budget request includes a $14,400,000,000
decrease in procurement funds. Even if the Department and the
services exercise existing authorities to reform internal
budget processes, they will be poorly served by such resource
constraints. Therefore, the Committee recommends an increase in
funding for procurement of $18,251,571,000. Further, the
Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition
and Sustainment), the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), not later than
90 days after the enactment of this act, to provide to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a briefing on the steps that the Department of
Defense proposes to maximize its existing acquisition
authorities and integrate allied procurement needs into its
acquisition planning cycles.
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform
The Committee understands that the Department of Defense is
continuing to evaluate recommendations from the Commission on
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution [PPBE] Reform
submitted in March 2024, and considering potential revisions to
the January 17, 2025, report and implementation plan submitted
pursuant to Section 1006(d) of the Servicemember Quality of
Life and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (Public Law 118-159). The Committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to brief the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
not later than 30 days upon the completion of this report.
The Committee continues to support the direction provided
in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47), which
reaffirmed the Department's ability to effectively manage its
funding under existing appropriations structures through the
use of internal policies, regulations, and timely communication
with Congress. The Committee also reiterates the position
expressed in Senate Report 118-204, encouraging the Department
to streamline internal processes, fully utilize existing
authorities, and strengthen coordination with Congress. To-
date, the Committee has received no new or compelling
justification to support proposals that would alter the current
appropriations framework, including changes to reprogramming
thresholds, notification requirements, new start guidelines, or
consolidation into a single color of money.
The Committee maintains that improvements in program
agility and responsiveness should first be achieved through
better execution of internal procedures and administrative
measures already available to the Department. Consideration of
significant legislative changes to the appropriations structure
is premature until the Department has demonstrated full and
effective use of its existing flexibilities and addressed
persistent internal delays. Accordingly, the Committee directs
the Secretary of Defense to maintain the current appropriations
structure in the fiscal year 2027 President's budget request.
Air Force Civilian Personnel
The Committee shares the Department of the Air Force's
interest in preserving a healthy civilian workforce, which is
critical to both the Air Force's daily operations and its
necessary efforts to remain at the cutting edge of aeronautics
and space technology. The Committee therefore underscores the
importance of accurate projections of the Department of the Air
Force's civilian workforce, and notes with concern the
consequences of inaccurate full-time equivalent [FTE]
calculations for critical research and development funds under
existing budgetary arrangements. As the only military
department to fund its acquisition workforce civilian personnel
through Research, Development, Test & Evaluation [RDT&E],
rather than entirely in Operations and Maintenance, the Air
Force bears special responsibility to issue accurate FTE
calculations to avoid situations in which making payroll comes
at the expense of RDT&E. In recognition of the detrimental
impact of the Department of the Air Force repeatedly
misidentifying its FTE calculation in annual budgeting, the
Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Financial Management and Comptroller) to consolidate Air Force
acquisition workforce civilian FTE funding into the Operation
and Maintenance, Air Force appropriation as specified in the
tables of Committee Recommended Adjustments. Finally, the
Committee directs that the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Financial Management and Comptroller) follow this budget
structure in the fiscal year 2027 President's budget request.
Joint Strike Fighter
The Committee notes that the Joint Strike Fighter [JSF]
program's Technology Refresh 3 [TR-3] and Block 4 development
upgrades have faced profound technical challenges, which
ultimately delay the delivery of critical capabilities to the
warfighter. Given the cost-plus structure of the contract,
development delays on TR-3 and Block 4 capabilities have
resulted in significant cost overruns, leading the Joint
Program Office [JPO] to realign funding within the year of
execution to mitigate these shortfalls. The Committee is
concerned about continued instability in the Block 4 program's
requirements, noting that frequent in-year funding shifts
undermine congressional oversight and reflect a lack of
consistency in budget execution and future modernization
planning.
Further, the Committee notes the JPO has instituted
substantial funding changes to projects within the Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, and Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force program elements to
cover cost growth associated with these development challenges.
The frequent movement of hundreds of millions of dollars in
budgetary authority, notably from Propulsion and into Air
Vehicle Block 4 Planning, degrades planned investments in these
critical F-35 development areas and calls into question the
program's ability to properly plan and budget.
Therefore, to ensure visibility into the cost and
performance of follow-on modernization efforts, and to maintain
traceability of both appropriated and requested funding to
fielded capabilities, the Committee directs administrative
changes outlined in the Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Navy and Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Air Force sections of this report. The Program
Executive Officer for the F-35 JPO is directed to use this
revised structure in all future budget submissions, including
justification materials, briefs, and execution updates.
Beyond the Block 4 development program, the Committee notes
that the JSF program faces other significant challenges.
Although the program is working to accept all aircraft parked
during the TR-3 delays last year, the Committee remains
concerned that these aircraft are not fully capable absent the
upgraded hardware and software configurations. Additionally,
the Committee notes suboptimal projected operational readiness
rates, and encourages the JPO to prioritize the sustainment of
aircraft in the fleet to ensure the aircraft already available
meet full readiness standards. To mitigate this challenge, the
Committee recommends $140,000,000 for F-135 spare parts and
$250,000,000 for F-35 sustainment spare parts in both Aircraft
Procurement, Navy and Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
appropriations.
Adoption of Commercial Space Technologies
The Committee notes that since the April 2003 release of
National Security Policy Directive 27 for Commercial Remote
Sensing, the United States government has indicated its intent
to employ commercial space technologies to the maximum extent
possible, stating that the government shall ``rely to the
maximum practical extent on United States commercial remote
sensing space capabilities for filling imagery and geospatial
needs for military, intelligence, foreign policy, homeland
security, and civil users.'' Twenty-one years later in April
2024, the United States Space Force released its Commercial
Space Strategy, reinforcing the Department of Defense's
commitment to integrating commercial partnerships to enhance
United States space capabilities. Despite two decades of
``intent,'' the broader Department of Defense has still failed
to properly resource and integrate these commercial
technologies, never more evident than by the lack of a budget
request in fiscal year 2026 within the Space Force's commercial
services program element and reductions across the Intelligence
Community.
The Department of Defense must rapidly integrate commercial
space capabilities to enhance decision-making and mission
success. Servicemembers require immediate access to critical
information, and commercial providers are already delivering
essential capabilities that support front-line operations. In a
near-peer competition where traditional Title 10 air assets
will not be able to provide these capabilities, the Department
must turn to commercial space for these solutions to augment
the exquisite systems operated by the Intelligence Community.
The United States Space Force's Commercial Space Office [COMSO]
has demonstrated success in rapidly filling these critical
capability gaps through fast-tracked contracts, something
traditional defense acquisition methods struggle to match.
However, the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community
continue to fail to invest and integrate commercial
capabilities to augment organic systems. Thus, combatant
commands must rely on ad hoc appropriations, preventing long-
term planning and efficient acquisition of commercial
solutions.
Commercial services fill an unmet need and clear demand for
tactical, unclassified data that is not currently available
through existing contracts. With today's global threat
environment, commercial remote sensing and analytics can fill
the gap, quickly adapt to changing user needs, and deliver key
insights to the front lines. As the United States Space Force
further operationalizes agile acquisition practices, the
Committee is confident they can continue to deliver timely,
relevant, and decisive mission products to the underserved
combatant command users. Therefore, it is crucial for the COMSO
to have a dedicated budget that is adequately resourced to
continue to deliver products to the operational users. The
Committee directs administrative changes outlined in the
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force section
of this report and the classified annex accompanying this
report. These changes are necessary to break through the
artificial and detrimental barriers to adopting commercial
space technologies that both the Intelligence Community and the
Department of Defense have operated under for far too long,
despite repeated congressional direction.
Full Funding of Satellites
The Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11 directs
that executive departments ``must propose full funding to cover
the full costs of the project or a useful segment.'' The
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation [FMR]
directs that ``under the full funding policy, the entire
procurement cost of a weapon or piece of military equipment is
to be funded in the year in which the item is budgeted.'' The
Committee notes that the interpretation of the ``full funding''
principle is inconsistent for satellite programs within the
fiscal year 2026 President's budget request.
The Committee also notes that the FMR does specify how to
budget for multiple satellites launched together. The FMR
allows flexibility in the first launch and directs that the
satellites in subsequent launches are funded with procurement
appropriations. However, the advent of proliferated satellite
constellations requires an evolution in the approach to
budgeting for satellites. Therefore, the Committee directs the
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) in coordination with
the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence and Security) and
the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management
and Comptroller) to provide a briefing not later than 90 days
after enactment of this act to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate on proposed
changes to the budget process for proliferated satellite
constellations.
Further, the Committee notes difficulties during review of
the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request in
differentiating between the unit cost of an end-item in the
year of execution and long lead material for future years.
Therefore, the Committee directs a restructuring of the
Auxiliary Payload and Ground Moving Target Indicator programs
as specified in the tables of Committee Recommended Adjustments
within the Procurement, Space Force and Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, Space Force appropriations. Additionally,
the Committee authorizes advance procurement for the Ground
Moving Target Indicator program within the Procurement, Space
Force appropriation. Finally, the Committee directs that the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and
Comptroller) follow this budget structure in the fiscal year
2027 President's budget request.
United States Cyber Command
The Committee recommends $2,584,402,000 for United States
Cyber Command [USCYBERCOM] in fiscal year 2026, $10,400,000
above the fiscal year 2026 budget. The Committee commends
USCYBERCOM for significant improvements in justification
materials associated with its fiscal year 2026 President's
budget request, and directs the Commander, USCYBERCOM to
consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this act on continued refinement of its budget
justification materials.
Appropriations for Department of Defense-Identified Unfunded
Requirements
In accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section
222(a) the military services and combatant commands submitted
to the congressional defense appropriations committees unfunded
mission requirements in excess of $53,743,888,000 with
submission of the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request.
As in previous years, the Committee has reviewed these
requests, their underlying requirements, costs, and schedules,
and recommends additional appropriations in fiscal year 2026 to
address these shortfalls, as identified in the tables of
Committee Recommended Adjustments in this report. As identified
by the military departments and combatant commands, the
Committee funded over $20,000,000,000 in unfunded requirements
in fiscal year 2026.
The Committee reiterates direction included in the Joint
Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2025, and directs that any submission of
unfunded requirements by the military services, defense
agencies, and combatant commands with the fiscal year 2027
President's budget request be accompanied by updated
requirements and programmatic and execution plans for unfunded
requirements that received appropriations in fiscal years 2025
and 2026. Further, the Committee directs the Assistant
Secretaries (Financial Management and Comptroller) for the Air
Force, Navy, and Army to incorporate in the congressional
budget brief templates distinct programmatic and execution data
for appropriations provided in the previous three fiscal years
for unfunded requirements pertaining to the program/effort.
Hearings
The Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense began hearings
on May 22, 2025 and concluded on June 26, 2025, after six
separate sessions with testimony from representatives of the
Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The following table displays the recommendations for each
title:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year
Account Fiscal year 2026 Committee
2025 enacted estimate Recommendation
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Title I--Military Personnel. 182,434,011 194,653,137 193,183,922
Title II--Operation and 290,287,432 295,660,213 302,812,635
Maintenance................
Title III--Procurement...... 167,458,787 153,067,098 171,318,669
Title IV--Research, 141,241,561 142,001,108 140,544,592
Development, Test and
Evaluation.................
Title V--Revolving and 1,840,550 2,037,937 2,152,240
Management Funds...........
Title VI--Other Department 42,820,784 42,122,305 43,166,805
of Defense Programs........
Title VII--Related Agencies. 1,143,128 1,156,000 1,143,128
Title VIII--General 4,762,550 ............ -1,907,991
Provisions.................
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Net grand total....... 831,988,803 830,697,798 852,414,000
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Total mandatory and 831,999,803 830,737,798 852,454,000
discretionary (incl.
scorekeeping
adjustments).........
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The Committee has displayed recommended adjustments in
tables presented under each appropriation account.
These adjustments reflect the following Committee actions:
removal of funds excess to need based on contract award savings
or changes to a program's acquisition strategy; elimination of
funds requested for programs which are lower priority,
duplicative, or not supported by firm requirements without-year
development or procurement appropriations; deletion of excess
funds based on program delays or slow execution; addition of
funds to reflect congressional priorities, to include
executable unfunded requirements, and to rectify shortfalls in
the budget estimate; and implementation of recommendations in
S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2026, as reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
The Committee recommends adjustments to certain classified
programs, as explained in the classified annex to the
Committee's report.
Program, Project and Activity
The terms ``program, project, and activity'' for
appropriations contained in this act shall be defined as the
most specific level of budget items identified in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, the related
classified annexes and Committee report, and ``P-1'' and ``R-
1'' budget justification documents as subsequently modified by
congressional action.
The following exception to the above definition shall
apply: the military personnel and the operation and maintenance
accounts, for which the term ``program, project, and activity''
is defined as the appropriations accounts contained in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
At the time the President submits the budget request for
fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Defense is directed to
transmit to the congressional defense committees budget
justification documents to be known as the ``M-1'' and ``O-1''
which shall identify, at the budget activity, activity group,
and sub-activity group level, the amounts requested by the
President to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for
military personnel and operation and maintenance in any budget
request, or amended budget request, for fiscal year 2027.
Reprogramming Guidance
The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow
the reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts as
specified in the report accompanying the House version of the
Department of Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008
(House Report 110-279). The dollar threshold for reprogramming
funds shall be $15,000,000 for military personnel; $15,000,000
for operation and maintenance; $15,000,000 procurement; and
$15,000,000 research, development, test and evaluation.
Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees annual DD Form 1416 reports for titles I and II and
quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for service
and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this act.
Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with guidance
specified in the explanatory statement accompanying the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
The Department shall continue to follow the limitation that
prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified
dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research,
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These
thresholds are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined
value of transfers into or out of a military personnel (M-1),
an operation and maintenance (O-1), a procurement (P-1), or a
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this report. The
Committee is concerned by the delayed submission of
reprogramming requests. The Committee expects the Secretary of
Defense to submit multiple reprogramming requests no later than
June 30, 2026, to ensure timely congressional review and
execution.
Funding Increases
The funding increases outlined in the tables accompanying
each appropriation account shall be provided only for the
specific purposes indicated in the tables of Committee
Recommended Adjustments. The Committee directs that funding
increases shall be competitively awarded, or provided to
programs that have received competitive awards in the past.
Congressional Special Interest Items
Items for which additional funds have been recommended or
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the
tables detailing Committee Recommended Adjustments or in
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' are
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount, as
specifically addressed elsewhere in this report. In addition,
section 8006 of this act provides direction on the treatment of
increases which appear in the tables of the Committee
Recommended Adjustments, including certain limitations on the
use of reprogramming authority in relation to these items.
Complete and Timely Financial Reporting
As specified in the Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023
(Public Law 117-328), the Undersecretary of Defense
(Comptroller) is directed to continue to provide the
congressional defense committees comprehensive obligation and
execution data, including expenditure data for funds with a
tenure longer than 1 year.
Budget or Appropriations Liaison Support to the Committee
The Committee again retains a provision in title II of this
act from previous years that prohibits the use of funds in this
act to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or
appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department,
or the Service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a
legislative affairs or legislative liaison office. The Senate
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee relies heavily on these
offices to conduct its oversight responsibilities and make
funding recommendations for the Department of Defense.
The Committee notes that while the separate offices of
legislative affairs within the Office of the Secretary of
Defense and the military departments offer assistance to the
authorizing committees of the Congress, such assistance is
provided on a parallel, equal, and separate track from the
assistance provided to this Committee and its members by the
budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military
department, or the Service headquarters of one of the Armed
Forces. As the offices of legislative affairs do not possess
the expertise and direct relationship to the Financial
Management and Comptroller organizations, which are essential
to the effective communication between the Department and the
Committees on Appropriations, the budget or appropriations
liaison offices must remain independent from the legislative
liaison offices, and retain the authority to respond directly
and promptly with the information required by the Committee and
its members.
In addition, the Committee continues to be concerned with
the apparent increasing establishment of positions within the
Department of Defense for additional congressional advisors
that supplant the budget or appropriations liaison offices. The
Committee is concerned that this negatively impacts the ability
of these liaison offices to exercise their responsibility
towards the Committee.
Army Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs.--The
Committee is concerned about the U.S. Army Cadet Command
Rebalance and Optimization Plan and the process by which the
Army announced changing the Senior Reserve Officer Training
Corps [SROTC] presence on college campuses. Accordingly, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to brief the
congressional defense committees on this plan not later than
October 1, 2025. The briefing shall include: (1) performance
metrics and evaluation for each host program and extension unit
proposed for closure, reclassification and merger; (2) the
total number of scholarship and non-scholarship participants at
each program and unit; (3) specific justifications used to
include each program and unit on the lists for restructure; (4)
the plan for support to current students that would allow them
to graduate at their current school; (5) a summary of pre-
announcement outreach to affected institutions, cadets, and
alumni; and (6) the costs associated with execution of this
plan in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Defense POW/MIA Office.--The Committee supports the mission
of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency [DPAA], which is
responsible for identifying and returning personnel missing
from past conflicts, including those lost in World War II, the
Korean War, and the Vietnam War. This effort entails global
searches to locate remains, conduct overseas visits to recover
remains, engage in laboratory operations to identify missing
servicemembers, and liaise with family members of missing
servicemembers to provide accurate information on missing
personnel and even bring their loved-ones' remains home. A
required component of executing DPAA's mission is personnel
traveling to field sites to engage in recovery missions that
typically last from 35 to 60 days. Since site surveys, testing,
and excavation operations require DPAA staff to be physically
present, DPAA's ability to travel to foreign conflict sites is
indispensable to their ability to recover remains of missing
servicemembers and provide a measure of closure to grieving
families.
The Committee notes that to conduct recovery operations,
DPAA must deploy to remote overseas locations to locate,
recover, and repatriate remains. Given that nearly 72,000
Americans remain missing from World War II, approximately 7,400
from the Korean War, and over 1,600 from the Vietnam War, it
remains as important as ever to ensure that DPAA is not forced
to limit its efforts due to budgetary shortfalls. Therefore,
the Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to ensure
that all fiscal year 2026 requirements for the DPAA are fully
funded to sustain and expand global recovery operations and
laboratory capacity.
Remote Split Operations.--The Committee notes that the
expanded use of remote split operations could significantly
enable intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance efforts,
particularly in the United States Africa Command [USAFRICOM]
theater. Therefore, the Committee directs the Commander,
USAFRICOM to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this
act, identifying platforms and efforts that would benefit from
additional remote split operations, as well as any cost savings
associated with each effort.
Lifesaving Safety Station.--The Committee is aware of the
General Services Administration's Bulletin FMR C-2024-01,
``Safety Station Program Guidelines in Federal Facilities.''
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide the
congressional defense committees with a briefing, not later
than 60 days after enactment of this act, on the Department of
Defense's progress in implementing these guidelines to
establish automated external defibrillators, opioid reversal
agents, and hemorrhagic control programs.''
Audit to Identify Prohibited Seafood Imports.--The
Committee directs the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this act, assessing the extent to which the
Department has policies and procedures in place to ensure that
the food the Department procures does not include seafood
originating in the People's Republic of China prohibited under
the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Public Law 117-78) and
section 302A of the Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act (Public Law 115-44).
TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources
required for basic pay, retired pay accrual, employers'
contribution for Social Security taxes, basic allowance for
subsistence, basic allowance for housing, basic needs
allowance, special and incentive pays, permanent change of
station travel, and other personnel costs for uniformed members
of the Armed Forces.
The President's fiscal year 2026 budget requests a total of
$194,653,137,000 for military personnel appropriations. This
request funds an active component end strength of 1,302,800 and
a reserve component end strength of 764,900.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
The Committee recommends military personnel appropriations
totaling $193,183,922,000 for fiscal year 2026.
Committee recommended military personnel appropriations for
fiscal year 2026 are summarized below:
SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Account 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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Military Personnel:
Military Personnel, Army.................................... 54,862,079 54,600,301 -261,778
Military Personnel, Navy.................................... 40,744,435 40,471,905 -272,530
Military Personnel, Marine Corps............................ 17,119,947 16,989,137 -130,810
Military Personnel, Air Force............................... 39,141,538 38,769,789 -371,749
Military Personnel, Space Force............................. 1,496,608 1,496,608 ..............
Reserve Personnel:
Reserve Personnel, Army..................................... 5,833,586 5,710,382 -123,204
Reserve Personnel, Navy..................................... 2,736,595 2,712,188 -24,407
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps............................. 1,019,171 1,002,775 -16,396
Reserve Personnel, Air Force................................ 2,740,547 2,699,860 -40,687
National Guard Personnel:
National Guard Personnel, Army.............................. 10,509,845 10,431,333 -78,512
National Guard Personnel, Air Force......................... 5,598,786 5,449,644 -149,142
Tricare Accrual (permanent, indefinite authority)............... 12,850,000 12,850,000 ..............
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Total....................................................... 194,653,137 193,183,922 -1,469,215
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Committee recommended end strengths for fiscal year 2026
are summarized below:
RECOMMENDED END STRENGTH
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2025 2026 budget Committee Change from
authorization estimate recommendation budget estimate
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Active:
Army................................ 442,300 454,000 454,000 ................
Navy................................ 332,300 344,600 344,600 ................
Marine Corps........................ 172,300 172,300 172,300 ................
Air Force........................... 320,000 321,500 321,500 ................
Space Force......................... 9,800 10,400 10,400 ................
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Subtotal.......................... 1,276,700 1,302,800 1,302,800 ................
Selected Reserve:
Army Reserve........................ 175,800 172,000 172,000 ................
Navy Reserve........................ 57,700 57,500 57,500 ................
Marine Corps Reserve................ 32,500 33,600 33,600 ................
Air Force Reserve................... 67,000 67,500 67,500 ................
Army National Guard................. 325,000 328,000 328,000 ................
Air National Guard.................. 108,300 106,300 106,300 ................
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Subtotal........................ 766,300 764,900 764,900 ................
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TOTAL............................... 2,043,000 2,067,700 2,067,700 ................
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Reprogramming Guidance for Military Personnel Accounts
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit
the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the
fiscal year 2026 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days
after the enactment of this act. The Secretary of Defense is
prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of
funds for any purpose other than originally appropriated until
the aforementioned report is submitted to the congressional
defense committees. The Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to use the normal prior approval reprogramming
procedures to transfer funds in the services' military
personnel accounts between M-1 budget activities, or between
subactivities in the case of the reserve component, in excess
of $15,000,000.
Military Personnel Special Interest Items
Items for which additional funds have been provided or have
been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables
or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to''
in this report are congressional special interest items for the
purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of
these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated
amount as specifically addressed in the Committee report. Below
threshold reprogrammings may not be used to either restore or
reduce funding from congressional special interest items as
identified on the DD Form 1414.
Military Personnel Overview
Uniformed Members of the Armed Forces.--The Committee
recognizes the many sacrifices made by servicemembers in
defending our Nation at home and abroad, as well as those made
by their military families. In further recognition and support
to servicemembers and their families, the Committee's
recommendation fully funds the 3.8 percent military pay raise
as requested in the fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request, in addition to the junior enlisted pay raise
authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).
Strength Reporting.--The Committee directs the Service
Secretaries to provide monthly strength reports for all
components to the congressional defense committees beginning
not later than 30 days after enactment of this act. The first
report shall provide actual baseline end strength for officer,
enlisted, and cadet personnel, and the total component. The
second report shall provide the end of year projection for
average strength for officer, enlisted, and cadet personnel
using the formula in the Department of Defense Financial
Management Regulation Volume 2A, Chapter Two. For the active
components, this report shall break out average strength data
by base and direct war and enduring costs, and differentiate
between the active and reserve components. It should also
include the actuals and projections compared to the fiscal year
2026 budget request.
Reserve Component Budget Reporting.--The Committee
continues its requirement for the Department of Defense to
provide a semi-annual detailed report to the congressional
defense committees showing transfers between subactivities
within the military personnel appropriation. Reports shall be
submitted not later than 30 days following the end of the
second quarter and 30 days following the end of the fiscal
year.
Space Force Personnel Management.--The Committee directs
the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management
and Comptroller) to provide quarterly reports to the
congressional defense committees on actions taken to implement
title 17 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) and section 514 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-
159). Further, should a realignment of funds be required to
implement these authorities, the Committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to use normal prior approval
reprogramming procedures in accordance with section 8005.
In addition, the Committee notes that the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and
Comptroller) continues to manually track expenditures for the
Space Force's military personnel appropriation because the
Defense Joint Military Pay System does not have a service code
for the Space Force. As a result, a line of accounting
reclassification is required to move expenditures from the Air
Force active component military personnel appropriation account
to the Space Force military personnel appropriation account.
The Committee is concerned that this manual financial
accounting process will inevitably lead to human error as the
end strength of the Space Force continues to grow and Airmen
from the Department of the Air Force reserve components
transfer to the Space Force. Therefore, the Committee directs
the Secretary of the Air Force to provide the congressional
defense committees quarterly reports on steps taken to
safeguard the financial accounting of the Space Force military
personnel appropriation.
Military Personnel, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $54,862,079,000
Committee recommendation................................ 54,600,301,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$54,600,301,000. This is $261,778,000 below the budget
estimate:
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
5 BASIC PAY 9,808,246 9,808,246 ..............
10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 2,371,647 2,371,647 ..............
11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 145,363 145,363 ..............
25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 3,019,437 3,019,437 ..............
30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 387,080 387,080 ..............
35 INCENTIVE PAYS 98,549 98,549 ..............
40 SPECIAL PAYS 469,043 469,043 ..............
45 ALLOWANCES 184,340 184,340 ..............
50 SEPARATION PAY 70,868 70,868 ..............
55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 749,175 749,175 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 17,303,748 17,303,748 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
60 BASIC PAY 18,145,251 18,145,251 ..............
65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 4,389,510 4,389,510 ..............
66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 361,497 361,497 ..............
80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 6,105,810 6,105,810 ..............
85 INCENTIVE PAYS 85,543 85,543 ..............
90 SPECIAL PAYS 1,167,086 1,167,086 ..............
95 ALLOWANCES 800,335 800,335 ..............
100 SEPARATION PAY 304,740 304,740 ..............
105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 1,388,112 1,388,112 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 32,747,884 32,747,884 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 3: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CADETS
110 ACADEMY CADETS 115,749 115,749 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 115,749 115,749 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 1,597,959 1,597,959 ..............
120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND 1,084,824 1,084,824 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 2,682,783 2,682,783 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
125 ACCESSION TRAVEL 186,636 186,636 ..............
130 TRAINING TRAVEL 225,733 225,733 ..............
135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL 695,806 695,806 ..............
140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL 704,704 704,704 ..............
145 SEPARATION TRAVEL 237,225 237,225 ..............
150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS 124 124 ..............
155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE 13,752 13,752 ..............
160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE 66,169 66,169 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5 2,130,149 2,130,149 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS 143 143 ..............
175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS 2,118 2,118 ..............
180 DEATH GRATUITIES 38,300 38,300 ..............
185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 64,215 64,215 ..............
200 ADOPTION EXPENSES 438 438 ..............
210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY 10,205 10,205 ..............
215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE 635 635 ..............
216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS 4,300 4,300 ..............
217 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS [ROTC] 77,606 77,606 ..............
218 JUNIOR ROTC 27,484 27,484 ..............
219 TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE [T-SGLI] 400 400 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6 225,844 225,844 ..............
=================================================
LESS REIMBURSABLES -344,078 -344,078 ..............
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -261,778 -261,778
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 54,862,079 54,600,301 -261,778
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS 730,000 730,000 ..............
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED 2,821,000 2,821,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 3,551,000 3,551,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY) (PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 58,413,079 58,151,301 -261,778
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -261,778 -261,778
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Personnel, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $40,744,435,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,471,905,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$40,471,905,000. This is $272,530,000 below the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
5 BASIC PAY 5,854,757 5,854,757 ..............
10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 1,420,796 1,420,796 ..............
11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 109,698 109,698 ..............
25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 2,194,943 2,194,943 ..............
30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 224,464 224,464 ..............
35 INCENTIVE PAYS 191,841 191,841 ..............
40 SPECIAL PAYS 552,680 552,680 ..............
45 ALLOWANCES 91,396 91,396 ..............
50 SEPARATION PAY 44,176 44,176 ..............
55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 447,434 447,434 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 11,132,185 11,132,185 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
60 BASIC PAY 13,476,483 13,476,483 ..............
65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 3,273,148 3,273,148 ..............
66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 287,924 287,924 ..............
80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 6,553,241 6,553,241 ..............
85 INCENTIVE PAYS 114,941 114,941 ..............
90 SPECIAL PAYS 1,566,442 1,566,442 ..............
95 ALLOWANCES 424,538 424,538 ..............
100 SEPARATION PAY 155,052 155,052 ..............
105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 1,030,950 1,030,950 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 26,882,719 26,882,719 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 3: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF MIDSHIPMEN
110 MIDSHIPMEN 120,159 120,159 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 120,159 120,159 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 1,070,853 1,070,853 ..............
120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND 603,791 603,791 ..............
121 FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE 5 5 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 1,674,649 1,674,649 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
125 ACCESSION TRAVEL 127,879 127,879 ..............
130 TRAINING TRAVEL 192,866 192,866 ..............
135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL 543,343 543,343 ..............
140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL 214,524 214,524 ..............
145 SEPARATION TRAVEL 136,573 136,573 ..............
150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS 45,900 45,900 ..............
155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE 15,462 15,462 ..............
160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE 14,690 14,690 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5 1,291,237 1,291,237 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS 78 78 ..............
175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS 377 377 ..............
180 DEATH GRATUITIES 23,700 23,700 ..............
185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 48,176 48,176 ..............
195 EDUCATION BENEFITS 497 497 ..............
200 ADOPTION EXPENSES 114 114 ..............
210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY 3,697 3,697 ..............
215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE 14 14 ..............
216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS 3,097 3,097 ..............
217 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS [ROTC] 23,325 23,325 ..............
218 JUNIOR ROTC 17,878 17,878 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6 120,953 120,953 ..............
=================================================
LESS REIMBURSABLES -477,467 -477,467 ..............
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -272,530 -272,530
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 40,744,435 40,471,905 -272,530
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS 446,000 446,000 ..............
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED 2,235,000 2,235,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 2,681,000 2,681,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY) (PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 43,425,435 43,152,905 -272,530
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -262,530 -262,530
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Insufficient information .............. -10,000 -10,000
provided
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $17,119,947,000
Committee recommendation................................ 16,989,137,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$16,989,137,000. This is $130,810,000 below the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
5 BASIC PAY 2,180,089 2,180,089 ..............
10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 528,948 528,948 ..............
11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 42,565 42,565 ..............
25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 782,951 782,951 ..............
30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 87,404 87,404 ..............
35 INCENTIVE PAYS 53,414 53,414 ..............
40 SPECIAL PAYS 18,019 18,019 ..............
45 ALLOWANCES 25,960 25,960 ..............
50 SEPARATION PAY 24,603 24,603 ..............
55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 166,420 166,420 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 3,910,373 3,910,373 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
60 BASIC PAY 6,533,555 6,533,555 ..............
65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 1,585,533 1,585,533 ..............
66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 153,173 153,173 ..............
80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 2,096,045 2,096,045 ..............
85 INCENTIVE PAYS 8,836 8,836 ..............
90 SPECIAL PAYS 255,499 255,499 ..............
95 ALLOWANCES 292,541 292,541 ..............
100 SEPARATION PAY 115,125 115,125 ..............
105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 499,411 499,411 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 11,539,718 11,539,718 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 506,734 506,734 ..............
120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND 538,525 538,525 ..............
121 FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE 10 10 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 1,045,269 1,045,269 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
125 ACCESSION TRAVEL 60,765 60,765 ..............
130 TRAINING TRAVEL 25,795 25,795 ..............
135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL 261,841 261,841 ..............
140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL 125,839 125,839 ..............
145 SEPARATION TRAVEL 122,044 122,044 ..............
150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS 150 150 ..............
155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE 14,384 14,384 ..............
160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE 7,550 7,550 ..............
165 OTHER 3,318 3,318 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5 621,686 621,686 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS 200 200 ..............
175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS 55 55 ..............
180 DEATH GRATUITIES 11,250 11,250 ..............
185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 11,480 11,480 ..............
200 ADOPTION EXPENSES 68 68 ..............
210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY 783 783 ..............
215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE 41 41 ..............
216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS 2,040 2,040 ..............
218 JUNIOR ROTC 3,397 3,397 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6 29,314 29,314 ..............
=================================================
LESS REIMBURSABLES -26,413 -26,413 ..............
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -130,810 -130,810
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 17,119,947 16,989,137 -130,810
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS 173,000 173,000 ..............
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED 1,175,000 1,175,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 1,348,000 1,348,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 18,467,947 18,337,137 -130,810
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -130,810 -130,810
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Personnel, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $39,141,538,000
Committee recommendation................................ 38,769,789,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$38,769,789,000. This is $371,749,000 below the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2025 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
5 BASIC PAY 6,723,566 6,723,566 ..............
10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 1,628,782 1,628,782 ..............
11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 104,458 104,458 ..............
25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 2,064,745 2,064,745 ..............
30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 253,557 253,557 ..............
35 INCENTIVE PAYS 469,320 469,320 ..............
40 SPECIAL PAYS 506,052 506,052 ..............
45 ALLOWANCES 80,612 80,612 ..............
50 SEPARATION PAY 40,264 40,264 ..............
55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 513,823 513,823 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 12,385,179 12,385,179 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
60 BASIC PAY 12,642,437 12,642,437 ..............
65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 3,062,653 3,062,653 ..............
66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 231,776 231,776 ..............
80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 5,306,929 5,306,929 ..............
85 INCENTIVE PAYS 52,001 52,001 ..............
90 SPECIAL PAYS 522,974 522,974 ..............
95 ALLOWANCES 432,507 432,507 ..............
100 SEPARATION PAY 84,929 84,929 ..............
105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 967,146 967,146 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 23,303,352 23,303,352 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 3: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CADETS
110 ACADEMY CADETS 105,204 105,204 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 105,204 105,204 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 1,348,166 1,348,166 ..............
120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND 320,251 320,251 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 1,668,417 1,668,417 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
125 ACCESSION TRAVEL 165,866 165,866 ..............
130 TRAINING TRAVEL 112,354 112,354 ..............
135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL 365,238 365,238 ..............
140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL 843,678 843,678 ..............
145 SEPARATION TRAVEL 304,136 304,136 ..............
150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS 47,225 47,225 ..............
155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE 41,372 41,372 ..............
160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE 140,250 140,250 ..............
165 OTHER 30,828 30,828 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5 2,050,947 2,050,947 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS 26 26 ..............
175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS 1,784 1,784 ..............
180 DEATH GRATUITIES 20,300 20,300 ..............
185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 24,629 24,629 ..............
200 ADOPTION EXPENSES 407 407 ..............
210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY 7,300 7,300 ..............
215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE 15,371 15,371 ..............
216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS 4,041 4,041 ..............
217 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS [ROTC] 46,150 46,150 ..............
218 JUNIOR ROTC 23,621 23,621 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6 143,629 143,629 ..............
=================================================
LESS REIMBURSABLES -515,190 -515,190 ..............
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -371,749 -371,749
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 39,141,538 38,769,789 -371,749
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS 490,000 490,000 ..............
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED 2,037,000 2,037,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 2,527,000 2,527,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 41,668,538 41,296,789 -371,749
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -371,749 -371,749
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Personnel, Space Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $1,496,608,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,496,608,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,496,608,000. This is equal to the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE
ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
5 BASIC PAY 527,838 527,838 ..............
10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 127,920 127,920 ..............
11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 7,615 7,615 ..............
25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 129,692 129,692 ..............
30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 19,568 19,568 ..............
35 INCENTIVE PAYS 88 88 ..............
40 SPECIAL PAYS 1,690 1,690 ..............
45 ALLOWANCES 9,046 9,046 ..............
50 SEPARATION PAY 2,498 2,498 ..............
55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 40,317 40,317 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 866,272 866,272 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
60 BASIC PAY 282,012 282,012 ..............
65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 68,378 68,378 ..............
66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 4,585 4,585 ..............
80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 98,746 98,746 ..............
85 INCENTIVE PAYS 16 16 ..............
90 SPECIAL PAYS 48,641 48,641 ..............
95 ALLOWANCES 10,091 10,091 ..............
100 SEPARATION PAY 1,970 1,970 ..............
105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 21,575 21,575 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 536,014 536,014 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 30,023 30,023 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 30,023 30,023 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION TRAVEL
125 ACCESSION TRAVEL 4,593 4,593 ..............
130 TRAINING TRAVEL 10,957 10,957 ..............
135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL 24,535 24,535 ..............
140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL 11,411 11,411 ..............
145 SEPARATION TRAVEL 5,974 5,974 ..............
150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS 773 773 ..............
155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE 1,735 1,735 ..............
160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE 1,728 1,728 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5 61,706 61,706 ..............
=================================================
ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COST
180 DEATH GRATUITIES 300 300 ..............
185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 759 759 ..............
200 ADOPTION EXPENSES 17 17 ..............
210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY 937 937 ..............
215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE 824 824 ..............
216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS 56 56 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6 2,893 2,893 ..............
=================================================
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT
LESS REIMBURSABLES -300 -300 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE 1,496,608 1,496,608 ..............
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS 38,000 38,000 ..............
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED 43,000 43,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 81,000 81,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE 1,577,608 1,577,608 ..............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reserve Personnel, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $5,833,586,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,710,382,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$5,710,382,000. This is $123,204,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) 1,826,192 1,826,192 ..............
20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY) 60,062 60,062 ..............
30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS) 239,038 239,038 ..............
40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS) 10,560 10,560 ..............
60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING 2,454 2,454 ..............
70 SCHOOL TRAINING 234,921 234,921 ..............
80 SPECIAL TRAINING 353,271 353,271 ..............
90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 2,925,914 2,925,914 ..............
94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 29,029 29,029 ..............
100 EDUCATION BENEFITS 12,450 12,450 ..............
120 HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIP 78,617 78,617 ..............
130 OTHER PROGRAMS (ADMIN & SUPPORT) 61,078 61,078 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 5,833,586 5,833,586 ..............
=================================================
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -123,204 -123,204
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 5,833,586 5,710,382 -123,204
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT 590,000 590,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 590,000 590,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY) (PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 6,423,586 6,300,382 -123,204
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of .............. -18,828 -18,828
strength
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -104,376 -104,376
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Reserve Personnel, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $2,736,595,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,712,188,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$2,712,188,000. This is $24,407,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY
ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) 853,575 853,575 ..............
20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY) 10,012 10,012 ..............
30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS) 43,372 43,372 ..............
60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING 17,807 17,807 ..............
70 SCHOOL TRAINING 81,475 81,475 ..............
80 SPECIAL TRAINING 166,448 166,448 ..............
90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 1,486,732 1,486,732 ..............
94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 12,484 12,484 ..............
100 EDUCATION BENEFITS 743 743 ..............
120 HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIP 63,947 63,947 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 2,736,595 2,736,595 ..............
=================================================
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -24,407 -24,407
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 2,736,595 2,712,188 -24,407
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT 218,000 218,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 218,000 218,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY) (PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 2,954,595 2,930,188 -24,407
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -24,407 -24,407
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Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $1,019,171,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,002,775,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,002,775,000. This is $16,396,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) 316,518 316,518 ..............
20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY) 52,619 52,619 ..............
30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS) 143,335 143,335 ..............
60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING 1,302 1,302 ..............
70 SCHOOL TRAINING 29,078 29,078 ..............
80 SPECIAL TRAINING 72,047 72,047 ..............
90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 382,812 382,812 ..............
94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 11,004 11,004 ..............
95 PLATOON LEADER CLASS 8,836 8,836 ..............
100 EDUCATION BENEFITS 1,620 1,620 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 1,019,171 1,019,171 ..............
=================================================
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -16,396 -16,396
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE 1,019,171 1,002,775 -16,396
CORPS
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT 108,000 108,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 108,000 108,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY) (PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 1,127,171 1,110,775 -16,396
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -16,396 -16,396
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Reserve Personnel, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $2,740,547,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,699,860,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$2,699,860,000. This is $40,687,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) 831,757 831,757 ..............
20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY) 117,758 117,758 ..............
30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS) 69,989 69,989 ..............
40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS) 4,143 4,143 ..............
60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING 340 340 ..............
70 SCHOOL TRAINING 229,015 229,015 ..............
80 SPECIAL TRAINING 348,226 348,226 ..............
90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 1,042,433 1,042,433 ..............
94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 11,199 11,199 ..............
100 EDUCATION BENEFITS 15,431 15,431 ..............
120 HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIP 68,799 68,799 ..............
130 OTHER PROGRAMS (ADMIN & SUPPORT) 1,457 1,457 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 2,740,547 2,740,547 ..............
=================================================
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -40,687 -40,687
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 2,740,547 2,699,860 -40,687
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT 225,000 225,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 225,000 225,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY) (PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 2,965,547 2,924,860 -40,687
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -43,187 -43,187
UNDIST Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health .............. 2,500 +2,500
direct training services
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National Guard Personnel, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $10,509,845,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,431,333,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$10,431,333,000. This is $78,512,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) 2,975,241 2,975,241 ..............
30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS) 838,742 838,742 ..............
40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS) 68,878 68,878 ..............
70 SCHOOL TRAINING 598,277 598,277 ..............
80 SPECIAL TRAINING 859,514 877,859 +18,345
90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 5,015,560 5,015,560 ..............
94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 81,043 81,043 ..............
100 EDUCATION BENEFITS 72,590 72,590 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 10,509,845 10,528,190 +18,345
=================================================
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -96,857 -96,857
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, 10,509,845 10,431,333 -78,512
ARMY
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT 1,090,000 1,090,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 1,090,000 1,090,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY) (PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 11,599,845 11,521,333 -78,512
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
080 Special Training 859,514 877,859 +18,345
Program increase: Advanced trauma and public .............. .............. +3,000
health direct training services
Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike .............. .............. +9,395
Program increase: Irregular warfare training .............. .............. +4,000
exercises
Program increase: Mobile armed forces advanced .............. .............. +1,350
trauma training
Program increase: Marksmanship training .............. .............. +600
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -96,857 -96,857
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $5,598,786,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,449,644,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$5,449,644,000. This is $149,142,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) 1,186,553 1,186,553 ..............
30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS) 92,503 92,503 ..............
40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS) 3,521 3,521 ..............
70 SCHOOL TRAINING 375,554 375,554 ..............
80 SPECIAL TRAINING 257,086 265,636 +8,550
90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 3,643,207 3,643,207 ..............
94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS 22,975 22,975 ..............
100 EDUCATION BENEFITS 17,387 17,387 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 5,598,786 5,607,336 +8,550
=================================================
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -157,692 -157,692
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TITLE I, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR 5,598,786 5,449,644 -149,142
FORCE
=================================================
300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT 431,000 431,000 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT, 431,000 431,000 ..............
INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
=================================================
TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 6,029,786 5,880,644 -149,142
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2025 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
080 Special Training 257,086 265,636 +8,550
Program increase: Advanced trauma and public .............. .............. +4,500
health direct training services
Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike .............. .............. +2,500
Program increase: Mobile armed forces advanced .............. .............. +1,550
trauma training
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Excess to need .............. -157,692 -157,692
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TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources
required to prepare for combat operations and various peace
time missions. These funds are used to purchase fuel and spare
parts for training operations, pay supporting civilian
personnel, and purchase supplies, equipment, and service
contracts for the repair of weapons and facilities.
The President's fiscal year 2026 budget requests a total of
$295,660,213,000 for operation and maintenance appropriations.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
The Committee recommends operation and maintenance
appropriations totaling $302,812,635,000 for fiscal year 2026.
This is $7,152,422,000 above the budget estimate.
Committee recommended operation and maintenance
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are summarized below:
SUMMARY OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS
SUMMARY OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Account 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation and Maintenance:
Operation and Maintenance, Army............................. 58,975,065 59,273,822 +298,757
Operation and Maintenance, Navy............................. 74,080,120 76,440,024 +2,359,904
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps..................... 11,004,201 12,045,363 +1,041,162
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force........................ 62,429,535 64,859,289 +2,429,754
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force...................... 5,888,163 5,914,818 +26,655
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide..................... 55,935,718 56,899,859 +964,141
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund [CTEF].................... 357,516 342,516 -15,000
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve..................... 3,314,178 3,280,996 -33,182
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve..................... 1,442,054 1,399,535 -42,519
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve............. 362,045 356,520 -5,525
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve................ 4,322,617 4,306,790 -15,827
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard.............. 8,673,981 8,689,508 +15,527
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard............... 7,332,599 7,320,674 -11,925
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces......... 21,243 21,243 ..............
Environmental Restoration, Army............................. 148,070 201,570 +53,500
Environmental Restoration, Navy............................. 357,949 371,949 +14,000
Environmental Restoration, Air Force........................ 342,149 409,649 +67,500
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide..................... 8,885 8,885 ..............
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites...... 235,156 235,156 ..............
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.............. 100,793 100,793 ..............
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account........................ 282,830 282,830 ..............
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 45,346 50,846 +5,500
Account....................................................
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Total..................................................... 295,660,213 302,812,635 +7,152,422
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Reprogramming Guidance for Operation and Maintenance Accounts
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit
the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the
fiscal year 2026 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days
after the enactment of this act. The Secretary of Defense is
prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of
funds for any purpose other than originally appropriated until
the aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to use the
normal prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer
funds in the services' operation and maintenance accounts
between O-1 budget activities, or between subactivity groups in
the case of Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, in excess
of $15,000,000. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall
follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in
excess of $15,000,000 out of the following readiness activity
groups or sub-activity groups:
Army:
Activity Group 11 Land Forces
Activity Group 12 Land Forces Readiness
Activity Group 13 Land Forces Readiness Support
Activity Group 32 Base Skill and Advanced
Training
Navy:
Activity Group 1A Air Operations
Activity Group 1B Ship Operations
Activity Group 1C Combat Operations/Support
Activity Group BS Base Support
Marine Corps:
Activity Group 1A Expeditionary Forces
Activity Group BS Base Support
Air Force:
Activity Group ``Air Operations'', which
includes Sub-activity Groups 011A Primary
Combat Force and 011C Combat Enhancement Forces
Activity Group ``Weapons Systems Sustainment'',
which includes Sub-activity groups 011M Depot
Purchase Equipment Maintenance, 011V Cyberspace
Sustainment, and 011W Contractor Logistics
Support and System Support
Activity Group ``Installations'', which
includes Sub-activity groups 011R Facilities
Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization,
and 011Z Base Support
Activity Group ``Flying Hours'', which is only
Sub-activity group 011Y Flying Hour Program
Space Force:
Sub-activity Group 012A Global C3I & Early
Warning
Sub-activity Group 013C Space Operations
Sub-activity Group 013W Contractor Logistics
Support and System Support
Sub-activity Group 042A Administration
Air Force Reserve:
Sub-activity Group 011A Primary Combat Forces
Air National Guard:
Activity Group ``Flying Hours'', which is only
sub-activity Group 011F Aircraft Operations
Activity Group ``Weapons System Sustainment'',
which includes Sub-activity groups 011M Depot
Purchase Equipment Maintenance and 011W
Contractor Logistics Support and System Support
Additionally, the Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to use normal prior approval reprogramming procedures
when implementing transfers in excess of $15,000,000 into the
following budget sub-activity groups:
Army National Guard:
Sub-activity Group 131 Base Operations Support
Sub-activity Group 132 Facilities Sustainment,
Restoration, and Modernization
Sub-activity Group 133 Management and
Operational Headquarters
Reprogramming Guidance for Special Operations Command
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a
baseline report that shows the United States Special Operations
Command's operation and maintenance funding by sub-activity
group for the fiscal year 2026 appropriation, not later than 60
days after the enactment of this act. The Secretary of Defense
is further directed to submit quarterly execution reports to
the congressional defense committees not later than 45 days
after the end of each fiscal quarter that addresses the
rationale for the realignment of any funds within and between
budget sub-activities. Finally, the Secretary of Defense is
directed to notify the congressional defense committees 30 days
prior to the realignment of funds in excess of $15,000,000
between sub-activity groups.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense and Service
Secretaries to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees with quarterly budget execution data. Such data
should be provided not later than 45 days after the close of
each quarter of the fiscal year, and should be provided for
each O-1 budget activity, activity group, and sub-activity
group for each of the active, defense-wide, reserve, and
National Guard components. For each O-1 budget activity,
activity group, and sub-activity group, these reports should
include the budget request and actual obligation amount, the
distribution of unallocated congressional adjustments to the
budget request, all adjustments made by the Department in
establishing the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) report,
all adjustments resulting from below threshold reprogrammings,
and all adjustments resulting from prior approval reprogramming
requests.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS
Items for which additional funds have been provided or have
been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables
or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to''
in the Committee report are congressional special interest
items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form
1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414
at the stated amount as specifically addressed in the Committee
report. Below threshold reprogrammings may not be used to
either restore or reduce funding from congressional special
interest items as identified on the DD Form 1414.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OVERVIEW
Civilian Workforce.--The Committee recognizes that a
capable and healthy civilian workforce is important to the
success of the Armed Forces and commends the Secretary of
Defense's stated commitment to aligning the Department of
Defense's [DoD] civilian personnel with national security
priorities. However, the Committee is concerned that
initiatives to reduce the size of the civilian workforce were
issued without a comprehensive analysis of organizational
structures and mission-critical requirements across all
components. These initiatives risk attrition of skilled
civilian personnel, particularly in the military services'
shipyards and depots. The Committee welcomes the DoD's efforts
to recruit and hire skilled civilian employees, but is
concerned that significant delays in processing new employees
by the Office of Personnel Management have impeded DoD and the
military services' ability to fill critical civilian positions
in a timely manner. The Committee expects the DoD to maintain a
stable, effective, and appropriately sized civilian workforce
and ensure that the hiring process is efficient and responsive
to operational and strategic needs.
Low-Cost Defenses Against Asymmetric Threats.--The
Committee welcomes the DoD's focus on the growing threat posed
by adversary unmanned systems, and in addition to supporting
investments in sophisticated countermeasures and defenses,
encourages the Department to procure and adopt low-cost
protections and defensive capabilities to safeguard critical
infrastructure, surface ships, tactical ground vehicles from
unmanned aerial systems [UAS], unmanned surface vessels [USV],
and unmanned underwater vehicles [UUV]. These asymmetric
threats are proliferating rapidly and pose an increasing risk
to forward-deployed units, critical infrastructure in the
United States and overseas, and high-value platforms. The
Committee notes that despite the availability of advanced
counter-drone systems, many units lack even basic passive or
layered defenses that could mitigate or prevent damage from
unmanned threats.
The Committee is encouraged by the effectiveness of low-
cost countermeasures observed in operational environments,
including camouflage wire mesh, netting corridors suspended
over roads, vehicle-mounted mesh cages, passive armor,
lightweight overhead protection, concrete or metal
fortifications, HESCO barriers, and simple dispersal tactics.
These measures have proven effective in contested environments
where traditional electronic warfare and kinetic options are
either unavailable or ineffective, particularly against drones
using fiber-optic or autonomous guidance systems.
Accordingly, the Committee directs the Service Secretaries
to obligate not less than $20,000,000 within Operation and
Maintenance accounts in fiscal year 2026 to identify, procure,
and deploy low-cost countermeasures--including physical
barriers, nets, passive armor, camouflage concrete
fortifications, HESCO barriers, low-cost electronic warfare
systems, and compact directed energy enhancements--tailored to
austere and maritime environments. These investments shall be
executed in compliance with the procurement thresholds
applicable to Operation and Maintenance appropriations and
should prioritize commercially available or rapidly fieldable
solutions that can be implemented without significant
development timelines or integration burdens.
The Committee further directs the Service Secretaries, in
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Director of the Joint
Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, to brief the
congressional defense committees, not later than 120 days after
enactment of this act, on implementation plans, capability gaps
addressed, and any barriers to execution. This briefing shall
also include a review and catalog of known vulnerabilities to
unmanned threats across tactical platforms, fixed
infrastructure, and critical enablers, and identify priority
locations or systems where low-cost defenses would provide the
greatest operational impact. Finally, the briefing shall also
include lessons learned from U.S. security partners in Ukraine
and Israel, who have faced increasing real-world unmanned
threats from Russia and Iran.
Drinking Water Contamination.--The Committee remains
concerned for the health and safety of individuals affected by
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances [PFAS] at military
installations and in surrounding communities, particularly in
areas where PFAS persists in groundwater aquifers, which are
crucial sources of drinking water. To provide sustained,
consistent levels of funding to support PFAS cleanup, aqueous
film forming foam replacement, and other related activities,
the Committee recommends an additional $135,000,000 over the
fiscal year 2026 President's budget request of $272,793,000 in
the military services' environmental restoration accounts. The
Committee directs the Service Secretaries to provide a spend
plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate for these additional funds not
later than 90 days after enactment of this act. The Committee
further directs the Secretary of Defense and the Service
Secretaries to include separate budget justification materials
on PFAS remediation and aqueous film forming removal and
disposal activities to the congressional defense committees not
later than 30 days after the fiscal year 2027 President's
budget request is delivered to Congress that includes an
updated assessment of the entire funding requirement for those
known costs.
Environmental Restoration Program Transparency.--The
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to
provide the congressional defense committees with quarterly
budget execution data for the Department of Defense and
military services' environmental restoration accounts. Such
data should be provided not later than 45 days after the close
of each quarter of the fiscal year.
Child Development Center Abuse Investigation.--The
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to initiate an
independent review of the Department of Defense's [DoD] efforts
to respond to and report child abuse at Child Development
Centers [CDC] not later than 90 days after enactment of this
act. The Committee further directs that this review be
conducted by an entity independent of the DoD. This review
shall evaluate how the DoD: (1) takes proactive measures and
accountability while promoting transparency; (2) administers
victim support, promotes awareness, and identifies abuse; (3)
communicates to families; and (4) manages investigations. This
review shall also identify and evaluate completed and ongoing
reforms undertaken by the DoD to improve these areas of effort
and make recommendations for additional reforms that should be
implemented to close remaining gaps. A report on the
independent review's findings and recommendations shall be
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 210 days of the
date the review commences. In addition, the Committee directs
the DoD Inspector General to conduct an investigation into
referred reports of child abuse at the Ford Island Child
Development Center near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and
brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate of its findings.
Addressing Sexual Assault.--The Committee continues to
support the Department of Defense's [DoD] efforts to eradicate
the crime of sexual assault. The Committee especially commends
the important work that the prevention workforce and special
victims' counsels do in supporting and assisting victims of
sexual violence in the DoD community. The Committee recommends
$47,000,000 above the fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request for the DoD to continue the Special Victims Counsel
[SVC] program. Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than
90 days after enactment of this act on the DoD and military
services' implementation of recommendations from the
Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the
Military, the SVC program, and other sexual assault prevention
initiatives undertaken in calendar year 2025.
Mold Remediation.--The Committee is concerned about the
prevalence of mold in military facilities, including barracks.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Service Secretaries to
prioritize remediation activities on this in its fiscal year
2026 spend plans.
Operation and Maintenance, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $58,975,065,000
Committee recommendation................................ 59,273,822,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$59,273,822,000. This is $298,757,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
LAND FORCES
10 MANEUVER UNITS 4,671,407 4,671,407 ..............
20 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES 221,578 221,578 ..............
30 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADES 927,219 927,219 ..............
40 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 2,220,746 2,220,746 ..............
50 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,333,769 1,333,769 ..............
60 AVIATION ASSETS 1,829,054 1,829,054 ..............
LAND FORCES READINESS
70 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 7,497,735 7,751,913 +254,178
80 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS 583,196 583,196 ..............
90 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE 152,404 152,404 ..............
100 MEDICAL READINESS 844,140 844,140 ..............
LAND FORCES READINESS SUPPORT
110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 10,694,915 10,694,915 ..............
120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, & MODERNIZATION 6,159,744 6,839,213 +679,469
130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 263,147 263,147 ..............
140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES 392,457 392,457 ..............
150 RESET 111,688 111,688 ..............
COMBATANT COMMAND SUPPORT
160 US AFRICA COMMAND 413,046 418,596 +5,550
170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND 385,744 399,954 +14,210
180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND 224,971 225,546 +575
190 US FORCES KOREA 77,049 77,049 ..............
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 331,467 331,467 ..............
210 CYBER SPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY 550,089 555,089 +5,000
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 39,885,565 40,844,547 +958,982
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: MOBILIZATION
MOBILITY OPERATIONS
220 STRATEGIC MOBILITY 134,892 134,892 ..............
230 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS 330,812 330,812 ..............
240 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 3,162 3,162 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 468,866 468,866 ..............
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
ACCESSION TRAINING
250 OFFICER ACQUISITION 172,424 172,424 ..............
260 RECRUIT TRAINING 78,929 78,929 ..............
270 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING 88,033 88,033 ..............
280 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS 508,982 509,982 +1,000
BASIC SKILL AND ADVANCED TRAINING
290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 988,901 988,901 ..............
300 FLIGHT TRAINING 1,398,974 1,398,974 ..............
310 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 202,738 202,738 ..............
320 TRAINING SUPPORT 596,528 596,528 ..............
RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
330 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 747,712 747,712 ..............
340 EXAMINING 177,666 177,666 ..............
350 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 181,211 181,211 ..............
360 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING 227,476 227,826 +350
370 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS 190,668 190,668 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 5,560,242 5,561,592 +1,350
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
390 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 1,306,690 1,306,690 ..............
400 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES 740,581 740,581 ..............
410 LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 588,151 588,151 ..............
420 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT 344,948 344,948 ..............
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
430 ADMINISTRATION 408,825 408,825 ..............
440 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 2,171,607 2,298,601 +126,994
450 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT 313,323 313,323 ..............
460 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT 853,139 853,139 ..............
470 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT 2,078,411 2,078,411 ..............
480 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES 223,611 223,611 ..............
490 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT 294,705 294,705 ..............
500 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS 618,471 618,471 ..............
510 DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 36,510 36,510 ..............
SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS
520 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS 664,510 664,510 ..............
530 MISC SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS 31,387 31,387 ..............
OTHER PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 2,385,523 2,418,048 +32,525
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 13,060,392 13,219,911 +159,519
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -831,594 -831,594
PROGRAM INCREASE: TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE .............. 10,500 +10,500
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 58,975,065 59,273,822 +298,757
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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121 Force Readiness Operations Support 7,497,735 7,751,913 +254,178
Program increase: Combined Army center AI enabled .............. .............. +12,000
data analytics
Program increase: Ultra-lightweight camouflage net .............. .............. +50,000
system increment 1
Program increase: Campaigning/Exercises .............. .............. +192,178
132 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization 6,159,744 6,839,213 +679,469
Program increase: Repair airfield lighting .............. .............. +18,000
Program increase: Water treatment plant .............. .............. +3,200
modernization
Program increase: Natural gas infrastructure .............. .............. +8,000
upgrades
Program increase: Railhead facilities .............. .............. +2,500
modernization
Program Increase: Facilities readiness .............. .............. +647,769
141 US Africa Command 413,046 418,596 +5,550
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +550
Program increase: Global Fragility Act .............. .............. +5,000
Implementation
142 US European Command 385,744 399,954 +14,210
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +1,060
Program increase: Traditional COCOM activities .............. .............. +6,575
Program increase: Training With Friendly Foreign .............. .............. +6,575
Countries (TWFFC)
143 US Southern Command 224,971 225,546 +575
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +575
153 Cyberspace Activities--Cybersecurity 550,089 555,089 +5,000
Program increase: Predictive manufacturing .............. .............. +5,000
analytics
314 Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps 508,982 509,982 +1,000
Program increase: ROTC helicopter training program .............. .............. +1,000
334 Civilian Education and Training 227,476 227,826 +350
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +350
432 Servicewide Communications 2,171,607 2,298,601 +126,994
Army requested transfer from OP,A line 170 .............. .............. +126,994
9999 Classified Programs 2,385,523 2,418,048 +32,525
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +32,525
UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -831,594 -831,594
UNDIST Program increase: Travel allowance for members of .............. +10,500 +10,500
the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska
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Army Organic Industrial Base, Testing Centers, and Proving
Grounds.--The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to
provide 45-day written notification to the congressional
defense committees prior to the Secretary approving a civilian
reduction in force that will result in an employment loss of 50
or more full-time employees at any Army organic industrial base
facility, testing center, or proving ground. The notification
shall include the impact that the proposed reduction in force
will have on the ability to maintain the organic industrial
base critical manufacturing capabilities or testing capacity
and capability, a detailed accounting of the costs of
implementing the reduction in force, and an assessment of the
cost of, and time necessary, to restore any lost capability to
meet future organic wartime manufacturing or testing needs.
Facilities Reduction at Aberdeen Proving Ground.--The
Committee is aware that the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving
Ground [APG] contained 63 remnant production plant slabs and 50
year old laboratories formerly used by Edgewood Chemical
Biological Center and the Medical Research Institute of
Chemical Defense. The Committee is encouraged by the Department
of the Army's inclusion of funding to remove the remaining
contaminated facilities at APG through a phased approach under
the Contaminated Building Demolition Program in the fiscal year
2026 President's budget request. The Committee notes that
demolition of these facilities will result in cost savings on
infrastructure, maintenance and security of these unusable
buildings, reduce the risk of contamination, and ultimately
create useable space for planned bio-manufacturing research.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $74,080,120,000
Committee recommendation................................ 76,440,024,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$76,440,024,000. This is $2,359,904,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
AIR OPERATIONS
10 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS 7,720,210 7,720,210 ..............
20 FLEET AIR TRAINING 2,925,791 2,925,791 ..............
50 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT 1,447,480 1,447,480 ..............
60 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE 1,661,933 1,661,933 ..............
80 AVIATION LOGISTICS 2,147,907 2,147,907 ..............
SHIP OPERATIONS
90 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS 5,350,073 7,498,472 +2,148,399
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND TRAINING 1,719,580 1,719,580 ..............
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE 13,803,188 13,813,188 +10,000
120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 2,760,878 2,760,878 ..............
COMBAT OPERATIONS/SUPPORT
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 1,830,993 1,830,993 ..............
140 MEDICAL READINESS 604,287 604,287 ..............
150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE 453,847 453,847 ..............
160 WARFARE TACTICS 1,000,516 1,000,516 ..............
170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 454,803 454,803 ..............
180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES 2,291,340 2,291,340 ..............
190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 62,495 62,495 ..............
200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 105,914 111,664 +5,750
210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT 386,657 606,337 +219,680
220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 634,746 634,746 ..............
WEAPONS SUPPORT
230 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE 1,837,670 1,837,670 ..............
240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE 1,601,768 1,601,768 ..............
250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT 839,619 839,619 ..............
BASE SUPPORT
260 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 2,185,422 2,185,422 ..............
270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 3,991,438 4,699,066 +707,628
280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 6,166,266 6,176,266 +10,000
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 63,984,821 67,086,278 +3,101,457
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: MOBILIZATION
290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE 388,627 388,627 ..............
300 READY RESERVE FORCE 785,052 785,052 ..............
ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS
310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS 583,296 583,296 ..............
MOBILIZATION PREPARATION
330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT 22,192 22,192 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 1,779,167 1,779,167 ..............
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
340 OFFICER ACQUISITION 202,397 202,397 ..............
350 RECRUIT TRAINING 16,945 16,945 ..............
360 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS 164,348 164,348 ..............
BASIC SKILLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING
370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 1,026,076 1,026,076 ..............
380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 272,964 272,964 ..............
390 TRAINING SUPPORT 463,572 463,572 ..............
RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
400 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 303,177 303,177 ..............
410 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 914 914 ..............
420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING 65,819 65,819 ..............
430 JUNIOR ROTC 25,334 25,334 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 2,541,546 2,541,546 ..............
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
440 ADMINISTRATION 1,357,428 1,357,428 ..............
450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 239,918 239,918 ..............
460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 690,712 691,012 +300
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
490 DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 61,046 61,046 ..............
500 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 289,748 289,748 ..............
520 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 543,911 543,911 ..............
530 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT 853,340 853,340 ..............
INVESTIGATIONS AND SECURITY PROGRAMS
540 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES 1,007,078 1,007,078 ..............
OTHER PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 731,405 731,405 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 5,774,586 5,774,886 +300
=================================================
PROGRAM INCREASE: TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE .............. 75 +75
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA
PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -741,928 -741,928
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 74,080,120 76,440,024 +2,359,904
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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1B1B Mission and Other Ship Operations 5,350,073 7,498,472 +2,148,399
Program increase: Campaigning/Exercises .............. .............. +241,399
Program Increase: Reconciliation funding .............. .............. +1,907,000
incongruence
1B4B Ship Depot Maintenance 13,803,188 13,813,188 +10,000
Program increase: Global Autonomous Reconnaissance .............. .............. +5,000
Craft (GARC) sustainment
Program increase: Robotic-enabled surface vessel .............. .............. +5,000
maintenance
1CCH Combatant Commanders Core Operations 105,914 111,664 +5,750
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +1,250
Program increase: Red Hill strategic community .............. .............. +4,500
engagement
1CCM Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support 386,657 606,337 +219,680
Program increase: Prepositioned material in .............. .............. +219,680
support of SOF
BSM1 Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization 3,991,438 4,699,066 +707,628
Program increase: Condemned military family .............. .............. +10,000
housing FSRM
Program Increase: Facilities readiness .............. .............. +697,628
BSS1 Base Operating Support 6,166,266 6,176,266 +10,000
Program increase: Red Hill long-term environmental .............. .............. +10,000
monitoring, studies, and remediation
4A4M Military Manpower and Personnel Management 690,712 691,012 +300
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +300
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -741,928 -741,928
UNDIST Program increase: Travel allowance for members of .............. +75 +75
the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska
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Naval Shipyard Apprentice Program.--The Committee directs
that during fiscal year 2026, the Navy shall induct classes of
no fewer than 100 apprentices, respectively, at each of the
naval shipyards. The Committee further directs the Navy to
include the costs of the fiscal year 2027 class of apprentices
in its budget request.
Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.--The
Committee notes that the Navy's four public shipyards perform a
vital role in national defense by executing maintenance on
submarines and aircraft carriers in order to provide combat-
ready ships to the fleet. The Committee encourages the Navy to
continue to implement the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization
Program [SIOP] in a timely manner at all shipyards to ensure
that future maintenance schedules are not interrupted. Further,
the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to brief the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate not later than 90 days after enactment of this act
and on a quarterly basis thereafter, on the Navy's progress
implementing SIOP at each of these shipyards.
Global Fragility Act.--The Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to implement the strategic objectives
outlined in the Global Fragility Strategy, including by
dedicating sufficient staff to support Global Fragility Act
[GFA] (Public Law 116-94) implementation at both the Office of
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and relevant
combatant commands. The Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than
90 days after enactment of this act, outlining a spend plan for
the GFA funding included within this bill. This spend plan
shall include how such funding will be used to support GFA-
specific staffing, increase GFA civil affairs missions,
purchase more equipment for GFA priority countries, conduct
more exercise support for GFA priority countries, and otherwise
increase security cooperation activities within the GFA
mandate.
DDG 1000 Homeport.--The Committee notes that starting in
fiscal year 2026 the Navy plans to homeport the DDG 1000 ship
class of vessels in Hawaii to support the U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command's strategy and provide a forward presence in the
Pacific. The Committee is concerned that the Navy has not
sufficiently planned for this homeporting. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this act, on the Navy's plan for maintenance and
infrastructure upgrades to support this class of ship. The
briefing shall include: (1) how the maintenance plan provides
an opportunity for skilled local maintenance partners; and (2)
the Navy's capital investment plans to upgrade infrastructure
before the DDG 1000 ship class arrives in Hawaii.
Island of Ka'ula.--The Committee notes that the island of
Ka'ula is being used by the Department of Defense [DoD] for
military training, including its use for target practice of
inert ordnances. The Committee further notes that DoD requires
the capability to conduct this kind of training to ensure the
readiness of the force. However, the Committee has not received
a clear and compelling reason from DoD and the Navy for why the
use of Ka'ula is uniquely essential to enable this training.
The Committee is aware that the Navy conducted an environmental
review and has engaged with the public, but requests additional
information as to why training on Ka'ula specifically bolsters
the national security needs of the United States.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the
Defense in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy to
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 180
days after the enactment of this act, on the national security
justification for the current and proposed expansion of inert
bombing and gunfire training by the Navy, Army, Air Force, and
Marine Corps on the island of Ka'ula. This report shall
include: (1) a national security justification for the proposed
expansion of inert bombing and gunfire training on Ka'ula that
is not limited to scheduling needs of a unit and training site
availability; (2) the tangible impacts to readiness lost to
units operating in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's area of
responsibility if Ka'ula is not available for training; (3) an
assessment by the Navy on if there is an irreplaceable need for
access to Ka'ula that cannot be fulfilled by an alternative
site or alternative method of training; and (4) consideration
by the Navy to program specific environmental remediation
funding including existing and future ordnance clean up.
Strategic Mobile Virtual Network Operators in the Indo-
Pacific.--The Committee recognizes the growing threat posed by
vulnerabilities in global cellular network infrastructure and
underscores the operational importance of securing personal
device communications. To enhance cybersecurity, resilience,
and the rapid availability of secure communications, the
Committee encourages the establishment of strategic, full-
spectrum mobile virtual network operators in the Indo-Pacific
area of operations, leveraging existing commercial
infrastructure where possible.The Committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this act, detailing the countries under consideration for
establishing such networks in the Indo-Pacific region.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $11,004,201,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,045,363,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$12,045,363,000. This is $1,041,162,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
10 OPERATIONAL FORCES 1,950,784 1,986,643 +35,859
20 FIELD LOGISTICS 1,981,840 1,981,840 ..............
30 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 236 236 ..............
USMC PREPOSITIONING
40 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING 175,091 175,091 ..............
COMBAT OPERATIONS/SUPPORT
50 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 349,082 349,082 ..............
BASE SUPPORT
60 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 2,079,890 3,152,090 +1,072,200
70 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 2,834,721 2,834,721 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 9,371,644 10,479,703 +1,108,059
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
ACCESSION TRAINING
80 RECRUIT TRAINING 26,350 26,350 ..............
90 OFFICER ACQUISITION 1,282 1,282 ..............
BASIC SKILLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING
100 SPECIALIZED SKILLS TRAINING 119,526 119,526 ..............
110 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 58,696 58,696 ..............
120 TRAINING SUPPORT 538,812 538,812 ..............
RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
130 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 237,004 237,004 ..............
140 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 27,500 27,850 +350
150 JUNIOR ROTC 30,808 30,808 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 1,039,978 1,040,328 +350
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 87,509 87,509 ..............
190 ADMINISTRATION 431,282 431,282 ..............
OTHER PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 73,788 73,788 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 592,579 592,579 ..............
=================================================
PROGRAM INCREASE: TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE .............. 20 +20
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -28,122 -28,122
PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -39,145 -39,145
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 11,004,201 12,045,363 +1,041,162
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2025 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1A1A Operational Forces 1,950,784 1,986,643 +35,859
Program increase: Campaigning/Exercises .............. .............. +35,859
BSM1 Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization 2,079,890 3,152,090 +1,072,200
Program Increase: Barracks 2030/Reconciliation .............. .............. +1,011,962
funding incongruence
Program Increase: Facilities readiness .............. .............. +60,238
3C2F Off-Duty and Voluntary Education 27,500 27,850 +350
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +350
UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -28,122 -28,122
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -39,145 -39,145
UNDIST Program increase: Travel allowance for members of .............. +20 +20
the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska
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Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $62,429,535,000
Committee recommendation................................ 64,859,289,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$64,859,289,000. This is $2,429,754,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
AIR OPERATIONS
10 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES 1,425,125 1,425,125 ..............
20 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES 2,753,789 2,962,223 +208,434
30 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) 1,701,493 1,808,793 +107,300
40 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 4,676,962 4,676,962 ..............
50 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 3,093,331 3,829,343 +736,012
60 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 245,874 253,374 +7,500
70 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 9,283,958 9,283,958 ..............
80 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM 6,772,468 6,772,468 ..............
90 BASE SUPPORT 11,328,614 11,328,614 ..............
COMBAT RELATED OPERATIONS
100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING 1,239,641 1,239,641 ..............
110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS 1,896,441 3,854,405 +1,957,964
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 858,321 858,321 ..............
140 MEDICAL READINESS 554,180 554,180 ..............
COCOM
150 US NORTHCOM/NORAD 266,248 267,313 +1,065
160 US STRATCOM 593,503 593,753 +250
170 US CENTCOM 350,566 351,041 +475
180 US SOCOM 28,018 28,968 +950
190 US TRANSCOM 703 1,053 +350
200 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 928 928 ..............
210 USSPACECOM 369,658 370,208 +550
OTHER PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,805,672 1,807,172 +1,500
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 49,245,493 52,267,843 +3,022,350
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: MOBILIZATION
MOBILITY OPERATIONS
220 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS 3,391,672 3,391,672 ..............
230 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS 279,205 279,205 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 3,670,877 3,670,877 ..............
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
ACCESSION TRAINING
240 OFFICER ACQUISITION 250,380 250,380 ..............
250 RECRUIT TRAINING 29,335 29,335 ..............
260 RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS [ROTC] 131,342 131,342 ..............
BASIC SKILLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING
270 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 522,068 522,068 ..............
280 FLIGHT TRAINING 1,065,465 1,065,465 ..............
290 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 284,442 284,442 ..............
300 TRAINING SUPPORT 181,966 181,966 ..............
RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
310 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 256,687 256,687 ..............
320 EXAMINING 6,990 6,990 ..............
330 OFF DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 224,340 224,340 ..............
340 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING 360,260 361,060 +800
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 3,313,275 3,314,075 +800
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
360 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 1,155,659 1,155,659 ..............
370 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 158,965 158,965 ..............
ADMIN SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
380 ADMINISTRATION 1,221,364 1,221,364 ..............
390 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 45,228 45,228 ..............
410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 1,712,600 1,714,800 +2,200
420 CIVIL AIR PATROL 32,394 57,900 +25,506
430 ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 48,741 48,741 ..............
SUPPORT TO OTHER NATIONS
450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 89,341 89,341 ..............
OTHER PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,735,598 1,735,598 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 6,199,890 6,227,596 +27,706
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HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -428,029 -428,029
PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -202,073 -202,073
PROGRAM INCREASE: TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE .............. 9,000 +9,000
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 62,429,535 64,859,289 +2,429,754
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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011C Combat Enhancement Forces 2,753,789 2,962,223 +208,434
Program increase: Combat Ready Airman (CRA) .............. .............. +5,000
Program
Program increase: Campaigning/Exercises .............. .............. +203,434
011D Air Operations Training (OJT, Maintain Skills) 1,701,493 1,808,793 +107,300
Program increase: PACAF exercises .............. .............. +107,300
011R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization 3,093,331 3,829,343 +736,012
Program increase: F-35 future pilot training .............. .............. +2,300
center facilities sustainment
Program increase: Arctic FSRM .............. .............. +40,000
Program increase: Runway repair .............. .............. +8,000
Program Increase: Facilities readiness .............. .............. +685,712
011V Cyberspace Sustainment 245,874 253,374 +7,500
Program increase: Cyber operations for base .............. .............. +7,500
resilient architecture
012C Other Combat Ops Spt Programs 1,896,441 3,854,405 +1,957,964
Transfer from RDTE,AF line 133 .............. .............. +435,918
Transfer from RDTE,AF line 134 .............. .............. +1,153,165
Transfer from RDTE,AF line 136 .............. .............. +368,881
015C US NORTHCOM/NORAD 266,248 267,313 +1,065
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +1,065
015D US STRATCOM 593,503 593,753 +250
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +250
015F US CENTCOM 350,566 351,041 +475
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +475
015G US SOCOM 28,018 28,968 +950
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +950
015H US TRANSCOM 703 1,053 +350
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +350
015X USSPACECOM 369,658 370,208 +550
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +550
9999 Classified Programs 1,805,672 1,807,172 +1,500
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +1,500
033D Civilian Education and Training 360,260 361,060 +800
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +800
042G Other Servicewide Activities 1,712,600 1,714,800 +2,200
Program increase: Joint personnel recovery agency .............. .............. +2,200
UTS mitigation
042I Civil Air Patrol 32,394 57,900 +25,506
Program increase .............. .............. +25,506
UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -428,029 -428,029
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -202,073 -202,073
UNDIST Program increase: Travel allowance for members of .............. +9,000 +9,000
the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska
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Operation and Maintenance, Space Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $5,888,163,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,914,818,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$5,914,818,000. This is $26,655,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
AIR OPERATIONS
10 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING 846,856 846,856 ..............
20 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS 397,822 397,822 ..............
30 SPACE OPERATIONS 983,784 983,784 ..............
40 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 302,939 302,939 ..............
60 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 67,126 67,126 ..............
70 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 557,175 621,850 +64,675
80 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 1,495,242 1,495,242 ..............
90 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS 233,546 233,546 ..............
100 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 141,512 141,512 ..............
OTHER PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 641,519 635,309 -6,210
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 5,667,521 5,725,986 +58,465
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
AIR OPERATIONS
110 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 35,889 35,889 ..............
120 ADMINISTRATION 184,753 184,753 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 220,642 220,642 ..............
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PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -31,825 -31,825
PROGRAM INCREASE: TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE .............. 15 +15
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 5,888,163 5,914,818 +26,655
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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013R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization 557,175 621,850 +64,675
Program Increase: Facilities readiness .............. .............. +64,675
9999 Classified Programs 641,519 635,309 -6,210
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -6,210
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -31,825 -31,825
UNDIST Program increase: Travel allowance for members of .............. +15 +15
the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska
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Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $55,935,718,000
Committee recommendation................................ 56,899,859,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$56,899,859,000. This is $964,141,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
10 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 414,097 416,397 +2,300
20 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP 1,026,502 1,026,502 ..............
30 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER 9,086 9,086 ..............
40 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--MISO 209,442 209,442 ..............
50 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT 2,136,165 2,146,165 +10,000
ACTIVITIES
60 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE 1,273,409 1,332,209 +58,800
70 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL 181,122 181,122 ..............
HEADQUARTERS
80 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES 3,409,285 3,409,285 ..............
90 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 77,241 77,241 ..............
100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE 1,187,600 1,187,600 ..............
110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 1,579,137 1,581,137 +2,000
120 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 1,300,384 1,310,384 +10,000
130 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS 314,284 314,684 +400
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 13,117,754 13,201,254 +83,500
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
140 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 173,265 173,265 ..............
RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
150 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 124,869 124,869 ..............
DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
160 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 28,697 28,697 ..............
EDUCATION
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3 326,831 326,831 ..............
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
170 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS 126,637 196,637 +70,000
180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER 3,844 3,844 ..............
190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY 632,959 632,959 ..............
200 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1,441,456 1,441,456 ..............
210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER 43,434 43,434 ..............
220 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY 1,168,366 1,168,366 ..............
240 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER 11,120 11,120 ..............
250 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER 46,621 46,621 ..............
260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY 932,144 1,021,144 +89,000
290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY 3,042,559 3,049,559 +7,000
300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER 559,426 559,426 ..............
310 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY 164,770 164,770 ..............
320 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 401,513 424,513 +23,000
330 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY 226,665 226,665 ..............
340 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE 171,339 171,339 ..............
350 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 2,864,252 4,607,432 +1,743,180
360 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 40,052 40,052 ..............
370 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 708,214 708,214 ..............
390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER 71,925 71,925 ..............
400 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 3,600,175 3,670,175 +70,000
410 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 720,365 708,209 -12,156
420 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION 159,534 189,534 +30,000
460 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER 98,034 113,034 +15,000
470 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 2,093,717 2,207,395 +113,678
530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES 411,182 411,182 ..............
OTHER PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 22,750,830 21,985,664 -765,166
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 42,491,133 43,874,669 +1,383,536
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -110,915 -110,915
PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -418,480 -418,480
PROGRAM INCREASE: GLOBAL FRAGILITY ACT IMPLEMENTATION .............. 5,000 +5,000
PROGRAM INCREASE: TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE .............. 2,000 +2,000
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA
PROGRAM INCREASE: VIETNAM DIOXIN REMEDIATION .............. 15,000 +15,000
PROGRAM INCREASE: NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON .............. 4,500 +4,500
EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 55,935,718 56,899,859 +964,141
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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1PL1 Joint Chiefs of Staff 414,097 416,397 +2,300
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +2,300
1PL6 Special Operations Command Combat Development 2,136,165 2,146,165 +10,000
Activities
Program increase: Ranger regiment drone .............. .............. +10,000
integration
1PL7 Special Operations Command Maintenance 1,273,409 1,332,209 +58,800
Program increase: Tactical heated apparel .............. .............. +5,000
technology
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +53,800
1PLV Special Operations Command Operational Support 1,579,137 1,581,137 +2,000
Program increase: SOF training support facility .............. .............. +2,000
012D Cyberspace Operations 1,300,384 1,310,384 +10,000
Program increase: Air National Guard cyber .............. .............. +10,000
operations squadrons domestic cyber resilience
015E USCYBERCOM Headquarters 314,284 314,684 +400
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +400
4GT3 Civil Military Programs 126,637 196,637 +70,000
Program increase: National Guard Youth ChalleNGe .............. .............. +50,000
Program increase: STARBASE .............. .............. +20,000
4GT8 Defense Human Resources Activity 932,144 1,021,144 +89,000
Program increase: Beyond Yellow Ribbon .............. .............. +12,000
Program increase: Language Flagship Program .............. .............. +20,000
Program increase: Language Training Center (LTC) .............. .............. +10,000
Program
Program increase: Special Victims Counsel .............. .............. +47,000
Program increase: JSC consolidation .............. .............. +7,000
4GTB Defense Logistics Agency 401,513 424,513 +23,000
Program increase: Supply chain authentication and .............. .............. +3,000
security analysis
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +20,000
4GTD Defense Security Cooperation Agency 2,864,252 4,607,432 +1,743,180
Transfer from CTEF for Lebanese Armed Forces .............. .............. +15,000
Program increase: Irregular warfare center of .............. .............. +6,000
excellence
Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. .............. +1,000
Program increase: Regional centers .............. .............. +5,000
Program Increase: International Security .............. .............. +50,000
Cooperation Programs--Bahrain
Program increase: Baltic IAMD SSCI .............. .............. +35,000
Program increase: Baltic Security Initiative .............. .............. +225,000
Program Increase: Indo-Pacific Security Initiative .............. .............. +500,000
Program Increase: International Security .............. .............. +50,000
Cooperation Programs-- Jordan
Program Increase: Lebanon .............. .............. +35,000
Program increase: Marshall Center .............. .............. +21,180
Program increase: Ukraine Security Assistance .............. .............. +800,000
Initiative
4GTJ Department of Defense Education Activity 3,600,175 3,670,175 +70,000
Program increase: DOD Impact Aid .............. .............. +50,000
Program increase: Impact Aid for children with .............. .............. +20,000
disabilities
011A Missile Defense Agency 720,365 708,209 -12,156
Excess growth .............. .............. -12,156
4GTM Office of the Local Defense Community Cooperation 159,534 189,534 +30,000
Program increase: Defense Community Infrastructure .............. .............. +30,000
Program (DCIP)
4GTC Office of the Secretary of Defense--CYBER 98,034 113,034 +15,000
Program increase: Cyber scholarship program .............. .............. +10,000
Program increase: Unified data library .............. .............. +5,000
4GTN Office of the Secretary of Defense 2,093,717 2,207,395 +113,678
Program increase: Project Spectrum .............. .............. +2,578
Program increase: USTTI defense training .............. .............. +500
Program increase: Afghanistan War Commission .............. .............. +12,000
Program increase: APEX Accelerators .............. .............. +30,000
Program increase: Conflict operations analysis .............. .............. +11,600
Program increase: National Commission on the .............. .............. +6,000
Future of the Navy
Program increase: National Defense Strategy .............. .............. +5,000
Commission
Program increase: Office of Net Assessment .............. .............. +20,000
Program increase: Readiness and Environmental .............. .............. +25,000
Protection Integration Program (REPI)
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +1,000
9999 Classified Programs 22,750,830 21,985,664 -765,166
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -765,166
UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -110,915 -110,915
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -418,480 -418,480
UNDIST Program increase: Global Fragility Act .............. +5,000 +5,000
Implementation
UNDIST Program increase: Travel allowance for members of .............. +2,000 +2,000
the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska
UNDIST Program increase: Vietnam dioxin remediation .............. +15,000 +15,000
UNDIST Program increase: National Security Commission on .............. +4,500 +4,500
Emerging Biotechnology
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Exceptional Family Member Program Care Coordinators.--The
Committee notes that Exceptional Family Member Program [EFMP]
needs coordinators to ensure that military children with
special needs are enrolled in the appropriate programs and
connected to available resources for their particular needs.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report to the congressional defense committees no
later than 180 days after enactment of this act identifying the
following: (1) the number of EFMP Care Coordinators per
military installation; (2) military installations that may
require more than one coordinator; (3) the short and long-term
actions being taken to address the shortage of coordinators;
and (4) the entire funding requirement needed to meet this
labor shortfall.
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration
Program.--The Committee recommends an additional $25,000,000
for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration
[REPI] program. The Committee designates this funding and the
$158,352,000 included in the fiscal year 2026 President's
budget request for the REPI program as a congressional special
interest item for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD
Form 1414). Further, the Committee recognizes the success that
the REPI program has achieved in addressing encroachment and in
maintaining and improving military installation resilience.
However, the Committee is concerned that the military services
have not programmed sufficient operation and maintenance
funding for staff to implement the increased REPI funding
provided by Congress in recent years. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Service Secretaries, to provide a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
not later than 180 days after enactment of this act, that
includes programmatic funding and full-time employee data
dedicated to the implementation of the REPI program for fiscal
years 2022 through 2026. This report shall also identify
unfunded requirements related to funding and staffing for
future fiscal years.
Security Assistance Reporting Requirements.--The Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit reports, on a
quarterly basis, to the congressional defense committees not
later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter of the
fiscal year that detail commitment, obligation, and expenditure
data by sub-activity group for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Defense Security Cooperation Agency Oversight.--The
Committee underscores the importance of timely and transparent
coordination between the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
and the Committees on Appropriations in support of effective
congressional oversight and the timely development of annual
appropriations. In particular, the Committee notes that delays
in the submission of briefings and supporting materials related
to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency account have
hindered review of the President's budget request and
formulation of appropriations. The Committee expects that
program briefs and budget justifications be provided in a
timely and responsive manner without the need for repeated
requests. Therefore, the Committee directs the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate not later than 30 days after enactment of this
act, including, but not limited to, fiscal year 2025 obligated
balances, detailed justification for eliminating programs in
the fiscal year 2026 request, and the fiscal year 2026 spend
plan for the International Security Cooperation Program [ISCP]
and other Capacity Building programs.
Baltic Security Initiative.--The Committee recommends
$225,000,000, for the Baltic Security Initiative in support of
the bilateral 5-year roadmaps for ongoing security cooperation
with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which were renewed and
expanded on December 15, 2023. The Committee notes these
security partners exceed NATO spending targets on defense, that
their defense investments are heavily focused on the
procurement of U.S. weapons systems to enhance NATO
interoperability, and that their continued investment in
military infrastructure projects supports the rotational
presence of U.S. and other NATO forces. The Committee further
notes that these U.S. investments via BSI enable a three-to-
one, or greater, ratio of Baltic spending on exercises,
capabilities, and integration to enhance burden sharing, deter
aggression, and lower the risk of conflict. Pursuant to these
bilateral roadmaps, the Committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to continue robust security cooperation with the Baltic
States, especially in the areas of integrated air and missile
defense; long-range precision fires; maritime domain awareness;
cyber security and operations; irregular warfare; land forces
development; command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and
infrastructure development. Finally, the Committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than
90 days after the enactment of this act on updates to the
Baltic Security Initiative's multi-year strategy and spend plan
in light of continued Russian aggression in Europe.
Defense Security Cooperation Agency--Regional Centers.--The
Committee is encouraged by the Department's continued funding
and use of regional centers for security studies to further
outreach and provide for more focused research to help promote
global security cooperation efforts. However, the Committee is
concerned by the twenty-four percent decrease from the fiscal
year 2025 enacted to fiscal year 2026 request. Therefore, the
Committee recommends an additional $21,180,000 to restore the
George C. Marshall European Center For Security Studies, as
well as $5,000,000 for Regional Centers, and further directs
the Director, DSCA, within 60 days of enactment of this act to
provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on
the status of the programs, objectives, milestones, execution
plans, an assessment of current reimbursement waiver authority,
any legislative proposals under consideration as it pertains to
current waiver authority, and any other quantitative and
qualitative data determined by the Director for each regional
center.
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $357,516,000
Committee recommendation................................ 342,516,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $342,516,000.
This is $15,000,000 below the budget estimate:
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table details the program recommended by the
Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND [CTEF]
10 IRAQ 212,516 212,516 ..............
20 SYRIA 130,000 130,000 ..............
30 LEBANON 15,000 .............. -15,000
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TOTAL, COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND [CTEF] 357,516 342,516 -15,000
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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Detainees.--The Committee
notes that while the political situation in Syria has shifted
considerably in the last year, Syrian Democratic Forces [SDF]
continue to hold thousands of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
[ISIS] detainees in detention facilities in eastern Syria. As a
result, the Committee continues to support efforts by the
Department of Defense and international partners to fortify and
construct detention facilities to alleviate overcrowding,
enhance humane detention, and ensure the security of dangerous
detainees. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
notify the congressional defense committees not later than 30
days prior to obligation of funds for any construction activity
and prioritizes detention facilities repair and construction
ahead of any other construction activity. Moreover, the
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to engage with the
SDF on ensuring that detainees are afforded all protections due
under the Geneva Conventions.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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010 IRAQ 212,516 212,516 ..............
020 SYRIA 130,000 130,000 ..............
030 LEBANON 15,000 .............. -15,000
Transfer to OM,DW line 4GTD for Lebanese Armed .............. -15,000 ..............
Forces
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Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $3,314,178,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,280,996,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,280,996,000. This is $33,182,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
LAND FORCES
10 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES 14,651 14,651 ..............
20 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADES 703,286 703,286 ..............
30 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 146,794 146,794 ..............
40 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 685,541 685,541 ..............
50 AVIATION ASSETS 55,155 55,155 ..............
LAND FORCES READINESS
60 FORCES READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 438,508 438,508 ..............
70 LAND FORCES SYSTEM READINESS 23,783 23,783 ..............
80 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE 40,426 40,426 ..............
LAND FORCES READINESS SUPPORT
90 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 557,465 557,465 ..............
100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 504,922 504,922 ..............
110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS 20,531 20,531 ..............
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 2,174 2,174 ..............
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY 19,041 19,041 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 3,212,277 3,212,277 ..............
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 14,629 14,629 ..............
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
150 ADMINISTRATION 16,798 16,798 ..............
160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 6,432 6,432 ..............
170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT 7,186 7,186 ..............
180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT 56,856 56,856 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 101,901 101,901 ..............
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -5,182 -5,182
PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -28,000 -28,000
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 3,314,178 3,280,996 -33,182
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -5,182 -5,182
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -28,000 -28,000
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Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $1,442,054,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,399,535,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,399,535,000. This is $42,519,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
AIR OPERATIONS
10 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS 759,843 759,843 ..............
30 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT 9,972 9,972 ..............
40 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE 204,603 204,603 ..............
60 AVIATION LOGISTICS 24,469 24,469 ..............
COMBAT OPERATIONS/SUPPORT
70 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 19,698 19,698 ..............
80 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES 186,946 186,946 ..............
90 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 294 294 ..............
BASE SUPPORT
100 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 33,414 33,414 ..............
110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 58,213 58,213 ..............
120 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 118,361 118,361 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 1,415,813 1,415,813 ..............
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
130 ADMINISTRATION 2,539 2,539 ..............
140 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 22,185 22,185 ..............
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
150 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 1,517 1,517 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 26,241 26,241 ..............
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -40,017 -40,017
PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -2,502 -2,502
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 1,442,054 1,399,535 -42,519
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -40,017 -40,017
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -2,502 -2,502
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Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $362,045,000
Committee recommendation................................ 356,520,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $356,520,000.
This is $5,525,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
10 OPERATING FORCES 117,987 117,987 ..............
20 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 22,686 22,686 ..............
BASE SUPPORT
30 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 48,519 48,519 ..............
40 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 123,079 123,079 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 312,271 312,271 ..............
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
50 ADMINISTRATION 49,774 49,774 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 49,774 49,774 ..............
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -1,124 -1,124
PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION OF CIVILIAN COMPENSATION .............. -4,401 -4,401
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 362,045 356,520 -5,525
RESERVE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -1,124 -1,124
UNDIST Projected underexecution of civilian compensation .............. -4,401 -4,401
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Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $4,322,617,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,306,790,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$4,306,790,000. This is $15,827,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
AIR OPERATIONS
10 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES 2,010,793 2,010,793 ..............
20 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS 214,701 216,201 +1,500
30 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 702,575 702,575 ..............
40 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 188,802 188,802 ..............
50 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 493,324 493,324 ..............
60 BASE SUPPORT 585,430 585,430 ..............
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
70 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 2,484 2,484 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 4,198,109 4,199,609 +1,500
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
80 ADMINISTRATION 98,418 98,418 ..............
90 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 10,618 10,618 ..............
100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT [ARPC] 14,951 14,951 ..............
110
OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP)
120 AUDIOVISUAL 521 521 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 124,508 124,508 ..............
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -17,327 -17,327
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TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 4,322,617 4,306,790 -15,827
RESERVE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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011G Mission Support Operations 214,701 216,201 +1,500
Program increase: Advanced trauma and public .............. .............. +1,500
health direct training services
UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -17,327 -17,327
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Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $8,673,981,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,689,508,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$8,689,508,000. This is $15,527,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
LAND FORCES
10 MANEUVER UNITS 911,525 911,525 ..............
20 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES 210,737 210,737 ..............
30 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE 879,111 879,111 ..............
40 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 88,001 88,001 ..............
50 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 350,261 361,261 +11,000
60 AVIATION ASSETS 1,128,195 1,128,195 ..............
LAND FORCES READINESS
70 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 810,263 827,334 +17,071
80 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS 34,354 34,354 ..............
90 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE 179,622 179,622 ..............
LAND FORCES READINESS SUPPORT
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,246,273 1,246,273 ..............
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 1,275,984 1,277,084 +1,100
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1,203,158 1,210,158 +7,000
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 5,136 5,136 ..............
140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY 24,096 24,096 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 8,346,716 8,382,887 +36,171
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 6,460 6,460 ..............
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
160 ADMINISTRATION 45,919 45,919 ..............
170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 9,373 9,373 ..............
190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT 261,622 272,622 +11,000
200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT 3,891 3,891 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 327,265 338,265 +11,000
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -31,819 -31,819
PROGRAM INCREASE: PL 115-68 IMPLEMENTATION .............. 175 +175
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 8,673,981 8,689,508 +15,527
GUARD
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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estimate recommendation estimate
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115 Land Forces Operations Support 350,261 361,261 +11,000
Program increase: Mental health providers .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Star behavioral health program .............. .............. +5,000
121 Force Readiness Operations Support 810,263 827,334 +17,071
Program increase: National Guard Marksmanship .............. .............. +150
Training Center
Program increase: Advanced trauma and public .............. .............. +1,500
health direct training services
Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike .............. .............. +12,921
Program increase: International advanced trauma .............. .............. +1,000
and public health training services
Program increase: Mobile Armed Forces Advanced .............. .............. +1,500
Trauma Training
132 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization 1,275,984 1,277,084 +1,100
Program increase: National Guard Readiness Center .............. .............. +1,100
FSRM
133 Management and Operational Headquarters 1,203,158 1,210,158 +7,000
Program increase: Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare .............. .............. +7,000
Exercises
434 Other Personnel Support 261,622 272,622 +11,000
Program increase: Wildfire training .............. .............. +11,000
UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -31,819 -31,819
UNDIST Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. +175 +175
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Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $7,332,599,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,320,674,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$7,320,674,000. This is $11,925,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
AIR OPERATIONS
10 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS 2,501,226 2,505,726 +4,500
20 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS 627,680 676,800 +49,120
30 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 1,024,171 1,024,171 ..............
40 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 549,496 550,716 +1,220
50 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 1,258,081 1,258,081 ..............
60 BASE SUPPORT 1,110,875 1,110,875 ..............
70 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 16,134 16,134 ..............
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
80 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 112,205 112,205 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 7,199,868 7,254,708 +54,840
=================================================
BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
90 ADMINISTRATION 82,280 82,280 ..............
100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 50,451 50,451 ..............
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 132,731 132,731 ..............
=================================================
HISTORICAL REVERTED BALANCES .............. -66,940 -66,940
PROGRAM INCREASE: PL 115-68 IMPLEMENTATION .............. 175 +175
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL 7,332,599 7,320,674 -11,925
GUARD
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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011F Aircraft Operations 2,501,226 2,505,726 +4,500
Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike .............. .............. +2,500
Program increase: Wildfire training .............. .............. +2,000
011G Mission Support Operations 627,680 676,800 +49,120
Program increase: Advanced trauma and public .............. .............. +2,500
health direct training services
Program increase: Joint terminal attack controller .............. .............. +5,000
training
Program increase: Mental health providers .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Mobile armed forces advanced .............. .............. +1,620
trauma training
Program increase: State Partnership Program .............. .............. +25,000
Program increase: Wildfire training .............. .............. +10,000
011R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization 549,496 550,716 +1,220
Program increase: F-35 Future pilot training .............. .............. +1,220
center facilities sustainment
UNDIST Historical reverted balances .............. -66,940 -66,940
UNDIST Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation .............. +175 +175
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $21,243,000
Committee recommendation................................ 21,243,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,243,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
Environmental Restoration, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $148,070,000
Committee recommendation................................ 201,570,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $201,570,000.
This is $53,500,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50 Environmental Restoration, Army 148,070 201,570 +53,500
Program increase: PFAS remediation and cleanup .............. .............. +53,500
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Total, Environmental Restoration, Army 148,070 201,570 +53,500
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Environmental Restoration, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $357,949,000
Committee recommendation................................ 371,949,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $371,949,000.
This is $14,000,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 Environmental Restoration, Navy 357,949 371,949 +14,000
Program increase: PFAS remediation and cleanup .............. .............. +14,000
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Total, Environmental Restoration, Navy 357,949 371,949 +14,000
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Environmental Restoration, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $342,149,000
Committee recommendation................................ 409,649,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $409,649,000.
This is $67,500,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
70 Environmental Restoration, Air Force 342,149 409,649 +67,500
Program increase: PFAS remediation and cleanup .............. .............. +57,500
Program increase: PFAS remediation and cleanup for .............. .............. +10,000
Air National Guard
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Total, Environmental Restoration, Air Force 342,149 409,649 +67,500
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Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $8,885,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,885,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,885,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $235,156,000
Committee recommendation................................ 235,156,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $235,156,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $100,793,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,793,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $100,793,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
Obligation of Funds.--The Committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees not
less than 15 days prior to obligation of more than $5,000,000
for any single project, effort, or operation utilizing
Humanitarian Assistance funds, or not less than 48 hours after
the provision of such assistance if the Secretary determines
that extraordinary circumstances that affect the National
security of the United States exist.
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $282,830,000
Committee recommendation................................ 282,830,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $282,830,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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Biological Threat Reduction Program 138,565 138,565 ..............
Chemical Security & Elimation 25,292 25,292 ..............
Delivery System Threat Reduction 6,249 6,249 ..............
Global Nuclear Security 38,134 38,134 ..............
Other Assessments/Administrative Costs 27,444 27,444 ..............
Proliferation Prevention Program 47,146 47,146 ..............
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Total, Cooperative Threat Reduction Account 282,830 282,830 ..............
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Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $45,346,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,846,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,846,000.
This is $5,500,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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012 Acq Workforce 45,346 50,846 +5,500
Dev Fd
Program .............. .............. +5,000
increase:
Classified
Ready
Employee
Workforce
Program .............. .............. +500
increase:
Fulbright
Icebreaker
Talent
Exchange
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Reporting
Requirements.--The Committee directs the Under Secretary for
Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) to provide the Department
of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account annual
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
30 days after submission of the fiscal year 2027 President's
budget request. Further, as in previous years, the Under
Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) is directed
to provide the congressional defense committees with the fiscal
year 2027 President's budget request additional details
regarding total funding for the acquisition workforce by
funding category and specific appropriations accounts in the
Future Years Defense Program, to include an explanation of
changes from the prior year's submission.
The Committee advises the Defense Department Transition
Assistance Program to initiate a pilot program on workforce
development with the surveying profession, thereby facilitating
potential civilian employment for members of the military
branches with the relevant training and expertise.
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
Account Reprogramming Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense is
directed to follow reprogramming guidance for the Department of
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account [DAWDA]
consistent with reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts
detailed elsewhere in this explanatory statement. The dollar
threshold for reprogramming DAWDA funds is $15,000,000.
TITLE III
PROCUREMENT
Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources
required to purchase military equipment and hardware, including
aircraft, ships, missiles, combat vehicles, ammunition,
weapons, electronic sensors and communications equipment, and
other procurement items.
The President's fiscal year 2026 budget requests a total of
$153,067,098,000 for procurement appropriations.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
The Committee recommends procurement appropriations
totaling $171,318,669,000 for fiscal year 2026. This is
$18,251,571,000 above the budget estimate.
Committee recommended procurement appropriations for fiscal
year 2026 are summarized below:
SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS
SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Account 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Procurement:
Aircraft Procurement, Army.................................. 3,045,199 3,346,294 +301,095
Missile Procurement, Army................................... 6,948,889 9,375,035 +2,426,146
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.... 2,886,534 2,466,890 -419,644
Procurement of Ammunition, Army............................. 3,734,235 4,567,745 +833,510
Other Procurement, Army..................................... 9,605,566 9,348,930 -256,636
Aircraft Procurement, Navy.................................. 17,028,101 15,639,809 -1,388,292
Weapons Procurement, Navy................................... 5,597,300 6,089,493 +492,193
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy............................. 1,135,030 1,072,230 -62,800
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy........................... 20,840,224 29,310,365 +8,470,141
Other Procurement, Navy..................................... 14,569,524 15,053,585 +484,061
Procurement, Navy and Marine Corps.......................... 3,754,112 3,640,694 -113,418
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force............................. 17,729,963 20,519,105 +2,789,142
Missile Procurement, Air Force.............................. 4,223,876 6,368,681 +2,144,805
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force........................ 784,478 769,827 -14,651
Other Procurement, Air Force................................ 31,504,644 32,191,260 +686,616
Procurement, Space Force.................................... 3,393,637 3,545,235 +151,598
Procurement, Defense-Wide................................... 6,048,863 7,406,568 +1,357,705
Defense Production Act Purchases............................ 236,923 256,923 +20,000
National Guard and Reserve Equipment........................ .............. 350,000 +350,000
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Total..................................................... 153,067,098 171,318,669 +18,251,571
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REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS
The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow
the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). The dollar threshold for reprogramming funds shall be
$15,000,000 for procurement and research, development, test and
evaluation.
Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports
for service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of
this act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with
guidance specified in the conference report accompanying the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
The Department shall continue to follow the limitation that
prior approval reprogrammings are set: at either the specified
dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research,
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These
thresholds are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1) or a
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this explanatory
statement.
Funding Increases
The funding increases outlined in the tables accompanying
each appropriation account shall be provided only for the
specific purposes indicated in the tables of Committee
Recommended Adjustments. The Committee directs that funding
increases shall be competitively awarded, or provided to
programs that have received competitive awards in the past.
PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS
Items for which additional funds have been recommended or
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the
tables detailing Committee Recommended Adjustments or in
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' are
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount, as
specifically addressed elsewhere in this report.
PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee remains
concerned by the increasing proliferation and effectiveness of
unmanned aerial systems [UAS] on the modern battlefield, as
demonstrated by the widespread and evolving use of drones in
the conflict in Ukraine. While the military services have
gradually increased spending year-over-year, requested funding
has not enabled the Combatant Commands to keep pace with these
evolving threats. Therefore, the Committee recommends an
increase of $216,500,000 above the fiscal year 2026 President's
budget request for counter-unmanned aerial systems [C-UAS]
capabilities.
The Committee supports continued investment in layered C-
UAS capabilities, including fixed-site, mobile, and dismounted
systems, as well as emerging technologies such as artificial
intelligence-enabled targeting, advanced electronic warfare,
and directed energy. The Committee emphasizes that C-UAS
systems are critical to base protection, particularly for
forward operating locations and high-value fixed
infrastructure. The Committee encourages the military services
to prioritize systems that are interoperable across the joint
force and with key allies and partners. Accordingly, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of
the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force to each submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this act, detailing current C-UAS acquisition
programs, integration timelines, fielding plans, and base
protection strategies, including how current and future systems
will be employed to defend installations at home and abroad.
Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreements.--Reciprocal
Defense Procurement [RDP] Agreements are procurement actions
which are implemented under Memoranda of Understanding/
Memoranda of Agreement between the United States and various
participating nations whereby the participants agree to
complementary acquisitions of defense articles from each
other's country with the intent to enhance mutual military
readiness and promote standardization and interoperability of
equipment between the armed forces of both nations. A
Government Accountability Office [GAO] study, ``Agencies Should
Improve Oversight of Reciprocal Defense Procurement
Agreements,'' found that the Department of Defense lacks
written policies and procedures for initiating and renewing RDP
Agreements, has weak methodologies to assess impacts of RDP
Agreements on U.S. industries, and should improve coordination
with the Department of Commerce on these Agreements. The
Committee is concerned that the Undersecretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment) has not taken specific steps to
remediate GAO's findings. In particular, the Committee is
troubled that the Department of Defense's incomplete oversight
of RDP Agreements could adversely impact the U.S. industrial
base. Therefore, the Committee directs the Undersecretary of
Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) to provide quarterly
reports detailing the steps taken to implement the
recommendations from GAO to improve oversight and analysis of
RDP Agreements.
Munitions Production Capacity.--The Committee remains
concerned that the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request
does not adequately prioritize or fund the expansion of
production capacity for critical munitions. Despite repeated
congressional investments through both base appropriations and
robust supplemental replenishment packages, the Department of
Defense [DoD] and military services continue to underfund the
facilitization and tooling needed to fully utilize the defense
industrial base. This shortfall highlights an ongoing
disjunction between the DoD's stated requirements and its
budget execution strategies.
The Committee notes that the DoD has over a number of years
failed to request funding for critical munition programs at
their full achievable production rates, propose strategies to
effectively work with industry, or request investments in the
organic munitions industrial base to expand production capacity
of critical munitions. As a result, the DoD will be unable to
weather urgent, emergent operational demands, replenish
expended stockpiles, and modernize critical munitions
production lines in time-relevant ways. The Committee urges the
Department to act with the foresight and urgency required by
the current threat environment, and to fully utilize available
production capacity prior to a crisis. Sustained, predictable
funding is essential to maintain workforce stability,
incentivize industry investment, and ensure munitions
production lines remain warm and capable of responding rapidly
to evolving operational demands.
The Committee further notes that DoD data revealed a clear
gap between the quantities of munitions funded in the fiscal
year 2026 President's budget request and the maximum production
capacity that industry can achieve if adequately resourced.
This gap, entirely addressable through adequate investment,
demonstrates that limited output rates are as much due to
insufficient budget planning and prioritization by the
Department as to industrial capability. Despite knowing the
industrial base capacity potential and existing unmet military
requirements, the Department has over a number of years failed
to fund these munition programs at their maximum capacity
levels. Instead, the Services have subsequently submitted
unfunded priorities lists to the Committee requesting
additional funding for both munition quantity buys and
facilitization efforts, funding that should have been included
in the discretionary base budget submission. The Committee
views this as an unacceptable budgeting strategy that
undermines both industrial capacity and stockpile readiness. As
a result, the Committee is once again taking corrective action
to close the funding gap. The Committee recommends
$5,171,896,000 above the fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request for additional all up rounds and $2,094,375,000 above
the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request for
facilitization.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees, concurrent with
the submission of the fiscal year 2027 President's budget
request, which includes current inventory and inventory
objectives and compares each critical munitions program's
requested unit quantities and maximum annual production rate
achievable by the industrial base. For any munition where the
requested quantity falls below the maximum rate, and the
current inventory remains below the validated total munitions
requirement, the Secretary of Defense shall include as part of
this report a written justification for the decision not to
fund at the maximum rate which addresses considerations such as
budget prioritization, production constraints, and risk
assessments related to inventory shortfalls.
To improve transparency and support deliberate
facilitization efforts, the Committee directs the Secretary of
the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the
Air Force to include, beginning with the fiscal year 2027
President's budget request, a dedicated cost element or project
code within each relevant munition program's justification
materials for tooling and capacity expansion at commercial
facilities. These submissions shall also detail surge capacity
targets, expected industry cost-sharing or co-investment, and
historical government and commercial investments in those
facilities over the prior five fiscal years.
The Committee underscores the DoD's obligation to clearly
define munitions requirements, both for baseline stockpiles and
surge capacity, and to program sufficient funding accordingly.
Without this, the industrial base cannot make informed
investment decisions. At the same time, industry must maintain
modernized infrastructure, cultivate a skilled workforce, and
sustain resilient supply chains to meet growing demand. The
Committee remains concerned by the uneven distribution of
investment between public and private sectors, particularly as
many government-owned facilities across the services' organic
munitions industrial base have suffered from years of neglect
and now require urgent modernization.
Multi-Year Procurement Contracts for Critical Munitions.--
In the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public
Law 118-47), Congress supported the Department's requests for
multi-year procurement [MYP] authority for six critical
munitions programs. The Committee continues to closely monitor
the progress of these programs and is concerned by the
continuing delays in definitizing and executing these
contracts. The Committee is particularly concerned by the
inability of the Department of the Air Force and certain
defense contractors to proceed with a MYP contract for the
Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, as approved by
Congress in fiscal year 2024. The Committee notes that this
avoidable failure has resulted in lost opportunities to
stabilize the supply chain and further delays production. The
Committee reiterates its expectation that these procurements
should result in unit cost savings, stability in the supplier
base, industry investment in expanding and upgrading their
facilities, and weapons being delivered at cost and on or ahead
of schedule. Accordingly, the Committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to provide a semi-annual report to the congressional
defense committees on the status of each such munition MYP
award until all munitions covered under such award have been
delivered, to include projected and realized cost savings, the
amount and impact of government and industry investment on
capacity and associated supply chains, and an assessment of the
extent to which such award has generated greater stability in
the associated supply chain.
Aircraft Procurement, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $3,045,199,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,346,294,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,346,294,000. This is $301,095,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
AIRCRAFT
FIXED WING
3 FUTURE UAS FAMILY .............. .............. .............. 71,459 .............. +71,459
5 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM .............. .............. .............. 617,129 .............. +617,129
6 HADES PLATFORM, PAYLOADS/PED, AND INTEGRATION .............. 26,850 .............. 26,850 .............. ..............
ROTARY
9 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN .............. 1,669 12 361,669 +12 +360,000
13 UH-60 BLACKHAWK [MYP] 24 732,060 24 746,060 .............. +14,000
14 UH-60 BLACKHAWK [MYP] [AP-CY] .............. .............. .............. 65,000 .............. +65,000
17 CH-47 HELICOPTER 11 618,798 11 618,798 .............. ..............
18 CH-47 HELICOPTER [AP-CY] .............. 61,421 .............. 61,421 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, AIRCRAFT .............. 1,440,798 .............. 2,568,386 .............. +1,127,588
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MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
25 GRAY EAGLE MODS2 .............. .............. .............. 12,351 .............. +12,351
27 AH-64 MODS .............. 125,236 .............. 125,236 .............. ..............
28 SCALABLE CONTROL INTERFACE [SCI] .............. 1,257 .............. 1,257 .............. ..............
29 CH-47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS [MYP] .............. 17,709 .............. 17,709 .............. ..............
34 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS .............. 33,659 .............. 37,659 .............. +4,000
36 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN .............. 40,472 .............. 43,472 .............. +3,000
37 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE .............. 11,566 .............. 11,566 .............. ..............
38 DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT .............. .............. .............. 3,000 .............. +3,000
39 AVIATION ASSURED PNT .............. 49,475 .............. 49,475 .............. ..............
40 GATM ROLLUP .............. 4,651 .............. 4,651 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT .............. 284,025 .............. 306,376 .............. +22,351
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SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
45 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .............. 129,167 .............. 129,167 .............. ..............
47 CMWS .............. 38,419 .............. 38,419 .............. ..............
48 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES [CIRCM] 84 225,647 84 225,647 .............. ..............
OTHER SUPPORT
50 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .............. 29,489 .............. 37,489 .............. +8,000
52 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .............. 14,986 .............. 14,986 .............. ..............
53 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .............. 24,213 .............. 24,213 .............. ..............
54 LAUNCHER, 275 ROCKET .............. 1,611 .............. 1,611 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES .............. 463,532 .............. 471,532 .............. +8,000
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AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
57 SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS .............. 726,034 .............. .............. .............. -726,034
58 FUTURE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS [UAS] FAMILY .............. 118,459 .............. .............. .............. -118,459
59 GRAY EAGLE MODIFICATIONS .............. 12,351 .............. .............. .............. -12,351
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TOTAL, AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT .............. 856,844 .............. .............. .............. -856,844
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TOTAL, AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY .............. 3,045,199 .............. 3,346,294 .............. +301,095
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[Dollars in thousands]
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2026 budget Committee Change from
Line Item estimate recommendation estimate
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3 Future UAS Family .............. 71,459 +71,459
Transfer from line 58 for proper budget .............. .............. +118,459
execution
Sufficient justification not provided .............. .............. -47,000
5 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS .............. 617,129 +617,129
Transfer from line 57 for proper budget .............. .............. +726,034
execution
Phase program growth .............. .............. -108,905
9 AH-64 Apache Block IIIA Reman 1,669 361,669 +360,000
Program increase: AH-64E reman aircraft .............. .............. +360,000
13 UH-60 Blackhawk M Model [MYP] 732,060 746,060 +14,000
Program increase: UH-60 thermoplastic .............. .............. +14,000
tail rotor drive system
14 UH-60 Blackhawk M Model [MYP] Advanced .............. 65,000 +65,000
Procurement
Program increase .............. .............. +65,000
25 Gray Eagle Mods2 .............. 12,351 +12,351
Transfer from line 59 for proper budget .............. .............. +12,351
execution
34 Utility Helicopter Mods 33,659 37,659 +4,000
Program increase: Litter basket .............. .............. +4,000
stabilization technology for search
and rescue
36 Network And Mission Plan 40,472 43,472 +3,000
Program increase: Flight scheduling .............. .............. +3,000
software
38 Degraded Visual Environment .............. 3,000 +3,000
Program increase: Degraded visual .............. .............. +3,000
environment for Army National Guard
50 Common Ground Equipment 29,489 37,489 +8,000
Program increase: Non-destructive .............. .............. +8,000
digital inspection tool
57 Small Unmanned Aerial Systems 726,034 .............. -726,034
Transfer to line 5 for proper budget .............. .............. -726,034
execution
58 Future Unmanned Aerial Systems [UAS] Family 118,459 .............. -118,459
Transfer to line 3 for proper budget .............. .............. -118,459
execution
59 Gray Eagle Modifications 12,351 .............. -12,351
Transfer to line 25 for proper budget .............. .............. -12,351
execution
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CH-47 Chinook.--The Committee recognizes the CH-47 Chinook
as the Army's primary heavy lift rotary-wing platform and a
critical enabler of joint force operations. The aircraft
provides essential long-range lift of personnel and materiel in
austere and contested environments. In foreseeable military
conflicts, the ability to move materiel rapidly across
dispersed terrain will remain an essential wartime requirement.
Therefore, the Committee believes that the Army should continue
investment in the CH-47. Accordingly, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Army to provide a report to the congressional
defense committees, not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this act, detailing its assessment of the current CH-47
fleet structure, including aircraft by block configuration and
operational status; a comprehensive investment plan for CH-47
modernization and sustainment through fiscal year 2030; an
updated fielding schedule and procurement timeline for CH-47
Block II aircraft; a list of capability gaps and operational
limitations identified in recent assessments relevant to the
Indo-Pacific; and an analysis of how CH-47 modernization aligns
with broader Army Transformation Initiative efforts and joint
force lift requirements.
Missile Procurement, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $6,948,889,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,375,035,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$9,375,035,000. This is $2,426,146,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
OTHER MISSILES
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM
2 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE [AMD] 637,473 532,427 -105,046
4 M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT 679,114 631,114 -48,000
6 MSE MISSILE 945,905 3,036,205 +2,090,300
9 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE [PRSM] 160,846 448,726 +287,880
11 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2--I 830,579 674,129 -156,450
12 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY [MRC] 82,407 82,407 ..............
15 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS [JAGM] 84,667 84,667 ..............
17 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON 353,415 347,845 -5,570
18 JAVELIN [AAWS-M] SYSTEM SUMMARY 329,205 339,005 +9,800
19 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY 11,731 83,463 +71,732
20 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET [GMLRS] 1,125,071 1,375,071 +250,000
21 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET [GMLRS] [AP-CY] 43,156 43,156 ..............
22 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS [RRPR] 32,339 32,339 ..............
23 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM [HIMARS] 61,503 61,503 ..............
26 FAMILY OF LOW ALTITUDE UNMANNED SYSTEMS .............. 67,816 +67,816
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TOTAL, OTHER MISSILES 5,377,411 7,839,873 +2,462,462
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MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
MODIFICATIONS
29 PATRIOT MODS 757,800 757,800 ..............
32 STINGER MODS 428,935 460,435 +31,500
35 MLRS MODS 243,470 243,470 ..............
36 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS 54,005 54,005 ..............
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TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 1,484,210 1,515,710 +31,500
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SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
38 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 6,651 6,651 ..............
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TOTAL, SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 6,651 6,651 ..............
=================================================
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
40 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS 12,801 12,801 ..............
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TOTAL, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 12,801 12,801 ..............
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AGILE PROFILE MANAGEMENT
44 LAUNCHED EFFECTS FAMILY 67,816 .............. -67,816
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TOTAL, AGILE PROFILE MANAGEMENT 67,816 .............. -67,816
=================================================
TOTAL, MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 6,948,889 9,375,035 +2,426,146
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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2 Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense [AMD] Sen 637,473 532,427 -105,046
Initial spares and repair parts previously funded .............. .............. -78,996
Cost savings .............. .............. -26,050
4 M-SHORAD--Procurement 679,114 631,114 -48,000
Cost savings .............. .............. -48,000
6 MSE Missile 945,905 3,036,205 +2,090,300
Program increase: Second source for PAC-3 seeker .............. .............. +1,200,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +890,300
9 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE [PRSM] 160,846 448,726 +287,880
Increment 2 early to need .............. .............. -32,120
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +320,000
11 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2-I 830,579 674,129 -156,450
Block 1 System contract delays .............. .............. -131,890
AIM 9X unjustified carryover .............. .............. -24,560
17 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON 353,415 347,845 -5,570
Spares and repair parts excess to need .............. .............. -5,570
18 Javelin [AAWS-M] System Summary 329,205 339,005 +9,800
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +9,800
19 TOW 2 System Summary 11,731 83,463 +71,732
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +71,732
20 Guided MLRS Rocket [GMLRS] 1,125,071 1,375,071 +250,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +250,000
26 FAMILY OF LOW ALTITUDE UNMANNED SYSTEMS .............. 67,816 +67,816
Transfer from Line 44 for proper execution .............. .............. +67,816
32 Stinger Mods 428,935 460,435 +31,500
Program increase: Stinger Blk 1 upgrades .............. .............. +31,500
44 LAUNCHED EFFECTS FAMILY 67,816 .............. -67,816
Transfer to Line 26 for proper execution .............. .............. -67,816
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Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $2,886,534,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,466,890,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$2,466,890,000. This is $419,644,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
2 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE [AMPV] 86 554,678 60 415,331 -26 -139,347
4 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE [ABV] .............. 4,079 .............. 4,079 .............. ..............
5 M10 BOOKER .............. 64,919 .............. 6,479 .............. -58,440
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
8 STRYKER UPGRADE .............. 135,816 .............. 28,558 .............. -107,258
9 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM [BFIST] VEHICLE .............. 4,684 .............. 4,684 .............. ..............
10 BRADLEY PROGRAM [MOD] .............. 157,183 .............. 157,183 .............. ..............
11 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS .............. 82,537 .............. 82,537 .............. ..............
12 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT [PIM] 10 250,238 5 96,689 -5 -153,549
13 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE [M88 HERCULES] 8 155,540 .............. 3,000 -8 -152,540
17 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE 21 132,637 21 129,555 .............. -3,082
19 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM 30 740,528 45 939,428 +15 +198,900
21 VEHICLE PROTECTION SYSTEMS [VPS] .............. 107,833 .............. 107,833 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES .............. 2,390,672 .............. 1,975,356 .............. -415,316
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WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES
24 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON [ROLL] .............. 1,002 .............. 1,002 .............. ..............
25 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN [7.62MM] .............. 5 .............. 6,005 .............. +6,000
27 MACHINE GUN, CAL.50 M2 ROLL .............. 4 .............. 4 .............. ..............
28 MORTAR SYSTEMS .............. 5,807 .............. 5,807 .............. ..............
29 LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM [LADS] .............. 9,477 .............. 9,477 .............. ..............
30 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE [GLM] .............. .............. .............. 6,000 .............. +6,000
31 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE .............. 1,853 .............. 1,853 .............. ..............
34 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON .............. 365,155 .............. 358,907 .............. -6,248
36 HANDGUN .............. 7 .............. 7 .............. ..............
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH
38 M777 MODS .............. 2,429 .............. 2,429 .............. ..............
42 SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS .............. 19 .............. 19 .............. ..............
43 M119 MODIFICATIONS .............. 4,642 .............. 4,642 .............. ..............
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
46 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M [WOCV-WTCV] .............. 469 .............. 469 .............. ..............
47 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT [WOCV-WTCV] .............. 104,993 .............. 94,913 .............. -10,080
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TOTAL, WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES .............. 495,862 .............. 491,534 .............. -4,328
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY .............. 2,886,534 .............. 2,466,890 .............. -419,644
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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2 Armored Multi Purpose Vehicle [AMPV] 554,678 415,331 -139,347
Funding aligned with ATI .............. .............. -126,054
Support ahead of need .............. .............. -13,293
5 M10 BOOKER 64,919 6,479 -58,440
Funding aligned with ATI .............. .............. -58,440
8 Stryker Upgrade 135,816 28,558 -107,258
Medium Caliber Weapon System early to need .............. .............. -6,571
System Fielding Support early to need .............. .............. -78,301
Squad Leader Display early to need .............. .............. -10,386
System Engineering Cost early to need .............. .............. -12,000
12 Paladin Integrated Management [PIM] 250,238 96,689 -153,549
Program re-phase .............. .............. -153,549
13 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE [M88 HERCULES] 155,540 3,000 -152,540
Army change in strategy .............. .............. -155,540
Program increase: Ground combat vehicles wireless .............. .............. +3,000
intercommunications system
17 Joint Assault Bridge 132,637 129,555 -3,082
Engineering changes ahead of need .............. .............. -3,082
19 Abrams Upgrade Program 740,528 939,428 +198,900
Total Package Fielding ahead of need .............. .............. -12,648
Upgrade Vehicle and Component Refurbishment ahead .............. .............. -8,202
of need
Program increase: Abrams tank procurement .............. .............. +219,750
25 M240 Medium Machine Gun [7.62mm] 5 6,005 +6,000
Program increase: M240 medium machine gun .............. .............. +6,000
30 XM320 Grenade Launcher Module [GLM] .............. 6,000 +6,000
Program increase: Grenadier sighting system .............. .............. +6,000
34 Next Generation Squad Weapon 365,155 358,907 -6,248
Automatic Rifle early to need .............. .............. -6,248
47 Production Base Support [WOCV-WTCV] 104,993 94,913 -10,080
AMPV production line automation funding aligned .............. .............. -10,080
with ATI
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Procurement of Ammunition, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $3,734,235,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,567,745,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$4,567,745,000. This is $833,510,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
AMMUNITION
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION
1 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES 128,283 128,283 ..............
2 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES 62,157 51,757 -10,400
3 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION 426,177 426,177 ..............
4 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES 7,750 7,750 ..............
5 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES 78,199 57,049 -21,150
6 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES 25,773 25,773 ..............
7 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES 22,324 22,324 ..............
8 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES 100,392 88,232 -12,160
9 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES 131,432 131,432 ..............
11 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES 42,131 42,131 ..............
MORTAR AMMUNITION
12 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 38,114 38,114 ..............
13 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 41,786 41,786 ..............
14 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 123,144 127,144 +4,000
TANK AMMUNITION
15 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES 440,152 400,265 -39,887
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
16 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM AND 105MM, ALL TYPES 80,780 80,780 ..............
17 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES 218,877 228,877 +10,000
19 PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS 28,995 28,995 ..............
20 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL TYPES 168,737 168,737 ..............
MINES
21 MINES AND CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES 42,748 42,748 ..............
22 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE 7,860 7,860 ..............
ROCKETS
24 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 46,089 43,196 -2,893
25 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES 34,836 34,836 ..............
OTHER AMMUNITION
26 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES 12,543 12,543 ..............
27 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 21,409 21,409 ..............
28 GRENADES, ALL TYPES 56,530 58,530 +2,000
29 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES 36,846 36,846 ..............
30 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES 10,821 10,821 ..............
MISCELLANEOUS
32 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES 4,084 4,084 ..............
34 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION [AMMO] 16,799 16,799 ..............
35 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT 16,219 16,219 ..............
36 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION [AMMO] 18,600 18,600 ..............
37 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES 102 102 ..............
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TOTAL, AMMUNITION 2,490,689 2,420,199 -70,490
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AMMUNITION PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
40 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 1,084,611 2,038,611 +954,000
41 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION 155,050 155,050 ..............
42 ARMS INITIATIVE 3,885 3,885 ..............
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TOTAL, AMMUNITION PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 1,243,546 2,197,546 +954,000
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UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -50,000 -50,000
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 3,734,235 4,567,745 +833,510
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2025 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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2 CTG, 7.62MM, All Types 62,157 51,757 -10,400
Excess to need: EPR 4 Ball/LFS .............. .............. -10,400
5 CTG, .50 Cal, All Types 78,199 57,049 -21,150
Excess to need: RRA .............. .............. -21,150
8 CTG, 30MM, All Types 100,392 88,232 -12,160
Excess to need: HEAB-T, TP .............. .............. -12,160
14 120MM Mortar, All Types 123,144 127,144 +4,000
Program increase: M929 120mm mortar .............. .............. +2,000
Program increase: M930 120mm mortar .............. .............. +2,000
15 Cartridges, Tank, 105MM And 120MM, All Types 440,152 400,265 -39,887
Funding aligned with ATI: M10 Booker 105mm .............. .............. -17,078
Unit cost increase: HEMP-T 120mm .............. .............. -22,809
17 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, All Types 218,877 228,877 +10,000
Program increase: C-DAEM DPICM replacement .............. .............. +10,000
24 Shoulder Launched Munitions, All Types 46,089 43,196 -2,893
Unit cost increase: IAM .............. .............. -2,893
28 Grenades, All Types 56,530 58,530 +2,000
Program increase: M18 grenades .............. .............. +2,000
40 Industrial Facilities 1,084,611 2,038,611 +954,000
Program increase: Propellant manufacturing center .............. .............. +954,000
of excellence
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Insufficient information .............. -50,000 -50,000
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Budget Submission Materials.--The Committee prioritizes the
importance of supporting the Department of the Army's munition
requirements. To ensure appropriated funds align with the needs
of the Army, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to
submit a report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate documenting the
Department's total munitions requirement, inventory,
anticipated expenditures, and anticipated acquisitions. The
report shall also detail Army efforts to expand and modernize
the Army's organic munitions industrial base production
capacity, as well as the Army's efforts to secure private
sector production capacity expansion. The report shall
accompany the Department's annual budget justification
materials, beginning with the fiscal year 2027 budget
submission. Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide such information for the fiscal year 2026
budget submission not later than October 1, 2025.
Smokeless Gunpowder.--The Committee directs the Secretary
of the Army to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
not later than 180 days after the enactment of this act, on the
U.S. supply chain for smokeless gunpowder used in ammunition
manufacturing, including nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and
acid production.
Other Procurement, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $9,605,566,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,348,930,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$9,348,930,000. This is $256,636,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
TACTICAL AND SUPPORT VEHICLES
TACTICAL VEHICLES
2 FAMILY OF SEMITRAILERS 132,793 101,623 -31,170
5
HIGH MOBILITY MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE [HMMWV]
6 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES [GMV] 308,620 246,162 -62,458
9 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES 45,840 45,840 ..............
10 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T [CCE] 17,000 17,000 ..............
11 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES [FMTV] 85,490 77,439 -8,051
12 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE [CATV] 38,001 38,001 ..............
13 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT 39,761 39,761 ..............
14 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES [FHTV] 202,009 202,009 ..............
19 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS 2,660 2,660 ..............
20 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP 98,728 123,728 +25,000
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
23 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER 8,462 8,462 ..............
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TOTAL, TACTICAL AND SUPPORT VEHICLES 979,364 902,685 -76,679
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COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT
COMM--JOINT COMMUNICATIONS
29 TACTICAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION 866,347 665,309 -201,038
31 JCSE EQUIPMENT [USRDECOM] 5,389 5,389 ..............
32 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 114,770 114,770 ..............
COMM--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
36 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS 65,591 65,591 ..............
39 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING 212,469 212,469 ..............
COMM--COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS
46 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT [HMS] 478,435 474,592 -3,843
48 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS 133,836 133,836 ..............
51 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE 20,010 20,010 ..............
52 COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 207,402 199,772 -7,630
53
FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
54 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS 110,678 110,678 ..............
COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
56 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE--INTEL 15,290 15,290 ..............
58 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE 108,655 108,655 ..............
INFORMATION SECURITY
60 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP 826 826 ..............
61 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY [COMSEC] 125,970 125,970 ..............
66 BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY [BEC] 65 65 ..............
COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
70 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 209,378 82,384 -126,994
72 BASE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION 50,177 50,177 ..............
74 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM 439,373 431,639 -7,734
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL ACT [TIARA]
78 TITAN 236,314 236,314 ..............
80 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS [TLS] .............. 40,991 +40,991
81 COLLECTION CAPABLILITY 2,935 2,935 ..............
83 DCGS-A INTEL 1,087 1,087 ..............
85 TROJAN 37,968 37,968 ..............
86 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP [INTEL SPT] 20,598 26,999 +6,401
ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC WARFARE [EW]
90 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS [EWPMT] .............. 24,547 +24,547
91 AIR VIGILANCE [AV] 9,731 9,731 ..............
93 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAP 15,382 15,382 ..............
94 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 8,283 8,283 ..............
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL SURV [TAC SURV]
96 SENTINEL MODS 462,010 462,010 ..............
97 NIGHT VISION DEVICES 211,056 211,569 +513
98 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF 2,111 2,111 ..............
99 BASE EXPEDITIARY TARGETING AND SURV SYS 1,801 1,801 ..............
100 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS 27,881 98,021 +70,140
101 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS [FWS] 103,607 95,738 -7,869
102 ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE 10,456 10,456 ..............
104 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED [IFLIR] 60,765 60,765 ..............
105 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM [C-SUAS] .............. 421,568 +421,568
106 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--PLATFORM [JBC-P] 165,395 117,120 -48,275
107 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM [JETS] 48,715 48,715 ..............
109 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 6,325 6,325 ..............
110 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM 3,657 3,657 ..............
111 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS 3,262 3,262 ..............
112 COUNTERFIRE RADARS 40,526 40,526 ..............
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS
113 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE [CPI2] 723,187 723,187 ..............
114 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY 3,389 3,389 ..............
115 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS 33,103 33,103 ..............
116 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM 546,480 525,863 -20,617
117 AIAMD FAMILY OF SYSTEMS [FOS] COMPONENTS 31,016 31,016 ..............
118 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT [LCSS] 5,175 5,175 ..............
119 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE 244,403 227,356 -17,047
124 MOD OF IN-SERVICE EQUIPMENT [ENFIRE] 16,595 11,219 -5,376
ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
125 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION 8,262 8,262 ..............
126 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 93,804 93,804 ..............
127
ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT [AIE]
129 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PROGRAM [HPCMP] 74,708 74,708 ..............
130 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM 468 468 ..............
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,546 1,546 ..............
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TOTAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT 6,426,662 6,544,399 +117,737
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OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT
138 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS [BDS] 143 143 ..............
139 CBRN DEFENSE 69,739 69,739 ..............
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
142 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON 69,863 69,863 ..............
ENGINEER [NON-CONSTRUCTION] EQUIPMENT
150 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS 509 22,428 +21,919
151 RENDER SAFE SETS KITS OUTFITS 14,184 14,184 ..............
152
FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
153 HEATERS AND ECU'S 14,288 14,288 ..............
156 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM 178,850 165,779 -13,071
157 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER 15,729 15,729 ..............
158 FORCE PROVIDER .............. 18,000 +18,000
159 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT 4,500 4,500 ..............
160 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM 61,224 61,224 ..............
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
164 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER 96,020 96,020 ..............
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
165 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL 99,567 100,567 +1,000
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
166 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS 63,311 151,811 +88,500
169 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 92,299 100,299 +8,000
RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT
179 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP 57,342 57,342 ..............
180 MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL [MSV] 33,949 28,949 -5,000
181 ITEMS LESS THAN $50M [FLOAT/RAIL] 18,217 13,758 -4,459
GENERATORS
182 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT 89,073 89,073 ..............
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
184 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS 12,576 12,576 ..............
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
185 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT 49,025 49,025 ..............
186 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM 189,306 171,184 -18,122
187 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT [STE] 166,402 166,402 ..............
189 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING 7,320 7,320 ..............
TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT [TMD]
191 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT [IFTE] 38,784 38,784 ..............
193 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION [TEMOD] 51,119 51,119 ..............
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
195 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS [OPA3] 136,315 137,315 +1,000
196 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT 19,452 19,452 ..............
197 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT [OPA-3] 31,452 43,452 +12,000
198 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE 10,490 10,490 ..............
200 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION 93,777 93,777 ..............
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TOTAL, OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 1,784,825 1,894,592 +109,767
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SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
205 INITIAL SPARES--C&E 7,254 7,254 ..............
AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
207 COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM [C-SUAS] 306,568 .............. -306,568
208 ELECTRONIC WARFARE 24,547 .............. -24,547
209 ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE 54,427 .............. -54,427
210 SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR 21,919 .............. -21,919
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TOTAL, AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 407,461 0 -407,461
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TOTAL, OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 9,605,566 9,348,930 -256,636
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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2 Family of Semitrailers 132,793 101,623 -31,170
M870A1 early to need .............. .............. -10,108
Tactical Fuel Distribution System early to need .............. .............. -21,062
6 Ground Mobility Vehicles [GMV] 308,620 246,162 -62,458
Infantry Squad Vehicle-Utility funding ahead of .............. .............. -62,458
need
11 Family Of Medium Tactical Veh [FMTV] 85,490 77,439 -8,051
Light Medium Tact Vehicle Cargo unjustified unit .............. .............. -3,219
cost growth
Medium Tactical Vehicle Cargo unjustified unit .............. .............. -4,832
cost growth
20 Modification Of In Svc Equip 98,728 123,728 +25,000
Program increase: HMMWV ABS/ESC Retrofit Kits .............. .............. +25,000
29 Tactical Network Communication 866,347 665,309 -201,038
GEO Terminals early to need .............. .............. -103,246
PLEO Antenna early to need .............. .............. -23,312
TNT MIS ahead of need .............. .............. -40,000
Multi-Point LOS Radio early to need .............. .............. -8,947
Signal Modernization ahead of need .............. .............. -25,533
46 Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit [HMS] 478,435 474,592 -3,843
Leader Radio unit cost savings .............. .............. -3,843
52 COTS Communications Equipment 207,402 199,772 -7,630
Excess to need .............. .............. -7,630
70 Information Systems 209,378 82,384 -126,994
Army requested transfer to OM,A SAG 432 .............. .............. -126,994
74 Installation Info Infrastructure Mod Program 439,373 431,639 -7,734
CONUS efforts early to need .............. .............. -7,734
80 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS [TLS] .............. 40,991 +40,991
Transfer from line 209 for Terrestrial Layer .............. .............. +46,718
Systems-Manpack proper budget execution
Terrestrial Layer Systems-Manpack unit cost .............. .............. -2,435
savings
Terrestrial Layer Systems-Manpack management ahead .............. .............. -4,600
of need
Transfer from line 209 for Echelons Above Brigade .............. .............. +1,308
proper budget execution
86 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP [INTEL SPT] 20,598 26,999 +6,401
Transfer from line 209 for Special Purpose Systems .............. .............. +6,401
proper budget execution
90 EW Planning & Management Tools [EWPMT] .............. 24,547 +24,547
Transfer from line 208 for Electronic Warfare .............. .............. +6,910
Planning Management Tool proper budget execution
Transfer from line 208 for Spectrum Situational .............. .............. +17,637
Awareness System proper budget execution
97 Night Vision Devices 211,056 211,569 +513
ENVG-B manufacturing ahead of need .............. .............. -8,987
Program increase: Enhanced night vision goggle- .............. .............. +5,000
binocular
Program increase: Laser target locator module .............. .............. +4,500
100 Indirect Fire Protection Family Of Systems 27,881 98,021 +70,140
Program increase: Land-based phalanx weapons .............. .............. +70,140
system
101 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS [FWS] 103,607 95,738 -7,869
FWS-Individual unit cost savings .............. .............. -7,869
105 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM [C-SUAS] .............. 421,568 +421,568
Transfer from line 207 for C-sUAS proper budget .............. .............. +306,568
execution
Program increase: Additional interceptors and .............. .............. +4,000
launchers
Program Increase: Coyote .............. .............. +111,000
106 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--PLATFORM [JBC-P] 165,395 117,120 -48,275
Mounted Mission Command--Transport transceivers .............. .............. -21,929
and encryption devices early to need
MMC-T integration early to need .............. .............. -10,114
BFT-2 Satellite Ground Station Engineering .............. .............. -3,334
Services unjustified growth
System Test and Evaluation excess to need .............. .............. -12,898
116 IAMD Battle Command System 546,480 525,863 -20,617
Insufficient justification .............. .............. -20,617
119 Network Management Initialization and Service 244,403 227,356 -17,047
Program funding ahead of need .............. .............. -17,047
124 MOD of In-Svc Equipment [ENFIRE] 16,595 11,219 -5,376
Unjustified unit cost growth .............. .............. -5,376
150 Robotics and Applique Systems 509 22,428 +21,919
Transfer from line 210 for Soldier Borne Sensor .............. .............. +21,919
proper budget execution
156 Ground Soldier System 178,850 165,779 -13,071
Technology Refresh ahead of need .............. .............. -6,610
Battery and Recharging ahead of need .............. .............. -6,461
158 Force Provider .............. 18,000 +18,000
Program increase: Expeditionary shelter protection .............. .............. +18,000
system
165 Combat Support Medical 99,567 100,567 +1,000
Program increase: Biologic vascular repair for .............. .............. +1,000
warfighters
166 Mobile Maintenance Equipment Systems 63,311 151,811 +88,500
Program increase: Next generation HMMWV shop .............. .............. +88,500
equipment contact maintenance vehicle
169 Construction Equipment 92,299 100,299 +8,000
Program increase: FOATC Type I .............. .............. +8,000
180 Maneuver Support Vessel [MSV] 33,949 28,949 -5,000
GFE ahead of need .............. .............. -1,000
REA ahead of need .............. .............. -4,000
181 Items Less Than $5.0M [Float/Rail] 18,217 13,758 -4,459
Railroad locomotives and railway cars unjustified .............. .............. -4,459
unit cost increase
186 Training Devices, Nonsystem 189,306 171,184 -18,122
Command and Control unjustified growth .............. .............. -14,228
Battle Command Training Center Support Program .............. .............. -4,669
unjustified growth
Program increase: Army national guard maintenance .............. .............. +775
shop
195 Physical Security Systems [OPA3] 136,315 137,315 +1,000
Program increase: Physical security modernization .............. .............. +1,000
and training initiative
197 Modification Of In-Svc Equipment [OPA-3] 31,452 43,452 +12,000
Program increase: Expandable single pallet .............. .............. +2,000
expeditionary kitchen
Program increase: Field containerized kitchen .............. .............. +10,000
service life extension
207 Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems [C-SUAS] 306,568 .............. -306,568
Transfer to line 105 for C-sUAS proper budget .............. .............. -306,568
execution
208 Electronic Warfare 24,547 .............. -24,547
Transfer to line 90 for Electronic Warfare .............. .............. -6,910
Planning Management Tool proper budget execution
Transfer to line 90 for Spectrum Situational .............. .............. -17,637
Awareness System proper budget execution
209 Electronic Warfare Agile 54,427 .............. -54,427
Transfer to line 80 for Terrestrial Layer Systems- .............. .............. -46,718
Manpack proper budget execution
Transfer to line 80 for Echelons Above Brigade .............. .............. -1,308
proper budget execution
Transfer to line 86 for Special Purpose Systems .............. .............. -6,401
proper budget execution
210 Soldier Borne Sensor 21,919 .............. -21,919
Transfer to line 150 for Soldier Borne Sensor .............. .............. -21,919
proper budget execution
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Antilock Brake System/Electronic Stability Control.--The
Committee is concerned that, despite the proven life-saving
benefits of Antilock Brake System/Electronic Stability Control
[ABS/ESC] retrofits for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled
Vehicles [HMMWVs], the Department of the Army did not include
funding for this program in the fiscal year 2026 President's
budget request. Since 2018, all newly produced HMMWVs have
included ABS/ESC systems to mitigate rollover risk; however, a
significant portion of the legacy HMMWV fleet remains in
operation without these safety modifications. While the
Committee acknowledges the Army's decision to cease procurement
of new HMMWVs, the Committee notes that the Army's existing
fleet of vehicles will be in service for many years. Therefore,
the Committee's recommendation includes $25,000,000 for ABS/ESC
retrofit kits in Other Procurement, Army to continue this
effort. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this act on: (1) the
total number of HMMWVs in the active and reserve component
inventory that are currently not equipped with ABS/ESC as of
January 01, 2025; (2) an updated force structure requirement
for the HMMWV based on the Army Transformation Initiative; (3)
a plan and timeline to accelerate retrofit efforts; and (4)
estimated funding requirements to fully address retrofitting
HMMWVs without ABS/ESC. In addition, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Army to provide annual reports to the
congressional defense committees on the status of ABS/ESC
retrofit execution, to include contracting actions, production
output, and vehicle installation progress.
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $17,028,101,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,639,809,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$15,639,809,000. This is $1,388,292,000 below the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
2 F/A-18E/F [FIGHTER] HORNET .............. 50,607 .............. 29,506 .............. -21,101
4 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV 12 1,951,629 12 1,920,924 .............. -30,705
5 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV [AP-CY] .............. 401,596 .............. 401,596 .............. ..............
6 JSF STOVL 11 1,787,313 11 1,787,313 .............. ..............
7 JSF STOVL [AP-CY] .............. 113,744 .............. 113,744 .............. ..............
8 CH-53K [HEAVY LIFT] 12 1,707,601 12 1,707,601 .............. ..............
9 CH-53K [HEAVY LIFT] [AP-CY] .............. 335,352 .............. 335,352 .............. ..............
10 V-22 [MEDIUM LIFT] .............. 47,196 .............. 47,196 .............. ..............
12 H-1 UPGRADES [UH-1Y/AH-1Z] .............. 8,305 .............. 8,305 .............. ..............
14 P-8A POSEIDON .............. 13,631 .............. 13,631 .............. ..............
15 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE 4 1,503,556 .............. 15,597 -4 -1,487,959
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TOTAL, COMBAT AIRCRAFT .............. 7,920,530 .............. 6,380,765 .............. -1,539,765
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OTHER AIRCRAFT
23 KC-130J .............. 18,017 1 137,017 +1 +119,000
27 MQ-4 TRITON .............. 133,139 .............. 123,839 .............. -9,300
31 MQ-25 3 407,046 3 387,686 .............. -19,360
32 MQ-25 [AP-CY] .............. 52,551 .............. 52,191 .............. ..............
34 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS .............. 15,162 .............. 15,162 .............. ..............
36 OTHER SUPPORT AIRCAFT 1 19,812 1 19,812 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, OTHER AIRCRAFT .............. 645,367 .............. 735,707 .............. +90,340
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MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
39 F-18 A-D UNIQUE .............. 53,809 .............. 53,809 .............. ..............
40 F-18E/F AND EA-18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT .............. 576,229 .............. 576,229 .............. ..............
41 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES .............. 143,695 .............. 137,318 .............. -6,377
42 AEA SYSTEMS .............. 25,848 .............. 25,848 .............. ..............
44 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK [IRST] .............. 175,351 .............. 175,351 .............. ..............
45 ADVERSARY .............. 21,535 .............. 21,535 .............. ..............
46 F-18 SERIES .............. 756,967 .............. 756,967 .............. ..............
47 H-53 SERIES .............. 69,227 .............. 57,070 .............. -12,157
48 MH-60 SERIES .............. 115,545 .............. 98,108 .............. -17,437
49 H-1 SERIES .............. 149,405 .............. 149,405 .............. ..............
51 E-2 SERIES .............. 143,772 .............. 132,700 .............. -11,072
52 TRAINER A/C SERIES .............. 12,151 .............. 12,151 .............. ..............
54 C-130 SERIES .............. 144,017 .............. 144,017 .............. ..............
55 FEWSG .............. 5 .............. 5 .............. ..............
56 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES .............. 7,526 .............. 7,526 .............. ..............
57 E-6 SERIES .............. 163,737 .............. 163,737 .............. ..............
58 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES .............. 66,645 .............. 66,645 .............. ..............
60 T-45 SERIES .............. 173,433 .............. 157,446 .............. -15,987
61 POWER PLANT CHANGES .............. 18,707 .............. 18,707 .............. ..............
62 JPATS SERIES .............. 21,330 .............. 21,330 .............. ..............
64 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT .............. 91,553 .............. 88,553 .............. -3,000
65 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES .............. 161,376 .............. 161,376 .............. ..............
66 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM .............. 8,926 .............. 8,926 .............. ..............
67 ID SYSTEMS .............. 3,011 .............. 3,011 .............. ..............
68 P-8 SERIES .............. 320,130 .............. 316,632 .............. -3,498
69 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION .............. 22,356 .............. 22,356 .............. ..............
71 V-22 [TILT/ROTOR ACFT] OSPREY .............. 319,145 .............. 309,145 .............. -10,000
72 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER [NGJ] .............. 439,493 .............. 417,880 .............. -21,613
73 F-35 STOVL SERIES .............. 364,774 .............. 177,301 .............. -187,473
74 F-35 CV SERIES .............. 180,533 .............. 140,280 .............. -40,253
75 QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY [QRC] .............. 24,893 .............. 24,893 .............. ..............
76 MQ-4 SERIES .............. 180,463 .............. 180,463 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT .............. 4,955,587 .............. 4,626,720 .............. -328,867
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AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
84 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .............. 2,562,627 .............. 2,952,627 .............. +390,000
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
85 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .............. 584,561 .............. 584,561 .............. ..............
86 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .............. 112,513 .............. 112,513 .............. ..............
87 WAR CONSUMABLES .............. 45,153 .............. 45,153 .............. ..............
88 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .............. 70,770 .............. 70,770 .............. ..............
89 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............. 130,993 .............. 130,993 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & .............. 943,990 .............. 943,990 .............. ..............
FACILITIES
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TOTAL, AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY .............. 17,028,101 .............. 15,639,809 .............. -1,388,292
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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2 F/A-18E/F [Fighter] Hornet 50,607 29,506 -21,101
Production line shutdown early to need .............. .............. -21,101
4 Joint Strike Fighter CV 1,951,629 1,920,924 -30,705
Airframe PGSE excess growth .............. .............. -30,705
15 E-2D Adv Hawkeye 1,503,556 15,597 -1,487,959
Excess to need .............. .............. -1,482,300
Production line shutdown early to need .............. .............. -5,659
23 KC-130J 18,017 137,017 119,000
Program increase: One additional KC-130J aircraft .............. .............. +119,000
for the Navy Reserve
27 MQ-4 Triton 133,139 123,839 -9,300
Airframe PGSE ahead of need .............. .............. -9,300
31 MQ-25 407,046 387,686 -19,360
Obsolescence excess to need .............. .............. -19,360
41 Marine Group 5 UAS Series 143,695 137,318 -6,377
OSIP 004-22 Airborne Network Extension/SkyTower II .............. .............. -5,900
B Kits early to need
OSIP 004-22 Airborne Network Extension/SkyTower II .............. .............. -477
A Kits early to need
47 H-53 Series 69,227 57,070 -12,157
OSIP 007-19 excess to need .............. .............. -12,157
48 MH-60 Series 115,545 98,108 -17,437
OSIP 001-06 early to need .............. .............. -3,985
OSIP 018-12 early to need .............. .............. -9,581
OSIP 009-03 early to need .............. .............. -3,871
51 E-2 Series 143,772 132,700 -11,072
OSIP 012-17 Procurement ahead of need .............. .............. -11,072
60 T-45 Series 173,433 157,446 -15,987
OSIP 022-14 Installation excess growth .............. .............. -15,987
64 Common ECM Equipment 91,553 88,553 -3,000
OSIP 014-90 Insufficient information .............. .............. -1,000
OSIP 005-08 Insufficient information .............. .............. -1,000
OSIP 018-17 Insufficient information .............. .............. -1,000
68 P-8 Series 320,130 316,632 -3,498
Ahead of need .............. .............. -3,498
71 V-22 [Tilt/Rotor ACFT] Osprey 319,145 309,145 -10,000
OSIP 009-19 Historical underexecution .............. .............. -10,000
72 Next Generation Jammer [NGJ] 439,493 417,880 -21,613
OSIP 002-19 Support equipment excess to need .............. .............. -21,613
73 F-35 STOVL Series 364,774 177,301 -187,473
Modification delays .............. .............. -47,482
Correction of deficiencies excess growth .............. .............. -12,491
APG-85 retrofits early to need .............. .............. -127,500
74 F-35 CV Series 180,533 140,280 -40,253
Modification delays .............. .............. -30,114
Correction of deficiencies excess growth .............. .............. -10,139
84 Spares and Repair Parts 2,562,627 2,952,627 390,000
Program increase: F-135 spare parts .............. .............. +140,000
Program increase: F-35 Sustainment (spare parts) .............. .............. +250,000
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Weapons Procurement, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $5,597,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,089,493,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$6,089,493,000. This is $492,193,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
BALLISTIC MISSILES
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
2 TRIDENT II MODS 2,582,029 2,541,712 -40,317
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TOTAL, BALLISTIC MISSILES 2,582,029 2,541,712 -40,317
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OTHER MISSILES
STRATEGIC MISSILES
6 TOMAHAWK 12,593 7,193 -5,400
TACTICAL MISSILES
7 AMRAAM 69,913 148,913 +79,000
8 SIDEWINDER 84,713 84,713 ..............
9 JOINT ADVANCE TACTICAL MISSILE [JATM] 301,858 280,391 -21,467
10 STANDARD MISSILE 187,420 283,920 +96,500
12 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II 86,255 78,892 -7,363
13 RAM 122,372 122,372 ..............
15 JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE [JAGM] 74,152 74,152 ..............
17 AERIAL TARGETS 182,704 182,704 ..............
19 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT 3,490 3,490 ..............
20 LRASM 243,217 355,724 +112,507
21 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE [NSM] 32,238 32,238 ..............
22 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE [NSM] [AP-CY] 3,059 3,059 ..............
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
25 TOMAHAWK MODS 6,283 6,283 ..............
26 ESSM 503,381 503,381 ..............
28 AARGM-ER 261,041 193,213 -67,828
29 AARGM-ER [AP-CY] 24,284 24,284 ..............
31 STANDARD MISSILES MODS 32,127 9,300 -22,827
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
32 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 127,222 495,272 +368,050
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
36 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 37,059 37,059 ..............
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TOTAL, OTHER MISSILES 2,395,381 2,926,553 +531,172
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TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
39 SSTD 4,789 4,789 ..............
40 MK-48 TORPEDO 7,081 2,492 -4,589
42 ASW TARGETS 38,386 38,386 ..............
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP
43 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS 1,692 1,692 ..............
44 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS 31,479 31,479 ..............
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
46 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 161,218 153,418 -7,800
47 ASW RANGE SUPPORT 4,328 4,328 ..............
DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION
48 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 5,346 5,346 ..............
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TOTAL, TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT 254,319 241,930 -12,389
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OTHER WEAPONS
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
51 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS 9,987 9,987 ..............
MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
52 CIWS MODS 8,122 8,122 ..............
53 COAST GUARD WEAPONS 44,455 44,455 ..............
54 GUN MOUNT MODS 83,969 97,696 +13,727
55 LCS MODULE WEAPONS 2,200 2,200 ..............
56 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS 14,413 14,413 ..............
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TOTAL, OTHER WEAPONS 163,146 176,873 +13,727
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61 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 202,425 202,425 ..............
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TOTAL, SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 202,425 202,425 ..............
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TOTAL, WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 5,597,300 6,089,493 +492,193
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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2 Trident II Mods 2,582,029 2,541,712 -40,317
Early to need .............. .............. -40,317
6 Tomahawk 12,593 7,193 -5,400
Unjustified request .............. .............. -5,400
7 AMRAAM 69,913 148,913 +79,000
9 Joint Advance Tactical Missile [JATM] 301,858 280,391 -21,467
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -21,467
10 Standard Missile 187,420 283,920 +96,500
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +62,000
Program increase: Armed Fire Device (AFD) .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Mk41 Canister production .............. .............. +15,000
refurbishment
Transfer from RDTE,N line 131 only for SM-2 TTP .............. .............. +16,500
12 Small Diameter Bomb II 86,255 78,892 -7,363
Unjustified cost growth .............. .............. -7,363
20 LRASM 243,217 355,724 +112,507
Operational Test Support previously funded .............. .............. -5,493
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +50,000
Program increase: Production capacity expansion .............. .............. +68,000
28 AARGM-ER 261,041 193,213 -67,828
Underexecution .............. .............. -19,814
Contract delays .............. .............. -48,014
31 Standard Missiles Mods 32,127 9,300 -22,827
Ahead of need .............. .............. -22,827
32 Weapons Industrial Facilities 127,222 495,272 +368,050
Program increase: Supply base expansion .............. .............. +368,050
40 MK-48 Torpedo 7,081 2,492 -4,589
Carryover .............. .............. -4,589
46 Torpedo Support Equipment 161,218 153,418 -7,800
Ahead of need .............. .............. -7,800
54 Gun Mount Mods 83,969 97,696 +13,727
Ahead of need .............. .............. -1,273
Program increase: Navy gun production capability .............. .............. +15,000
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Weapons Suppliers Stability.--The Committee is encouraged
that the Department of the Navy is evaluating the purchase of
weapon system components directly from sub-tier suppliers and
believes that such actions will further bolster the defense
industrial base while providing meaningful savings to
taxpayers. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy
to expand such collaboration to improve the industrial base and
capacity of qualified component manufacturers, including those
of solid rocket motors. The Committee is recommending
$368,050,000 above the fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request for ``weapons industrial facilities'' to address this
critical effort.
Weapons Industrial Base.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of improving the production and delivery of MK72 and
MK104 solid rocket motors [SRMs] in the Standard Missile
program. The Committee is concerned that third-tier supply
chain limitations continue to constrain efforts to expand
production capacity for these critical components. While
Congress has provided funding to establish a second SRM
provider for MK72 and MK104, the Committee notes that
addressing third-tier supplier constraints is essential to
achieving meaningful improvements in production rates.
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to
prioritize projects that will develop additional sources of
critical components among third tier suppliers. Further, the
Committee notes the Department of Defense is pursuing quicker
and more cost- effective ways to procure SRMs. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
to the congressional defense committees, not later than 180
days after the enactment of this act, on the status of its
efforts to address third-tier supply chain constraints.
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $1,135,030,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,072,230,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,072,230,000. This is $62,800,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY
NAVY AMMUNITION
1 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 30,915 30,915 ..............
2 JDAM 61,119 61,119 ..............
3 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES 87,797 74,997 -12,800
4 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION 17,645 17,645 ..............
5 PRACTICE BOMBS 45,049 45,049 ..............
6 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES 74,535 74,535 ..............
7 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES 98,437 98,437 ..............
8 JATOS 6,373 6,373 ..............
9 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION 24,864 24,864 ..............
10 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION 40,175 40,175 ..............
11 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION 43,763 43,763 ..............
12 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO 49,493 49,493 ..............
13 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION 9,644 9,644 ..............
15 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION 1,723 1,723 ..............
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY 591,532 578,732 -12,800
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AMMUNITION, MARINE CORPS
18 MORTARS 141,135 141,135 ..............
19 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS 26,729 26,729 ..............
20 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION 180,867 180,867 ..............
21 COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS 12,936 12,936 ..............
22 AMMO MODERNIZATION 18,467 18,467 ..............
23 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS 147,473 147,473 ..............
24 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 15,891 15,891 ..............
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TOTAL, AMMUNITION, MARINE CORPS 543,498 543,498 ..............
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UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT .............. -50,000 -50,000
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY & MARINE 1,135,030 1,072,230 -62,800
CORPS
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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3 Airborne Rockets, All Types 87,797 74,997 -12,800
Excess to need: Airborne rockets .............. .............. -12,800
UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Insufficient information .............. -50,000 -50,000
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Budget Submission Materials.--The Committee prioritizes the
importance of supporting the Department of the Navy's munition
requirements. To ensure appropriated funds align with the needs
of the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Navy to submit a report annually to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate documenting the Department's total munitions
requirement, inventory, anticipated expenditures, and
anticipated acquisitions. The report shall accompany the
Department's annual budget justification materials, beginning
with the fiscal year 2027 budget submission. Further, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide such
information for the fiscal year 2026 budget submission not
later than October 1, 2025.
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $20,840,224,000
Committee recommendation................................ 29,310,365,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$29,310,365,000. This is $8,470,141,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY
FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS
1 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE 1 3,928,828 1 5,398,828 .............. +1,470,000
2 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE [AP-CY] .............. 5,065,766 .............. 6,991,658 .............. +1,925,892
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TOTAL, FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS .............. 8,994,594 .............. 12,390,486 .............. +3,395,892
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OTHER WARSHIPS
5 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (CVN 80) .............. 1,046,700 .............. 1,046,700 .............. ..............
6 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM [AP-CY] .............. 612,038 .............. 612,038 .............. ..............
7 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (CVN 81) .............. 1,622,935 .............. 1,622,935 .............. ..............
8 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE 1 816,705 1 2,735,305 .............. +1,918,600
9 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE [AP-CY] .............. 3,126,816 .............. 3,742,724 .............. +615,908
10 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS .............. 1,779,011 .............. 1,579,011 .............. -200,000
12 DDG 1000 .............. 52,358 .............. 52,358 .............. ..............
13 DDG-51 .............. 10,773 .............. 460,773 .............. +450,000
14 DDG-51 [AP-CY] .............. .............. .............. 1,300,000 .............. +1,300,000
16 FFG-FRIGATE .............. .............. .............. 100,000 .............. +100,000
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TOTAL, OTHER WARSHIPS .............. 9,067,336 .............. 13,251,844 .............. +4,184,508
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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
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TOTAL, AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
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AUXILIARIES, CRAFT, AND PRIOR-YEAR PROGRAM COSTS
31 T-AO Fleet Oiler .............. 8,346 .............. 8,346 .............. ..............
34 TAGOS Surtass Ships 1 612,205 1 612,205 .............. ..............
41 OUTFITTING .............. 863,846 .............. 887,295 .............. +23,449
43 SERVICE CRAFT .............. 34,602 .............. 148,602 .............. +114,000
48 AUXILIARY VESSELS 1 45,000 3 335,000 +2 +290,000
49 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS .............. 1,214,295 .............. 1,676,587 .............. +462,292
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TOTAL, AUXILIARIES, CRAFT, AND PRIOR-YEAR .............. 2,778,294 .............. 3,668,035 .............. +889,741
PROGRAM
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TOTAL, SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY .............. 20,840,224 .............. 29,310,365 .............. +8,470,141
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1 COLUMBIA Class Submarine 3,928,828 5,398,828 +1,470,000
Program Increase: Columbia class submarine .............. .............. +1,340,000
Program Increase: Submarine and maritime .............. .............. +130,000
industrial base production support
2 COLUMBIA Class Submarine [AP-CY] 5,065,766 6,991,658 +1,925,892
Program Increase: Reconciliation funding .............. .............. +1,925,892
incongruence
SSBN 829 AP (FF FY27) [850,012] [850,012] ..............
SSBN 830 AP (FF FY28) [1,118,109] [1,118,109] ..............
SSBN 831 AP (FF FY29) [1,297,169] [1,297,169] ..............
SSBN 832 AP (FF FY30) [226,717] [226,717] ..............
SSBN 833 AP (FF FY31) [33,580] [33,580] ..............
SSBN 834 AP (FF FY32) [8,620] [8,620] ..............
SSBN 835 AP (FF FY33) [10,955] [10,955] ..............
SSBN 836 AP (FF FY34) [913] [913] ..............
SSBN 837 AP (FF FY35) [1,519,691] [3,445,583] [+1,925,892]
8 Virginia Class Submarine 816,705 2,735,305 +1,918,600
Program Increase: Reconciliation funding .............. .............. +1,918,600
incongruence
9 Virginia Class Submarine [AP-CY] 3,126,816 3,742,724 +615,908
Program Increase: Reconciliation funding .............. .............. +615,908
incongruence
10 CVN Refueling Overhauls 1,779,011 1,579,011 -200,000
Navy requested transfer to OP,N line 28 .............. .............. -75,000
Program delay .............. .............. -125,000
13 DDG-51 10,773 460,773 +450,000
Program Increase: Shipyard infrastructure .............. .............. +450,000
14 DDG-51 Advance Procurement [AP-CY] .............. 1,300,000 +1,300,000
Program increase: Advance procurement .............. .............. +1,300,000
16 FFG-Frigate .............. 100,000 +100,000
Program increase: Frigate industrial base and .............. .............. +100,000
workforce development
41 Outfitting 863,846 887,295 +23,449
Program Increase: Reconciliation funding .............. .............. +23,449
incongruence
43 Service Craft 34,602 148,602 +114,000
Program Increase: Yard, Repair, Berthing and .............. .............. +114,000
Messing (YRBM) barge craft procurement
48 Auxiliary Vessels (Used Sealift) 45,000 335,000 +290,000
Program Increase: Auxiliary vessels (used sealift) .............. .............. +290,000
49 Completion of PY Shipbuilding Programs 1,214,295 1,676,587 +462,292
Program Increase: Reconciliation funding .............. .............. +462,292
incongruence
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Shipbuilding.-- The Committee is concerned by the more than
$11,700,000,000 in mandatory and discretionary funding
misalignments in funds between the fiscal year 2026 President's
budget request and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law
119-21) in the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account.
Further, while some of these misalignments are addressed in
this act, or may be addressed in future acts, other
misalignments may require additional statutory changes.
Therefore, the Committee recommends $4,946,141,000 of
additional funding to address the critical shortcomings and
ensure the Navy's ability to carry out its shipbuilding plan.
The Committee observes these funding shortfalls demonstrate the
sustained funding increases required to address major
shipbuilding challenges and reiterates the importance of
enacting annual appropriations bills. In the short-term, the
Committee notes the additional funding included in this bill to
address these shortfalls is subject to a topline allocation
above the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request that may
not be preserved in conference with the House of
Representatives.
Additionally, the fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request seeks to begin the use of incremental full funding for
SSBN 828. The Committee reiterates its longstanding concerns
about incremental funding absent prior consultation with the
Committee, however, an increase of $1,340,000,000 for SSBN 828
is provided to help derisk submarine production to mitigate
various challenges. This increase by the Committee should not
be interpreted as a precedent, and further dialogue between the
Committee and the Navy regarding long-term budgeting approaches
for Columbia and Virginia-class submarines is expected before
the fiscal year 2027 President's budget request is submitted.
The Committee continues to be concerned about the state of
shipbuilding, the maritime industrial base, workforce shortages
and the complex challenges associated with meeting production
goals. Congress provided $5,691,000,000 in the American Relief
Act (Public Law 118-158) to address workforce wages and other
shortfalls in the Virginia-class submarine program. The
Committee recognizes that these investments are long term
endeavors and the dividends from individual investments will
vary over time. However, the Committee remains concerned and
highlights the need for further consultation between the Navy
and Congress, acting as good faith partners, to strengthen the
submarine industrial base. The Committee directs the Secretary
of the Navy, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
act, to provide a report and brief the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
on how the Navy intends to address major problems in submarine
construction, maritime industrial base infrastructure, and the
shipbuilding workforce, as well as provide details on
investments previously made, current spend plans with existing
funds and the Navy's plan for similar investments with enacted
fiscal year 2026 and the following fiscal year 2027 President's
budget request and its Future Years Defense Program.
Budget Justification.--The Committee notes that the
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy [SCN] justification book was
provided to the Committee only on July 3, and that the
Secretary of the Navy did not provide budget briefings as
requested on several shipbuilding programs including Columbia-
class and Virginia-class submarines, written program briefs for
almost half of the account, and in no cases the Future Years
Defense Program [FYDP] profile despite a requirement to do so
in Title 10, United States Code, Section 221. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy, not later than
November 1, 2025, to provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
its complete budget exhibits for Shipbuilding and Conversion,
Navy [SCN], to include the FYDP, revised program briefs
containing the FYDP and related information, and updated spend
plans.
Industrial Base Budget Documentation.--The Committee notes
that industrial base support funding in the Shipbuilding and
Conversion, Navy account is included in vessel procurement
lines. This obfuscates the purpose, time, and amount of funding
provided to support the shipbuilding industrial base as well as
associated vessel procurement costs. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Secretary of the Navy, not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this act, to provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate detailing production support and industrial
facilities cost analysis for productivity enhancements,
workforce enhancements, and industrial base support.
Expanding the Shipbuilding Industrial Base.--The Committee
remains concerned about continued delays and capacity
limitations in Navy shipbuilding, which have increased even as
Congress has provided additional funding for Navy to address
shipbuilding industrial base and workforce challenges. More
effectively using additional shipyards and non-traditional
suppliers is necessary to address these shortfalls. Therefore,
the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy, not later than
180 days after the enactment of this act, to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees detailing a plan to expand
the use of additional shipyards and new, innovative suppliers.
The report shall include: an assessment of shipyards that could
add capacity to the naval maritime industrial base; regular
periodic opportunities to expand the use of those shipyards in
Navy shipbuilding programs to include distributive shipbuilding
opportunities; an assessment of the feasibility and
advisability of co-investment strategies to expand the role of
those shipyards and suppliers; analysis of lessons learned in
expanding the submarine industrial base and the application of
those lessons to the broader maritime industrial base, to
include surface combatants; a strategy to proactively
incorporate distributive shipbuilding into program design and
management; estimates of the future funding required to execute
the strategy and any necessary policy or authority changes.
Vessel Construction Manager Model for Naval Auxiliary
Shipbuilding.--Naval auxiliary and support ships are key
enablers of the United States' ability to project maritime
power around the world and procurement of such ships requires
continual investment. The Committee notes the use of a vessel
construction manager process for the National Security Multi-
Mission Vessels program of the Maritime Administration.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy, not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this act, to provide
a briefing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the efficacy of that approach
and the feasibility and advisability of expanding the use of
similar processes for the procurement of Naval auxiliary and
support ships.
Domestic Source Content for Navy Shipbuilding Critical
Components.--The Committee remains concerned with the fragility
of the domestic shipbuilding supply base and notes the report
on ``Domestic Source Content for Navy Shipbuilding'' submitted
to the congressional defense committees in accordance with the
explanatory statement accompanying the Senate version of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023. Given the long-
term impact of shipbuilding programs, the Committee believes
that understanding and managing the domestic supply base is
critical. Therefore, the Committee reiterates its direction to
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and
Acquisition) to submit to the congressional defense committees,
concurrent with submission of the fiscal year 2027 President's
budget request, a plan to incorporate upfront domestic sourcing
requirements for key materials, components and subsystems into
current and future acquisition strategies for shipbuilding
programs. Further, the report shall identify a supply chain
strategy that identifies existing horizontal and vertical gaps
and redundancies in the domestic industrial base to support
such acquisition strategies, and efforts by the Navy to ensure
the domestic industrial base and supply chain can address
domestic source content of Navy shipbuilding requirements.
Finally, to the extent the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Research, Development and Acquisition) plans to prioritize
foreign content over domestic content, the Assistant Secretary
is directed to provide the statutory basis for doing so,
including a detailed risk assessment of such a strategy, and
the cost estimate of growing a commensurate domestic
capability. Such report shall be delivered in unclassified
format and may contain a classified annex.
Integrated Undersea Surveillance System.--The Committee
directs the Secretary of the Navy, not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this act, to provide a classified briefing to
the congressional defense committees on Integrated Undersea
Surveillance System [IUSS] capabilities and limitations;
Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System requirements and
capabilities on Oceanographic ships and leased vessels; other
IUSS platforms requirements and capabilities; and unmanned
system requirements and capabilities of the IUSS.
Sealift.--The Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy,
not later than 120 days after the enactment of this act, to
provide a classified report on the Navy's requirements for
sealift ships, surge sealift ships, combat logistics force
ships, Navy surface ships to escort sealift ships, and
requirements for robotics and autonomous ships or platforms to
provide sealift capability to meet global demand. The report
shall include the strategic vulnerabilities within the Nation's
sealift capability and the plan to meet future requirements for
a contested logistics environment.
Uncrewed Collaborative Ships and Craft.--The Committee
recognizes Ukraine's success in the Black Sea demonstrating the
effectiveness of asymmetric warfare and the growing ability of
smaller naval forces to challenge larger ones. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy, not later than 120
days after the enactment of this act, to provide a report to
the congressional defense committees on the Navy's strategy for
leveraging uncrewed, artificial intelligence driven
collaborative combat ships to provide enhanced capability to
maritime forces in contested environments. The report shall
identify lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine as well
as United States operations in the Central Command area of
responsibility. The report shall include whether similar
autonomous capability may provide protection to counter threats
from adversaries and transnational organizations such as Houthi
militants, who have been targeting commercial vessels and Naval
Forces with missiles and drones in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb
Strait and Gulf of Aden. Finally, the report should describe
the capability of the shipbuilding and service craft and
standard boat industrial base to rapidly speed and scale such a
capability.
Technology in Shipbuilding.--The Committee notes that
overcoming the challenges faced by the shipbuilding industrial
base with respect to cost, schedule, and performance require a
paradigm shift in the use and integration of advanced
manufacturing, robotics, and automation, given the industry's
slow adoption of such technologies. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Secretary of the Navy, not later than 180 days
after enactment of this act, to contract with an appropriate
federally funded research and development center for submission
to the congressional defense committees assessing the use of
advanced technology, such as advanced artificial intelligence,
robotics, automation and digital twins in the shipbuilding
industrial base; its pace of adoption relative to other
technologies and industrial sectors; its potential to improve
shipbuilding capacity and capability; an assessment of
technology areas in which further investment would be
beneficial and accelerate speed of production; and other
appropriate matters or recommendations. The Committee further
directs the Secretary of the Navy, not later than 90 days after
submission of the report, to provide the congressional defense
committees with an assessment of the findings and the budget
and authorities needed to implement the report's
recommendations.
Other Procurement, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $14,569,524,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,053,585,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$15,053,585,000. This is $484,061,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
SHIPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT
1 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT 9,978 9,978 ..............
GENERATORS
2 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E 62,004 62,004 ..............
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
3 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 96,945 96,945 ..............
OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT
4 SUB PERISCOPES AND IMAGING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM 135,863 135,863 ..............
5 DDG MOD 686,787 666,203 -20,584
6 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT 36,488 36,488 ..............
7 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD 2,417 2,417 ..............
8 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE 86,884 86,884 ..............
9 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM 19,276 19,276 ..............
10 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT 22,477 22,477 ..............
11 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 383,062 383,062 ..............
12 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 52,039 52,039 ..............
13 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 2,551 2,551 ..............
14 SUBMARINE BATTERIES 28,169 28,169 ..............
15 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 101,042 101,042 ..............
16 DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 115,267 115,267 ..............
17 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP 38,039 38,039 ..............
19 DSSP EQUIPMENT 5,849 5,849 ..............
22 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS 22,355 22,355 ..............
23 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 11,691 11,691 ..............
24 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS 2,607 2,607 ..............
REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT
26 SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION 2,392,620 2,392,620 ..............
28 REACTOR COMPONENTS 399,603 474,806 +75,203
OCEAN ENGINEERING
29 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT 7,842 7,842 ..............
SMALL BOATS
31 STANDARD BOATS 51,546 75,720 +24,174
PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT
32 OPERATING FORCES IPE 208,998 394,998 +186,000
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
33 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT 38,880 38,880 ..............
34 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES 91,372 91,372 ..............
36 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES 3,790 3,790 ..............
37 LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION 203,442 155,172 -48,270
38 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV 54,854 61,854 +7,000
LOGISTICS SUPPORT
40 LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION 4,079 4,079 ..............
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TOTAL, SHIPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 5,378,816 5,602,339 +223,523
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COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT
SHIP SONARS
43 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM 144,425 144,425 ..............
44 SSN ACOUSTICS EQUIPMENT 498,597 498,597 ..............
ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
46 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM 56,482 56,482 ..............
47 SSTD 14,915 14,915 ..............
48 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 352,312 632,312 +280,000
49 SURTASS 31,169 31,169 ..............
ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT
50 AN/SLQ-32 461,380 422,704 -38,676
RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT
51 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT 379,908 379,908 ..............
52 MARITIME BATTLESPACE AWARENESS 13,008 13,008 ..............
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
53 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY 26,648 26,648 ..............
54 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM [NTCSS] 7,972 7,972 ..............
55 ATDLS 58,739 58,739 ..............
56 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM [NCCS] 3,489 3,489 ..............
57 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT 16,426 16,426 ..............
59 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS [SPACE] 45,701 45,701 ..............
60 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV 304 304 ..............
AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
62 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT 97,262 97,262 ..............
63 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT 72,104 72,104 ..............
64 ID SYSTEMS 52,171 52,171 ..............
65 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM 5,105 5,105 ..............
66 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 60,058 60,058 ..............
OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
68 TACTICAL/MOBILE C41 SYSTEMS 64,901 64,901 ..............
69 INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE [ISR] 12,112 12,112 ..............
70 CANES 534,324 534,324 ..............
71 RADIAC 31,289 31,289 ..............
72 CANES-INTELL 46,281 46,281 ..............
73 GPETE 33,395 33,395 ..............
74 NETWORK TACTICAL COMMON DATA LINK [CDL] 13,205 13,205 ..............
75 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY 11,493 11,493 ..............
76 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION 3,687 3,687 ..............
78 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS 249,656 249,656 ..............
SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
79 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK 106,583 106,583 ..............
80 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 20,900 20,900 ..............
81 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION 162,075 162,075 ..............
82 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M 11,138 11,138 ..............
SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS
83 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT 113,115 113,115 ..............
84 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 84,584 84,584 ..............
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
85 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 62,943 62,943 ..............
86 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL [NMT] 63,433 63,433 ..............
87 MOBILE ADVANCED EHF TERMINAL [MAT] 220,453 220,453 ..............
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
88 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT [JCSE] 3,389 3,389 ..............
CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
89 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM [ISSP] 191,239 191,239 ..............
90 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM 1,122 1,122 ..............
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
91 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP 7,841 7,841 ..............
OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT
109 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT 61,512 58,764 -2,748
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TOTAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT 4,508,845 4,747,421 +238,576
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AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
SONOBUOYS
112 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES 249,908 399,908 +150,000
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
113 MINOTAUR 5,191 5,191 ..............
114 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 123,435 123,435 ..............
115 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 91,284 82,039 -9,245
116 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR [AAG] 4,484 4,484 ..............
117 ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM 16,294 16,294 ..............
118 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT 13,806 13,806 ..............
119 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES [MCM] 9,643 9,643 ..............
121 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 111,334 111,334 ..............
122 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION [UCA] MISSION CONTROL 189,553 186,909 -2,644
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TOTAL, AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 814,932 953,043 +138,111
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ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
125 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 7,358 7,358 ..............
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
126 HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 209 209 ..............
127 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 455,822 527,292 +71,470
128 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 107,709 107,709 ..............
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
129 CPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 67,264 67,264 ..............
130 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP 491,179 491,179 ..............
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
131 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS 102,954 102,954 ..............
132 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 25,721 25,721 ..............
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
133 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP 24,822 17,758 -7,064
134 DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS 2,976 2,976 ..............
135 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 3,635 3,635 ..............
OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE
136 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM 19,129 19,129 ..............
137 SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS 77,889 77,889 ..............
138 SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT 186,085 186,085 ..............
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TOTAL, ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 1,572,752 1,637,158 +64,406
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CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
141 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 3,825 3,825 ..............
142 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS 5,489 5,489 ..............
143 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP 102,592 102,592 ..............
144 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 27,675 27,675 ..............
145 TACTICAL VEHICLES 37,262 37,262 ..............
146 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT 38,073 6,583 -31,490
147 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT 4,009 4,009 ..............
148 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION 127,086 127,086 ..............
149 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES 1,297 1,297 ..............
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TOTAL, CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 347,308 315,818 -31,490
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SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
151 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT 38,838 38,838 ..............
152 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 6,203 6,203 ..............
153 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS 643,618 643,618 ..............
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TOTAL, SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 688,659 688,659 ..............
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PERSONNEL AND COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
TRAINING DEVICES
155 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 3,480 3,480 ..............
156 TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT 75,048 73,631 -1,417
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
157 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 34,249 34,249 ..............
158 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 12,256 12,256 ..............
160 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 8,810 8,810 ..............
161 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 16,567 16,567 ..............
162 C4ISR EQUIPMENT 36,945 36,945 ..............
163 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 42,860 42,860 ..............
164 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 166,577 166,577 ..............
165 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 42,363 42,363 ..............
170 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE 185,755 185,755 ..............
171 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 5,446 2,239 -3,207
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 41,991 52,991 +11,000
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TOTAL, PERSONNEL AND COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 672,347 678,723 +6,376
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SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
176 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 585,865 430,424 -155,441
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TOTAL, SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 585,865 430,424 -155,441
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TOTAL, OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 14,569,524 15,053,585 +484,061
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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5 DDG Mod 686,787 666,203 -20,584
DDG 75 installation early to need .............. .............. -20,584
28 Reactor Components 399,603 474,806 +75,203
Navy requested transfer from SC,N line 10 .............. .............. +75,203
31 Standard Boats 51,546 75,720 +24,174
Reconciliation excess to need .............. .............. -51,546
Program increase: 40-ft patrol boat .............. .............. +50,720
Program increase: Small unmanned surface vessels-- .............. .............. +25,000
EUCOM
32 Operating Forces IPE 208,998 394,998 +186,000
Program increase: SIOP acceleration .............. .............. +186,000
37 LCS In-Service Modernization 203,442 155,172 -48,270
Excess to need .............. .............. -34,286
Communications equipment unit cost growth .............. .............. -13,984
38 Small & Medium UUV 54,854 61,854 +7,000
Program increase: Deep seabed scanning and over- .............. .............. +7,000
the-horizon sensors
48 Fixed Surveillance System 352,312 632,312 +280,000
Program Increase: Reconciliation funding .............. .............. +280,000
incongruence
50 AN/SLQ-32 461,380 422,704 -38,676
AAPA Kits early to need .............. .............. -38,676
109 Coast Guard Equipment 61,512 58,764 -2,748
MMR Systems unit cost growth .............. .............. -2,748
112 Sonobuoys--All Types 249,908 399,908 +150,000
Program increase: Sonobuoys--all types .............. .............. +150,000
115 Aircraft Support Equipment 91,284 82,039 -9,245
Visual landing aids excess to need .............. .............. -9,245
122 UMCS-Unman Carrier Aviation [UCA] Mission Control 189,553 186,909 -2,644
Shore Common Data Link early to need .............. .............. -2,644
127 Ship Missile Support Equipment 455,822 527,292 +71,470
Program increase: SeaRAM ship defense system .............. .............. +71,470
133 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Equip 24,822 17,758 -7,064
DRAKE 2.0 unit cost growth .............. .............. -7,064
146 Amphibious Equipment 38,073 6,583 -31,490
Sufficient justification not provided .............. .............. -31,490
156 Training and Education Equipment 75,048 73,631 -1,417
SIPR data center unit cost growth .............. .............. -1,417
171 Cyberspace Activities 5,446 2,239 -3,207
32F unit cost growth .............. .............. -3,207
999 Classified Programs 41,991 52,991 +11,000
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +11,000
176 Spares and Repair Parts 585,865 430,424 -155,441
Excess growth .............. .............. -157,541
Program increase: Pilot program for resistance .............. .............. +2,100
welding
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Autonomous Surface and Underwater Dual-Modality.--The
Committee notes that autonomous dual-modality systems,
including surface and underwater vehicles, have emerged as
critical capabilities for mine countermeasures [MCM] missions
and broader undersea warfare operations. These technologies
enhance operational flexibility, reduce risk to personnel, and
improve effectiveness in contested maritime environments. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to continue
investments in these systems to advance operational readiness
and address capability gaps in MCM operations.
Procurement, Marine Corps
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $3,754,112,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,640,694,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,640,694,000. This is $113,418,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
1 AAV7A1 PIP .............. 21 .............. 21 .............. ..............
2 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES 91 790,789 91 780,296 .............. -10,493
3 LAV PIP .............. 764 .............. 764 .............. ..............
ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS
4 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER .............. 3 .............. 3 .............. ..............
5 ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM .............. 221,897 .............. 210,897 .............. -11,000
6 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION .............. 13,401 .............. 13,401 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES .............. 1,026,875 .............. 1,005,382 .............. -21,493
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GUIDED MISSILES AND EQUIPMENT
GUIDED MISSILES
11 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE [NSM] 90 143,711 90 143,711 .............. ..............
12 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE [NSM] [AP-CY] .............. 20,930 .............. 20,930 .............. ..............
13 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE .............. 620,220 .............. 620,220 .............. ..............
14 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE--JAVELIN 56 32,576 56 32,576 .............. ..............
15 FAMILY OF ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS .............. 107 .............. 107 .............. ..............
16 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE--TOW .............. 2,173 .............. 2,173 .............. ..............
17 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET [GMLRS] 6 61,490 6 61,490 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, GUIDED MISSILES AND EQUIPMENT .............. 881,207 .............. 881,207 .............. ..............
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COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
21 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .............. 68,589 .............. 68,589 .............. ..............
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT
22 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT .............. 61,264 .............. 61,264 .............. ..............
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
23 MODIFICATION KITS .............. 1,108 .............. 1,108 .............. ..............
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
24 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) .............. 202,679 .............. 202,679 .............. ..............
25 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS .............. 15,784 .............. 15,784 .............. ..............
RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
27 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .............. 79,542 .............. 79,542 .............. ..............
29 ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO) .............. 35,936 .............. 3,631 .............. -31,765
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
30 GCSS-MC .............. 3,303 .............. 3,303 .............. ..............
31 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM .............. 116,304 .............. 112,568 .............. -3,736
32 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............. 67,690 .............. 67,690 .............. ..............
34 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) .............. 14,991 .............. 14,991 .............. ..............
35 DCGS-MC .............. 42,946 .............. 42,946 .............. ..............
36 UAS PAYLOADS .............. 12,232 .............. 12,232 .............. ..............
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)
40 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) .............. 205,710 .............. 185,210 .............. -20,500
41 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES .............. 21,064 .............. 17,764 .............. -3,300
42 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS .............. 50,549 .............. 38,225 .............. -12,324
43 RADIO SYSTEMS .............. 209,444 .............. 209,444 .............. ..............
44 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS .............. 100,712 .............. 94,312 .............. -6,400
45 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT .............. 16,163 .............. 16,163 .............. ..............
46 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............. 14,541 .............. 14,541 .............. ..............
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............. 2,145 .............. 2,145 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS .............. 1,342,156 .............. 1,264,131 .............. -78,025
EQUIPMENT
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SUPPORT VEHICLES
ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES
51 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES .............. 24,699 .............. 22,299 .............. -2,400
TACTICAL VEHICLES
52 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS .............. 16,472 .............. 16,472 .............. ..............
53 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 138 81,893 138 81,893 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, SUPPORT VEHICLES .............. 123,064 .............. 120,664 .............. -2,400
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ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
58 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS .............. 33,611 .............. 28,611 .............. -5,000
59 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED .............. 24,558 .............. 24,558 .............. ..............
60 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............. 9,049 .............. 9,049 .............. ..............
61 EOD SYSTEMS .............. 21,069 .............. 21,069 .............. ..............
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
62 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .............. 52,394 .............. 52,394 .............. ..............
GENERAL PROPERTY
63 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT .............. 58,768 .............. 58,768 .............. ..............
64 TRAINING DEVICES .............. 63,133 .............. 63,133 .............. ..............
65 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT .............. 33,644 .............. 27,144 .............. -6,500
66 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .............. 7,836 .............. 7,836 .............. ..............
OTHER SUPPORT
67 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .............. 35,920 .............. 35,920 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT .............. 339,982 .............. 328,482 .............. -11,500
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SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
70 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .............. 40,828 .............. 40,828 .............. ..............
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS .............. 3,754,112 .............. 3,640,694 .............. -113,418
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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2 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Family of Vehicles 790,789 780,296 -10,493
Cost growth .............. .............. -7,493
Excess to need .............. .............. -3,000
5 Artillery Weapons System 221,897 210,897 -11,000
Insufficient justification .............. .............. -11,000
29 Electro Magnetic Spectrum Operations [EMSO] 35,396 3,631 -31,765
Early to need .............. .............. -31,765
31 Fire Support System 116,304 112,568 -3,736
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -3,736
40 Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN) 205,710 185,210 -20,500
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -20,500
41 Common Computer Resources 21,064 17,764 -3,300
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -3,300
42 Command Post Systems 50,549 38,225 -12,324
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -12,324
44 Comm Switching & Control Systems 100,712 94,312 -6,400
Insufficient justification .............. .............. -6,400
51 Commercial Cargo Vehicles 24,699 22,299 -2,400
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -2,400
58 Tactical Fuel Systems 33,611 28,611 -5,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -5,000
65 Family of Construction Equipment 33,644 27,144 -6,500
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -6,500
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Artillery Weapons System.--The Committee directs the
Commandant of the Marine Corps to provide the congressional
defense committees a classified report on the Ground Based
Anti-Ship Missile [GBASM] capability and planned performance
enhancements not later than 90 days after enactment of this
act.
Naval Strike Missile.--The Committee directs the Commandant
of the Marine Corps to provide the congressional defense
committees a classified report on Naval Strike Missile [NSM]
requirements and acquisition strategy, including detailed
schedule, design, capability needs and enhancements,
development, production, and relationships with international
partners not later than 90 days after enactment of this act.
The report shall also include a list of the weapons systems
using the missile, application in the air and maritime domains,
and how the warfighter intends to resupply forces in contested
environments.
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.--The Committee recognizes the
Marine Corps is fully committed to the Joint Light Tactical
Vehicle [JLTV] program. The Committee directs the Commandant of
the Marine Corps to provide the congressional defense
committees, not later than 90 days after enactment of this act,
an updated acquisition strategy that includes the planned
resourcing investments for the JLTV program and revised per
unit costs for all variants of the vehicle, including costs and
details on all packages and add-ons to the vehicle.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $17,729,963,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,519,105,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$20,519,105,000. This is $2,789,142,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
1 B-21 RAIDER .............. 2,590,116 .............. 1,923,416 .............. -666,700
2 B-21 RAIDER [AP-CY] .............. 862,000 .............. 862,000 .............. ..............
TACTICAL FORCES
3 F-35 24 3,555,503 24 3,511,866 .............. -43,637
4 F-35 [AP-CY] .............. 531,241 .............. 531,241 .............. ..............
9 JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT .............. 17,985 .............. 12,985 .............. -5,000
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TOTAL, COMBAT AIRCRAFT .............. 7,556,845 .............. 6,841,508 .............. -715,337
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AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT/TACTICAL AIRLIFT
12 KC-46A MDAP 15 2,799,633 15 2,709,974 .............. -89,659
OTHER AIRLIFT
13 C-130J .............. .............. 9 1,700,000 +9 +1,700,000
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TOTAL, AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT .............. 2,799,633 .............. 4,409,974 .............. +1,610,341
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TRAINER AIRCRAFT
UPT TRAINERS
17 ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING T-7A 14 362,083 14 362,083 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, TRAINER AIRCRAFT .............. 362,083 .............. 362,083 .............. ..............
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OTHER AIRCRAFT
HELICOPTERS
19 MH-139A 2 4,478 2 64,478 .............. +60,000
20 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER .............. 107,500 .............. 307,500 .............. +200,000
MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT
23 C-40 FLEET EXPANSION .............. .............. 1 250,000 +1 +250,000
24 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C .............. 3,131 .............. 17,800 .............. +14,669
OTHER AIRCRAFT
26 TARGET DRONES 20 34,224 20 34,224 .............. ..............
30 E-7 (AP--CY) .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
30A COMPASS CALL .............. .............. 2 618,900 +2 +618,900
34 RQ-20B PUMA 6 11,437 6 11,437 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, OTHER AIRCRAFT .............. 160,770 .............. 1,304,339 .............. +1,143,569
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MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE AIRCRAFT
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
36 B-2A .............. 76,906 .............. 76,906 .............. ..............
37 B-1B .............. 73,893 .............. 73,893 .............. ..............
38 B-52 .............. 223,827 .............. 95,734 .............. -128,093
39 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES .............. 35,165 .............. 35,165 .............. ..............
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
41 COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT MODS .............. 15,048 .............. 15,048 .............. ..............
42 E-11 BACN/HAG .............. 28,797 .............. 28,797 .............. ..............
43 F-15 .............. 120,044 .............. 102,168 .............. -17,876
45 F-16 MODIFICATIONS .............. 448,116 .............. 632,326 .............. +184,210
46 F-22A .............. 977,526 .............. 880,754 .............. -96,772
47 F-35 MODIFICATIONS .............. 380,337 .............. 277,264 .............. -103,073
48 F-15 EPAW .............. 252,607 .............. 206,721 .............. -45,886
50 KC-46A MDAP .............. 19,344 .............. 19,344 .............. ..............
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
51 C-5 .............. 34,939 .............. 25,878 .............. -9,061
52 C-17A .............. 9,853 .............. 9,853 .............. ..............
56 OSA-EA MODIFICATIONS .............. 87,515 .............. 14,186 .............. -73,329
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
57 GLIDER MODS .............. 159 .............. 159 .............. ..............
58 T-6 .............. 247,814 .............. 135,988 .............. -111,826
59 T-1 .............. 137 .............. 137 .............. ..............
60 T-38 .............. 85,381 .............. 85,381 .............. ..............
OTHER AIRCRAFT
68 C-130 .............. 144,041 .............. 98,841 .............. -45,200
69 C-130J MODS .............. .............. .............. 14,960 .............. +14,960
70 C-135 .............. 124,368 .............. 124,368 .............. ..............
73 CVR (CONNON ULF RECEIVER) INC 2 .............. 79,859 .............. 79,859 .............. ..............
74 RC-135 .............. 231,001 .............. 251,001 .............. +20,000
75 E-3 .............. 17,291 .............. 17,291 .............. ..............
76 E-4 .............. 45,232 .............. 45,232 .............. ..............
80 H-1 .............. 17,899 .............. 17,899 .............. ..............
81 MH-139A MOD .............. 4,992 .............. 4,992 .............. ..............
82 H-60 .............. 1,749 .............. 1,749 .............. ..............
83 HH60W MODIFICATIONS .............. 9,150 .............. 9,150 .............. ..............
85 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS .............. 365,086 .............. 365,086 .............. ..............
86 OTHER AIRCRAFT .............. 263,902 .............. 263,902 .............. ..............
88 MQ-9 MODS .............. 100,923 .............. 100,923 .............. ..............
90 SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM--AIRCRAFT .............. 24,414 .............. 24,414 .............. ..............
91 CV-22 MODS .............. 78,713 .............. 78,713 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE AIRCRAFT .............. 4,626,028 .............. 4,214,082 .............. -411,946
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AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
94 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS .............. 973,535 .............. 1,363,535 .............. +390,000
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TOTAL, AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .............. 973,535 .............. 1,363,535 .............. +390,000
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AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
99 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP .............. 156,776 .............. 156,776 .............. ..............
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT
103 B-2B .............. 18,969 .............. 18,969 .............. ..............
104 B-52 .............. 111 .............. 111 .............. ..............
106 C-17A .............. 2,672 .............. 2,672 .............. ..............
111 F-15 .............. 5,112 .............. 5,112 .............. ..............
114 F-16 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT .............. 18,402 .............. 18,402 .............. ..............
116 HC/MC-130 POST PROD .............. 17,986 .............. 17,986 .............. ..............
117 JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT POST PRODUCTION .............. 28,524 .............. 28,524 .............. ..............
SUPPORT
INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS
122 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS .............. 19,998 .............. 19,998 .............. ..............
WAR CONSUMABLES
123 WAR CONSUMABLES .............. 26,323 .............. 26,323 .............. ..............
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES
124 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .............. 940,190 .............. 1,712,705 .............. +772,515
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............. 16,006 .............. 16,006 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND .............. 1,251,069 .............. 2,023,584 .............. +772,515
FACILITIES
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TOTAL, AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .............. 17,729,963 .............. 20,519,105 .............. +2,789,142
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1 B-21 Raider 2,590,116 1,923,416 -666,700
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -666,700
3 F-35 3,555,503 3,511,866 -43,637
Airframe PGSE previously funded .............. .............. -26,431
Other ILS Production previously funded .............. .............. -17,206
9 Joint Simulation Environment 17,985 12,985 -5,000
Ahead of need .............. .............. -5,000
12 KC-46A MDAP 2,799,633 2,709,974 -89,659
Maintenance training system previously funded .............. .............. -4,500
Interim contractor support previously funded .............. .............. -24,000
Aircrew training systems ahead of need .............. .............. -8,500
Boom telescope actuator redesign ahead of need .............. .............. -7,659
Delay in commodities activation .............. .............. -45,000
13 C-130J .............. 1,700,000 +1,700,000
Program increase: Eight additional aircraft for .............. .............. +1,500,000
the Air National Guard
Program increase: LC-130J .............. .............. +200,000
19 MH-139A 4,478 64,478 +60,000
Program increase .............. .............. +60,000
20 Combat Rescue Helicopter 107,500 307,500 +200,000
Program increase: Additional aircraft .............. .............. +200,000
23 C-40 Fleet Expansion .............. 250,000 +250,000
Program increase: One additional aircraft .............. .............. +250,000
24 Civil Air Patrol A/C 3,131 17,800 +14,669
Program increase .............. .............. +14,669
30A COMPASS CALL .............. 618,900 +618,900
Program increase: Two additional EA-37B Compass .............. .............. +618,900
Call aircraft
38 B-52 223,827 95,734 -128,093
RMP development delays .............. .............. -128,093
43 F-15 120,044 102,168 -17,876
ADCP ICS labor unjustified growth .............. .............. -6,748
MUOS installation unjustified growth .............. .............. -7,758
DTM ahead of need .............. .............. -3,370
45 F-16 Modifications 448,116 632,326 +184,210
PDG kit unit cost growth .............. .............. -1,990
Other government cost excess to need .............. .............. -3,500
SMDS Installs excess growth .............. .............. -6,000
MIDS-JTRS excess growth .............. .............. -20,000
Program increase: F-16 IVEWS Updgrades .............. .............. +215,700
46 F-22A 977,526 880,754 -96,772
RAMP excess growth .............. .............. -24,500
HMDCS ahead of need .............. .............. -25,000
Link-16 support equipment ahead of need .............. .............. -10,000
Viability ahead of need .............. .............. -45,272
Program increase: Cyber resiliency .............. .............. +8,000
47 F-35 Modifications 380,337 277,264 -103,073
Modification delays .............. .............. -77,073
Correction of deficiencies excess growth .............. .............. -26,000
48 F-15 EPAW 252,607 206,721 -45,886
Production NRE excess to need .............. .............. -9,970
Production over & above unjustified growth .............. .............. -5,750
Other contractor costs unjustified request .............. .............. -17,166
Program management excess to need .............. .............. -13,000
51 C-5 34,939 25,878 -9,061
EDS II Mods support excess to need .............. .............. -9,061
56 OSA-EA Modifications 87,515 14,186 -73,329
VC-25B Block Upgrade ahead of need .............. .............. -73,329
58 T-6 247,814 135,988 -111,826
Development delays .............. .............. -111,826
68 C-130 144,041 98,841 -45,200
AMP Inc 2 previously funded .............. .............. -38,600
AMP Inc 2 ahead of need .............. .............. -6,600
69 C-130J Mods .............. 14,960 +14,960
Program increase: Air National Guard tactical data .............. .............. +2,950
link modification
Program increase: Air National Guard LAIRCM .............. .............. +6,010
modification
Program increase: LC-130J modification .............. .............. +6,000
74 RC-135 231,001 251,001 +20,000
Program increase: RC-135 modernization .............. .............. +20,000
94 Initial Spares/Repair Parts 973,535 1,363,535 +390,000
Program increase: F-135 spare parts .............. .............. +140,000
Program increase: F-35 sustainment (spare parts) .............. .............. +250,000
124 Other Production Charges 940,190 1,712,705 +772,515
F-15E Squadrons carryover .............. .............. -5,000
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +777,515
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Classic Associations.--The Committee notes that there are
six Air National Guard [ANG] units that operate under classic
associations with their active-duty counterparts. While these
ANG units do not own aircraft, they are operationally
integrated into the active unit that maintains operational
control of the mission set. The Committee understands that
informal agreements exist between active and guard units that
provide small numbers of backup aircraft to the Guard units.
The Committee notes that the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47) directed the
Secretary of the Air Force to pursue a memorandum of agreement
to formally recognize such agreements. The Committee directs
the Secretary of the Air Force to brief the congressional
defense committees on the status of these agreements not later
than 90 days after the enactment of this act.
Air Force Reserve Tactical Airlift Capacity.--The Committee
notes that the Air Force Reserve fleet continues to operate
aging C-130H aircraft, and that recapitalization of these
platforms with an updated C-130J capability is critical for Air
Force Reserve units to rapidly respond to crises at home and
abroad. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the
Air Force to provide a report to be delivered to congressional
defense committees not later than 100 days after the enactment
of this act detailing a plan to upgrade the remaining Air Force
Reserve Squadrons operating C-130H aircraft.
Missile Procurement, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $4,223,876,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,368,681,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$6,368,681,000. This is $2,144,805,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
BALLISTIC MISSILES
1 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC 35,116 35,116 ..............
2 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC [AP-CY] 2,166 2,166 ..............
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TOTAL, BALLISTIC MISSILES 37,282 37,282 ..............
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OTHER MISSILES
STRATEGIC
5 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON 192,409 131,372 -61,037
6 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON [AP-CY] 250,300 140,000 -110,300
TACTICAL
7 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES 12,436 12,436 ..............
8 ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON SYSTEM [APKWS] MISSILE 13,428 85,428 +72,000
9 AGM-183A AIR-LAUNCHED RAPID RESPONSE WEAPON 387,055 565,255 +178,200
11 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE [JASSM] 328,081 1,328,081 +1,000,000
13 JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE 368,593 535,013 +166,420
JOINT STRIKE MISSILE
15 LRASM0 294,401 294,401 ..............
17 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X) 100,352 198,352 +98,000
18 AMRAAM 365,125 807,125 +442,000
21 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB 41,510 311,510 +270,000
22 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II 307,743 482,743 +175,000
23 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON [SIAW] 185,324 152,646 -32,678
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
24 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POLLUTION PREVENTION 917 917 ..............
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TOTAL, OTHER MISSILES 2,847,674 5,045,279 +2,197,605
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MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE MISSILES
CLASS IV
25 ICBM FUZE MOD 119,376 119,376 ..............
26
ICBM FUZE MOD [AP-CY]
27 MM III MODIFICATIONS 14,604 14,604 ..............
29 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE [ALCM] 41,393 41,393 ..............
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TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE MISSILES 175,373 175,373 ..............
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SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
30 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS 5,824 5,824 ..............
31 REPLEN SPARES/REPAIR PARTS 108,249 108,249 ..............
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TOTAL, SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 114,073 114,073 ..............
=================================================
OTHER SUPPORT
33 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS 221,199 168,399 -52,800
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 828,275 828,275 ..............
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TOTAL, OTHER SUPPORT 1,049,474 996,674 -52,800
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TOTAL, MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 4,223,876 6,368,681 +2,144,805
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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5 Long Range Stand-Off Weapon 192,409 131,372 -61,037
Early to need .............. .............. -61,037
6 Long Range Stand-Off Weapon [AP-CY] 250,300 140,000 -110,300
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -110,300
8 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Missile 13,428 85,428 +72,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +72,000
9 AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon 387,055 565,255 +178,200
Cost excess to need .............. .............. -49,800
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +228,000
11 Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missile 328,081 1,328,081 +1,000,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +800,000
Program increase: Production capacity (second .............. .............. +200,000
source cruise missile motors)
13 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile 368,593 535,013 +166,420
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -33,580
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +200,000
17 Sidewinder (AIM-9X) 100,352 198,352 +98,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +98,000
18 AMRAAM 365,125 807,125 +442,000
Carryover .............. .............. -8,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +450,000
21 Small Diameter Bomb 41,510 311,510 +270,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +270,000
22 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II 307,743 482,743 +175,000
Program increase: Additional quantities .............. .............. +125,000
Program increase: SDB II production capacity .............. .............. +50,000
expansion
23 Stand-In Attack Weapon (SIAW) 185,324 152,646 -32,678
AARGM-ER contract delays .............. .............. -32,678
33 Special Update Programs 221,199 168,999 -52,800
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -52,800
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Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $784,478,000
Committee recommendation................................ 769,827,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $769,827,000.
This is $14,651,000 below the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
AMMUNITION
CARTRIDGES
3 CARTRIDGES 126,077 121,039 -5,038
BOMBS
5 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 189,097 189,097 ..............
6 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR [MOP] 6,813 6,813 ..............
7 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION 126,389 126,389 ..............
9 B61-12 TRAINER 7,668 7,668 ..............
OTHER ITEMS
10 CAD/PAD 58,454 58,454 ..............
11 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL [EOD] 7,297 7,297 ..............
12 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 636 636 ..............
14 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 2,955 2,955 ..............
15 ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000 5,571 5,571 ..............
FLARES
17 EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES 101,540 91,927 -9,613
FUZES
18 FUZES 125,721 125,721 ..............
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TOTAL, AMMUNITION 758,218 743,567 -14,651
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WEAPONS
SMALL ARMS
19 SMALL ARMS 26,260 26,260 ..............
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TOTAL, WEAPONS 26,260 26,260 ..............
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 784,478 769,827 -14,651
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2025 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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3 Cartridges 126,077 121,039 -5,038
Excess to need: 20mm PGU-48 .............. .............. -1,354
Excess to need: 20mm PGU-23 .............. .............. -316
Excess to need: 30mm PGU-15A/B .............. .............. -3,368
17 Expendable Countermeasures 101,540 91,927 -9,613
Excess to need: MJU-76 .............. .............. -3,237
Excess to need: MJU-77 .............. .............. -5,146
Excess to need: Expendable countermeasures .............. .............. -1,230
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Budget Submission Materials.--The Committee prioritizes the
importance of supporting the Department of the Air Force's
munition requirements. To ensure appropriated funds align with
the needs of the Air Force, the Committee directs the Secretary
of the Air Force to submit a report annually to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate documenting the Department's total munitions
requirement, inventory, anticipated expenditures, and
anticipated acquisitions. The report shall accompany the
Department's annual budget justification materials, beginning
with the fiscal year 2027 budget submission.
Other Procurement, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $31,504,644,000
Committee recommendation................................ 32,191,260,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$32,191,260,000. This is $686,616,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES
2 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 5,557 5,557 ..............
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES
3 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE 3,938 3,938 ..............
4 CAP VEHICLES 1,175 3,300 +2,125
5 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 56,940 56,940 ..............
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
6 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 62,202 62,202 ..............
7 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES 129 129 ..............
8 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 68,242 68,242 ..............
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
9 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES 58,416 58,416 ..............
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
10 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 18,552 18,552 ..............
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
11 RUNWAY SNOW REMOVAL & CLEANING EQUIP 11,045 11,045 ..............
12 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES 25,291 28,711 +3,420
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TOTAL, VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT 311,487 317,032 +5,545
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ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT [COMSEC]
15 COMSEC EQUIPMENT 169,363 111,184 -58,179
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
17 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH AND ARCHITECTURES 5,833 5,833 ..............
18 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT 5,273 5,273 ..............
19 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIP 42,257 36,428 -5,829
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
20 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS 26,390 26,390 ..............
21 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM 11,810 11,810 ..............
22 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM--FIXED 16,592 16,592 ..............
23 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENT 27,650 27,650 ..............
24 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR 103,226 103,226 ..............
25 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST 31,516 31,516 ..............
26 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL 82,912 82,912 ..............
27 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX 22,021 22,021 ..............
28 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 18,722 18,722 ..............
31 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM 6,383 6,383 ..............
SPECIAL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
32 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 172,085 172,085 ..............
34 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYSTEM 1,947 1,947 ..............
35 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL NODE [BACN]
36 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL 11,648 11,648 ..............
37 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM 294,747 322,365 +27,618
38 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES 231,987 158,396 -73,591
39 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N 94,995 51,463 -43,532
40 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE [WAS] 29,617 29,617 ..............
41 C3 COUNTERMEASURES 116,410 116,410 ..............
44 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING & MGT SYS 698 698 ..............
46 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM 442 442 ..............
47 AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS CTR [AOC] 22,785 22,785 ..............
AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS
50 BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST [BITI] WIRED 79,091 79,091 ..............
51 AFNET 282,907 71,583 -211,324
52 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT [JCSE] 5,930 5,930 ..............
53 USCENTCOM 14,919 14,919 ..............
54 USSTRATCOM 4,788 4,788 ..............
55 USSPACECOM 32,633 32,633 ..............
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
56 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT 143,829 143,829 ..............
59 RADIO EQUIPMENT 50,730 50,730 ..............
61 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE 67,015 67,015 ..............
MODIFICATIONS
62 COMM ELECT MODS 76,034 76,034 ..............
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TOTAL, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2,305,185 1,940,348 -364,837
EQUIPMENT
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OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIP
63 PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT 81,782 81,782 ..............
DEPOT PLANT + MATERIALS HANDLING EQ
64 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT 13,711 13,711 ..............
65 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 21,143 21,143 ..............
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
66 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT 90,654 90,654 ..............
67 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT 253,799 263,799 +10,000
68 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT 95,584 171,984 +76,400
69 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT [FSE] 34,794 34,794 ..............
70 BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 59,431 62,431 +3,000
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
72 DARP RC135 30,136 30,136 ..............
73 DCGS-AF 87,044 87,044 ..............
77 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM 1,178,397 1,374,847 +196,450
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 26,920,092 27,686,131 +766,039
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TOTAL, OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT 28,866,567 29,918,456 +1,051,889
EQUIPMENT
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SPARE AND REPAIR PARTS
80 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS [CYBER] 1,075 1,075 ..............
81 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 20,330 14,349 -5,981
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TOTAL, SPARE AND REPAIR PARTS 21,405 15,424 -5,981
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TOTAL, OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 31,504,644 32,191,260 +686,616
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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4 Cap Vehicles 1,175 3,300 +2,125
Program increase .............. .............. +2,125
12 Base Maintenance Support Vehicles 25,291 28,711 +3,420
Program increase: F-35 future pilot training .............. .............. +3,420
center vehicles
15 Comsec Equipment 169,363 111,184 -58,179
In-line network encryptors excess growth .............. .............. -58,179
19 Intelligence Comm Equipment 42,257 36,428 -5,829
ULI/eGPL equipment systems unit cost growth .............. .............. -5,829
37 Air Force Physical Security System 294,747 322,365 +27,618
Battle Management Command & Control [BMC2] .............. .............. -12,382
previously funded
Program Increase: NASAMs .............. .............. +40,000
38 Combat Training Ranges 231,987 158,396 -73,591
Early to need .............. .............. -73,591
39 Minimum Essential Emergency Comm N 94,995 51,463 -43,532
HEMP EQUIPMENT Group B concurrency .............. .............. -43,532
51 AFNET 282,907 71,583 -211,324
Air Force intranet control/classified and .............. .............. -211,324
unclassified logical networks work station mods
unit cost growth
67 Engineering and EOD Equipment 253,799 263,799 +10,000
Program increase: Extendable panelized and .............. .............. +10,000
collapsible shelter [EPACS]
68 Mobility Equipment 95,584 171,984 +76,400
Program increase: Regional base cluster .............. .............. +76,400
prepositioning
70 Base Maintenance and Support Equipment 59,431 62,431 +3,000
Program increase: Air National Guard arresting .............. .............. +3,000
cables
77 Special Update Program 1,178,397 1,374,847 +196,450
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +196,450
999 Classified Programs 26,920,092 27,686,131 +766,039
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +766,039
81 Spares And Repair Parts 20,330 14,349 -5,981
Sufficient justification not provided .............. .............. -5,981
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Procurement, Space Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $3,393,637,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,545,235,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,545,235,000. This is $151,598,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE
SPACE PROCUREMENT
2 AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM .............. 68,238 .............. 68,238 .............. ..............
4 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS .............. 2,027 .............. 2,027 .............. ..............
6 EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM [ESS] [AP-CY] .............. 64,996 .............. .............. .............. -64,996
7 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS .............. 15,404 .............. 15,404 .............. ..............
9A GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR (GMTI) .............. .............. .............. 77,200 .............. +77,200
9B GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR (GMTI) [AP-CY] .............. .............. .............. 61,800 .............. +61,800
9C AUXILIARY PAYLOADS .............. .............. .............. 156,244 .............. +156,244
10 GENERAL INFORMATION TECH--SPACE .............. 1,835 .............. 1,835 .............. ..............
11 GPSIII FOLLOW ON .............. 109,944 .............. 109,944 .............. ..............
12 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT .............. 29,274 .............. 29,274 .............. ..............
13 GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE) .............. 870 .............. 870 .............. ..............
17 SPACEBORNE EQUIP [COMSEC] .............. 84,044 .............. 84,044 .............. ..............
18 MILSATCOM .............. 36,447 .............. 36,447 .............. ..............
20 SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES .............. 482,653 .............. 479,003 .............. -3,650
21 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM .............. 48,977 .............. 48,977 .............. ..............
22 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH 4 1,466,963 4 1,391,963 .............. -75,000
24 PTES HUB .............. 29,949 .............. 29,949 .............. ..............
26 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH 7 648,446 7 648,446 .............. ..............
27 SPACE DIGITAL INTEGRATED NETWORK (SDIN) .............. 4,984 .............. 4,984 .............. ..............
29 SPACE MODS .............. 115,498 .............. 115,498 .............. ..............
30 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE .............. 64,321 .............. 64,321 .............. ..............
31 WIDEBAND SATCOM OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS .............. 92,380 .............. 92,380 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, SPACE PROCUREMENT .............. 3,367,250 .............. 3,518,848 .............. +151,598
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SPARES
32 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .............. 938 .............. 938 .............. ..............
GROUND VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT
33 USSF VEHICLES .............. 5,000 .............. 5,000 .............. ..............
OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
35 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT .............. 20,449 .............. 20,449 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE .............. 3,393,637 .............. 3,545,235 .............. +151,598
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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6 Evolved Strategic SATCOM [ESS] [AP-CY] 64,996 .............. -64,996
AP early to need .............. .............. -64,996
9A Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) .............. 77,200 +77,200
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +77,200
9B Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) [AP-CY] .............. 61,800 +61,800
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +61,800
9C Auxiliary Payloads .............. 156,244 +156,244
Transfer from RDTE,SF line 56 for Auxiliary .............. .............. +156,244
Payloads
20 Special Space Activities 482,653 479,003 -3,650
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -3,650
22 National Security Space Launch 1,466,963 1,391,963 -75,000
Cost savings .............. .............. -75,000
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Use of National Security Space Launch Program.--The
Committee continues to support the Department's plan for phase
three of the National Security Space Launch [NSSL] program. The
Committee continues to direct the Secretary of Defense and the
Director of National Intelligence to utilize the NSSL phase
three contract for all NSSL class missions unless they certify
to the congressional defense committees and the congressional
intelligence committees that commercial launch or delivery on
orbit procurement for a designated mission is in the National
security interest of the United States government and provide
the rationale for such a determination.
Space Launch Providers.--Access to space remains a critical
national security priority and concern for the Committee. The
Committee remains committed to supporting the growth of the
launch industrial base to include both small and medium launch
providers. The Committee believes that in a threat environment
which requires tactical responsiveness, small launch providers
are most likely to provide this capability. Therefore, the
Committee recommends the Space Force include a greater
diversity of providers and more competition as phase three of
the National Security Space Launch program moves forward, and
make greater use of small launch programs such as the Orbital
Services Program [OSP].
The Committee is concerned that small launches procured
outside of the Space Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program
[RSLP] and the National Reconnaissance Office's [NRO]
Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
Contract [SLIC] weaken efforts to develop a robust and diverse
launch industry. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary
of the Air Force, in coordination with the Director of the NRO,
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees and
the congressional intelligence committees not later than 90
days after the enactment of this act, that identifies small
launches procured outside of the Space Force's OSP or the NRO's
SLIC. The report shall identify by fiscal year each launch
(including vendor and payload) procured outside of the Space
Force's OSP or NRO's SLIC where the payload requirements could
be met by the OSP or SLIC providers. Additionally, the report
shall include a plan to make effective use of the OSP and the
NRO's SLIC; identify opportunities for small launch providers
through the Future Years Defense Program; and prioritize robust
funding for the program over the Future Years Defense Program.
The report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
include a classified annex.
Launch Infrastructure.--Access to space remains a critical
national security priority, and the Committee commends the
Assured Access to Space program office for its administration
and growth of the National Security Space Launch program. As
demand for launch and the number of launch providers continues
to grow, space launch infrastructure must be used efficiently
and effectively to advance U.S. national security priorities.
This requires launch pad allocation to be competitive,
transparent, and forward-looking, especially for heavy lift
launch sites. To ensure the best use of limited space launch
infrastructure, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than 180 days after enactment of this act detailing a
strategy for launch site allocations. The strategy shall:
include an open and competitive process for launch site
allocation decisions; prioritize diversity of launch providers;
consider providers' access to commercial, private, or other
government launch facilities; consider each provider's
readiness to launch, including realistic assessments of the
launch vehicle's development status and path toward
certification; ensure coordination with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration; provide for appropriate
durations of launch site allocations to allow reasonable
periods of re-competition.
Dynamic Space Operations.--The Committee is aware that the
United States Space Force and United States Space Command have
high priority requirements in geostationary orbit that could be
satisfied by using the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration's [NASA] On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and
Manufacturing 1 [OSAM-1] spacecraft. OSAM-1 is nearly launch
ready except for final integration and testing, and modest
adjustments to make it fully suitable for deployment in a
geostationary location. Given the existing investment by NASA
in OSAM-1, the Committee believes this could be a cost-
effective alternative to test critical technology and deploy an
initial capability more quickly. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Chief of Space Operations, in consultation with the
Administrator of NASA, to provide a plan not later than 90 days
after enactment of this act, to launch this mission not later
than 2028. This plan should include a schedule, funding
requirements across the Future Years Defense Program, and an
analysis of the relevant testing and operational utility.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $6,048,863,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,406,568,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$7,406,568,000. This is $1,357,705,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change from
2026 budget Committee -------------------------------
Line Item Qty. estimate Qty. recommendation Budget
Qty. estimate
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PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT
4 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA 10 475 10 475 .............. ..............
5 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD .............. 164,900 .............. 181,900 .............. +17,000
15 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS .............. 403 .............. 403 .............. ..............
16 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY .............. 6,254 .............. 6,254 .............. ..............
17 TELEPORT PROGRAM .............. 112,517 .............. 112,517 .............. ..............
19 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M .............. 23,673 .............. 23,673 .............. ..............
20 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK .............. 252,370 .............. 252,370 .............. ..............
21 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY .............. 125,292 .............. 125,292 .............. ..............
22 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE .............. 175,264 .............. 175,264 .............. ..............
23 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS [JRSS] .............. 1,496 .............. 1,496 .............. ..............
24 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER .............. 54,186 .............. 54,186 .............. ..............
25 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION [4ENO] .............. 75,386 .............. 75,386 .............. ..............
37 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA .............. 79,251 .............. 79,251 .............. ..............
38 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA .............. 2,230 .............. 2,230 .............. ..............
42 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS .............. 33,090 .............. 32,090 .............. -1,000
44 THAAD SYSTEM 25 523,125 71 1,446,014 +46 +922,889
46 AEGIS BMD .............. .............. .............. 450,000 .............. +450,000
48 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS .............. 36,530 .............. 36,530 .............. ..............
49 SM-3 IIAS 12 444,835 12 444,835 .............. ..............
50 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS 1 100,000 1 100,000 .............. ..............
51 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE [SRBMD] 1 40,000 1 40,000 .............. ..............
52 DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT .............. 11,351 .............. 11,351 .............. ..............
56 IRON DOME SYSTEM 1 60,000 1 60,000 .............. ..............
58 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE 1 17,211 1 17,211 .............. ..............
59 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION .............. 3,797 .............. 3,797 .............. ..............
62 VEHICLES .............. 911 .............. 911 .............. ..............
63 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT .............. 12,023 .............. 10,934 .............. -1,089
65 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES .............. 1,800 .............. 1,800 .............. ..............
70 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT .............. 7,258 .............. 7,258 .............. ..............
71 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS .............. 73,358 .............. 73,358 .............. ..............
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............. 1,129,183 .............. 1,092,453 .............. -36,730
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TOTAL, MAJOR EQUIPMENT .............. 3,568,169 .............. 4,919,239 .............. +1,351,070
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
AVIATION PROGRAMS
91 ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING 6 156,606 6 147,297 .............. -9,309
95 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT .............. 189,059 .............. 189,059 .............. ..............
96 UNMANNED ISR .............. 6,858 .............. 6,858 .............. ..............
97 NON-STANDARD AVIATION .............. 7,849 .............. 4,849 .............. -3,000
98 U-28 .............. 2,031 .............. 2,031 .............. ..............
99 MH-47 CHINOOK .............. 156,934 .............. 156,934 .............. ..............
100 CV-22 MODIFICATION .............. 19,692 .............. 19,692 .............. ..............
101 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE .............. 12,890 .............. 12,890 .............. ..............
102 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE .............. 61,595 .............. 58,207 .............. -3,388
103 AC/MC-130J .............. 236,312 .............. 236,965 .............. +653
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
106 ORDNANCE ITEMS UNDER $5M .............. 116,972 .............. 116,972 .............. ..............
OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
107 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS .............. 227,073 .............. 227,073 .............. ..............
108 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS .............. 2,824 .............. 2,824 .............. ..............
109 OTHER ITEMS UNDER $5M .............. 95,685 .............. 90,220 .............. -5,465
110 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS .............. .............. .............. 7,000 .............. +7,000
111 SPECIAL PROGRAMS .............. 30,418 .............. 30,418 .............. ..............
112 TACTICAL VEHICLES .............. 54,100 .............. 54,100 .............. ..............
113 WARRIOR SYSTEMS UNDER $5M .............. 303,991 .............. 376,991 .............. +73,000
114 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS .............. 4,985 .............. 4,985 .............. ..............
116 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE .............. 21,339 .............. 21,339 .............. ..............
117 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS .............. 352,100 .............. 352,100 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND .............. 2,059,313 .............. 2,118,804 .............. +59,491
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CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
120 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS .............. 208,051 .............. 208,051 .............. ..............
121 CB PROTECTION AND HAZARD MITIGATION .............. 213,330 .............. 160,474 .............. -52,856
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TOTAL, CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE .............. 421,381 .............. 368,525 .............. -52,856
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TOTAL, PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE .............. 6,048,863 .............. 7,406,568 .............. +1,357,705
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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5 Major Equipment, OSD 164,900 181,900 +17,000
Program increase: Indian Incentive Program .............. .............. +17,000
42 Major Equipment, TJS 33,090 32,090 -1,000
IT modernization ahead of need .............. .............. -1,000
44 THAAD 523,125 1,446,014 +922,889
Program increase: THAAD additional quantities .............. .............. +714,564
Program increase: THAAD production capacity .............. .............. +208,325
expansion
46 Aegis BMD .............. 450,000 +450,000
Program Increase: SM-3 Block 1B .............. .............. +450,000
63 Other Major Equipment 12,023 10,934 -1,089
Lifecycle replacement ahead of need .............. .............. -1,089
999 Classified Programs 1,129,183 1,092,453 -36,730
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -36,730
91 Armed Overwatch/Targeting 156,606 147,297 -9,309
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -9,309
97 Non-Standard Aviation 7,849 4,849 -3,000
C-27J modifications unjustified request .............. .............. -3,000
102 Precision Strike Package 61,595 58,207 -3,388
Mission optimization modifications previously .............. .............. -3,388
funded
103 AC/MC-130J 236,312 236,965 +653
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -14,347
Program increase: Airborne mission networking .............. .............. +15,000
upgrades
109 Other Items <$5M 95,685 90,220 -5,465
Cyber infrastructure excess to need .............. .............. -5,465
110 Combatant Craft Systems .............. 7,000 +7,000
Program increase: Combatant craft assault .............. .............. +7,000
113 Warrior Systems <$5M 303,991 376,991 +73,000
Program increase: Counter unmanned systems & group .............. .............. +49,000
3 defeat acceleration
Program increase: Satellite deployable node .............. .............. +16,000
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +8,000
121 CB Protection & Hazard Mitigation 213,330 160,474 -52,856
NON-MED PPE excess to need .............. .............. -52,856
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Defense Production Act Purchases
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $236,923,000
Committee recommendation................................ 256,923,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $256,923,000.
This is $20,000,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES
1 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 236,923 256,923 +20,000
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TOTAL, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 236,923 256,923 +20,000
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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2 Defense Production Act Purchases 236,923 256,923 +20,000
Program increase: Advanced composites tech hubs .............. .............. +20,000
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Advanced Composites.--The Committee recognizes that global
demand for advanced aerospace composites is rapidly increasing,
with supply chains primarily in Europe and Asia, and is
concerned that existing supply chains are not based
domestically. Further, the Committee notes that these
composites are essential for the next generation of defense
aircraft, generating a clear need for future on-shoring.
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense,
in partnership with a designated tech hub, to develop domestic
capabilities for advanced large-scale composite manufacturing
for aerospace components.
Rare Earth Elements and Critical Materials.--The Committee
recognizes the heavy reliance on China for rare earth minerals
and critical materials in the United States and the threat of
dependence on any single nation as newer technologies develop
globally, increasing resource demand and potential for supply
chain vulnerabilities. The Secretary of Defense is encouraged
to prioritize Defense Production Act investments that support
domestic production in these key areas to fill strategic gaps
in the supply chain and enable the domestic industrial base
working with allies and partners to maintain or increase
production of defense resources.
Printed Circuit Boards.--The Committee recognizes supply
chain vulnerabilities for printed circuit boards [PCBs] are
part of a strong domestic manufacturing defense industrial
base, and that continued action is needed to expand domestic
PCB production capabilities to avert a crucial technology item
shortfall that would severely impair our national defense
capability. The Committee supports the Secretary of Defense's
initial investments in substrate and PCB manufacturing through
the Defense Production Act, and encourages the Secretary of
Defense to continue investments in this key technology area.
Expanding Domestic Solid Rocket Motor Supply.--The
Committee supports recent Defense Production Act investments
that strengthen emerging solid rocket motor providers, with a
focus on those capable of near-term scalable production. The
Committee encourages the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment) to continue efforts to enhance
competition, increase production capacity, and improve supply
resilience within the solid rocket motor supply base.
Critical Minerals Resilience.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to focus on production of critical
minerals and rare earth elements which are essential to defense
supply chains and are subject to strict export controls by
China. Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this act,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a proposed strategy and spend plan
identifying each of the critical minerals that are essential to
defense supply chains and further highlighting those subject to
export control restrictions.
National Guard and Reserve Equipment
Budget estimate, 2026...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $350,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $350,000,000.
This is $350,000,000 above the budget estimate.
The appropriation includes direction for the component
commanders of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Forces
Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air
National Guard to submit to the congressional defense
committees a detailed assessment of their component's
modernization priorities, not later than 30 days after
enactment of this act.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table details the program recommended by the
Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT
RESERVE EQUIPMENT:
ARMY RESERVE:
Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment....................... .............. 54,250 +54,250
NAVY RESERVE:
Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment....................... .............. 19,950 +19,950
MARINE CORPS RESERVE:
Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment....................... .............. 8,050 +8,050
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment....................... .............. 54,250 +54,250
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TOTAL, RESERVE EQUIPMENT.................................. .............. 136,500 +136,500
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NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment....................... .............. 108,500 +108,500
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment....................... .............. 105,000 +105,000
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TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT........................... .............. 213,500 +213,500
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TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT............... .............. 350,000 +350,000
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High-Priority Items.--The Committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to ensure that the National Guard and Reserve
Equipment account is executed by the Chiefs of the National
Guard and reserve components with priority consideration given
to the following items: construction equipment systems;
ballistic and multi-band laser eye protection; human
performance wearable technology; heavy dump trucks; National
Security Agency compliant, multiple network configurable,
secure tactical voice bridge; man-portable radiological nuclear
detection systems.
TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources
required to conduct a program of research, development, test
and evaluation, including basic research, applied research,
advanced technology development, advanced component development
and prototypes, system development and demonstration,
operational systems development; as well as software and
digital technology pilot programs.
The President's fiscal year 2026 budget requests a total of
$142,001,108,000 for research, development, test and evaluation
appropriations.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
The Committee recommends research, development, test and
evaluation appropriations totaling $140,544,592,000 for fiscal
year 2026. This is $1,456,516,000 less than the budget
estimate.
Committee recommended research, development, test and
evaluation appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are summarized
below:
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION APPROPRIATIONS
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION APPROPRIATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Account 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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Research, Development, Test and Evaluation:
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army............ 14,549,223 15,320,656 +771,433
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy............ 25,708,049 27,448,413 +1,740,364
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force....... 52,017,288 49,262,511 -2,754,777
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force..... 15,486,466 15,067,198 -419,268
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.... 33,921,939 33,124,671 -797,268
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense.................... 318,143 321,143 +3,000
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Total................................................... 142,001,108 140,544,592 -1,456,516
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REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS
The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow
the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense
appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). The dollar threshold for reprogramming funds shall be
$15,000,000 for procurement and research, development, test and
evaluation.
Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports
for service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of
this act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with
guidance specified in the conference report accompanying the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
The Department shall continue to follow the limitation that
prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified
dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research,
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These
thresholds are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1), or a
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this explanatory
statement.
FUNDING INCREASES
The funding increases outlined in the tables accompanying
each appropriation account shall be provided only for the
specific purposes indicated in the tables of Committee
Recommended Adjustments. The Committee directs that funding
increases shall be competitively awarded, or provided to
programs that have received competitive awards in the past.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS
Items for which additional funds have been recommended or
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the
tables detailing Committee Recommended Adjustments or in
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' are
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount, as
specifically addressed elsewhere in this report.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION OVERVIEW
Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs.--The
Secretary of Defense shall submit bi-annual reports to the
congressional defense committees detailing the Department's
assessment for each of the programs included in section 8097 of
title VIII of this act. The report shall remain consistent with
the specific reporting requirements outlined in the Joint
Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47). The Committee
notes that recent reports have shown marked improvement in the
metrics reported and quantitative assessments of the pilot
programs.
The fiscal year 2026 President's budget request includes
the Enterprise Platforms and Capabilities program as a new
Software and Digital Technology Pilot Program. After thorough
review of the justification materials, the Committee supports
the President's budget request and includes the Enterprise
Platforms and Capabilities program in the Software and Digital
Technology Pilot Program. The Committee will continue to
evaluate proposed programs for inclusion in this pilot.
Disclosure Requirements for Recipients of Research and
Development Funds.--The Committee urges the full disclosure of
Federal support and transparency by recipients of Department of
Defense research and development grants and understands Title
10, United States Code, Section 4207, now explicitly provides
effective disclosure requirements for these purposes.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, to
provide a report to the congressional defense committees
detailing plans for ensuring compliance with Title 10, United
States Code, Section 4207, including enforcement actions,
related to disclosure of Federal funds.
Reporting on Mid-Tier Acquisition and Rapid Prototyping
Programs.--The Committee remains supportive of efforts to
accelerate the delivery of capability to the warfighter,
including through the use of rapid acquisition authorities and
contracting strategies provided for in existing law, such as
the use of middle-tier acquisition of warfighter capabilities
(``section 804'').
Further, the Committee notes that the United States
Government Accountability Office [GAO] Weapon Systems Annual
Assessment, issued in June 2025, highlights decisions by the
Department to continue conducting linear development and
fielding processes, such as 5 years of rapid prototyping
followed by 5 years of rapid fielding or subsequent entry into
the major capability pathway at a developmental stage. Contrary
to congressional intent when establishing MTAs, this creates
programs with an average 10-year development cycle for major
capability acquisition programs.
As noted in previous years, the Committee remains concerned
that MTAs designed to field mature capabilities or rapidly
prototype technologies are instead being used to circumvent
traditional reporting requirements for major acquisition
programs without resulting in timely capability deliveries. As
such, most programs utilizing the MTA pathway have largely not
achieved success. As an example of the Committee's concern, the
Army asserts that the M-SHORAD Increment 3 program--which
initiated as an MTA with immature technologies--will hit a
production milestone in fiscal year 2028, despite the downgrade
of three critical technology areas in the past year.
Therefore, as in prior years, the Committee directs the
Under Secretaries of Defense (Research and Engineering) and
(Acquisition and Sustainment), in coordination with the service
acquisition executives for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space
Force, to provide to the congressional defense committees, with
submission of the fiscal year 2027 President's budget request,
a complete list of approved acquisition programs by year of
initiation, and programs pending approval in fiscal year 2027,
utilizing prototyping or accelerated acquisition authorities,
the rationale for each selected acquisition strategy, a cost
estimate and contracting strategy, the planned date for initial
operational capability, and the expected acquisition pathway
for transition for each such program. Further, the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Assistant
Secretaries (Financial Management and Comptroller) for the
Army, Navy, and Air Force, are directed to certify full funding
of the acquisition strategies for each of these programs in the
fiscal year 2026 President's budget request, including their
test strategies; finally, the Director, Operational Test and
Evaluation, is directed to certify to the congressional defense
committees the appropriateness of the services' planned test
strategies for such programs, to include a risk assessment.
Finally, the Committee directs the Undersecretary of
Defense (Intelligence and Security) to certify to the
congressional defense committees that the services have
conducted a valid lifecycle threat review. To the extent that
the respective service acquisition executives, service
financial manager and comptrollers, and Director, Operational
Test and Evaluation, provided the information requested above
with submission of the fiscal year 2026 President's budget, any
variations thereto should be included with the fiscal year 2027
submission. In addition, the services' financial manager and
comptrollers are directed to identify the full costs for
prototyping units by individual item in the research,
development, test and evaluation budget exhibits for the budget
year as well as the Future Years Defense Program.
Other Transaction Agreements.--Pursuant to section 873 of
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), as amended by section
819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116-92) and the Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act for 2019
(Public Law 115-245), the Department of Defense is required to
meet annual and quarterly reporting requirements regarding the
use of Other Transaction Authority [OTA]. The Committee notes
the growing usage of OTAs and supports their important role in
increasing the ability of the Department of Defense to do
business with non-traditional defense contractors.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) to continue the
previously established reporting requirements. Further, the
Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition
and Sustainment), not later than 90 days following enactment of
this act, to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees on the Department's use of OTA agreements in fiscal
year 2025, to include an analysis of the relative success rates
of follow-on production contracts initiated after the
conclusion of initial OTA agreements in comparison to lessons
learned from conventional Federal Acquisition Regulation-based
acquisitions. Further, the report shall identify the use of
consortia and individually identify with associated dollar
amounts, the awards to individual vendors under an agreement
with a consortium.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $14,549,223,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,320,656,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$15,320,656,000. This is $771,433,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY
BASIC RESEARCH
1 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 237,678 242,178 +4,500
2 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES 78,947 78,947 ..............
3 UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS 69,391 72,391 +3,000
4 CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE 5,463 5,463 ..............
5 ELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH 88,053 96,053 +8,000
6 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC 7,012 7,012 ..............
RESEARCH
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TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH 486,544 502,044 +15,500
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APPLIED RESEARCH
7 ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH 9,455 9,455 ..............
8 COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES 6,174 6,174 ..............
9 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS [C-SUAS] APPLIED 12,618 12,618 ..............
RESEARCH
10 LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY 97,157 143,657 +46,500
12 SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY 72,670 144,670 +72,000
13 GROUND TECHNOLOGY 56,342 106,842 +50,500
14 NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 71,547 125,547 +54,000
15 NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY 56,529 93,029 +36,500
16 LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY 25,744 72,744 +47,000
17 FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT TECHNOLOGY 20,420 35,420 +15,000
18 AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 25,992 42,992 +17,000
19 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING 13,745 13,745 ..............
TECHNOLOGIES
21 C3I APPLIED RESEARCH 22,317 26,317 +4,000
22 AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH 53,305 58,305 +5,000
23 SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH 27,597 27,597 ..............
24 C3I APPLIED CYBER 4,716 4,716 ..............
25 ELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH 45,415 45,415 ..............
26 ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED RESEARCH 17,102 17,102 ..............
27 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS APPLIED 18,408 18,408 ..............
RESEARCH
28 BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--APPLIED RESEARCH 8,209 8,209 ..............
30 MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY 17,191 17,191 ..............
31 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 143,293 161,793 +18,500
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 34,599 34,599 ..............
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TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH 860,545 1,226,545 +366,000
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
32 MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,860 1,860 ..............
33 MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 13,559 13,559 ..............
34 ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION 19,679 21,650 +1,971
35 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED 20,487 37,487 +17,000
TECHNOLOGIES
36 ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 10,560 10,560 ..............
37 C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 15,028 26,228 +11,200
38 AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 41,266 41,266 ..............
39 SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 18,143 10,807 -7,336
40 LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 13,232 47,232 +34,000
42 SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 95,186 123,186 +28,000
43 GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 30,507 123,007 +92,500
44 COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION 15,692 15,692 ..............
45 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS [C-SUAS] 7,773 7,773 ..............
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
46 ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 83,922 83,922 ..............
47 ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 15,254 15,254 ..............
48 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS ADVANCED 13,898 13,898 ..............
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
49 BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--ADVANCED RESEARCH 24,683 24,683 ..............
50 C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 3,329 19,829 +16,500
51 HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 241,855 241,855 ..............
52 NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 141,301 190,251 +48,950
53 NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 78,539 120,939 +42,400
54 LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 162,236 184,736 +22,500
55 FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 66,686 77,186 +10,500
56 AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 23,330 28,330 +5,000
58 HUMANITARIAN DEMINING 9,349 23,349 +14,000
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 72,837 72,837 ..............
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TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,240,191 1,577,376 +337,185
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ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
60 ARMY MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 8,141 17,641 +9,500
61 ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 83,080 92,580 +9,500
63 LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV DEV 41,516 34,296 -7,220
64 TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION 85,472 87,972 +2,500
64A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS SYSTEMS .............. 187,473 +187,473
DEVELOPMENT
65 ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV DEV 22,645 22,645 ..............
66 SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY 4,033 4,033 ..............
67 TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM--ADV DEV 107,525 107,525 ..............
68 NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 5,153 14,653 +9,500
69 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY--DEM/VAL 11,343 16,843 +5,500
70 NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 5,031 5,031 ..............
72 LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--ADV DEV 15,435 15,435 ..............
73 MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV 1,000 1,000 ..............
74 SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 41,856 49,356 +7,500
75 ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT 35,082 36,561 +1,479
76 EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE [EMAM] 178,137 130,137 -48,000
78 LOW EARTH ORBIT [LEO] SATELLITE CAPABILITY 17,063 17,063 ..............
79 MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM [MDSS] ADV DEV 239,813 239,813 ..............
80 TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE [TITAN] ADV DEV 3,092 3,092 ..............
81 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 9,865 9,865 ..............
83A ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .............. 56,096 +56,096
84A UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS DEVELOPMENT .............. 172,898 +172,898
85 LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE [LTAMD] SENSOR 196,448 196,448 ..............
86 TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES 267,619 267,619 ..............
87 MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE [M-SHORAD] 238,247 241,247 +3,000
89 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING [PNT] 8,686 8,686 ..............
90 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT AND 240,899 178,019 -62,880
PROTOTYPING
91 COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE 5,491 5,491 ..............
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING
92 STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES 231,401 211,401 -20,000
93 HYPERSONICS 25,000 25,000 ..............
95 FUTURE INTERCEPTOR 8,019 .............. -8,019
97 COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED 45,281 50,281 +5,000
DEVELOPMENT
99 UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT 29,191 29,191 ..............
100 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT 5,605 5,605 ..............
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 203,746 203,746 ..............
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TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND 2,420,915 2,744,742 +323,827
PROTOTYPES
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SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
101 AIRCRAFT AVIONICS 2,696 2,696 ..............
102 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 9,153 9,153 ..............
103 INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS 56,553 64,653 +8,100
104 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES 18,503 18,503 ..............
105 JAVELIN 9,810 9,810 ..............
106 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES 38,664 9,810 -8,400
110 ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION [ASM]--ENG DEV 16,593 .............. -16,593
111 NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG/DEV 351,274 351,274 ..............
112 COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT 5,654 5,654 ..............
113 NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG/DEV 19,063 19,063 ..............
114 AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE--ENG/DEV 13,892 7,830 -6,062
115 CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 7,790 7,790 ..............
116 AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT 9,512 9,512 ..............
117 DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS [DIS]--ENG/DEV 7,724 7,724 ..............
118 BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION 24,318 24,318 ..............
119 WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG/DEV 150,344 150,344 ..............
120 LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--ENG/DEV 50,194 61,194 +11,000
121 COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS--ENG/DEV 63,725 63,725 ..............
122 MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 6,252 6,252 ..............
123 LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG/DEV 9,862 17,862 +8,000
124 ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL HARDWARE AND 430,895 362,105 -68,790
SOFTWARE
125 RADAR DEVELOPMENT 53,226 53,226 ..............
127 SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL 4,137 14,137 +10,000
128 SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS -EMD 76,903 76,903 ..............
129 ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD 80,862 76,767 -4,095
130 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 125,701 125,701 ..............
131 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY [IPPS-A] 164,600 164,600 ..............
132 JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER [JTNC] 20,954 20,954 ..............
133 JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK [JTN] 41,696 41,696 ..............
134 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES [CIRCM] 10,789 10,789 ..............
135 COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION [CWMD] 13,322 13,322 ..............
136 EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE PROCESSING 4,619 4,619 ..............
137 NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE 13,459 13,459 ..............
[NBCRV] SENSOR SUITE
138 DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT 3,611 3,611 ..............
139 TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS [LOW-TIER] 3,222 3,222 ..............
140 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM 8,101 8,101 ..............
142 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT 44,182 47,182 +3,000
143 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1 248,659 248,659 ..............
144 GROUND ROBOTICS 227,038 160,818 -66,220
145 EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES 57,546 65,046 +7,500
146 NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE--MEDIUM 24,492 24,492 ..............
147 TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE [TITAN] EMD 44,273 44,273 ..............
152 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE 34,844 34,844 ..............
154 HYPERSONICS EMD 513,027 513,027 ..............
155 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT [AIE] 32,710 32,710 ..............
156 STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY 186,304 186,304 ..............
157 INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 22,732 22,732 ..............
158 FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT 1,248,544 1,248,544 ..............
160 JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET [JR3] 28,893 28,893 ..............
163 ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE [AIAMD] 146,056 155,056 +9,000
164 COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV AND 55,196 55,196 ..............
DEMONSTRATION
166 MANNED GROUND VEHICLE 386,393 376,096 -10,297
167 NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION [MIP] 16,913 16,913 ..............
168 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE [JLTV] ENGINEERING AND 2,664 .............. ..............
MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE [EMD]
169 AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 930 930 ..............
170 TROJAN--RH12 3,920 3,920 ..............
172 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .............. 127,081 +127,081
172A COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS [UAS] DEVELOPMENT .............. 143,618 +143,618
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 117,428 117,428 ..............
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TOTAL, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 5,378,817 5,522,995 +144,178
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MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
173 THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT 74,767 74,767 ..............
174 TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 16,004 16,004 ..............
175 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT 101,027 101,027 ..............
176 RAND ARROYO CENTER 10,892 10,892 ..............
177 ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL 379,283 379,283 ..............
178 CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM 58,606 63,606 +5,000
180 ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES 425,108 425,108 ..............
181 ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS 69,328 69,328 ..............
182 SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS 31,306 31,306 ..............
183 AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION 1,887 4,887 +3,000
184 MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS 19,100 19,100 ..............
185 EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS 6,277 6,277 ..............
186 SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING 63,637 63,637 ..............
187 ARMY EVALUATION CENTER 62,343 62,343 ..............
188 ARMY MODELING AND SIMULATION X-CMD COLLABORATION AND 11,825 11,825 ..............
INTEG
189 PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES 54,172 54,172 ..............
190 TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES 26,592 26,592 ..............
191 MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY 44,465 46,965 +2,500
192 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT 2,857 2,857 ..............
193 ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS--R&D--MHA 53,436 53,436 ..............
194 RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE 72,302 72,302 ..............
195 COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION 5,660 5,660 ..............
196 AIAMD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION 358,854 358,854 ..............
197 ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER VULNERABILITIES 6,354 6,354 ..............
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TOTAL, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 1,956,082 1,966,582 +10,500
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OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
199 MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 14,639 14,639 ..............
200 ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 6,449 8,449 +2,000
201 COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION [CWMD] PRODUCT 115 115 ..............
IMPROVEMENT
202 WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 13,687 75,262 +61,575
203 BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 23,998 61,998 +38,000
204 CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 10,859 10,859 ..............
205 IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM .............. 175,000 +175,000
208 APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT 44,371 44,371 ..............
209 AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM 43,054 43,054 ..............
210 INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT 13,129 13,129 ..............
215 FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS 1,594 1,594 ..............
216 PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 183,763 183,763 ..............
217 JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM 8,424 8,424 ..............
[JADOCS]
218 COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 744,085 741,424 -2,661
219 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS 107,826 73,427 -34,399
220 AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 237 237 ..............
221 DIGITIZATION 1,013 1,013 ..............
222 MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1,338 1,338 ..............
225 GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM [GMLRS] 33,307 33,307 ..............
230 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 15,040 15,040 ..............
232 SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT [SPACE] 35,720 35,720 ..............
235 INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE [IBS] 6,653 6,653 ..............
236 MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE UAS 3,444 3,444 ..............
237 END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES 67,002 92,002 +25,000
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 46,872 46,872 ..............
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TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 1,426,619 1,691,134 +264,515
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238 DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT 89,238 89,238 ..............
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TOTAL, SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT 89,238 89,238 ..............
PROGRAMS
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AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
239 COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS [UAS] AGILE 143,618 .............. -143,618
DEVELOPMENT
240 ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE DEVELOPMENT 127,081 .............. -127,081
241 ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 59,202 .............. -59,202
242 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE SYSTEMS 187,473 .............. -187,473
DEVELOPMENT
243 UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGIEL DEVELOPMENT 172,898 .............. -172,898
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TOTAL, AGILE RDT&E PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 690,272 .............. -690,272
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TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 14,549,223 15,320,656 +771,433
EVALUATION, ARMY
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1 Defense Research Sciences 237,678 242,178 +4,500
Program increase: Electrically responsive surface .............. .............. +2,500
textures for autonomous platforms
Program increase: Joint Research Laboratory [JRL] .............. .............. +2,000
3 University and Industry Research Centers 69,391 72,391 +3,000
Program increase: Vertical Lift Research Center of .............. .............. +3,000
Excellence [VLRCE]
5 Electronic Warfare Basic Research 88,053 96,053 +8,000
Program increase: Army AI integration center .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Assessments and monitoring .............. .............. +5,000
systems for historic structures
10 Lethality Technology 97,157 143,657 +46,500
Program increase: Advanced materials and .............. .............. +9,000
manufacturing for hypersonics
Program increase: Advanced materials and .............. .............. +20,000
manufacturing for modernization
Program increase: Ceramic protection materials .............. .............. +2,500
Program increase: Expand industrial base for .............. .............. +7,000
energetic material chemistries and synthesis
technologies
Program increase: Materials for Advanced .............. .............. +3,500
Propulsion [MAP]
Program increase: Powder metallurgical processing .............. .............. +1,000
Program increase: Upgrade helicopter Identify .............. .............. +3,500
Friend or Foe [IFF]
12 Soldier Lethality Technology 72,670 144,670 +72,000
Program increase: Advanced textiles and shelters .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Digital night vision technology .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Food safety .............. .............. +2,000
Program increase: Future Operational Requirements, .............. .............. +8,000
Capabilities, and Experimentation [FORCE]
Program increase: HEROES .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: High capacity lithium ion .............. .............. +1,000
batteries
Program increase: New materials and manufacturing .............. .............. +7,000
technologies for vehicle armor
Program increase: Non PFAS fire-resistant .............. .............. +5,000
treatments
Program increase: Pathfinder air assault .............. .............. +8,000
Program increase: Pathfinder airborne .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Pathfinder emergency readiness .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Pathfinder expansion .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Pathfinder ISR .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Pathfinder Pacific .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Polymer electrolytes for solider .............. .............. +2,000
worn batteries
Program increase: Silicon carbide for pulsed power .............. .............. +1,000
13 Ground Technology 56,342 106,842 +50,500
Program increase: Accelerated carbonization soil .............. .............. +2,500
stabilization
Program increase: AI approach for additive .............. .............. +3,000
manufacturing of ground vehicles
Program increase: Arctic geotechnical intelligence .............. .............. +2,000
and analytics network
Program increase: Biomaterials for ground .............. .............. +5,000
infrastructure reinforcement
Program increase: Critical hybrid advanced .............. .............. +8,000
manufacturing processing
Program increase: Development of roadway repair .............. .............. +3,000
materials
Program increase: Electrolyzer technology .............. .............. +2,000
Program increase: High-throughput composites .............. .............. +5,000
manufacturing
Program increase: Microbial biomanufacturing .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Novel metal additive .............. .............. +2,000
manufacturing system
Program increase: Polar proving ground .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Protective coatings .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Resilient energy system .............. .............. +3,000
solutions for extremely cold regions
Program increase: Respiratory models for aerosol .............. .............. +1,000
threat assessment
14 Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology 71,547 125,547 +54,000
Program increase: Composite vehicle structures .............. .............. +2,500
Program increase: Digital manufacturing modeling .............. .............. +2,000
and simulation
Program increase: Drop-stitch/structural system .............. .............. +10,000
research
Program increase: Fast-refueling fuel cell engines .............. .............. +7,000
Program increase: Large metal additive .............. .............. +10,000
manufacturing for ground vehicles
Program increase: Lightweight prototype .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Multimodal human machine teaming .............. .............. +2,500
Program increase: Secure & resilient fuel [SuRF] .............. .............. +10,000
Program increase: Standardized battery .............. .............. +5,000
15 Network C3I Technology 56,529 93,029 +36,500
Program increase: Agile sensing for radio .............. .............. +5,000
frequency and radar capabilities
Program increase: AI materials design and process .............. .............. +1,000
optimization
Program increase: Counter encryption for end-to- .............. .............. +1,500
end secured mobile communications
Program increase: Distributed aperture spectrum .............. .............. +4,000
dominance for missile defeat
Program increase: Electromagnetic spectrum .............. .............. +10,000
dominance in contested environments
Program increase: Frequency-agile UAS RF .............. .............. +7,000
signatures
Program increase: Mirror-based light detection and .............. .............. +3,000
ranging sensor
Program increase: Precision attritable nano .............. .............. +1,000
tactical exploitation and reconnaissance
architecture-sensing [PANTERA-X]
Program increase: Social network analysis .............. .............. +1,000
Program increase: Ultra-sensitive spectroscopy .............. .............. +3,000
analyzer for field evaluation
16 Long Range Precision Fires Technology 25,744 72,744 +47,000
Program increase: Advanced manufacturing of .............. .............. +15,000
energetic materials
Program increase: Biosynthesizing of critical .............. .............. +2,000
chemicals
Program increase: Cold spray multi-effect .............. .............. +14,000
munitions
Program increase: Long range fires advanced .............. .............. +3,000
reactive materials
Program increase: Low-cost missile propulsion .............. .............. +9,000
development
Program increase: Reactive materials .............. .............. +4,000
17 Future Vertical Lift Technology 20,420 35,420 +15,000
Program increase: Future vertical lift adaptive .............. .............. +8,000
flight control technology
Program increase: High density eVTOL power source .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: UAS propulsion and power systems .............. .............. +3,000
18 Air and Missile Defense Technology 25,992 42,992 +17,000
Program increase: Beam control systems and .............. .............. +10,000
industry grade optical fiber fabrication for
energy laser
Program increase: Counter-AI in tactical missile .............. .............. +2,000
and aviation systems
Program increase: C-UAS center of excellence .............. .............. +5,000
21 C3I Applied Research 22,317 26,317 +4,000
Program increase: Critical infrastructure cyber .............. .............. +4,000
and electronic warfare incident response
22 Air Platform Applied Research 53,305 58,305 +5,000
Program increase: Shape-shifting drones .............. .............. +5,000
31 Medical Technology 143,293 161,793 +18,500
Program increase: AI-driven adaptive performance .............. .............. +2,000
optimization under acute stress
Program increase: Blast over pressure exposure .............. .............. +3,500
monitoring
Program increase: Degradable metal alloy .............. .............. +4,000
orthopedic implants
Program increase: Nanomaterials for bone .............. .............. +3,000
regeneration
Program increase: Therapeutic targets for .............. .............. +3,000
traumatic brain injuries
Program increase: Women warfighter health and .............. .............. +3,000
readiness
34 Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration 19,679 21,650 +1,971
Prior year under execution .............. .............. -9,029
Program increase: Contested logistics research .............. .............. +3,000
consortium
Program increase: Portable ground launched cruise .............. .............. +8,000
missiles
35 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Advanced 20,487 37,487 +17,000
Technologies
Program increase: AI cognitive decision aids .............. .............. +7,000
Program increase: Multi-domain kill chain .............. .............. +10,000
automation
37 C3I Advanced Technology 15,028 26,228 +11,200
Program increase: Category 3 subterranean research .............. .............. +11,200
facility lease
39 Soldier Advanced Technology 18,143 10,807 -7,336
Prior year under execution .............. .............. -7,336
40 Lethality Advanced Technology 13,232 47,232 +34,000
Program increase: High strength ordinance .............. .............. +3,000
packaging, handling, storage and transportation
Program increase: Project Linchpin .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Remote electric submersible .............. .............. +25,000
vehicle
42 Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology 95,186 123,186 +28,000
Program increase: Advanced textiles & structures-- .............. .............. +5,000
soldier sustainment in extreme environments
Program increase: Controlled filament propagation .............. .............. +14,000
of ultrashort pulse laser beams
Program increase: Fragment protection in soldier .............. .............. +2,500
protective equipment
Program increase: Precision container aerial .............. .............. +4,000
delivery system
Program increase: Rapid manufacturing of .............. .............. +2,500
parachutes and fabrics
43 Ground Advanced Technology 30,507 123,007 +92,500
Program increase: Advanced coating development for .............. .............. +2,000
infrastructure
Program increase: Blast performance of glue .............. .............. +1,000
laminated timber and design
Program increase: Cold regions advanced materials .............. .............. +8,000
and manufacturing
Program increase: Cold weather mobility testing .............. .............. +1,000
Program increase: Energy infrastructure upgrades .............. .............. +5,000
to lower costs at National Guard facilities
Program increase: Explosives forensics advanced .............. .............. +10,000
technology
Program increase: Human-centered AI for .............. .............. +3,000
construction engineering
Program increase: Improvements in mobility .............. .............. +6,000
modeling
Program increase: Innovative design and .............. .............. +2,000
manufacturing of advanced composites/multi-
material protective systems
Program increase: Integrated modeling for .............. .............. +2,000
predictive analysis of coastal terrains
Program increase: In-theater repair and .............. .............. +4,000
construction technologies
Program increase: Multifunction materials process .............. .............. +2,000
for portable landing surfaces
Program increase: Next generation combat vehicle .............. .............. +2,000
heat transfer fluids
Program increase: Reconfigurable underground test .............. .............. +5,000
and evaluation
Program increase: Reusable and regenerable bio- .............. .............. +2,000
derived membranes and sensors
Program increase: Reusable polymer technology .............. .............. +1,500
Program increase: Robotics autonomous floating .............. .............. +3,000
transit system
Program increase: Self-contained power for towers .............. .............. +5,000
and sensors
Program increase: Silent passive radar kit .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Smart installation and community .............. .............. +7,500
dashboard program
Program increase: Thermoelectric generator for .............. .............. +2,500
self-powered operational efficiency
Program increase: UAS soft target projection .............. .............. +1,000
Program increase: Water production system for .............. .............. +5,000
remote military applications
Program increase: Water quality and resiliency .............. .............. +7,000
technologies
50 C3I Cyber Advanced Development 3,329 19,829 +16,500
Program increase: Cyber communications .............. .............. +16,500
52 Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology 141,301 190,251 +48,950
Previously funded .............. .............. -24,300
OSD requested transfer from RDTE,DW line 76 for .............. .............. +1,500
resilient AIA technologies
Program increase: Additive manufacturing for .............. .............. +4,000
casting replacement parts
Program increase: Advanced nickel-cobalt alloy .............. .............. +7,500
armor production
Program increase: Autonomous minefield clearance .............. .............. +8,000
Program increase: Autonomous Vehicle Mobility .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: CBRN Autonomous Operations .............. .............. +4,500
Program increase: Cybersecurity for autonomous .............. .............. +2,750
vehicles
Program increase: Digital transformation for .............. .............. +15,000
integrating human ground-air machine formations
Program increase: Modernization of integrated .............. .............. +11,000
technologies
Program increase: Acceleration of leap-ahead .............. .............. +6,000
systems
Program increase: Qualifications for battle damage .............. .............. +10,000
and repair of Army vehicles
53 Network C3I Advanced Technology 78,539 120,939 +42,400
Program increase: Advanced redeployable tactical .............. .............. +4,000
shelter system
Program increase: Decision tool for battlefield .............. .............. +3,000
awareness
Program increase: Electronic warfare/electronic .............. .............. +4,000
attack threat reduction
Program increase: Expeditionary mobile .............. .............. +6,400
microreactor
Program increase: Geophysical littoral autonomous .............. .............. +5,000
detection and exploitation II
Program increase: Multifunction radio frequency .............. .............. +5,500
applications
Program increase: Radio frequency control, .............. .............. +4,500
interdiction, observation, and navigation
Program increase: Rapid characterization of .............. .............. +2,000
terrain response to weather
Program increase: Spectre EMS .............. .............. +8,000
54 Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology 162,236 184,736 +22,500
Program increase: Boost-glide hypersonic weapon .............. .............. +12,500
development
Program increase: Low-cost cruise missile .............. .............. +3,000
prototyping and flight test
Program increase: Mass launched effects munition .............. .............. +2,000
Program increase: Novel technologies for thermal .............. .............. +5,000
munitions reserve batteries
55 Future Vertical Lift Advanced Technology 66,686 77,186 +10,500
Program increase: Future vertical lift technology .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Multistatic, distributed and .............. .............. +6,500
MIMO radar using radio frequency photonics
56 Air and Missile Defense Advanced Technology 23,330 28,330 +5,000
Program increase: Counter-UAS Testing and Research .............. .............. +5,000
Center
58 Humanitarian Demining 9,349 23,349 +14,000
Program increase: Humanitarian demining .............. .............. +14,000
60 Army Missile Defense Systems Integration 8,141 17,641 +9,500
Program increase: Ground test for hypersonics .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: High Powered Microwave [HPM] .............. .............. +4,500
munition
61 Army Space Systems Integration 83,080 92,580 +9,500
Program increase: Distributed aperture adjunct for .............. .............. +9,500
multi-domain operations
63 Landmine Warfare and Barrier--Adv Dev 41,516 34,296 -7,220
Early to need .............. .............. -7,220
64 Tank and Medium Caliber Ammunition 85,472 87,972 +2,500
Program increase: Counter UAS medium caliber .............. .............. +2,500
ammunition
64A Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Systems .............. 187,473 +187,473
Development
Transfer from line 242 for proper budget execution .............. .............. +187,473
68 Night Vision Systems Advanced Development 5,153 14,653 +9,500
Program increase: AI-enabled tactical intelligence .............. .............. +4,500
Program increase: Immersive AR/VR for UAS .............. .............. +5,000
69 Environmental Quality Technology--Dem/Val 11,343 16,843 +5,500
Program increase: Underwater cut and capture .............. .............. +2,500
demonstration
Program increase: Waste conversion .............. .............. +3,000
74 Soldier Systems--Advanced Development 41,856 49,356 +7,500
Program increase: Custom biometric wearables .............. .............. +7,500
75 Robotics Development 35,082 36,561 +1,479
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -11,021
Program increase: Distributed radio frequency .............. .............. +12,500
photonic systems
76 Expanded Mission Area Missile [EMAM] 178,137 130,137 -48,000
Excess growth .............. .............. -48,000
83A Electronic Warfare Systems Development .............. 56,096 +56,096
Transfer from line 241 for proper budget execution .............. .............. +59,202
S2AS early to need .............. .............. -3,106
84A UAS Launched Effects Development .............. 172,898 +172,898
Transfer from line 243 for proper budget execution .............. .............. +172,898
87 Maneuver--Short Range Air Defense [M-SHORAD] 238,247 241,247 +3,000
Program increase: Modular expeditionary air .............. .............. +3,000
defense weapon system for tactical wheeled
vehicles
90 Synthetic Training Environment Refinement & 240,899 178,019 -62,880
Prototyping
STE Information Systems excess to need .............. .............. -62,880
92 Strategic Mid-Range Fires 231,401 211,401 -20,000
Early to need .............. .............. -20,000
95 Future Interceptor 8,019 .............. -8,019
Excess growth .............. .............. -8,019
97 Counter--Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advanced 45,281 50,281 +5,000
Development
Program increase: Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System .............. .............. +5,000
Center of Excellence
103 Infantry Support Weapons 56,553 64,653 +8,100
Program increase: Army National Guard wildfire .............. .............. +2,000
training
Program increase: EM photonics and small arms fire .............. .............. +2,500
control & optics technology
Program increase: Next Generation Squad Weapon .............. .............. +1,500
magazine
Program increase: Tactical mesh network--data .............. .............. +2,100
transport
106 Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles 47,064 38,664 -8,400
Common Tactical Truck autonomy early to need .............. .............. -8,400
110 Armored Systems Modernization [ASM]--Eng Dev 16,593 .............. -16,593
Funding aligned with ATI .............. .............. -16,593
114 Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence--Eng Dev 13,892 7,830 -6,062
Prior year carry over .............. .............. -6,062
120 Logistics and Engineer Equipment--Eng Dev 50,194 61,194 +11,000
Program increase: Bridge erection boat autonomous .............. .............. +2,500
navigation
Program increase: Mobile ULCANS .............. .............. +8,500
123 Landmine Warfare/Barrier--Eng Dev 9,862 17,862 +8,000
Program increase: East Coast Warfare Center .............. .............. +8,000
124 Army Tactical Command & Control Hardware & Software 430,895 362,105 -68,790
Excess growth .............. .............. -74,790
Program increase: Mobile/handheld computing .............. .............. +6,000
environment
127 Soldier Systems--Warrior Dem/Val 4,137 14,137 +10,000
Program increase: Soldier borne sensor phase II .............. .............. +10,000
129 Artillery Systems--EMD 80,862 76,767 -4,095
Early to need .............. .............. -17,095
Program increase: Paladin Integrated Management .............. .............. +4,000
armament mod
Program Increase: Soft recoil for extended range .............. .............. +9,000
artillery systems
142 Aircraft Survivability Development 44,182 47,182 +3,000
Program Increase: Threat missile seeker analysis .............. .............. +3,000
and assessment
144 Ground Robotics 227,038 160,818 -66,220
Excess growth .............. .............. -66,220
145 Emerging Technology Initiatives 57,546 65,046 +7,500
Program increase: Enhanced single band and dual .............. .............. +2,500
band sensors for high energy laser targeting
Program increase: Integrated sensing for human .............. .............. +5,000
machine integration
163 Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense [AIAMD] 146,056 155,056 +9,000
Program increase: C-sUAS kill chain automation .............. .............. +9,000
166 Manned Ground Vehicle 386,393 376,096 -10,297
Software pathway excess growth .............. .............. -14,297
Program increase: Multi-domain emitter testing and .............. .............. +4,000
training prototypes
168 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle [JLTV] Engineering and 2,664 .............. -2,664
Manufacturing Development Phase [EMD]
Funding aligned with ATI .............. .............. -2,664
172 Electronic Warfare Development .............. 127,081 +127,081
Transfer from line 240 for proper budget execution .............. .............. +127,081
172A Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems [UAS] Development .............. 143,618 +143,618
Transfer from line 239 for proper budget execution .............. .............. +143,618
178 Concepts Experimentation Program 58,606 63,606 +5,000
Program increase: Autonomous unmanned surface .............. .............. +5,000
vessels testing
183 Aircraft Certification 1,887 4,887 +3,000
Program increase: Digital airworthiness .............. .............. +3,000
191 Munitions Standardization, Effectiveness and Safety 44,465 46,965 +2,500
Program increase: Demilitarization process for .............. .............. +2,500
white phosphorus ammunition items
200 Anti-Tamper Technology Support 6,449 8,449 +2,000
Program increase: Post-quantum anti-tamper .............. .............. +2,000
technology
202 Weapons and Munitions Product Improvement Programs 13,687 75,262 +61,575
Program increase: AI technology for munitions .............. .............. +8,000
Program increase: Refractory metal alloys for .............. .............. +10,000
hypersonics
Program increase: Small arms primer manufacturing .............. .............. +23,775
Program increase: Stibnite and antimony .............. .............. +7,000
Program increase: Weapons and munitions product .............. .............. +12,800
improvement programs
203 Blackhawk Product Improvement Program 23,998 61,998 +38,000
Program increase: Blackhawk modernization .............. .............. +38,000
205 Improved Turbine Engine Program .............. 175,000 +175,000
Program increase: Improved Turbine Engine Program .............. .............. +175,000
218 Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs 744,085 741,424 -2,661
Prior year carryover .............. .............. -10,661
Program increase: Scaling of lightweight .............. .............. +8,000
metallurgical development
219 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Improvements 107,826 73,427 -34,399
Test and evaluation previously funded .............. .............. -34,399
237 End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities 67,002 92,002 +25,000
Program increase: Advanced manufacturing and .............. .............. +5,000
inspection techniques for structural missile
components
Program increase: Advanced Manufacturing Center of .............. .............. +5,000
Excellence
Program increase: Military footwear research .............. .............. +15,000
239 Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems [UAS] Agile 143,618 .............. -143,618
Development
Transfer to line 172A for proper budget execution .............. .............. -143,618
240 Electronic Warfare Agile Development 127,081 .............. -127,081
Transfer to line 172 for proper budget execution .............. .............. -127,081
241 Electronic Warfare Agile Systems Development 59,202 .............. -59,202
Transfer to line 83A for proper budget execution .............. .............. -59,202
242 Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Agile Systems 187,473 .............. -187,473
Development
Transfer to line 64A for proper budget execution .............. .............. -187,473
243 UAS Launched Effects Agile Development 172,898 .............. -172,898
Transfer to line 84A for proper budget execution .............. .............. -172,898
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Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Domestic Supply Chain.--The
Committee recognizes the strategic importance of developing a
secure and resilient domestic industrial base for small
unmanned aerial systems [sUAS], particularly as reliance on
foreign sources, especially for critical components such as
semiconductors, motors, sensors, and other sensitive hardware,
poses growing risks to national security. Ensuring the
integrity of these supply chains is essential to maintaining
operational superiority and safeguarding defense technologies.
The Committee is concerned about vulnerabilities in the
domestic sUAS manufacturing base, including reliance on
offshore production for key components. Accordingly, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to submit a report
to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days
after the enactment of this act. The report shall assess: the
current state of the domestic sUAS supply chain, including key
manufacturers of chips, motors, sensors, and avionics; any
known foreign dependencies for these components; barriers to
scaling domestic production capacity; and recommendations for
strengthening U.S.--based manufacturing of critical sUAS
technologies, including at Depots within the Army's existing
organic industrial base.
Solid State Additive Manufacturing.--The Committee
recognizes the Department's need to advance the development of
solid state additive manufacturing for high performance
materials. The committee also recognizes that solid state
additive manufacturing can enable increased performance,
readiness, and sustainability through adoption of advanced
additive manufacturing processes. The Committee encourages the
addition of these processes by the Secretary of Army and across
the Department of Defense.
Heavy Vehicle Simulator Upgrade.--The Committee recognizes
the U. S. Army's Corps of Engineers critical infrastructure
research on roads, bridges, airfields, and railroads. The
Committee encourages the Army Future Command and Directorate,
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and
Development Center to upgrade test and qualification for the
Heavy Vehicle Simulator--MK IV.
Carbon Nanomaterials as Functional Additives.--The
Committee supports the development of carbon nanomaterials as
functional additives for increasing the life, range, and
sustainability of Army Aviation and Ground vehicles.
Development of the Army's XM30 Program.--The Committee
supports the continued development of the Army's XM30 program
as a replacement for the legacy M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting
Vehicle. The XM30 is a ground combat system being developed
with advanced digital engineering and a full modular open
system architecture approach. This should enable manned or
autonomous operation, and increase survivability on the modern
battlefield. The modular open system architecture should also
allow rapid integration of future technologies. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Army to continue the XM30
program, and ensure it remains on schedule through the
Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase and initial
fielding phases.
Monitoring Additive Process Data.--The Committee strongly
supports the development of technologies to monitor additive
manufacturing technological developments critical to
facilitating continued advancement and insertion of additive
manufacturing in the defense industrial base.
Pathfinder.--The Committee supports the Army's efforts to
implement the Pathfinder program to transition innovative
research and technologies into operational use more
efficiently. The Committee notes that Pathfinder has a mandate
to capitalize on university-based, applied research by
incorporating direct soldier insights in the formulation and
execution of projects. Therefore, the Committee recommends an
increase of $30,000,000 to support Army university research
partnerships exploring next-generation technologies using a
bottom-up approach maximizing individual soldier feedback and
participation.
Rapid Advanced Deposition.--The Committee strongly supports
the development of the Rapid Advanced Deposition research that
will allow for the reliable and consistent rapid production of
additive manufactured produced parts and materials developed in
support of the warfighter.
Soy-based Firefighting Foam.--The Committee is aware of the
potential benefits of soy-based firefighting foam as an
alternative to traditional aqueous film forming foams that
contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances [PFAS]. PFAS-
containing foams have been linked to adverse health outcomes
for service members and civilian communities and have
contributed to long-term environmental contamination. The
development of non-PFAS alternatives, including those derived
from soy-based materials, presents an opportunity to reduce
reliance on hazardous substances while maintaining effective
fire suppression capabilities. The Committee encourages the
Department of Defense to evaluate the feasibility of soy-based
firefighting foam for military applications.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $25,708,049,000
Committee recommendation................................ 27,448,413,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$27,448,413,000. This is $1,740,364,000 above the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY
BASIC RESEARCH
1 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES 67,306 69,006 +1,700
2 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 511,163 523,163 +12,000
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TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH 578,469 592,169 +13,700
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APPLIED RESEARCH
3 POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH 30,635 30,635 ..............
4 FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH 125,699 213,699 +88,000
5 MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY 45,697 57,697 +12,000
6 COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH 55,246 60,446 +5,200
7 WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 74,264 94,764 +20,500
8 ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH 79,929 91,429 +11,500
9 OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 81,270 108,770 +27,500
10 JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH 7,300 7,300 ..............
11 UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH 64,335 102,835 +38,500
12 FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH 279,815 279,815 ..............
13 MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH 29,081 29,081 ..............
15 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--ONR HEADQUARTERS 81,423 81,423 ..............
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TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH 954,694 1,157,894 +203,200
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
16 FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 43,527 54,777 +11,250
17 ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 8,644 14,644 +6,000
18 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS 121,618 121,618 ..............
19 MARINE CORPS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION [ATD] 309,711 376,711 +67,000
20 JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 6,561 6,561 ..............
21 FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEV 455,851 455,851 ..............
22 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 63,903 67,903 +4,000
23 WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 7,653 10,653 +3,000
24 NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS 81,923 92,423 +10,500
25 MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 2,075 2,075 ..............
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TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,101,466 1,203,216 +101,750
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ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
27 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM 28,388 28,388 ..............
29 AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS 35,870 35,870 ..............
30 AVIATION SURVIVABILITY 24,064 24,064 ..............
31 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES 8,603 8,603 ..............
32 ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 18,904 18,904 ..............
33 TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 2,241 2,241 ..............
34 ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 2,083 2,083 ..............
35 SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES 32,359 32,359 ..............
36 SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE 11,832 11,832 ..............
37 CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 8,361 8,361 ..............
38 PILOT FISH 1,218,486 1,005,982 -212,504
40 RETRACT JUNIPER 206,429 184,606 -21,823
41 RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL 730 730 ..............
43 ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 162,651 162,651 ..............
45 SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN 59,218 64,218 +5,000
46 SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES 96,022 101,022 +5,000
47 ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS 383,831 343,831 -40,000
48 ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS 101,136 112,136 +11,000
49 CHALK EAGLE 156,686 142,822 -13,864
50 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP [LCS] 10,203 10,203 ..............
51 COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION 19,643 19,643 ..............
52 OHIO REPLACEMENT 273,265 277,265 +4,000
53 LCS MISSION MODULES 39,258 39,258 ..............
54 AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST 9,862 9,862 ..............
55 ATRT ENTERPRISE RAPID CAPABILITY 20,000 20,000 ..............
56 FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT 84,199 84,199 ..............
57 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 10,877 10,877 ..............
58 MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM 278,261 232,199 -46,062
59 JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT 43,657 43,657 ..............
60 OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 9,647 9,647 ..............
61 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 22,829 22,829 ..............
62 NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM 46,577 58,577 +12,000
63 FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT 10,925 15,925 +5,000
64 CHALK CORAL 414,282 930,503 +516,221
65 NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY 1,016 1,016 ..............
66 RETRACT MAPLE 647,914 613,526 -34,388
67 LINK PLUMERIA 376,672 376,672 ..............
68 RETRACT ELM 106,810 106,810 ..............
69 LINK EVERGREEN 529,550 516,519 -13,031
70 NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 5,234 5,234 ..............
71 LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY 1,056 1,056 ..............
72 JOINT NONLETHAL WEAPONS TESTING 9,832 9,832 ..............
73 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS 41,978 33,978 -8,000
74 DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS .............. 10,000 +10,000
76 RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE [RDER] 99 .............. -99
77 DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE 151,271 151,271 ..............
78 SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES 4,855 4,855 ..............
79 UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES 47,106 42,765 -4,341
82 GERALD R FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER [CVN 78-- 112,704 112,704 ..............
80]
83 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES 18,504 18,504 ..............
84 TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 14,387 14,387 ..............
85 NAVY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 10,585 10,585 ..............
86 NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS 2,722 2,722 ..............
87 FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT [MARITIME STRIKE] 7,125 7,125 ..............
88 MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION 38,873 38,873 ..............
89 RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE 16,316 94,616 +78,300
90 LX [R] 26,709 26,709 ..............
91 ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING 143,943 78,662 -65,281
92 COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS [C-UAS] 16,689 16,689 ..............
93 PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 110,072 217,072 +107,000
94 SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE [SEW] ARCHITECTURE/ENGINE 6,866 6,866 ..............
95 OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT 225,773 158,186 -67,587
97 UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES 3,712 8,712 +5,000
98 GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE 29,004 29,004 ..............
100 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE [CPS] 798,337 698,337 -100,000
102 COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT 58,000 58,000 ..............
103 DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE 1,980 1,980 ..............
104 ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP 3,864 3,864 ..............
105 ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 2,822 2,822 ..............
106 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT--MIP 1,278 1,278 ..............
107 UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING 29,308 29,308
[AI/ML]
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TOTAL, DEMONSTRATION AND VALIDATION 7,454,345 7,585,886 +131,541
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SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
108 TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT 15,101 15,101 ..............
109 MARITIME TARGETING CELL 147,802 147,802 ..............
111 OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT 987 987 ..............
113 STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT 4,540 4,540 ..............
114 MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT 64,838 64,838 ..............
116 WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM 15,778 15,778 ..............
117 COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 64,547 74,547 +10,000
118 ADVANCED HAWKEYE 350,324 350,324 ..............
119 H-1 UPGRADES 62,240 62,240 ..............
120 ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS 52,549 52,549 ..............
121 V-22 124,958 124,958 ..............
122 AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 44,297 44,297 ..............
123 EA-18 184,921 184,921 ..............
124 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 185,606 185,606 ..............
125 EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT 74,980 74,980 ..............
126 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER [NGJ] 64,167 64,167 ..............
127 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY [JTRS-NAVY] 289,345 303,345 +14,000
128 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER [NGJ] INCREMENT II 228,256 215,256 -13,000
129 SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING 432,981 940,981 +508,000
130 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB [SDB] 23,836 23,836 ..............
131 STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS 412,964 320,432 -92,532
132 AIRBORNE MCM 8,372 8,372 ..............
133 NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL-COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENG 39,878 39,878 ..............
135 ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS 67,881 67,881 ..............
136 SUBMARINE SWFTS MODERNIZATION 204,158 204,158 ..............
137 AIR CONTROL 23,930 23,930 ..............
138 SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS 33,704 33,704 ..............
139 SHIP SURVIVABILITY 4,364 4,364 ..............
141 AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR [AMDR] SYSTEM 74,937 74,937 ..............
142 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR [AAG] 32,037 35,037 +3,000
143 NEW DESIGN SSN 247,293 251,293 +4,000
145 SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/LIVE FIRE T&E 28,400 35,900 +7,500
146 NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES 3,552 3,552 ..............
147 MINE DEVELOPMENT 130 130 ..............
148 LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT 12,565 12,565 ..............
149 JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT 8,740 8,740 ..............
150 USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS--ENG DEV 17,377 17,377 ..............
151 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS 6,703 6,703 ..............
152 JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS 895 895 ..............
153 SHIP SELF DEFENSE [DETECT AND CONTROL] 167,711 167,711 ..............
154 SHIP SELF DEFENSE [ENGAGE: HARD KILL] 145,007 145,007 ..............
155 SHIP SELF DEFENSE [ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW] 232,368 232,368 ..............
156 INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING 7,023 7,023 ..............
157 MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT 7,629 11,629 +4,000
158 NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM 3,724 3,724 ..............
159 SSN[X] 365,987 335,987 -30,000
160 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 16,000 16,000 ..............
161 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 192,784 192,784 ..............
162 ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 3,428 3,428 ..............
163 TACAMO MODERNIZATION 1,243,978 943,978 -300,000
164 CH-53K RDTE 135,432 135,432 ..............
165 MISSION PLANNING 120,255 120,255 ..............
166 COMMON AVIONICS 67,944 67,944 ..............
167 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR [SSC] 7,267 16,267 +9,000
168 NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER 74,320 1,471,320 +1,397,000
170 UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION 305,487 305,487 ..............
171 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE [JAGM] 59,077 59,077 ..............
172 MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT [MMA] 41,129 41,129 ..............
173 MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT [MMA] INCREMENT 3 103,397 103,397 ..............
174 LONG RANGE FIRES 138,443 138,443 ..............
175 MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 44,644 44,644 ..............
DEMONSTRATION
176 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE [JLTV] SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 6,984 6,984 ..............
AND DEMONSTRATION
177 DESTROYERS GUIDED MISSILE [DDG-1000] 58,817 58,817 ..............
178 COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS [CACW] 16,906 16,906 ..............
179 NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 23,818 23,818 ..............
183 ISR AND INFO OPERATIONS 170,567 172,567 +2,000
185 CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 11,936 11,936
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TOTAL, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT 7,431,995 8,954,963 +1,522,968
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MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
186 THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT 25,133 25,133 ..............
187 TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 14,191 16,691 +2,500
188 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT 61,946 61,946 ..............
189 STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY 3,596 3,596 ..............
190 CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES 31,695 31,695 ..............
193 MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 133,538 133,538 ..............
194 STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT 3,709 3,709 ..............
195 RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 151,479 151,479 ..............
196 TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 463,725 463,725 ..............
197 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY 30,880 30,880 ..............
198 NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE [SEW] SUPPORT 22,563 22,563 ..............
199 SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT 7,325 7,325 ..............
200 MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT 28,816 28,816 ..............
201 MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D 42,751 42,751 ..............
202 MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT 4,732 4,732 ..............
203 WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 37,551 37,551 ..............
204 INSIDER THREAT 2,653 2,653 ..............
205 MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS [DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT 2,041 2,041 ..............
ACTIVITIES]
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TOTAL, RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 1,068,324 1,070,824 +2,500
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OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
208 F-35 C2D2 494,034 394,287 -99,747
209 F-35 C2D2 475,710 379,662 -96,048
210 MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS [MARFORRES] 56,140 64,140 +8,000
211 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY [CEC] 136,436 136,436 ..............
212 STRATEGIC SUB AND WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT 807,099 817,099 +10,000
213 SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 63,252 63,252 ..............
214 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 56,401 56,401 ..............
215 NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 52,404 52,404 ..............
216 F/A-18 SQUADRONS 369,863 373,863 +4,000
218 TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER [TMPC] 151,177 134,177 -17,000
219 INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 71,800 71,800 ..............
220 SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS 1,990 1,990 ..............
222 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR 32,045 32,045 ..............
223 CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 199,067 199,067 ..............
224 ELECTRONIC WARFARE [EW] READINESS SUPPORT 115,834 115,834 ..............
225 ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT 33,659 33,659 ..............
227 MK-48 ADCAP 84,338 34,338 -50,000
228 AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS 127,421 127,421 ..............
229 OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS 209,200 209,200 ..............
230 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 125,488 128,488 +3,000
231 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM 17,813 17,813 ..............
232 MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS 70,139 72,639 +2,500
233 MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT 20,419 20,419 ..............
234 USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS [MIP] 34,289 34,289 ..............
236 TACTICAL AIM MISSILES 34,650 34,650 ..............
237 ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE [AMRAAM] 26,286 26,286 ..............
238 PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM [PDAS] 3,572 3,572 ..............
242 AFLOAT NETWORKS 70,742 70,742 ..............
243 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 64,147 64,147 ..............
244 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS [MIP] ACTIVITIES 3,311 3,311 ..............
247 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEMS/SURFACE SYSTEMS 61,238 61,238 ..............
248 MQ-4C TRITON 14,421 14,421 ..............
250 RQ-11 UAV 1,063 1,063 ..............
252 MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT 41,414 41,414 ..............
253 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS [UAS] PAYLOADS [MIP] 9,157 9,157 ..............
255 RQ-4 TRITON MODERNIZATION 361,943 361,943 ..............
256 INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA [IMD] 803 803 ..............
257 MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT 12,389 12,389 ..............
258 DEPOT MAINTENANCE [NON-IF] 23,372 23,372 ..............
259 MARITIME TECHNOLOGY [MARITECH] 3,600 3,600 ..............
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 2,554,769 2,554,769 ..............
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TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 7,092,895 6,857,600 -235,295
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SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
260 RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION--SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM 13,341 13,341 ..............
261 MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL [MTC2]--SOFTWARE 12,520 12,520 ..............
PILOT PROGRAM
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TOTAL, SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT 25,861 25,861 ..............
PROGRAMS
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TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 25,708,049 27,448,413 +1,740,364
EVALUATION, NAVY
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1 University Research Initiatives 67,306 69,006 +1,700
Program increase: Multibeam solar system .............. .............. +1,700
2 Defense Research Sciences 511,163 523,163 +12,000
Program increase: Carbon nanotube technology .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Remote sensing to monitor Arctic .............. .............. +6,000
sea ice
4 Force Protection Applied Research 125,699 213,699 +88,000
Program increase: Additive manufacturing for .............. .............. +8,000
bonded metal matrix composites
Program increase: Advanced manufacturing of .............. .............. +2,500
unmanned maritime systems
Program increase: Advanced power distribution .............. .............. +5,000
systems for future naval platforms
Program increase: Alternative energy research .............. .............. +30,000
Program increase: Characterization of high- .............. .............. +3,500
performance carbon fiber for rocket motors
Program increase: High-performance coatings and .............. .............. +3,000
materials
Program increase: Launch and refueling for small .............. .............. +3,000
USV
Program increase: Microgrid demonstration for .............. .............. +2,000
coastal facilities
Program increase: Multifunctional composite .............. .............. +5,000
structures for naval ships and systems
Program increase: Multi-material flexible .............. .............. +4,000
automated manufacturing
Program increase: Stealth engineering automation .............. .............. +9,000
Program increase: Talent and technology for Navy .............. .............. +5,000
power and energy systems
Program increase: UAS degraded environment .............. .............. +8,000
facility
5 Marine Corps Landing Force Technology 45,697 57,697 +12,000
Program increase: Unmanned logistics solutions .............. .............. +12,000
6 Common Picture Applied Research 55,246 60,446 +5,200
OSD requested transfer from RDTE,DW line 76 .............. .............. +1,200
Program increase: Analyzing and securing software .............. .............. +4,000
supply chains
7 Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research 74,264 94,764 +20,500
Program increase: Anti-corrosion nanotechnology .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Innovative coatings research .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Physics based neutralization of .............. .............. +5,000
threats to human tissues and organs
Program increase: Prediction and assessment of .............. .............. +1,500
traumatic brain injury by elastography
Program increase: Tele-robotic surgery for combat .............. .............. +4,000
casualty care
8 Electromagnetic Systems Applied Research 79,929 91,429 +11,500
Program increase: Advanced antenna technologies .............. .............. +2,500
for E-2D
Program increase: Dark swarm in denied .............. .............. +4,000
environments
Program increase: PFAS free composite radomes .............. .............. +5,000
9 Ocean Warfighting Environment Applied Research 81,270 108,770 +27,500
Program increase: Atmospheric river research .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Intelligent autonomous systems .............. .............. +12,500
for seabed warfare
Program increase: NSW superiority .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Onboard weather forecasting for .............. .............. +2,000
afloat naval forces
Program increase: Undersea sensor orchestration .............. .............. +5,000
for seafloor mapping
11 Undersea Warfare Applied Research 64,335 102,835 +38,500
Program increase: National institute for undersea .............. .............. +20,000
vehicle technology
Program increase: Partnerships for submarine and .............. .............. +10,000
undersea vehicle programs
Program increase: Strategic soundscapes for ocean .............. .............. +8,500
awareness
16 Force Protection Advanced Technology 43,527 54,777 +11,250
Program increase: High performance li-ion .............. .............. +5,000
batteries
Program increase: Next generation barrier .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: University-based advanced .............. .............. +3,250
materials and manufacturing
17 Electromagnetic Systems Advanced Technology 8,644 14,644 +6,000
Program increase: Augmented context-based identity .............. .............. +6,000
awareness
19 USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration [ATD] 309,711 376,711 +67,000
Program increase: Advanced ISR/AiTDR/EW prototype .............. .............. +8,000
for mobile operations
Program increase: Arctic medical evacuation and .............. .............. +7,000
treatment systems
Program increase: Attritable UAVs for counter A2/ .............. .............. +4,500
AD missions
Program increase: Distributed RF photonic systems .............. .............. +1,500
Program increase: Littoral maneuver capability .............. .............. +19,000
Program increase: Low-cost tactical hypersonic .............. .............. +7,000
long-range fires
Program increase: Multispectral camouflage hangar .............. .............. +5,000
system
Program increase: Next generation rotary wing .............. .............. +5,000
logistics UAS
Program increase: Stand-off security inspection .............. .............. +4,000
and surveillance system
Program increase: UAS agile system development .............. .............. +6,000
22 Manufacturing Technology Program 63,903 67,903 +4,000
Program increase: Energetics innovation hub .............. .............. +4,000
23 Warfighter Protection Advanced Technology 7,653 10,653 +3,000
Program increase: Development of automated .............. .............. +3,000
resuscitation catheter
24 Navy Warfighting Experiments and Demonstrations 81,923 92,423 +10,500
OSD requested transfer from RDTE,DW line 76 .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: C-UAS test range .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Low-cost unmanned surface vessel .............. .............. +3,500
38 PILOT FISH 1,218,486 1,005,982 -212,504
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -212,504
40 RETRACT JUNIPER 206,429 184,606 -21,823
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -21,823
45 Ship Concept Advanced Design 59,218 64,218 +5,000
Program increase: Cooperative processing for .............. .............. +5,000
submarine manufacturing
46 Ship Preliminary Design & Feasibility Studies 96,022 101,022 +5,000
Program increase: Supply chain risk mitigation .............. .............. +5,000
47 Advanced Nuclear Power Systems 383,831 343,831 -40,000
Rephase program growth .............. .............. -40,000
48 Advanced Surface Machinery Systems 101,136 112,136 +11,000
Program increase: Protection of megawatt direct .............. .............. +5,000
current power systems
Program increase: Silicon carbide bi-directional .............. .............. +6,000
power converter
49 CHALK EAGLE 156,686 142,822 -13,864
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -13,864
52 Ohio Replacement 273,265 277,265 +4,000
Program increase: Advanced composite shaft design .............. .............. +4,000
58 Marine Corps Ground Combat/Support System 278,261 232,199 -46,062
Rephase ARV development engineering and PRTV .............. .............. -46,062
manufacturing
62 Navy Energy Program 46,577 58,577 +12,000
Program increase: Cargo drone advanced batteries .............. .............. +10,000
Program increase: Modernizing shore power .............. .............. +2,000
infrastructure
63 Facilities Improvement 10,925 15,925 +5,000
Program increase: Navigation research and .............. .............. +5,000
development center
64 CHALK CORAL 414,282 930,503 +516,221
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +516,221
66 RETRACT MAPLE 647,914 613,526 -34,388
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -34,388
69 LINK EVERGREEN 529,550 516,519 -13,031
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -13,031
73 Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems--Dem/Val 41,978 33,978 -8,000
JPALS EMD phase program growth .............. .............. -8,000
74 Directed Energy and Electric Weapon Systems .............. 10,000 +10,000
Program increase: Directed energy production .............. .............. +10,000
76 Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve [RDER] 99 .............. -99
Program decrease .............. .............. -99
79 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Core Technologies 47,106 42,765 -4,341
Decoys ahead of need .............. .............. -4,341
89 Rapid Technology Capability Prototype 16,316 94,616 +78,300
Program increase: Autonomous amphibious robotic .............. .............. +44,000
vehicle development and integration
Program increase: Containerized secure unit .............. .............. +20,000
Program increase: Hydrofoiling wing-in ground .............. .............. +6,300
prototype
Program increase: Secure communications support .............. .............. +8,000
units
91 Advanced Undersea Prototyping 143,943 78,662 -65,281
XLUUV delivery delays .............. .............. -21,833
Overestimation of program support .............. .............. -32,948
OCONUS basing equipment ahead of need .............. .............. -10,500
93 Precision Strike Weapons Development Program 110,072 217,072 +107,000
Program increase: Advanced energetic inspection .............. .............. +7,000
methodology
Program increase: Multi-mission affordable .............. .............. +100,000
capacity effector
95 Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon Development 225,773 158,186 -67,587
LRASM C-3 underexecution .............. .............. -28,000
OASaW Inc. 2 underexecution .............. .............. -39,587
97 Unmanned Surface Vehicle Enabling Capabilities 3,712 8,712 +5,000
Program increase: AUSVs for manned-unmanned .............. .............. +5,000
teaming
100 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE [CPS] 798,337 698,337 -100,000
AUR test articles early to need .............. .............. -100,000
117 Command and Control Systems 64,547 74,547 +10,000
Program increase: Aquatic drones for littoral .............. .............. +10,000
maneuver
127 Joint Tactical Radio System--Navy [JTRS-Navy] 289,345 303,345 +14,000
Program increase: Digital HF global communications .............. .............. +8,000
modernization
Program increase: SATCOM using radio frequency .............. .............. +6,000
photonic luneberg lens
128 Next Generation Jammer [NGJ] Increment II 228,256 215,256 -13,000
Rephase annualized support cost/systems .............. .............. -13,000
engineering
129 Surface Combatant Combat System Engineering 432,981 940,981 +508,000
Program increase: PAC-3 MSE Aegis integration .............. .............. +508,000
131 Standard Missile Improvements 412,964 320,432 -92,532
Transfer to WP,N Line 10 only for SM-2 TTP .............. .............. -16,500
SM-6 TTP unjustified request .............. .............. -82,032
Program increase: Modular solid rocket motor .............. .............. +6,000
qualification
142 Advanced Arresting Gear [AAG] 32,037 35,037 +3,000
Program increase: AAG/EMALS model-based systems .............. .............. +3,000
engineering
143 New Design SSN 247,293 251,293 +4,000
Program increase: Portable underwater .............. .............. +4,000
communication system
145 Ship Contract Design/ Live Fire T&E 28,400 35,900 +7,500
Program increase: Circadian-targeted lighting .............. .............. +7,500
system
157 Medical Development 7,629 11,629 +4,000
Program increase: On-demand saline .............. .............. +4,000
159 SSN[X] 365,987 335,987 -30,000
SSN[X] Prior year carryover .............. .............. -30,000
163 TACAMO Modernization 1,243,978 943,978 -300,000
Rephase EMD growth .............. .............. -200,000
GFE excess to need .............. .............. -100,000
167 Ship to Shore Connector [SSC] 7,267 16,267 +9,000
Program increase: Naval hovercraft composite .............. .............. +9,000
system
168 Next Generation Fighter 74,320 1,471,320 +1,397,000
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +1,397,000
183 ISR & Info Operations 170,567 172,567 +2,000
Program increase: Space-based RF and AIS .............. .............. +2,000
integration
187 Target Systems Development 14,191 16,691 +2,500
Program increase: ASW training target improvements .............. .............. +2,500
208 F-35B C2D2 494,034 394,287 -99,747
Projected carryover .............. .............. -99,747
Utility and Subsystem Support to Mission Systems .............. .............. [2,314]
Air Vehicle--Technology Refresh 3 [TR-3] .............. .............. [589]
Air Vehicle Block 4 Planning & Sys Eng .............. .............. [160,193]
Test and Evaluation [T&E] .............. .............. [140,510]
Propulsion [PP] .............. .............. [68,361]
Maintenance Systems [MxS] .............. .............. [19,593]
Combat Data Systems [CDS] .............. .............. [23,189]
Training Systems & Simulation [TSS] .............. .............. [32,013]
Infrastructure and Support Costs .............. .............. [8,331]
DevSecOps .............. .............. [9,872]
F-35 USMC Unique .............. .............. [29,069]
209 F-35C C2D2 475,710 379,662 -96,048
Projected carryover .............. .............. -96,048
Utility and Subsystem Support to Mission Systems .............. .............. [2,316]
Air Vehicle--Technology Refresh 3 [TR-3] .............. .............. [591]
Air Vehicle Block 4 Planning & Sys Eng .............. .............. [154,632]
Test and Evaluation [T&E] .............. .............. [143,879]
Propulsion [PP] .............. .............. [70,722]
Maintenance Systems [MxS] .............. .............. [17,333]
Combat Data Systems [CDS] .............. .............. [23,178]
Training Systems & Simulation [TSS] .............. .............. [32,210]
Infrastructure and Support Costs .............. .............. [8,087]
DevSecOps .............. .............. [9,068]
F-35 USN Unique .............. .............. [13,694]
210 MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS 56,140 64,140 +8,000
Program increase: AI-enabled autonomous weapons .............. .............. +3,000
station
Program increase: Autonomous counter-UAS defeat .............. .............. +5,000
system for L-MADIS
212 Strategic Sub & Weapons System Support 807,099 817,099 +10,000
Program increase: Submarine thin line towed array .............. .............. +10,000
enhanced capability
216 F/A-18 Squadrons 369,863 373,863 +4,000
Program increase: Solid state light off detector .............. .............. +4,000
218 Tomahawk and Tomahawk Mission Planning Center [TMPC] 151,177 134,177 -17,000
Delayed contract award for GEU-R .............. .............. -5,000
Rephase product development growth .............. .............. -12,000
227 MK-48 ADCAP 84,338 34,338 -50,000
Unjustified request for Liberator .............. .............. -50,000
230 Marine Corps Communications Systems 125,488 128,488 +3,000
Program increase: Hydrogen fuel cell for sUAS .............. .............. +3,000
232 Marine Corps Ground Combat/Supporting Arms Systems 70,139 72,639 +2,500
Program increase: Cold weather and mountaineering .............. .............. +2,500
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Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research.--The Committee
supports maintaining Navy-owned, charter-leased oceanographic
research vessels, which enable research on complex ocean
conditions, including ocean and coastal impacts on Navy and
other Federal assets. These vessels collect observational data
on Earth systems through at-sea sampling and support Navy
missions, including by predicting both long-term and episodic
changes in ocean conditions and weather. Therefore, the
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to continue
robust support for the Navy's Auxiliary General Oceanographic
Research vessels.
Resident Autonomous Undersea Robotics.--The Committee
supports investment in fundamental research for the development
of resident autonomous undersea vehicles. These vehicles enable
the inspection, maintenance, and monitoring of underwater
infrastructure. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the
Navy to collaborate with universities in order to continue the
research and development of resident autonomous undersea
robotic technology capabilities.
Advanced Repair for Fleet Maintenance Coatings.--The
Committee supports efforts to accelerate the development and
deployment of technologies that enhance the repair and
application of critical fleet maintenance coatings. Building on
recent advancements in repair processes, these capabilities
have the potential to strengthen fleet resilience, reduce
maintenance time, and increase operational readiness. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to examine these
technologies as part of ongoing modernization initiatives.
Geothermal Energy.--The Committee recognizes the potential
for geothermal energy to provide military command facilities
and installations with energy security at strategic locations,
including in the Indo-Pacific. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of the Navy to examine the development of geothermal
energy to strengthen energy security and resilience.
Marine Energy Converters.--The Committee supports the
development of technologies that advance at-sea power
generation systems for charging naval surface, subsurface, and
seafloor assets. These systems have the potential to enhance
maritime security systems, microgrids, robotics, and unmanned
undersea vehicle charging. Therefore, the Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Navy to ensure that sufficient investment
is made in the development and incorporation of novel surface
and undersea tactical energy technologies.
Increased Access to Ocean Data.--As part of broader efforts
to standardize and make available oceanographic data, the
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to take steps to
ensure the release of and public access to unclassified and
declassified oceanographic data. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of the Navy to prioritize information about pirate
fishing vessels that will help coastal states in Africa and
other regions more effectively police their exclusive economic
zones, subject to existing regulatory restrictions.
Nuclear-armed Sea Launch Cruise Missile.--Pursuant to
section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), as modified by section
1627 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public
Law 118-159), the Department of the Navy established a
separate, dedicated program element for the development of a
nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile. The Committee notes
that the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request did not
include any discretionary funding for a nuclear-armed, sea-
launched cruise missile, but the Department of Defense
requested, and received, $2,000,000,000 of mandatory spending
for this program. Therefore, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Navy to provide a briefing not later than 90
days after enactment of this act to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the status of the program.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $52,017,288,000
Committee recommendation................................ 49,262,511,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$49,262,511,000. This is $2,754,777,000 below the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION, AIR FORCE
BASIC RESEARCH
1 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 302,716 310,716 +8,000
2 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES 94,121 96,121 +2,000
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TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH 396,837 406,837 +10,000
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APPLIED RESEARCH
3 FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH 78,214 78,214 ..............
4 UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER [UARC]--TACTICAL 6,294 6,294 ..............
AUTONOMY
5 MATERIALS 147,422 203,922 +56,500
6 AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES .............. 6,000 +6,000
7 HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH 133,928 145,928 +12,000
8 AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES 321,059 350,059 +29,000
9 AEROSPACE SENSORS 199,120 208,120 +9,000
11 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--MAJOR HEADQUARTERS 10,813 10,813 ..............
ACTIVITIES
12 NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS TECH EXPLORATION 4,969 4,969 ..............
13 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 125,102 129,102 +4,000
14 DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 92,331 92,331 ..............
15 DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS 187,036 221,536 +34,500
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TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH 1,306,288 1,457,288 +151,000
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
16 FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS 268,754 253,454 -15,300
17 ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS 31,021 43,021 +12,000
18 SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [S&T] 12,915 27,915 +15,000
19 ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS 69,652 69,652 ..............
20 AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO 102,125 111,225 +9,100
23 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS 128,407 128,407 ..............
25 HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 19,790 19,790 ..............
26 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 99,263 106,263 +7,000
27 ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 4,434 4,434 ..............
28 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 38,891 91,391 +52,500
29 BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 30,812 35,012 +4,200
30 DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D 28,316 30,316 +2,000
31 CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER [CRC] .............. .............. ..............
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TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 834,380 920,880 +86,500
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ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT
32 INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 3,901 3,901 ..............
33 COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY 25,172 25,172 ..............
34 NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 4,595 4,595 ..............
35 INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE--DEM/VAL 90,096 90,096 ..............
36 NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS 15,910 10,896 -5,014
37 ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [ABMS] 1,040,475 879,733 -160,742
38 ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT .............. 15,000 +15,000
39 NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING 67,081 67,081 ..............
40 E-7 199,676 846,676 +647,000
41 AFWERX 18,499 23,499 +5,000
42 NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE PROPULSION 330,270 330,270 ..............
43 LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER 2,347,225 2,682,325 +335,100
47 HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING--HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE 802,810 802,810 ..............
MISSILE [HACM]
49 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS 40,779 40,779 ..............
52 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 3,558 22,558 +19,000
53 HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM [HDBTDS] 144,143 144,143 ..............
PROGRAM
54 NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS PROTOTYPING 56,926 42,626 -14,300
55 CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS 46,148 46,148 ..............
56 REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT MATURATION 22,754 17,495 -5,259
57 JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [JTMS] 129,626 136,393 +6,767
58 DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D 4,996 4,996 ..............
59 TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM 134,833 127,320 -7,513
60 OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE 49,460 60,032 +10,572
61 NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM 12,960 11,960 -1,000
63 NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 1,097 1,097 ..............
64 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE 15,997 26,697 +10,700
66 COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT 111,365 111,365 ..............
67 AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS 62,019 52,186 -9,833
68 COMBAT IDENTIFICATION 1,713 1,713 ..............
71 THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR [3DELRR] 17,344 8,343 -9,001
72 AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS [ABADS] 15,785 15,785 ..............
73 JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT [JSE] 260,667 236,833 -23,834
74 WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION 9,865 9,865 ..............
75 AF ISR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE 24,817 18,605 -6,212
76 COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT [CDL EA] 32,511 32,511 ..............
77 MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS 14,956 12,223 -2,733
79 RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION [RSM] 32,666 32,666 ..............
80 SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND INVESTIGATION 1,997 1,997 ..............
81 INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION 5,167 5,167 ..............
82 CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM 29,277 29,277 ..............
83 U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT 36,913 33,667 -3,246
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TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT 6,267,049 7,067,501 +800,452
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SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION .............. .............. ..............
84 FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS AND PROGRAMS 36,125 38,665 +2,540
85 PNT RESILIENCY, MODS AND IMPROVEMENTS 125,663 125,663 ..............
86 NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT 79,312 79,312 ..............
87 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 17,013 14,166 -2,847
88 TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE 77,170 77,170 ..............
89 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 10,589 10,589 ..............
90 SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER [SAOC] 1,826,328 1,826,328 ..............
91 ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT 7,253 7,253 ..............
92 SUBMUNITIONS 3,502 3,502 ..............
93 AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT 23,474 23,474 ..............
94 LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS 20,542 20,542 ..............
95 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES 139,499 149,499 +10,000
96 LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON 606,955 371,955 -235,000
97 ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION 3,252 3,252 ..............
100 OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT 44,150 41,960 -2,190
101 ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING 172,378 134,184 -38,194
103 GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD 2,647,563 2,647,563 ..............
104 MICROELECTRONICS SECURE ENCLAVE 104,990 104,990 ..............
106 COGNITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE 44,267 4,200 -40,067
107 F-47 2,579,362 2,579,362 ..............
109 ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY 99,248 54,634 -44,614
110 STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON 255,336 255,336 ..............
111 ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT [EMBM] 20,439 15,439 -5,000
112 FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING 12,898 10,419 -2,479
114 SATURN 4,985 4,985 ..............
117 THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & SECURITY SYSTEM 19,875 19,875 ..............
120 KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS 145,434 118,535 -26,899
121 VC-25B 602,318 602,318 ..............
122 AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS 30,341 30,341 ..............
123 TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS 5,067 5,067 ..............
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TOTAL, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT 9,765,328 9,380,578 -384,750
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MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
125 THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT 41,125 41,125 ..............
126 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT 156,915 148,646 -8,269
127 RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE 32,405 32,405 ..............
129 INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION 13,872 13,872 ..............
130 TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 1,098,871 1,098,871 ..............
133 ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, AND BUS SYS 435,918 .............. -435,918
134 ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION 1,153,165 .............. -1,153,165
136 ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS 368,881 .............. -368,881
137 MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D 5,960 5,960 ..............
138 FACILITIES RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION--TEST AND EVAL 217,761 199,363 -18,398
139 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 91,969 91,969 ..............
140 REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION 28,157 46,157 +18,000
141 MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E 7,417 7,417 ..............
142 OFFENSIVE SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS [SUAS] 4,985 4,985 ..............
143 COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTERS [C4]-- 15,662 50,662 +35,000
STRATCOM
144 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES [EIS] 101,779 101,779 ..............
145 ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 22,670 25,670 +3,000
146 ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING 1,698 1,698 ..............
148 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 4,430 4,430 ..............
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TOTAL, RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 3,803,640 1,875,009 -1,928,631
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OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
149 SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING 66,200 56,974 -9,226
150 BATTLE MGMT COM AND CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT 17,353 17,353 ..............
153 F-35 C2D2 1,182,094 942,789 -239,305
154 AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM [AF-IPPS] 64,050 64,050 ..............
155 ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY 62,965 62,965 ..............
157 HH-60W 43,579 40,897 -2,682
158 HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E 50,845 48,747 -2,098
159 NC3 INTEGRATION 40,066 40,066 ..............
160 B-52 SQUADRONS 931,164 872,026 -59,138
161 AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE [ALCM] 555 555 ..............
162 B-1B SQUADRONS 116,589 106,589 -10,000
163 B-2 SQUADRONS 12,519 22,519 +10,000
164 MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS 106,032 106,032 ..............
165 WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 24,081 19,510 -4,571
166 SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--GLOBAL STRIKE 6,928 6,928 ..............
167 ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES 259,605 259,605 ..............
169 MH-139A 5,982 5,982 ..............
170 REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION 726 726 ..............
171 OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR 132,097 132,097 ..............
172 VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT --GENERAL 744 744 ..............
173 MQ-9 UAV 26,689 20,863 -5,826
174 JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE 3,424 3,424 ..............
176 F-16 SQUADRONS 216,638 216,638 ..............
177 F-15E SQUADRONS 233,018 233,018 ..............
178 MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION 17,680 15,768 -1,912
179 F-22A SQUADRONS 852,332 823,218 -29,114
180 F-35 SQUADRONS 48,446 32,649 -15,797
181 F-15EX 78,345 118,332 +39,987
182 TACTICAL AIM MISSILES 86,549 86,549 ..............
183 ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE [AMRAAM] 51,242 51,242 ..............
184 JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE [JATM] 425,029 425,029 ..............
186 E-11A 15,244 15,244 ..............
188 AF TENCAP 52,492 52,492 ..............
189 PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT 13,613 13,613 ..............
191 AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 52,734 64,734 +12,000
192 JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE [JASSM] 232,252 228,763 -3,489
193 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB [SDB] 24,810 24,810 ..............
194 AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER [AOC] 113,086 100,460 -12,626
195 CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER [CRC] 17,569 17,569 ..............
198 COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES 33,601 32,146 -1,455
199 THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT [TBM] C41 6,787 6,787 ..............
200 ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING [EWIR] 60,072 29,169 -30,903
202 DCAPES 8,507 8,507 ..............
203 AIR FORCE SPECIAL WARFARE [SPECWAR] 27,526 27,526 ..............
204 AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS 2,273 2,273 ..............
206 SEEK EAGLE 33,707 33,707 ..............
208 READINESS DECISION SUPPORT ENTERPRISE 8,880 8,880 ..............
209 DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES 4,399 4,399 ..............
210 FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING 8,096 8,096 ..............
211 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 138,745 124,618 -14,127
212 TACTICAL DECEPTION 13,711 13,711 ..............
213 DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE OPERATIONS 31,197 31,197 ..............
214 AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 95,034 94,326 -708
218 INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS 1,012 1,012 ..............
219 GEOBASE 999 999 ..............
220 CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 14,749 14,749 ..............
226 COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS [CACW] 1,117 1,117 ..............
228 AIR FORCE SPACE AND CYBER NON-TRADITIONAL ISR FOR 2,987 2,987 ..............
BATTLESPACE AWARENESS
229 E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER [NAOC] 54,457 44,607 -9,850
230 NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 7,006 7,006 ..............
232 CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS 10,080 10,080 ..............
233 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 99,599 76,068 -23,531
[MEECN]
234 HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS 19,955 19,955 ..............
235 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 98,414 98,414 ..............
236 ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM 76,642 76,642 ..............
237 JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE 356 356 ..............
238 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM 75,164 75,164 ..............
[SMPES]
239 THRESHER 105 105 ..............
242 AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE 90,650 90,650 ..............
243 COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 4,127 4,127 ..............
247 CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1,547 1,547 ..............
248 ISR MODERNIZATION AND AUTOMATION DVMT [IMAD] 22,237 22,237 ..............
249 GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT [GATM] 4,257 4,257 ..............
250 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 310 310 ..............
251 WEATHER SERVICE 30,509 38,509 +8,000
252 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM 17,259 17,259 ..............
[ATC]
253 AERIAL TARGETS 5,081 5,081 ..............
256 SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 8,964 7,964 -1,000
257 DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 6,524 6,524 ..............
258 TACTICAL TERMINAL 1,099 1,099 ..............
259 INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE [IBS] 19,085 19,085 ..............
261 AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS 25,432 50,432 +25,000
262 MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS 16,643 18,733 +2,090
263 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 79,033 81,033 +2,000
265 NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGET [TIARA] 12,019 12,019 ..............
266 NATO AGS 816 816 ..............
267 ISR TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING 32,578 32,578 ..............
268 AF JWICS ENTERPRISE 21,097 13,404 -7,693
269 INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND 18,946 18,946 ..............
ARCHITECTURES
270 C2IMERA 13,867 13,867 ..............
272 COCOM MOBILE COMMAND AND CONTROLER CENTERS [MCCCS] 3,988 3,988 ..............
273 PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND AND CTRL [PRC2] 2,891 2,891 ..............
274 INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA [IMD] 3,000 10,000 +7,000
276 C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS [IF] 33,713 33,713 ..............
277 C-17 AIRCRAFT [IF] 76,514 76,514 ..............
278 C-130J PROGRAM 31,354 47,944 +16,590
279 LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES [LAIRCM] 52,928 30,120 -22,808
281 CV-22 653 653 ..............
283 LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [LOGIT] 18,581 18,581 ..............
284 AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING [LVC-OT] 33,898 33,898 ..............
285 OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING 2,371 2,371 ..............
286 JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY 2,080 2,080 ..............
287 CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM 4,355 4,355 ..............
288 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION 2,766 2,766 ..............
289 AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY 14,761 14,761 ..............
290 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 3,982 3,982 ..............
291 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT SYS [DEAMS] 38,942 38,942 ..............
292 SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--SPACE ACTIVITIES 335 335 ..............
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 22,264,031 21,159,875 -1,104,156
UNDISTRIBUTED
TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 29,643,766 28,154,418 -1,489,348
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TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 52,017,288 49,262,511 -2,754,777
EVALUATION, AIR FORCE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1 Defense Research Sciences 302,716 310,716 +8,000
Program increase: Developmental research of .............. .............. +5,000
advanced electronic and optical probes
Program increase: Discovery and adaptation of .............. .............. +3,000
biosensors for detection of diverse biological
and chemical agents
2 University Research Initiatives 94,121 96,121 +2,000
Program increase: Human-autonomy teaming for .............. .............. +2,000
defense missions
5 Materials 147,422 203,922 +56,500
Program increase: AI-driven performance prediction .............. .............. +1,500
for aerospace composite materials
Program increase: Analytical simulation of .............. .............. +6,000
composites for hypersonics
Program increase: Critical materials for AI, .............. .............. +2,000
communications, and harsh environments
Program increase: Development and scaling of laser .............. .............. +5,000
metal deposition additive manufacturing
Program increase: High energy synchrotron x-ray .............. .............. +10,000
research
Program increase: Manufacturing development of non- .............. .............. +24,500
electronic radio frequency devices and systems
for distributed operations
Program increase: Metals affordability initiative .............. .............. +2,500
Program increase: Mxenes materials .............. .............. +5,000
6 Aerospace Vehicle Technologies .............. 6,000 +6,000
Program increase: Automated space qualified solar .............. .............. +3,500
cell manufacturing
Program increase: Hypersonic high-speed .............. .............. +2,500
aerodynamics research
7 Human Effectiveness Applied Research 133,928 145,928 +12,000
Program increase: Fully integrated AI environments .............. .............. +12,000
8 Aerospace Systems Technologies 321,059 350,059 +29,000
Program increase: Advanced fuel development for .............. .............. +9,000
hypersonic propulsion
Program increase: Integrated hypersonic propulsion .............. .............. +20,000
technology maturation
9 Aerospace Sensors 199,120 208,120 +9,000
Program increase: Demonstrating flexible .............. .............. +8,000
manufacturing capabilities for defense
maintenance
Program increase: Electronic support measures .............. .............. +1,000
capabilities
13 Conventional Munitions 125,102 129,102 +4,000
Program increase: Synchronization and control .............. .............. +4,000
architecture for long-range distributed effectors
15 Dominant Information Sciences and Methods 187,036 221,536 +34,500
Program increase: Agile, assured, and autonomous .............. .............. +9,000
battle management network
Program increase: Air domain awareness for .............. .............. +5,000
airspace safety, management and counter UAS
effectiveness
Program increase: Dependable AI for national .............. .............. +10,000
security
Program increase: Neutral-atom quantum networking .............. .............. +5,500
and computing
Program increase: Quantum networking testbed and .............. .............. +5,000
cloud computing environment
16 Future AF Integrated Technology Demos 268,754 253,454 -15,300
Excess growth .............. .............. -15,300
17 Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems 31,021 43,021 +12,000
Program increase: Advanced composite materials for .............. .............. +12,000
engineering
18 Sustainment Science and Technology [S&T] 12,915 27,915 +15,000
Program increase: Modernization of materiel .............. .............. +15,000
management
20 Aerospace Technology Dev/Demo 102,125 111,225 +9,100
Program carryover .............. .............. -3,400
Program increase: Advanced thermal management for .............. .............. +5,000
next-generation manned and unmanned aircraft
Program increase: HITECH beam director development .............. .............. +2,500
Program increase: Modular cooling capacity .............. .............. +5,000
demonstration
26 Conventional Weapons Technology 99,263 106,263 +7,000
OSD requested transfer from RDTE,DW line 76 .............. .............. +7,000
28 Manufacturing Technology Program 38,891 91,391 +52,500
Program increase: Additive manufactured CCA wings .............. .............. +1,000
Program increase: Additive manufacturing rapid .............. .............. +3,000
maintenance facilities
Program increase: Classified additive .............. .............. +5,000
manufacturing
Program increase: Full scale determinant assembly .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Low-cost attritable drones .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Thermoplastic composite parts .............. .............. +15,000
Program increase: Ultra-high temperature ceramics .............. .............. +5,000
for thermal protection system
Program increase: Ultra-high temperature composite .............. .............. +7,500
manufacturing automation and scale up for
hypersonics
Program increase: Vertical integration of scramjet .............. .............. +9,000
supply chain
29 Battlespace Knowledge Development and Demonstration 30,812 35,012 +4,200
OSD requested transfer from RDTE,DW line 76 .............. .............. +2,200
Program increase: Programmable computing fabric .............. .............. +2,000
networks
30 Deployment & Distribution Enterprise R&D 28,316 30,316 +2,000
Program increase: Modular self propelled wheel .............. .............. +2,000
technology
36 NC3 Advanced Concepts 15,910 10,896 -5,014
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -5,014
37 Advanced Battle Management System [ABMS] 1,040,475 879,733 -160,742
Phase program execution .............. .............. -160,742
38 Advanced Engine Development .............. 15,000 +15,000
Program increase: CCA propulsion .............. .............. +15,000
40 E-7 199,676 846,676 +647,000
Program increase: E-7 .............. .............. +647,000
41 AFWERX 18,499 23,499 +5,000
Program increase: Group 1 UAS vertical supply .............. .............. +5,000
chain integration
43 Long Range Strike--Bomber 2,347,225 2,682,325 +335,100
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +335,100
52 Technology Transfer 3,558 22,558 +19,000
Program increase: Advanced in AI robotics .............. .............. +3,000
innovation
Program increase: AFRL SCIF .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Generating rural innovation for .............. .............. +5,000
national defense
Program increase: Space manufacturing scale-up .............. .............. +6,000
54 Nuclear Delivery Systems Prototyping 56,926 42,626 -14,300
Program carryover .............. .............. -14,300
56 Requirements Analysis & Concept Maturation 22,754 17,495 -5,259
Program carryover .............. .............. -5,259
57 Joint Transportation Management System [JTMS] 129,626 136,393 +6,767
FTE underexecution .............. .............. -3,233
Program increase: In-transit visibility .............. .............. +10,000
modernization
59 Tech Transition Program 134,833 127,320 -7,513
Hawkeye ahead of need .............. .............. -7,513
60 Operational Energy and Installation Resilience 49,460 60,032 +10,572
Advanced Nuclear carryover .............. .............. -1,428
Program increase: Next generation integrated .............. .............. +5,000
vehicle power generation capability
Program increase: Operational energy and .............. .............. +7,000
installation resilience program
61 Next Generation Air-refueling System 12,960 11,960 -1,000
Program carryover .............. .............. -1,000
64 Digital Transformation Office 15,997 26,697 +10,700
Ahead of need .............. .............. -1,300
Program increase: Adaptive threat modeling labs .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Digital transformation office .............. .............. +2,000
Program increase: Next generation aircraft surface .............. .............. +2,000
inspections
Program increase: Platform visualization tools for .............. .............. +4,000
multi-domain threat analysis
67 Autonomous Collaborative Platforms 62,019 52,186 -9,833
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -9,833
71 Three Dimensional Long-Range Radar [3DELRR] 17,344 8,343 -9,001
Program carryover .............. .............. -9,001
72 Airbase Air Defense Systems [ABADS] 15,785 15,785 ..............
Product development carryover .............. .............. -5,000
Program increase: Dynamic detection radar system .............. .............. +5,000
73 Joint Simulation Environment [JSE] 260,667 236,833 -23,834
Program carryover .............. .............. -23,834
75 AF ISR Digital Infrastructure 24,817 18,605 -6,212
SCI Cloud Service ahead of need .............. .............. -6,212
77 Mission Partner Environments 14,956 12,223 -2,733
Program underexecution .............. .............. -2,733
83 U.S. Space Command Research and Development Support 36,913 33,667 -3,246
Program carryover .............. .............. -3,246
84 Future Advanced Weapon Analysis & Programs 36,125 38,665 +2,540
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -14,460
Program increase: Additively manufactured turbine .............. .............. +2,000
engines
Program increase: Affordable mass cruise missile .............. .............. 12,000
Program increase: Modeling and simulation .............. .............. +3,000
environment for collaborative weapons autonomy
87 Electronic Warfare Development 17,013 14,166 -2,847
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -2,847
95 Combat Training Ranges 139,499 149,499 +10,000
Program increase: Mobile live-fire targeting .............. .............. +4,000
system for training ranges
Program increase: Modern threat simulator .............. .............. +6,000
96 Long Range Standoff Weapon 606,955 371,955 -235,000
Termination Liability unjustified request .............. .............. -235,000
100 Open Architecture Management 44,150 41,960 -2,190
Program carryover .............. .............. -2,190
101 Advanced Pilot Training 172,378 134,184 -38,194
Maintenance Training System early to need .............. .............. -25,694
Production Readiness Incentive early to need .............. .............. -12,500
106 Cognitive Electromagnetic Warfare 44,267 4,200 -40,067
Insufficient information .............. .............. -40,067
109 Isolated Personnel Survivability and Recovery 99,248 54,634 -44,614
Unjustified request .............. .............. -44,614
111 Electromagnetic Battle Management [EMBM] 20,439 15,439 -5,000
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -5,000
112 Full Combat Mission Training 12,898 10,419 -2,479
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -2,479
120 KC-46A Tanker Squadrons 145,434 118,535 -26,899
Pegasus Advanced Communications Suits delays .............. .............. -11,785
Long-Term Test and Maintenance Support carryover .............. .............. -3,554
Mobility Air Forces carryover .............. .............. -1,788
Boom Telescope Actuator Redesign carryover .............. .............. -9,772
126 Major T&E Investment 156,915 148,646 -8,269
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -8,269
133 Acq Workforce- Cyber, Network, & Bus Sys 435,918 .............. -435,918
Transfer to OM,AF SAG 12C .............. .............. -435,918
134 Acq Workforce- Capability Integration 1,153,165 .............. -1,153,165
Transfer to OM,AF SAG 12C .............. .............. -1,153,165
136 Acq Workforce- Nuclear Systems 368,881 .............. -368,881
Transfer to OM,AF SAG 12C .............. .............. -368,881
138 Facilities Restoration and Modernization--Test and 217,761 199,363 -18,398
Evaluation Support
Program carryover .............. .............. -18,398
140 Requirements Analysis and Maturation 28,157 46,157 +18,000
Program increase: Nuclear enterprise tech .............. .............. +18,000
transition
143 Command, Control, Communication, and Computers [C4]-- 15,662 50,662 +35,000
STRATCOM
Program increase: NC3 network sensor demonstration .............. .............. +11,000
Program increase: NC3 REACH .............. .............. +15,000
Program increase: Test and evaluation of advanced .............. .............. +9,000
electromagnetic warfare technologies
145 Acquisition and Management Support 22,670 25,670 +3,000
Program increase: Operational cybersecurity .............. .............. +3,000
training centers
149 Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training 66,200 56,974 -9,226
Program carryover .............. .............. -9,226
153 F-35 C2D2 1,182,094 942,789 -239,305
Projected carryover .............. .............. -239,305
Air Vehicle--Tech Refresh 3 [1,212] .............. [1,212]
Air Vehicle--Block 4 Planning & Systems [431,867] .............. [431,867]
Engineering
Test and Evaluation [289,578] .............. [289,578]
Propulsion [120,967] .............. [143,367]
Maintenance Systems [39,573] .............. [39,573]
Combat Data Systems [46,716] .............. [46,716]
Training Systems & Simulation [74,332] .............. [74,332]
Infrastructure & Support Costs [130,313] .............. [130,313]
DevSecOps [19,870] .............. [19,870]
Utility and Subsystem Support to Mission Systems [27,332] .............. [4,932]
Information Operations Technology [334] .............. [334]
157 HH-60W 43,579 40,897 -2,682
Capability Upgrades carryover .............. .............. -2,682
158 HC/MC-130 Recap RDT&E 50,845 48,747 -2,098
Resilient PNT carryover .............. .............. -2,098
160 B-52 Squadrons 931,164 872,026 -59,138
Resilient Operational Capabilities Suite .............. .............. -8,250
insufficient information
Airspace Compliance excess to need .............. .............. -67,686
Crypto Modernization early to need .............. .............. -1,202
Program increase: B-52 squadrons commercial .............. .............. +18,000
capabilities
162 B-1B Squadrons 116,589 106,589 -10,000
Hybrid SATCOM excess to need .............. .............. -10,000
163 B-2 Squadrons 12,519 22,519 +10,000
Program increase: Rapid integration for advanced .............. .............. +10,000
weapons
165 Worldwide Joint Strategic Communications 24,081 19,510 -4,571
Program carryover .............. .............. -4,571
173 MQ-9 UAV 26,689 20,863 -5,826
Excess to need .............. .............. -5,826
178 Manned Destructive Suppression 17,680 15,768 -1,912
Program carryover .............. .............. -1,912
179 F-22A Squadrons 852,332 823,218 -29,114
MIDS JTRS ahead of need .............. .............. -3,525
OFP Development ahead of need .............. .............. -5,653
Mode 5 IFFC ahead of need .............. .............. -5,092
Maintenance and Infrastructure ahead of need .............. .............. -10,000
F-22 Contractor support ahead of need .............. .............. -4,950
Lab Maintenance and Infrastructure ahead of need .............. .............. -4,894
Program increase: Full authority digital engine .............. .............. +5,000
control
180 F-35 Squadrons 48,446 32,649 -15,797
Program carryover .............. .............. -15,797
181 F-15EX 78,345 118,332 +39,987
Hybrid SATCOM insufficient information .............. .............. -10,013
Program increase: F-15EX engine enhancement .............. .............. +50,000
191 Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program 52,734 64,734 +12,000
Program increase: Aircraft engine component .............. .............. +12,000
improvement program
192 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile [JASSM] 232,252 228,763 -3,489
Excess to need .............. .............. -3,489
194 Air & Space Operations Center [AOC] 113,086 100,460 -12,626
Ahead of need .............. .............. -9,613
Program support unjustified growth .............. .............. -3,013
198 Combat Air Intelligence System Activities 33,601 32,146 -1,455
Air Force requested transfer to line 268 .............. .............. +7,693
JTIM insufficient information .............. .............. -1,000
Kill Chain Automation early to need .............. .............. -8,148
200 Electromagnetic Warfare Int Reprog [EWIR] 60,072 29,169 -30,903
Multispectral Sensing insufficient information .............. .............. -30,903
211 Mission Planning Systems 138,745 124,618 -14,127
Mission Planning Software Development carryover .............. .............. -14,127
214 AF Defensive Cyberspace Operations 95,034 94,326 -708
Program carryover .............. .............. -2,708
Program increase: Fortified logic for ASIC .............. .............. +2,000
resiliency and encryption
229 E-4B National Airborne Operations Center [NAOC] 54,457 44,607 -9,850
SIL early to need .............. .............. -4,000
TXP-A sufficient justification not provided .............. .............. -5,850
233 Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network 99,599 76,068 -23,531
[MEECN]
Force Element Terminal excess growth .............. .............. -23,531
251 Weather Service 30,509 38,509 +8,000
Program increase: Air force weather transformation .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Operationalizing the .............. .............. +1,000
stratosphere
Program increase: Weather data dissemination for .............. .............. +2,000
tactical edge and autonomous operations
Program increase: Weather wing data migration .............. .............. +1,000
256 Security and Investigative Activities 8,964 7,964 -1,000
Early to need .............. .............. -1,000
261 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems 25,432 50,432 +25,000
Program increase: Enhancing high-altitude .............. .............. +10,000
surveillance and communications capabilities
Program increase: Stratospheric balloon system .............. .............. +15,000
262 Manned Reconnaissance Systems 16,643 18,733 +2,090
Mission System Enhancements early to need .............. .............. -1,910
Program increase: Manned reconnaissance systems .............. .............. +4,000
263 Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems 79,033 81,033 +2,000
Program increase: Computer vision platform for .............. .............. +2,000
high altitude imagery object re-identification
268 AF JWICS Enterprise 21,097 13,404 -7,693
Air Force requested transfer to line 198 .............. .............. -7,693
274 Intelligence Mission Data [IMD] 3,000 10,000 +7,000
Program increase: Model-based systems engineering .............. .............. +7,000
solutions for evolving threats
278 C-130J Program 31,354 47,944 +16,590
Communication Modernization delay .............. .............. -12,410
Program increase: LC-130J non-recurring .............. .............. +29,000
engineering
279 Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures [LAIRCM] 52,928 30,120 -22,808
Threat Analysis unjustified growth .............. .............. -19,508
Active Defense Sensor ahead of need .............. .............. -3,300
999 Classified Programs 22,264,031 21,159,875 -1,104,156
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -1,104,156
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E-7.--The fiscal year 2026 President's budget request
proposes the termination of the E-7 Wedgetail, an airborne
early warning and control platform intended to replace the
aging E-3 fleet, which has limited readiness and mission
capability against current and future near-peer threats. The
Committee is concerned that this proposed termination
introduces further uncertainty and risk into the airborne early
warning and battle management mission. Therefore, the
Committee's recommendation includes $846,676,000 in Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force to fully fund the
anticipated fiscal year 2026 cost of the rapid prototyping
program.
The Committee notes that at the inception of the U.S. E-7
program, the purchase of this existing Australian capability
was heralded as the Department of Defense making use of rapid
acquisition authorities, and that this proposed termination,
after over $2,000,000,000 in investment in less than four
fiscal years, raises questions about the Department of the Air
Force's ability to successfully execute rapid prototyping
programs intended to result in the fielding of major
capabilities. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned that the
Department of the Air Force request proposes too much reliance
on space-based capabilities for air-moving target indicators,
which are themselves early in development. Moreover,
termination of the E-7 in favor of space-based capabilities
creates a gap in battle management and command and control
capabilities and reduces the resilience of Air Force early
warning and control efforts.
The Committee understands that the E-7, as currently
proposed, introduces affordability challenges for the
Department of the Air Force. Therefore, the Committee directs
the Secretary of the Air Force to present a plan to the
congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this act, on specific actions to streamline
requirements and control costs on future production E-7
aircraft.
Future of the Tanker Refueling Fleet.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of the Air Force's tanker refueling
fleet to the Joint Force as a force multiplier and critical
mission enabler. Additionally, the Committee notes that the Air
Force has not yet satisfied its requirement for refueling, and
welcomes the Chief of Staff of the Air Force's recent comments
that the Department of the Air Force intends to extend the KC-
46A production line to address these shortfalls. The Committee
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide to the
congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this act, a briefing on the strategic
direction of the Air Force's refueling fleet, an updated
acquisition plan, tanker production over the Future Years
Defense Program, and any associated impacts on the defense
industrial base.
Additive Manufacturing of Alloys.--The Committee supports
the advancement of additive manufacturing of graded and
tailored alloy, and encourages the Secretary of the Air Force
to evaluate its use for maintaining the military's edge through
rapid innovation and reduced sustainment cost of high
performance systems.
Full Scale Determinant Assembly for Hypersonic Airframe
Structures.--The Committee recognizes that some hypersonic
systems require alloys and assembly techniques requiring full-
scale determinant assembly, and encourages the Secretary of the
Air Force to partner with industry experienced in high-rate
production and full-scale determinate assembly techniques to
further streamline design and manufacturing processes of
hypersonic airframe structures.
Agile Low-Cost Photonic Systems.--The Committee recognizes
that university-driven research and the development of flexible
hybrid device technologies will be essential in maintaining a
competitive advantage in the future. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Air Force to support rapid innovation in
hybrid integration and packaging of photonic materials and
components into novel architectures on low-cost, light-weight
substrates.
Bonded Unitized Composites Large Scale Structural
Demonstration.--The Committee encourages the Secretary of the
Air Force to partner with industry experienced in high-rate
structural composites manufacturing to define and demonstrate a
certification protocol for fail-safe bonded unitized composite
primary structures for future Air Force platforms and repairs.
Modular Cooling Capacity.--The Committee recognizes the Air
Force is prioritizing development of next generation mission
systems for greater offensive capability for future aircraft,
and that in order to meet these goals, the Air Force will
require an improved power generation system, as well as a
thermal management system capable of handling the increased
thermal loads associated with next generation mission
equipment. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Air Force to focus developmental work on aerospace
compressor technologies needed for future aircraft concepts.
Global Strike Additive Manufacturing Rapid Maintenance
Facilities.--The Committee recognizes the need to establish
additive manufacturing capability at the Wing level to support
conventional and nuclear long-range strike platforms and
mission support systems. This capability will increase mission
readiness for the warfighter while significantly lowering the
overall cost for maintenance and sustainment of primary weapons
systems, their supporting systems, and infrastructure. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to support
establishing and growing these additive manufacturing
capabilities.
Programmable Computing Fabric Networks.--The Committee
understands the need for software-defined radios and software-
defined networks of radios running on secure programmable
computing silicon fabric for wireless national security
applications, including autonomy. Therefore, the Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to explore joint
research, development, and education pathways to develop the
necessary future U.S. workforce for advanced spectrum
operations.
AI-Enabled Novel Materials & Manufacturing for Supply Chain
Resilience.--The Committee recognizes that the U.S. Air Force
faces sustainment challenges due to vulnerabilities in supply
chains and reliance on foreign rare earth materials. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to
integrate AI-driven manufacturing in order to enhance domestic
production and mitigate supply chain risks.
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Study.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of electronic warfare [EW] in an
increasingly contested and complex battlespace. The Committee
further notes the importance of understanding the dynamics of
EW and directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) to deliver to the
congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this act, a report assessing future EW
threats, technologies, and mitigation strategies.
B-52 High Fidelity Simulator Modernization.--The Committee
notes that the Air Force has not invested sufficient funding to
modernize the B-52 high fidelity flight simulators to ensure
adequate simulator training that matches the aircraft. The
Committee is concerned with the high cost of live flight
training and the increased maintenance actions and costs on an
aging aircraft fleet compared to the operational costs of
training in a high-fidelity simulator. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics) to submit to the congressional
defense committees, not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this act, a report that provides an acquisition strategy and
cost estimate by appropriation, budget-line item, and fiscal
year for the development, test, and procurement of three new B-
52H high fidelity flight simulators.
Sentinel.--The Committee notes that the Executive Branch
divided the fiscal year 2026 President's budget request into
discretionary and mandatory requests, resulting in multiple
programs being significantly underfunded in their discretionary
request, including the LGM-35A Sentinel program. Sentinel
replaces the aging Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile system, which has been in service for over 50 years.
The complexity and importance of modernizing the land-based leg
of the nuclear triad cannot be overstated, and the Committee
notes that reliable and stable base resources are required to
ensure that the Sentinel program is properly resourced.
Utilizing mandatory spending to supplant base requirements
diminishes the ability of the Committee to adequately resource
necessary work in each fiscal year. Additionally, decreasing
the discretionary budget in fiscal year 2026 results in risk to
the Future Years Defense Program through an irregular funding
profile. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the
Air Force to provide a briefing, not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this act, on the total requirements of the
Sentinel program in fiscal year 2026, a breakout of which
efforts will be funded with discretionary and mandatory
spending, and an updated spend plan that includes the entire
requirement for Sentinel in fiscal year 2026.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $15,486,466,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,067,198,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$15,067,198,000. This is $419,268,000 below the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, SPACE
BASIC RESEARCH
1 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 22,270 22,270 ..............
2 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES 14,569 14,569 ..............
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH 36,839 36,839
=================================================
APPLIED RESEARCH
4 SPACE TECHNOLOGY 245,497 268,497 +23,000
5 SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO 2,591 .............. -2,591
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH 248,088 268,497 +20,409
=================================================
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
6 SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 459,989 477,489 +17,500
7 SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO 128,588 167,179 +38,591
-------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 588,577 644,668 +56,091
=================================================
ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
8 SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH 857 857 ..............
9 SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS 88,606 88,606 ..............
10 NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) 175,304 154,104 -21,200
(SPACE)
11 SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS 125,982 125,982 ..............
12 EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS 77,135 69,410 -7,725
13 SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS 14,478 24,478 +10,000
14 SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING 1,307,970 1,686,470 +378,500
15 SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS [SSPT] 67,246 107,933 +40,687
16 SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 60,106 60,106 ..............
17 TECH TRANSITION (SPACE) 326,144 311,644 -14,500
18 SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM 45,200 45,200 ..............
19 PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE [PTES] 114,430 98,163 -16,267
20 PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE [PTS] 571,921 435,421 -136,500
21 EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM [ESS] 1,229,929 1,092,229 -137,700
22 SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE 9,664 15,664 +6,000
23 TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE 33,282 30,282 -3,000
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TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND 4,248,254 4,346,549 +98,295
PROTOTYPES
=================================================
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
25 GPS III FOLLOW-ON [GPS IIIF] 179,249 140,949 -38,300
26 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS 31,298 31,298 ..............
27 WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON 38,501 38,501 ..............
28 SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS 992 .............. -992
29 ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) 13,825 13,825 ..............
31 WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) 29,609 19,609 -10,000
32 NEXT GENERATION OPIR--GROUND 358,330 343,330 -15,000
33 NEXT GENERATION OPIR 189,621 189,621 ..............
34 NEXT GENERATION OPIR--GEO 432,073 390,316 -41,757
36 COMMERCIAL SATCOM [COMSATCOM] INTEGRATION 132,060 129,235 -2,825
37 RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING--LOW EARTH 1,757,354 1,695,454 -61,900
ORBIT [LEO]
38 RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING--MEDIUM 686,348 675,848 -10,500
EARTH ORBIT [MEO]
39 COMMERCIAL SERVICES 36,628 198,628 +162,000
40 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD 6,595 6,595 ..............
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TOTAL, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 3,892,483 3,873,209 -19,274
=================================================
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
44 ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS 269,162 269,162 ..............
45 SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER--MHA 15,356 15,356 ..............
46 SSC ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION 110,598 110,598 ..............
47 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE 189,083 199,083 +10,000
48 ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) 19,857 65,357 +45,500
49 SPACE TEST PROGRAM [STP] 28,787 28,787
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TOTAL, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 632,843 688,343 +55,500
=================================================
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
51 SERVICE-WIDE SUPPORT (NOT OTHERWISE ACCOUNTED FOR) 18,451 9,225 -9,226
52 FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS [FAB-T] 303 303 ..............
53 DCO-SPACE 102,439 96,439 -6,000
54 NARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 421,847 421,847 ..............
55 SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) 93,780 93,780 ..............
56 LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS 1,916 .............. -1,916
57 GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR [GMTI] 1,063,384 677,184 -386,200
58 SPACE AND MISSILE TEST EVALUATION CENTER 22,128 22,128 ..............
59 SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY 82,399 82,399 ..............
DEVELOPMENT
60 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) 54,996 54,996 ..............
61 SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR 24,411 24,411 ..............
62 pLEO SATCOM [MILNET] 277,407 .............. -277,407
63 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS .............. 5,000 +5,000
64 NCMC TW/AA SYSTEM 25,839 23,389 -2,450
66 NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) 96,836 92,556 -4,280
67 SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS 182,377 206,902 +24,525
68 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III--OPERATIONAL CONTROL 190,484 186,684 -3,800
SEGMENT
73 RAPID RESILIENT COMMAND AND CONTROL [R2C2] 106,220 99,345 -6,875
75 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM 6,698 6,698 ..............
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 2,866,499 2,904,839 +38,340
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TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 5,638,414 5,008,125 -630,289
=================================================
76 SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/TASKING SW 200,968 200,968 ..............
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TOTAL, SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT 200,968 200,968 ..............
PROGRAMS
=================================================
TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 15,486,466 15,067,198 -419,268
EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 Space Technology 245,497 268,497 +23,000
Space environment research excess to need .............. .............. -10,000
Program increase: Connecting space and UAS .............. .............. +4,000
technology
Program increase: Docking technologies for .............. .............. +10,000
unstable objects
Program increase: SDA commercial satellite .............. .............. +4,000
integration
Program increase: Shielding polymer for .............. .............. +2,500
electronics
Program increase: Solar array development .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Space modeling, simulation, and .............. .............. +7,500
analysis hub
5 Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo 2,591 .............. -2,591
Space Force requested transfer to RDTE, SF line 7 .............. .............. -2,591
for project 634868
6 Space Science and Technology Research and Development 459,989 477,489 +17,500
Program increase: Defense of LEO .............. .............. +7,500
Program increase: L-band phased array .............. .............. +5,000
demonstration
Program increase: Situational awareness solutions .............. .............. +5,000
7 Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo 128,588 167,179 +38,591
Space Force requested transfer from RDTE, SF line .............. .............. +2,591
5 for project 634868
Program increase: LADAR for early threat detection .............. .............. +18,000
Program increase: Long duration operations .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Modular multi-mode propulsion .............. .............. +3,000
system
Program increase: Real aperture radar technologies .............. .............. +10,000
10 NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (User Equipment) 175,304 154,104 -21,200
(SPACE)
MGUE Inc 2 risk reduction study ahead of need .............. .............. -21,200
12 EO/IR Weather Systems 77,135 69,410 -7,725
Program carryover .............. .............. -7,725
13 Space Access, Mobility & Logistics [SAML] 14,478 24,478 +10,000
Program increase: On-orbit servicing .............. .............. +10,000
14 Space Technology Development and Prototyping 1,307,970 1,686,470 +378,500
Risk management reduction .............. .............. -130,000
Program increase: Tranche three transport layer .............. .............. +500,000
Program increase: Cyber-resilient computing .............. .............. +1,000
platform
Program increase: Transport layer software .............. .............. +7,500
architecture
15 Space Systems Prototype Transitions [SSPT] 67,246 107,933 +40,687
Space Force requested transfer from RDTE, SF line .............. .............. +40,687
62 for project 645601
17 Tech Transition (Space) 326,144 311,644 -14,500
SDN architecture development ahead of need .............. .............. -2,000
Narrowband 5G acceleration ahead of need .............. .............. -6,000
Hybrid SATCOM terminal product development .............. .............. -6,500
carryover
19 Protected Tactical Enterprise Service [PTES] 114,430 98,163 -16,267
PTW over WGS contract delays .............. .............. -8,767
PTES upgrades ahead of need .............. .............. -7,500
20 Protected Tactical Service [PTS] 571,921 435,421 -136,500
PTS-R EMD excess to need .............. .............. -20,000
PTS-R EMD schedule delays .............. .............. -116,500
21 Evolved Strategic SATCOM [ESS] 1,229,929 1,092,229 -137,700
Space Segment excess to need .............. .............. -100,000
GRIFFON C2 contract delays .............. .............. -10,900
ECO excess to need .............. .............. -26,800
22 Space Rapid Capabilities Office 9,664 15,664 +6,000
Program increase: Deployable SCN ground system .............. .............. +6,000
supply chain
23 Tactically Responsive Space 33,282 30,282 -3,000
Management services ahead of need .............. .............. -3,000
25 GPS III Follow-On [GPS IIIF] 179,249 140,949 -38,300
GPS IIIF development excess to need .............. .............. -29,800
Crosslinks excess to need .............. .............. -8,500
28 Space Situation Awareness Systems 992 .............. -992
Excess to need .............. .............. -992
31 Wideband Global SATCOM (SPACE) 29,609 19,609 -10,000
Insufficient justification provided .............. .............. -10,000
32 Next-Gen OPIR--Ground 358,330 343,330 -15,000
SE&I excess to need .............. .............. -15,000
34 Next-Gen OPIR--GEO 432,073 390,316 -41,757
Next-Gen GEO development excess to need .............. .............. -41,757
36 Commercial SATCOM [COMSATCOM] Integration 132,060 129,235 -2,825
Application development ahead of need .............. .............. -2,825
37 Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Low Earth 1,757,354 1,695,454 -61,900
Orbit [LEO]
T3TRK carryover .............. .............. -61,900
38 Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Medium 686,348 675,848 -10,500
Earth Orbit [MEO]
Ground Management integration ahead of need .............. .............. -10,500
39 Commercial Services 36,628 198,628 +162,000
Program increase: Commercial surveillance, .............. .............. +55,000
reconnaissance and tracking [SRT] Combatant
Command tasking
Program increase: Sustained SRT through commercial .............. .............. +50,000
electro-optical agreements
Program increase: Commercial digital SRT platform .............. .............. +10,000
Program increase: Commercial PNT capability .............. .............. +20,000
demonstration
Program increase: Commercial space-based .............. .............. +10,000
environmental monitoring
Program increase: Commercial space domain .............. .............. +2,000
awareness gap filler
Program increase: Commercial satellite services .............. .............. +15,000
testbed
47 Major T&E Investment--Space 189,083 199,083 +10,000
Program increase: Training range sensor .............. .............. +10,000
capabilities
48 Rocket Systems Launch Program (SPACE) 19,857 65,357 +45,500
Program increase: State space launch range .............. .............. +45,500
services and capabilities
51 Service-Wide Support (Not Otherwise Accounted For) 18,451 9,225 -9,226
Adequate justification material not provided .............. .............. -9,226
53 DCO-Space 102,439 96,439 -6,000
Product line integration previously funded .............. .............. -6,000
56 Long Range Kill Chains 1,916 .............. -1,916
Space Force requested transfer from RDTE, SF line .............. .............. +236,720
62 for project 671113
Transfer to P,SF line 9C for Auxiliary Payloads .............. .............. -156,244
Adequate justification material not provided .............. .............. -82,392
57 Ground Moving Target Indicator [GMTI] 1,063,384 677,184 -386,200
Transfer to P,SF line 9A .............. .............. -77,200
Transfer to P,SF line 9B .............. .............. -61,800
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -247,200
62 pLEO SATCOM [MILNET] 277,407 .............. -277,407
Space Force requested transfer to RDTE, SF line 56 .............. .............. -236,720
for project 671113
Space Force requested transfer to RDTE, SF line 15 .............. .............. -40,687
for project 645601
63 Ballistic Missile Defense Radars .............. 5,000 +5,000
Program increase: PARCS .............. .............. +5,000
64 NCMC--TW/AA System 25,839 23,389 -2,450
Program carryover .............. .............. -2,450
66 NUDET Detection System (SPACE) 96,836 92,556 -4,280
Program carryover .............. .............. -4,280
67 Space Situation Awareness Operations 182,377 206,902 +24,525
Space data fusion previously funded .............. .............. -5,353
Space domain awareness mesh network insufficient .............. .............. -5,622
justification
Program increase: AI satellite health monitoring .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Collaborative sensor network .............. .............. +7,500
Program increase: Commercial space domain .............. .............. +25,000
awareness
68 Global Positioning System III--Operational Control 190,484 186,684 -3,800
Segment
OCX development excess to need .............. .............. -3,800
73 Rapid Resilient Command and Control [R2C2] 106,220 99,345 -6,875
Management services excess to need .............. .............. -6,875
999 Classified Programs 2,866,499 2,904,839 +38,340
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +38,340
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Cislunar Space.--The Committee notes that the National
Cislunar Science and Technology Strategy released in November
2022 outlines four National objectives for cislunar space. The
Department of Defense is co-lead on one of the four objectives
that aims to extend space situational awareness capabilities
into cislunar space. While the Committee recognizes that there
have been some investments in this area, mainly space domain
awareness and novel propulsion technologies, these efforts have
largely been funded through congressional increases. Therefore,
the Committee once again encourages the Secretary of the Air
Force to increase investment in cislunar activities to include
the maturation of nuclear propulsion technologies.
Competitive Space Transport Capabilities.--The Committee
supports open competition and competitive design, development,
and production of systems to ensure that the Department is
getting the right system at the right price. The Committee
notes that several recent acquisitions by the National
Reconnaissance Office within the Geospatial Intelligence
portfolio utilize non-competitive sole-source procurements on
contracts that are non-severable and hamper the oversight of
appropriated funds by the congressional defense committees. In
contrast, the Committee notes that the Space Development Agency
[SDA] utilizes an approach where iterative tranches are awarded
to multiple vendors in an effort to spur competition and
maintain a robust industrial base.
Further, the Committee notes that the fiscal year 2026
President's budget request did not include funds to continue
the development of SDA Tranche Three Transport Layer [T3TL].
The transport layer is a critical component of the Proliferated
Warfighter Space Architecture [PWSA] and was designed and
purpose-built as a tactical communication layer with the
resiliency to withstand adversary attacks and reliably deliver
mission critical data directly to servicemembers. The
capability and capacity of the transport layer must keep pace
with the missile warning/missile tracking layer. A pause to the
T3TL development will lead to a disconnect between the tracking
and transport layers of the PWSA. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to continue the T3TL
development program as approved in the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4) and
recommends an additional $500,000,000 for said purpose. In
addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force
to resource the T3TL program across the fiscal year 2027 Future
Years Defense Program at an annual amount not less than the
program cost estimate.
Commercial Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking
Services.--The Committee continues to advocate for the growing
marketplace of commercial service offerings for electro-
optical/infrared, synthetic aperture radar, and hyperspectral
imaging capabilities, among others. Despite directed
appropriations of $40,000,000 in both fiscal year 2024 and
fiscal year 2025 as provided in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47) and the funding
tables accompanying the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and
Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4), the fiscal year 2026
President's budget request fails to request adequate resources
to continue the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and
Tracking Services [TacSRT] effort.
The TacSRT program, while only in its pilot phase, has
instituted a novel commercial marketplace for commercial remote
sensing tasking, vendor competition, and execution of the
requirement in tactically relevant timelines. The Committee
commends the United States Space Force's ability to rapidly
institute a new acquisition process for commercial solutions
that satisfy dynamic combatant commander needs. In the current
atmosphere of acquisition reform, this program is a testament
to the ability of a dedicated workforce to put mission first
and identify a path through existing policies for rapid
results. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional
$55,000,000 for continued execution of the TacSRT program
through combatant command directed requirements. In addition,
the Committee directs the Secretary of Air Force to establish
the TacSRT combatant command directed tasking program as an
enduring program across the Future Years Defense Program within
the Commercial Services budget line item.
Commercial Electro-Optical Program Restructure.--The
Committee stated explicitly in Senate Report 118-204, its
rationale for Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and
Tracking Services [TacSRT] citing existing guidance,
regulations, requirements processes and roles and
responsibilities of the effort. Further, the Committee notes
that the Intelligence Community, the only other source for
commercial remote sensing data procurement, instituted a
significant reduction to their fiscal year 2026 President's
budget request over previously enacted levels. This decision to
significantly reduce the only other consolidated commercial
remote sensing contract vehicle outside of TacSRT, jeopardizes
the viability of the industrial base and access to essential
data for tactical needs. Therefore, the Committee has
instituted a restructuring of the electro-optical remote
sensing programs across the Department and Intelligence
Community. Additional details can be found in the classified
annex accompanying this act.
Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to institute a new sustained commercial services electro-
optical program in the Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Space Force ``Commercial Services'' budget line
item. As part of this restructuring, the Committee recommends
an additional $50,000,000 for sustained agreements with
electro-optical imagery providers to augment the TacSRT
marketplace through data and analytics commercial remote
sensing procurement. This program shall provide long-term
stability that will maintain a consistent level of support that
combatant commanders can plan for, while also allowing industry
to reinvest in their own capabilities in order to maintain
their competitive advantage across the global marketplace. In
addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force
to resource this program across the fiscal year 2027 Future
Years Defense Program at an annual amount not less than
$100,000,000, adjusted for inflation.
Commercial Services.--The Committee notes that the
commercial marketplace for additional space-based capabilities
has continued to mature to a point that commercial capabilities
can satisfy many Department of Defense mission requirements.
Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $55,000,000
to explore the use of commercial positioning, navigation, and
timing services to ensure resilient navigation in GPS-denied
environments; space-based environmental monitoring to
strengthen mission planning in areas where information is
insufficient; and space domain awareness mission needs to
mitigate growing threats. Additionally, the Committee directs
the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees, not later than 180 days
following enactment of this act, on the efficacy of these
commercial space-based capabilities.
Commercial Satellite Testbed.--The Committee recognizes the
Department of Defense's reliance on commercial satellite
services. Adversaries of the United States understand the
criticality of space assets as part of the National and
tactical command-and-control system and will target the space
vehicles and ground networks that support those constellations.
While there are ongoing efforts to secure government systems,
the Committee has not found similar efforts focused on
defending commercial satellite systems that support national
security missions. To assure United States national security,
the United States must support a holistic solution to detect,
deter, and defend these mission essential systems, particularly
from cyber-attacks. Therefore, the Committee recommends an
additional $15,000,000 and encourages the Director, Space
Systems Command to develop a commercial satellite testbed by
developing advanced cyber assurance protocols for commercial
systems and that can provide critical insights into defending
commercial assets and providing resilience for continued
operation.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $33,921,939,000
Committee recommendation................................ 33,124,671,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$33,124,671,000. This is $797,268,000 less than the budget
estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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estimate recommendation estimate
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
BASIC RESEARCH
1 DTRA BASIC RESEARCH 15,643 15,643 ..............
3 HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES 16,817 16,817 ..............
4 BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES 82,264 110,264 +28,000
6 NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM 146,010 146,010 ..............
7 EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES 360,464 352,773 -7,683
8 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY 99,610 114,610 +15,000
INSTITUTIONS
9 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 36,582 32,982 -3,600
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TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH 757,382 789,099 +31,717
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APPLIED RESEARCH
10 JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY 19,734 18,334 -1,400
11 ACCESS AND AWARENESS 100,791 100,791 ..............
12 WARFIGHTING PERFORMANCE 278,121 276,316 -1,805
13 MAKING, MAINTAINING, SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS 1,347,049 1,347,049 ..............
14 EFFECTS 20,275 20,275 ..............
16 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES 3,166 3,166 ..............
17 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION 46,261 40,561 -5,700
18 LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM 11,479 26,479 +15,000
19 APPLIED RESEARCH FOR ADVANCEMENT S&T PRIORITIES 53,983 48,983 -5,000
21 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 230,751 207,751 -23,000
22 CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH 17,988 30,739 +12,751
28 COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 161,495 151,495 -10,000
29 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE [SEI] APPLIED RESEARCH 8,883 8,883 ..............
30 HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 48,738 47,438 -1,300
31 FSRM MODELLING 994 35,994 +35,000
32 SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 50,026 62,026 +12,000
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TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH 2,399,734 2,426,280 +26,546
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
33 JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 50,663 40,576 -10,087
35 OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT 168,253 193,253 +25,000
37 COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 81,513 286,013 +204,500
38 FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING 27,958 27,958 ..............
39 MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION [ME&I] 99,534 75,734 -23,800
40 COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED 393,469 373,469 -20,000
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
42 ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 21,625 26,625 +5,000
43 ADVANCED RESEARCH 42,093 46,093 +4,000
44 JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION 50,998 59,998 +9,000
45 JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 35,505 30,505 -5,000
48 ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS 41,010 33,333 -7,677
49 ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS 57,457 57,457 ..............
50 QUANTUM APPLICATION 59,521 38,721 -20,800
51 DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT [DIU] .............. 62,413 +62,413
52 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION 19,654 19,654 ..............
53 ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION 19,991 19,991 ..............
54 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM--ADVANCED 247,043 223,043 -24,000
DEVELOPMENT
55 DARPA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,643,465 1,556,655 -86,810
56 ADVANCED COMPLEX SYSTEMS 350,695 266,613 -84,082
57 ADVANCED ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES 335,647 321,186 -14,461
59 JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 20,575 20,575 ..............
60 NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES 19,937 19,937 ..............
62 DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 409,493 346,412 -63,081
PROGRAM
63 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 50,610 103,610 +53,000
64 GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS 19,640 22,140 +2,500
65 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM 58,092 58,092 ..............
66 MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT 135,016 156,016 +21,000
67 JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM 945 945 ..............
72 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE 12,972 12,972 ..............
73 DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION [DIA] 211,027 198,958 -12,069
74 HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 114,577 119,019 +4,442
75 TEST AND EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1,095,772 741,772 -354,000
76 INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES 173,048 178,148 +5,100
80 SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 152,282 152,282 ..............
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TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 6,220,080 5,890,168 -329,912
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ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
81 NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 55,465 55,465 ..............
RDT&E ADC&P
82 WALKOFF 152,449 152,449 ..............
83 ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM 123,981 123,981 ..............
84 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT 508,898 470,723 -38,175
85 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT 825,919 763,969 -61,950
86 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM--DEM/VAL 272,940 267,940 -5,000
87 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS 197,641 182,791 -14,850
88 BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS 646,039 697,589 +51,550
89 SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA 498,630 444,323 -54,307
90 AEGIS BMD 588,440 569,610 -18,830
91 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, BATTLE 634,183 586,633 -47,550
MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS [C2BMC]
92 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT 45,758 45,758 ..............
93 MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS CENTER 55,097 51,897 -3,200
[MDIOC]
94 REGARDING TRENCH 29,608 28,408 -1,200
95 SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR [SBX] 166,813 166,813 ..............
96 ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS 300,000 300,000 ..............
97 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST 463,079 459,079 -4,000
98 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS 514,904 514,904 ..............
99 COALITION WARFARE 10,090 10,090 ..............
100 NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 41,815 41,815 ..............
[5G]
101 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM 2,545 2,545 ..............
102 GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT 128,485 128,485 ..............
105 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS AND PROTOTYPES 45,513 55,513 +10,000
106 HYPERSONIC DEFENSE 200,627 185,127 -15,500
107 ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES 749,452 849,799 +100,347
108 TRUSTED AND ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 512,151 480,151 -32,000
109 RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM 235,292 200,292 -35,000
112 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [DOD] UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON 2,142 10,142 +8,000
DEVELOPMENT
113 CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM 4,161 4,161 ..............
114 OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING--NON S&T 55,005 66,125 +11,120
117 SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS 2,776 2,776 ..............
119 MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS [MDJO] 20,343 .............. -20,343
120 JOINT ENERGETIC TRANSITION OFFICE 3,000 3,000 ..............
121 JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND 25,889 25,889 ..............
INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS
122 LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR [LRDR] 60,443 55,943 -4,500
123 IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS 1,582,414 1,528,899 -53,515
124 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT 37,784 37,784 ..............
TEST
125 AEGIS BMD TEST 153,618 143,618 -10,000
126 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST 68,699 68,699 ..............
127 LAND-BASED SM-3 [LBSM3] 24,555 24,555 ..............
128 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT 38,325 38,325 ..............
TEST
129 HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 5,589 5,589 ..............
PROTOTYPE
130 SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 1,806 1,806 ..............
131 CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES 30,212 30,212 ..............
133 CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT [CTE] 124,971 124,971 ..............
135 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 2,131 2,131 ..............
136 INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS 43,596 43,596 ..............
139 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSEM SPACE PROGRAMS 97,061 97,061 ..............
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TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND 10,390,334 10,151,431 -238,903
PROTOTYPES
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SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
141 CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 9,196 9,196 ..............
[CDAO]--DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES
142 ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 441,821 380,851 -60,970
143 NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 12,874 12,874 ..............
RDT&E SDD
144 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM--EMD 255,630 232,630 -23,000
145 JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM [JTIDS] 10,527 10,527 ..............
146 COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS 14,931 14,931 ..............
DEVELOPMENT
147 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,283 1,283 ..............
148 HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE 9,137 10,637 +1,500
149 DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM 6,780 6,780 ..............
150 OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 9,765 9,765 ..............
151 DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES [DAI]--FINANCIAL SYSTEM 31,714 31,714 ..............
152 MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [MARMS] 9,573 9,573 ..............
153 DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES 9,366 9,366 ..............
154 TRUSTED AND ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 143,475 134,475 -9,000
155 ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY [AI2] 13,556 13,556 ..............
156 RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION SYSTEM 3,307 3,307 ..............
DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
157 NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS 3,158 3,158 ..............
159 JOINT FIRES NETWORK [JFN] 10,000 10,000 ..............
160 REAL PROPERTY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 6,473 6,473 ..............
161 COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 12,107 12,107 ..............
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TOTAL, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 1,014,673 923,203 -91,470
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MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
163 JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION 13,822 13,822 ..............
164 JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES 297,801 297,801 ..............
165 DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM [DRRS] 8,552 8,552 ..............
166 JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT 8,627 8,627 ..............
167 CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT 542,773 549,273 +6,500
[CTEIP]
168 ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS 1,275 1,275 ..............
170 MISSION SUPPORT 115,673 115,673 ..............
171 JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY [JMETC] 210,878 189,878 -21,000
172 JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION 78,057 70,257 -7,800
[JIAMDO]
173 CLASSIFIED PROGRAM USD (P) .............. 189,800 +189,800
174 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 23,405 23,405 ..............
175 STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD 5,301 5,301 ..............
176 NUCLEAR MATTERS--PHYSICAL SECURITY 12,549 12,549 ..............
177 SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION 15,597 15,597 ..............
178 GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD (INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY) 3,468 8,468 +5,000
179 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 67,263 60,563 -6,700
186 CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 11,781 11,781 ..............
187 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH [SBIR]/ SMALL 5,411 5,411 ..............
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER [STTR] ADMINISTRATION
188 MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE 29,675 29,675 ..............
189 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 45,134 45,134 ..............
190 DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER [DTIC] 60,209 60,209 ..............
191 R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND 30,778 33,778 +3,000
EVALUATION
192 DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION 37,381 37,381 ..............
193 MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D 13,623 13,623 ..............
194 MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER 3,466 3,466 ..............
[DTIC]
195 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 18,594 18,594 ..............
196 BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS 13,084 13,084 ..............
197 ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP [AWG] SUPPORT 5,229 5,229 ..............
199 ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS 3,461 8,461 +5,000
200 DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD 6,563 6,563 ..............
201 AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES 1,702 1,702 ..............
202 CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY POLICY 14,220 14,220 ..............
203 DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS 8,752 8,752 ..............
204 JOIUNT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL [JPAC] 5,493 5,493 ..............
205 SUSTAINMENT TRANSITION CAPABILITIES 30,000 30,000 ..............
206 MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 14,841 14,841 ..............
207 DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY [DOSI] 2,493 2,493 ..............
208 JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT 8,070 8,070 ..............
209 C4I INTEROPERABILITY 70,893 70,893 ..............
210 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAPID ACQUISTION 4,355 4,355 ..............
211 COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS 5,447 5,447 ..............
213 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 2,887 2,887 ..............
214 JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DATA OFFICER [OCDO] 14,500 14,500 ..............
ACTIVITIES
215 COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION 91,952 98,952 +7,000
[CE2T2]--NON-MHA
216 DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE [DEOMI] 388 388 ..............
217 INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION 5,744 5,744 ..............
218 MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA 28,719 28,719 ..............
219 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER [JSP] 1,283 1,283 ..............
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 31,148 31,148 ..............
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TOTAL, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 2,032,317 2,213,117 +180,800
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OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
220 NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 22,439 22,439 ..............
(5G)
223 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY 2,360 6,860 +4,500
IMPROVEMENT
224 INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT 273,379 432,454 +159,075
225 COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION 12,704 12,704 ..............
226 GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT 6,173 6,173 ..............
INFORMATIOIN SYSTEMS [G-TSCMIS]
227 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS 79,118 72,118 -7,000
DEVELOPMENT)
228 RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION 2,945 2,945 ..............
OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
229 ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS 88,522 88,522 ..............
230 CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL [CYBER C2] 85,833 85,833 ..............
231 DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM [D&UP] 83,039 83,039 ..............
235 DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND 16,162 16,162 ..............
INTEGRATION
236 COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED PLATFORM 5,030 5,030 ..............
237 LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS 40,293 40,293 ..............
238 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 5,113 5,113 ..............
[MEECN]
240 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 25,347 31,347 +6,000
242 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 23,224 23,224 ..............
243 DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION 20,174 20,174 ..............
244 JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES 6,242 6,242 ..............
246 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES INFROMATION TECHNOLOGY 22,700 22,700 ..............
252 DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE [DIB] CYBER SECURITY 10,840 10,840 ..............
INITIATIVE
257 DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 1,800 1,800 ..............
258 COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS 22,548 22,548 ..............
260 POLICY R&D PROGRAMS 6,043 6,043 ..............
262 NET CENTRICITY 17,114 17,114 ..............
264 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 5,656 5,656 ..............
270 HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM 1,771 1,771 ..............
279 CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 473,399 473,399 ..............
280 NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS [NISS] 34,710 28,710 -6,000
282 LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 2,876 2,876 ..............
284 PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS 2,000 9,500 +7,500
285 DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM 3,020 3,020 ..............
289 AVIATION SYSTEMS 119,699 122,575 +2,876
290 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 102,732 95,232 -7,500
291 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 234,653 236,153 +1,500
292 WARRIOR SYSTEMS 279,639 313,139 +33,500
293 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 550 550 ..............
294 UNMANNED ISR 2,281 10,281 +8,000
295 SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES 9,213 10,413 +1,200
296 MARITIME SYSTEMS 120,475 69,533 -50,942
297 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE 21,752 21,752 ..............
298 TELEPORT PROGRAM 24,319 22,319 -2,000
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 8,276,313 7,807,971 -468,342
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TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 10,594,200 10,276,567 -317,633
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SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS .............. .............. ..............
299 ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS AND CAPABILITIES--SOFTWARE PILOT 402,783 392,783 -10,000
PROGRAM
300 ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM 17,549 17,549 ..............
301 DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT FIELDING 48,413 .............. -48,413
302 GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM 44,474 44,474 ..............
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TOTAL, SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT 513,219 454,806 -58,413
PROGRAMS
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TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 33,921,939 33,124,671 -797,268
EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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4 Basic Research Initiatives 82,264 110,264 +28,000
Program increase: Hispanic Serving Research .............. .............. +8,000
Universities [HSRU] Cohort Program
Program increase: Defense Established Program to .............. .............. +20,000
Stimulate Competitive Research [DEPSCoR]
7 Emerging Opportunities 360,456 352,773 -7,683
Unjustified growth .............. .............. -7,683
8 Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority 99,610 114,610 +15,000
Institutions
Program increase: Historically Black Colleges and .............. .............. +15,000
Universities pilot program
9 Chemical and Biological Defense Program 36,582 32,982 -3,600
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -3,600
10 Joint Munitions Technology 19,734 18,334 -1,400
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -1,400
12 Warfighting Performance 278,121 276,316 -1,805
Insufficient justification .............. .............. -1,805
17 Defense Technology Innovation 46,261 40,561 -5,700
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -5,700
18 Lincoln Laboratory Research Program 11,479 26,479 +15,000
Program increase .............. .............. +15,000
19 Applied Research for the Advancement of S&T Priorities 53,983 48,983 -5,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -5,000
21 Chemical and Biological Defense Program 230,751 207,751 -23,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -23,000
22 Cyber Security Research 17,988 30,739 +12,751
Program increase: Pacific Intelligence and .............. .............. +5,000
Innovation Initiative [P3I]
Program increase: Vehicle cyber security research .............. .............. +7,751
28 Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Applied Research 161,495 151,495 -10,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -10,000
30 High Energy Laser Research 48,738 47,438 -1,300
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -1,300
31 FSRM Modelling 994 35,994 +35,000
Program increase: Mission support .............. .............. +35,000
32 SOF Technology Development 50,026 62,026 +12,000
Program increase: Cold weather layering system .............. .............. +7,000
Program increase: Precision nutrition for Special .............. .............. +5,000
Operations Forces
33 Joint Munitions Advanced Technology 50,663 40,576 -10,087
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -10,087
35 Operational Energy Capability Improvement 168,253 193,253 +25,000
Program increase: Operational Energy Capability .............. .............. +10,000
Improvement Fund [OECIF]
Program increase: Solid moderated systems for .............. .............. +5,000
warfighter nuclear energy
Program increase: TRISO nuclear fuel .............. .............. +10,000
37 Combating Terrorism Technology Support 81,513 286,013 +204,500
Program increase: Community powered explosive .............. .............. +2,000
hazard mitigation
Program increase: U.S.-Israel Counter-UAS and .............. .............. +75,000
directed energy development
Program increase: U.S.-Israel emerging technology .............. .............. +47,500
Program increase: U.S. Israel Anti-tunneling .............. .............. +80,000
cooperation
39 Mission Engineering & Integration [ME&I] 99,534 75,734 -23,800
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -23,800
40 Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Advanced 393,469 373,469 -20,000
Technology Development
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -20,000
42 Advanced Concepts and Performance Assessment 21,625 26,625 +5,000
Program increase: Magnesium coating for aerospace .............. .............. +5,000
platforms
43 Advanced Research 42,093 46,093 +4,000
Program increase: Advanced energetics for deeply .............. .............. +4,000
buried targets
44 Joint Hypersonic Technology Development &Transition 50,998 59,998 +9,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -5,000
Program increase: Joint Hypersonic Technology .............. .............. +10,000
Development & Transition
Program increase: Poker Flat Research Range .............. .............. +4,000
equipment upgrades
45 Joint DoD-DoE Munitions Technology Development 35,505 30,505 -5,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -5,000
48 Analytic Assessments 41,010 33,333 -7,677
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -2,700
Insufficient information .............. .............. -4,977
50 Quantum Application 59,521 38,721 -20,800
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -20,800
51 Defense Innovation Unit [DIU] .............. 62,413 +62,413
Program increase: OnRamp Hub Geographic Expansion .............. .............. +10,000
Program increase: Small electric unmanned surface .............. .............. +4,000
vessel
Realignment from BA 08 .............. .............. +48,413
54 Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Advanced 247,043 223,043 -24,000
Development
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -24,000
55 DARPA Advanced Technology Development 1,643,465 1,556,655 -86,810
Unjustified request: APEX .............. .............. -38,356
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -48,454
56 Advanced Complex Systems 350,695 266,613 -84,082
Unjustified request .............. .............. -89,082
Program increase: Autonomous intercept of live- .............. .............. +5,000
fire cruise missiles
57 Advanced Enabling Technologies 335,647 321,186 -14,461
Projected underexecution .............. .............. -14,461
62 Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology 409,493 346,412 -63,081
Program
Unjustified request: Biomanufacturing .............. .............. -169,081
Program increase: Advanced ceramic materials .............. .............. +5,000
design
Program increase: Automated manufacturing .............. .............. +10,000
technologies for very high temperature composites
Program increase: BioMADE and biotechnology .............. .............. +10,000
facilities
Program increase: Critical materials for energy .............. .............. +3,000
storage solutions
Program increase: Fiber to textile industrial base .............. .............. +4,000
modernization
Program Increase: High accuracy robotics for .............. .............. +10,000
manufacturing and depot sustainment
Program increase: Manufacturing Technology .............. .............. +7,000
Readiness Center [MTRC] initiative
Program increase: Nanoscale materials .............. .............. +5,000
manufacturing
Program increase: Robotic Enhancements for .............. .............. +2,000
Armaments Manufacturing [ReARm]
Program increase: Multi-Service Advanced .............. .............. +50,000
Capability Hypersonic-Test Bed [MACH-TB]
63 Manufacturing Technology Program 50,610 103,610 +53,000
Program increase: Decentralized critical minerals .............. .............. +2,000
recovery
Program increase: Flake Graphite for antimony-free .............. .............. +2,000
foam fire suppressant
Program increase: Graphite composites .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: Graphite-based fire suppressant .............. .............. +7,000
Program increase: High temperature ceramics lab .............. .............. +12,000
and prototyping capability
Program increase: Industrialization of 3D woven .............. .............. +5,000
structures for hypersonic applications
Program increase: Low-cost domestic graphite .............. .............. +6,000
production
Program increase: Nickel extraction pilot plant .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Two phase immersion cooling for .............. .............. +4,000
data centers
Program increase: Vanadium production and .............. .............. +8,000
processing
64 Generic Logistics R&D Technology Demonstrations 19,640 22,140 +2,500
Program increase: Forest biomass jet fuel .............. .............. +2,500
production
66 Microelectronics Technology Development and Support 135,016 156,016 +21,000
Program increase: Enhanced RF microelectronics .............. .............. +5,000
production
Program increase: Modernizing high-performance .............. .............. +6,000
computing [HPC] information system
Program increase: Secure processor development .............. .............. +10,000
73 Defense Innovation Acceleration [DIA] 211,027 198,958 -12,069
Insufficient information .............. .............. -12,069
74 High Energy Laser Advanced Technology Program 114,577 119,019 +4,442
Program increase: Common Enterprise Range Network .............. .............. +6,000
[CERN]
Program increase: Pulsed Lethality; Ultra-Short .............. .............. +2,000
Pulsed Laser [USPL] weapons
Insufficient information .............. .............. -3,558
75 Test & Evaluation Science & Technology 1,095,772 741,772 -354,000
Undistributed reduction .............. .............. -400,000
Program increase: Hypersonic low-cost recoverable .............. .............. +7,000
testing solution
Program increase: Hypersonics T&E workforce .............. .............. +5,000
development
Program increase: Large Energy National .............. .............. +20,000
Shocktunnel and Hypersonic Waveheated [HWF]
Facilities
Program increase: Multi-Service Advanced .............. .............. +5,000
Capability Hypersonic-Test Bed [MACH-TB]
Program increase: Sky Range reusable hypersonic .............. .............. +5,000
test bed integration and testing
Program increase: Thermal Evaluation Readiness .............. .............. +4,000
Materials Analysis Lab [THERMAL]
76 International Innovation Initiatives 173,048 178,148 +5,100
Transfer to RDTE,A Line 43 .............. .............. -1,500
Transfer to RDTE,N Line 6 .............. .............. -1,200
Transfer to RDTE,N Line 24 .............. .............. -3,000
Transfer to RDTE,AF Line 26 .............. .............. -7,000
Transfer to RDTE,AF Line 29 .............. .............. -2,200
Program increase: AUKUS capability development .............. .............. +20,000
84 Ballistic Missile Defense Terminal Defense Segment 508,898 470,723 -38,175
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -38,175
85 Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment 825,919 763,969 -61,950
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -61,950
86 Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Dem/Val 272,940 267,940 -5,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -12,000
Program increase: Continuous Antibody .............. .............. +4,000
Manufacturing Twin [CAMT]
Program increase: Ultra-Compact Hyperspectral .............. .............. +3,000
Imaging Chemical Detector
87 Ballistic Missile Defense Sensors 197,641 182,791 -14,850
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -14,850
88 BMD Enabling Programs 646,039 697,589 +51,550
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -48,450
Program increase: Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band .............. .............. +100,000
89 Special Programs--MDA 498,630 444,323 -54,307
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -54,307
90 AEGIS BMD 588,440 569,610 -18,830
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -44,100
Program increase: AEGIS Weapon System Improvements .............. .............. +25,270
91 Ballistic Missile Defense Command and Control, Battle 634,183 586,633 -47,550
Management and Communications [C2BMC]
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -47,550
93 Missile Defense Integration & Operations Center 55,097 51,897 -3,200
[MDIOC]
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -3,200
94 Regarding Trench 29,608 28,408 -1,200
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -1,200
97 Ballistic Missile Defense Test 463,079 459,079 -4,000
IMTP adjustments .............. .............. -4,000
98 Ballistic Missile Defense Targets 514,904 514,904 ..............
IMTP adjustments .............. .............. -12,000
Program increase: Affordable hypersonic air- .............. .............. +10,000
breathing propulsion flight vehicle
Program increase: High mach air-breathing targets .............. .............. +2,000
105 Advanced Manufacturing Components and Prototypes 45,513 55,513 +10,000
Program increase: Advance manufacturing pilot .............. .............. +10,000
106 Hypersonic Defense 200,627 185,127 -15,500
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -15,500
107 Advanced Innovative Technologies 749,452 849,799 +100,347
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +59,347
Program increase: Pele micro nuclear reactor .............. .............. +41,000
108 Trusted & Assured Microelectronics 512,151 480,151 -32,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -42,000
Program increase: Semiconductor manufacturing .............. .............. +10,000
109 Rapid Prototyping Program 235,292 200,292 -35,000
Program decrease .............. .............. -40,000
Program increase: IonStrike Low Tier Threat .............. .............. +5,000
Interceptor Testing
112 Department of Defense [DOD] Unmanned System Common 2,142 10,142 +8,000
Development
Program increase: Scale emerging technologies UAS .............. .............. +8,000
fleets
114 Operational Energy Prototyping--Non S&T 55,005 66,125 +11,120
Program increase: Field-based airborne power .............. .............. +2,000
generation systems
Program increase: Forward aerial refueling point .............. .............. +6,120
fuel tank upgrades
Program increase: Laser wireless power beaming .............. .............. +3,000
119 Multi-Domain Joint Operations [MDJO] 20,343 .............. -20,343
Insufficient information .............. .............. -20,343
122 Long Range Discrimination Radar [LRDR] 60,443 55,943 -4,500
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -4,500
123 Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors 1,582,414 1,528,899 -53,515
Misaligned budget execution .............. .............. -53,515
125 Aegis BMD Test 153,618 143,618 -10,000
IMTP adjustments .............. .............. -10,000
142 Alpha-1 Development Activities 441,821 380,851 -60,970
Insufficient information .............. .............. -60,970
144 Chemical and Biological Defense Program--EMD 255,630 232,630 -23,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -23,000
148 Homeland Personnel Security Initiative 9,137 10,637 +1,500
Program increase: EOD/Public safety bomb .............. .............. +1,500
technician technical exchange program
154 Trusted & Assured Microelectronics 143,475 134,475 -9,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -9,000
167 Central Test and Evaluation Investment Development 542,773 549,273 +6,500
[CTEIP]
Program increase: Aerospace modeling and .............. .............. +2,500
simulation center of excellence
Program increase: Specialized phased arrays for .............. .............. +4,000
hypersonic testing
171 Joint Mission Environment Test Capability [JMETC] 210,878 189,878 -21,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -21,000
172 Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization 78,057 70,257 -7,800
[JIAMDO]
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -7,800
173 Classified Program USD(P) .............. 189,800 +189,800
Program increase: Classified adjustment .............. .............. +189,800
178 General Support to OUSD (Intelligence and Security) 3,468 8,468 +5,000
Program increase: Classified adjustment .............. .............. +5,000
179 Chemical and Biological Defense Program 67,263 60,563 -6,700
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -6,700
191 R&D in Support of DoD Enlistment, Testing and 30,778 33,778 +3,000
Evaluation
Program increase: Federal Voting Assistance .............. .............. +3,000
Program--effective absentee systems for elections
grant
199 ODNA Technology and Resource Analysis 3,461 8,461 +5,000
Program increase: Office of Net Assessment .............. .............. +5,000
215 COCOM Exercise Engagement and Training Transformation 91,952 98,952 +7,000
[CE2T2]--non-MHA
Program increase: Multi-Domain Operations [MDO] .............. .............. +7,000
pilot program
223 Chemical and Biological Weapons Elimination Technology 2,360 6,860 +4,500
Improvement
Program increase: Demilitarization system to .............. .............. +4,500
dispose of chemical and biological weapons
224 Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support 273,379 432,454 +159,075
Program increase: 40mm Airburst manufacturing .............. .............. +6,500
Program increase: 40mm Airburst manufacturing key .............. .............. +3,500
production upgrades
Program increase: Advanced manufacturing .............. .............. +5,000
technologies and equipment for supersonic
aircraft
Program increase: Controlled porosity additive .............. .............. +2,000
manufacturing for hypersonics
Program increase: Corrosion resistant Magnesium .............. .............. +10,000
coating for aircraft
Program increase: Critical mineral extraction from .............. .............. +2,000
Bauxite residue
Program increase: Distributed independent and .............. .............. +5,000
agile manufacturing on demand
Program increase: Domestic synthetic Graphite .............. .............. +5,000
manufacturing
Program increase: Family of assisting robotics .............. .............. +7,575
Program increase: IBAS supply chain improvement .............. .............. +1,000
demonstration
Program increase: INDOPACOM advanced manufacturing .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Industrial forge quenching .............. .............. +3,000
capacity improvement
Program increase: Lithium seawater battery .............. .............. +5,000
maturation
Program increase: Personal Protective Equipment .............. .............. +10,000
industrial base
Program increase: PFAS-free CBRN protective .............. .............. +5,000
garments
Program increase: Rapid Advanced Manufacturing .............. .............. +8,000
Processing [RAMP] Analytical Capability
Enhancements [RACE]
Program increase: Rare earth magnet manufacturing .............. .............. +3,000
Program increase: RF contested environments .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Robotic advanced manufacturing .............. .............. +3,500
capability
Program increase: Thermal protection system .............. .............. +4,000
industrialization
Program increase: Thermoplastic propellants .............. .............. +10,000
additive manufacturing
Program increase: Missile system components .............. .............. +50,000
industrial base
227 Chemical and Biological Defense (Operational Systems 79,118 72,118 -7,000
Development)
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -7,000
240 Information Systems Security Program 25,347 31,347 +6,000
Program increase: Narrative intelligence .............. .............. +6,000
280 National Industrial Security Systems [NISS] 34,710 28,710 -6,000
Prior year underexecution .............. .............. -6,000
284 Pacific Disaster Centers 2,000 9,500 +7,500
Program increase: Global Water Security Center .............. .............. +4,500
[GWSC]
Program increase: Pacific Disaster Centers .............. .............. +3,000
289 Aviation Systems 119,699 122,575 +2,876
Program increase: Additive manufacturing rapid .............. .............. +4,000
maintenance capability
Prior year underexecution: CV-22 .............. .............. -1,124
290 Intelligence Systems Development 102,732 95,232 -7,500
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -7,500
291 Operational Enhancements 234,653 236,153 +1,500
Program increase: Weight reduction for 50 caliber .............. .............. +1,500
helicopter ammunition
292 Warrior Systems 279,639 313,139 +33,500
Program increase: Body armor optimization .............. .............. +6,000
Program increase: Digital ecosystem development .............. .............. +4,000
Program increase: Maritime scalable effects .............. .............. +3,000
UxS excess to need .............. .............. -8,000
Classified adjustment .............. .............. +28,500
294 Unmanned ISR 2,281 10,281 +8,000
Program increase: Long-enduring aircraft .............. .............. +6,000
acceleration
Program increase: Ultra-light group 1 UAS .............. .............. +2,000
295 SOF Tactical Vehicles 9,213 10,413 +1,200
Program increase: Ruggedized snowmobile for .............. .............. +1,200
military operation
296 Maritime Systems 120,475 69,533 -50,942
Program increase: Combatant craft heavy vessel .............. .............. +4,105
design improvements
MMDS excess to need .............. .............. -55,047
298 Teleport Program 24,319 22,319 -2,000
Early to need .............. .............. -2,000
999 Classified Programs 8,276,313 7,807,971 -468,342
Classified adjustment .............. .............. -468,342
299 Enterprise Platforms and Capabilities--Software Pilot 402,783 392,783 -10,000
Program
Insufficient information .............. .............. -10,000
301 Defense Innovation Unit Fielding 48,413 .............. -48,413
Realignment to BA 03 .............. .............. -48,413
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Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Innovation.--The Committee
supports public-private partnerships for biopharmaceutical
manufacturing innovation, including in the areas of biological
defense and force readiness. As a result, the Committee
encourages the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and
Sustainment) to enhance cooperation with the private sector on
joint projects, and directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment) not less than 90 days after the
enactment of this act, to providing a briefing to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate on the Department of Defense's strategies,
acquisition strategies, and resources necessary to advance its
defense priorities.
Strontium 90 Beneficial Reuse.--The Committee encourages
the Department to collaborate with the Department of Energy and
commercial industry on beneficial reuse of Strontium-90 for
national security purposes. The Committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to support the Secretary of Energy, not later than
90 days after the enactment of this act, in providing to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate, a report on funding opportunities available to
advance this work, any existing authorities that enable the
Department of Energy to accept funding from commercial entities
or other Federal agencies to advance this work, and any
necessary new authorities needed to accept funding from
commercial entities or other Federal agencies.
At-Sea Power for Tactical Microgrids and Sensors.--The
Committee recognizes that a broader range of experimentation,
prototyping, and development is necessary for future naval
capabilities related to powering maritime security systems,
microgrids, persistent surveillance and communications systems,
robotics, and unmanned undersea vehicle charging. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Navy to accelerate the
development and incorporation of novel surface and undersea
tactical energy solutions, including through increased
collaboration with associated research facilities such as those
at the Department of Energy.
Hacking 4 Defense.--The Committee is aware of The Hacking
for Defense [H4D] program, a for-credit university course
sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit [DIU] which connects
multidisciplinary students with real-world challenges sourced
from across the military and the Intelligence Community [IC].
The Committee is aware that funding limitations have precluded
DIU from fully resourcing all eligible universities who have
expressed interest in participation. Therefore, not later than
60 days after the enactment of this act, the Director of the
Defense Innovation Unit shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a proposed strategy and spending plan for
H4D.
Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic-Test Bed.--The
Committee supports efforts to accelerate hypersonic
capabilities across the services by lowering the cost and
increasing the pace of testing through an open system
architecture test bed to enable ``leap ahead'' technologies
that evolve the Nation's hypersonic capabilities. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense to increase investments
across the services and private sector for an open architecture
test bed to validate and scale advanced sensors, materials,
composites, energetics, robotics, automation, components,
subsystems and other technologies enabling a resilient supply
chain prior to testing hypersonic final flight.
Low Cost Graphene.--The Committee is aware that recycled
graphite creates an opportunity to enable the DoD to have
access to a domestic, independent supply chain. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense to increase productive
capacity and further develop the recycling process for graphite
and graphene.
International Innovation Initiatives.--The President's
fiscal year 2026 budget request includes $173,048,000 in the
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
account for International Innovation Initiatives. The
preponderance of resources aligned against this effort support
the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States' security
partnership's Pillar II effort, which is focused on promoting
joint emerging technology maturation. The Committee strongly
supports practical, results-based collaboration between the
United States and two of its closest allies.
The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have a
history of collaborative defense programs and innovation
spanning decades, producing some of the most important
advancements in defense technology since World War II. This
collaboration has largely existed at the agency and program
level. The Committee assesses that the President's budget
request could have aligned resources more efficiently to enable
swifter execution. To that end, the Committee's recommendation
incorporates technical assistance transferring some of the
relevant funding to individual program offices in the
Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, and the
Department of the Air Force which are executing these efforts.
Additionally, the Committee recommends an increase of
$20,000,000 to the overall AUKUS Pillar II effort, which is
intended to further support promising innovative trilateral
investments. Finally, the Committee directs the Under Secretary
of Defense (Research and Engineering) and the Under Secretary
of Defense (Policy), not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this act, to brief the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate on mechanisms to
enhance allied engagement in prototype and program development
within the Department of Defense.
Project Pele.--Congress continues to support micro reactor
development for military energy resilience, emphasizing the
need for multiple competing designs to drive innovation, cost
control, and a robust industrial base. The Committee recommends
an increase of $41,000,000 and encourages the Secretary of
Defense to transition Project Pele to a program of record once
all milestones and requirements are met and support multiple
design maturations to ensure competition and a strong
industrial base.
Office of Strategic Capital.--The President's fiscal year
2026 budget request does not include a discretionary spending
request for the Department of Defense Credit Program Account,
which supports the Department of Defense's loans and loan
guarantee program. Therefore, the Committee's recommendation
includes no funding in support of this effort.
The Committee notes that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
(Public Law 119-21) included $500,000,000 in mandatory
spending, which remains available to subsidize the principal
amount of direct loans, and total loan principal, up to an
amount of $100,000,000,000. This represents a significant
expansion in the scope of the work of the Office of Strategic
Capital [OSC], which was founded in 2022, and which awarded its
first set of loans, totaling $984,000,000, on April 1, 2025.
Given the recent nature of these loans and loan guarantees, the
Committee notes the rapid expansion of the Office of Strategic
Capital's programs and the absence of data and analytics
regarding its loans and loan guarantees. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Director of the Office of Strategic
Capital, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
act, to provide to the congressional defense committees,
quarterly briefings on the status of all available funding, and
any associated awards currently being executed with these
resources.
Steel Performance Initiative.--The Committee understands
that steel is a critical and enabling material for the
performance of defense equipment. Therefore, the Committee
encourages the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and
Engineering) to consider future investment in steel alloy
development and manufacturing technology in order to maintain
warfighter preparedness and a strong industrial base.
DARPA AI Reliability Research.--The Committee recognizes
that advanced artificial intelligence [AI] could revolutionize
warfare and operations through intelligence analysis. cyber
operations, and autonomous systems. The Committee notes that AI
reliability is a foundational necessity for trustworthy and
effective deployment. Therefore, the Committee encourages the
Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
[DARPA] to expand DARPA's work on developing advanced
techniques for Al model reliability, mechanistic
interpretability, and hardware security, in order to enable
more robust evaluations of AI models before deployment. The
Committee notes DARPA's ongoing efforts, including the Securing
Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness
program, that would be further complemented by this research
focus. The Committee further encourages that, to the extent
practicable. research results should be shared with the broader
scientific community when such distribution does not compromise
classified information or national security interests.
Alternative Refractory Powders.--The Committee is aware of
the need to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains for
refractory powders that are critical for hypersonic missile
components. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to prioritize development of a domestically-produced,
lower-cost, reduced-hafnium replacement for the C-103 alloy. No
later than 90 days after the enactment of this act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a proposed strategy and spend plan for alternative
refractory powders.
Use of 6PPD in Tires.--The Committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to submit a report, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this act, on the use of the
chemical N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine
[6PPD] in the design and production of tires procured by the
Department of Defense. The report shall include a listing of
Department of Defense initiatives, if any, researching
potential alternatives to 6PPD in tire production.
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $318,143,000
Committee recommendation................................ 321,143,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $321,143,000.
This is $3,000,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
1 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION 133,542 136,542 +3,000
2 LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION 108,109 108,109 ..............
3 OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES 76,492 76,492 ..............
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TOTAL, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 318,143 321,143 +3,000
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TOTAL, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 318,143 321,143 +3,000
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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1 Operational Test and Evaluation 133,542 136,542 +3,000
Program increase: Microgrid Cyber Security .............. .............. +3,000
Program decrease .............. .............. -133,542
Program increase: Operational Test and Evaluation .............. .............. +133,542
2 Live Fire Test and Evaluation 108,109 108,109 ..............
Program decrease .............. .............. -108,109
Program increase: Live Fire Test and Evaluation .............. .............. +108,109
3 Operational Test Activities and Analyses 76,492 76,492 ..............
Program decrease .............. .............. -76,942
Program increase: Operational Test Activities and .............. .............. +76,942
Analyses
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The Office of the Director, Operational Test and
Evaluation.--The Committee notes the critical importance of
objective operational test and evaluation, which ensures that
weapons systems provided to end-users are effective and safe to
operate. Additionally, the Committee notes that the advent of
digital twins and expansion of digital engineering models has
created new, relevant frontiers for the test and evaluation
ecosystem, presenting opportunities for leaders at the
Department of Defense to have greater confidence in the quality
of end-items procured.
Since its establishment in 1983, the Office of the
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation [DOT&E] has legal
mandates to ensure the effectiveness and suitability of defense
systems for the purpose of ensuring the safety, efficacy,
reliability, and survivability of both equipment and personnel
through testing, independent evaluation, and reporting. DOT&E
has provided critical, independent analysis enabling fact-based
assessments of proposed acquisitions.
The Committee is troubled by a proposed reduction-in-force
targeting 75 percent of the DOT&E civilian workforce,
especially considering the Department's investments in the
``Golden Dome'' space-based ballistic missile defense system
and the critical need for thorough testing of hypersonic
weapons. The Committee welcomes Department efforts to innovate
and adapt new technologies, but stresses the need to ensure new
systems and weapons are effective, secure, and reliable.
Therefore, the Committee's recommendation stipulates that
all requested spending in the Operational, Test and Evaluation
appropriation account is designated as a congressional special
interest item. The Committee carries this same designation for
any funding requested in support of the DOT&E within the
Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account. Further, the
Committee directs the Deputy Secretary of Defense, not later
than 30 days after enactment of this act, to brief the
congressional defense committees on how to ensure the
continuity and adequate resourcing of missions historically
conducted by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
TITLE V
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $2,032,237,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,146,540,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$2,146,540,000. This is $114,303,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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Industrial Operations........................................... 20,589 145,589 125,000
Program increase: Industrial-focused Charrette.............. .............. .............. 5,000
Program increase: Arsenal Sustainment Initiative............ .............. .............. 120,000
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Total, Defense Working Capital Fund Army.................. 20,589 145,589 +125,000
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Naval Surface Warfare Centers................................... 381,600 381,600 ..............
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Total, Defense Working Capital Fund Navy.................. 381,600 381,600 ..............
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Supplies and Materials.......................................... 90,262 90,262 ..............
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Total, Defense Working Capital Fund Air Force............. 90,262 90,262 ..............
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Energy Management--Defense...................................... 1,272 1,272 ..............
Supply Chain Management--Defense................................ 10,697 .............. -10,697
Unjustified growth.......................................... .............. .............. -10,697
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Total, Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense-wide......... 11,969 1,272 -10,697
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Commissary Operations........................................... 1,527,817 1,527,817 ..............
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Total, Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense-wide, DECA... 1,527,817 1,527,817 ..............
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Grand Total, Defense Working Capital Funds................ 2,032,237 2,146,540 +114,303
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Meals Ready-to-Eat.--The Committee recommends full funding
for the Defense Logistics Agency's request to procure a minimum
of 2.5 million cases of Meals Ready-to-Eat [MREs] in fiscal
year 2026. The Committee reaffirms its support for maintaining
the War Reserve stock objective of 5.0 million cases and
sustaining the minimum procurement rate necessary to preserve
the readiness and viability of the MRE industrial base.
Fuel Pricing Stability and Oversight.--The Committee is
concerned that recent intra-year changes to standard fuel
prices have disrupted program execution and degraded military
readiness. The Committee notes that Title 10, United States
Code, Section 2208(t) provides the Secretary of Defense with
the authority to stabilize fuel rates and manage volatility
through the Market Fluctuation Account [MFA]. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to prioritize use of
the MFA to absorb fuel price fluctuations before implementing
any mid-year adjustments to standard fuel prices. The Committee
further directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the
congressional defense committees not less than 30 days prior to
any adjustment to the standard fuel price during fiscal year
2026. The notification shall include: (1) the rationale for the
proposed adjustment; (2) the current status and balance of the
MFA; (3) the projected financial impact on requisitioning
components by appropriations account; and (4) an explanation of
why recovery through future-year rate adjustments is not
feasible.
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $5,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,700,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,700,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
TITLE VI
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $40,502,123,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,436,623,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$41,436,623,000. This is $934,500 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
10 IN-HOUSE CARE 10,731,135 10,735,135 +4,000
20 PRIVATE SECTOR CARE 21,023,765 21,023,765 ..............
30 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT 2,116,278 2,116,278 ..............
40 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2,271,798 2,271,798 ..............
50 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 303,898 303,898 ..............
60 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 371,426 383,426 +12,000
70 BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS 2,356,290 2,326,290 -30,000
UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT
TOTAL, BUDGET ACIVITY 1: OPERATION AND 39,174,590 39,160,590 -14,000
MAINTENANCE
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEST AND
EVALUATION
DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
80 RESEARCH 41,660 41,660 ..............
90 EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT 183,398 183,398 ..............
100 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 333,072 333,072 ..............
110 DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION 178,983 178,983 ..............
120 ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT 117,190 117,190 ..............
130 MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT 99,338 99,338 ..............
140 CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT 19,071 19,071 ..............
150 UNDISTRIBUTED MEDICAL RESEARCH .............. 948,500 +948,500
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TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT 972,712 1,921,212 +948,500
TEST AND EVALUATION
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BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: PROCUREMENT
DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
150 INITIAL OUTFITTING 24,597 24,597 ..............
160 REPLACEMENT AND MODERNIZATION 222,445 222,445 ..............
170 JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM 30,732 30,732 ..............
180 MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP TO DATACENTER 77,047 77,047 ..............
TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: PROCUREMENT 354,821 354,821 ..............
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TOTAL, DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 40,502,123 41,436,623 +934,500
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following table details the adjustments recommended by
the Committee:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
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estimate recommendation estimate
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010 In-House Care 10,731,135 10,735,135 +4,000
Program increase: Deployment psychology-behavioral .............. .............. +4,000
science telehealth
060 Education and Training 371,426 383,426 +12,000
Program increase: Advanced orthopedic surgical .............. .............. +2,000
training
Program increase: Uniformed Services University .............. .............. +10,000
multi-domain operations
070 Base Operations/Communications 2,356,290 2,326,290 -30,000
Previously funded .............. .............. -30,000
150 Undistributed Medical Research .............. 948,500 +948,500
Peer-reviewed ALS research .............. .............. +40,000
Peer-reviewed Alzheimer's research .............. .............. +15,000
Peer-reviewed breast cancer research .............. .............. +130,000
Peer-reviewed cancer research .............. .............. +130,000
Peer-reviewed Duchenne muscular dystrophy research .............. .............. +12,500
Peer-reviewed epilepsy research .............. .............. +12,000
Peer-reviewed medical research .............. .............. +370,000
Peer-reviewed melanoma research .............. .............. +40,000
Peer-reviewed military burn research .............. .............. +10,000
Peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research .............. .............. +15,000
Peer-reviewed pancreatic cancer research .............. .............. +15,000
Peer-reviewed prostate cancer research .............. .............. +75,000
Peer-reviewed rare cancers research .............. .............. +17,500
Peer-reviewed toxic exposures research .............. .............. +15,000
Program increase: Advanced PTSD diagnosis .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Anomalous health incident research .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Blast sensors .............. .............. +5,000
Program increase: Contingency planning for extreme .............. .............. +3,000
health events
Program increase: Freeze-dried platelet hemostatic .............. .............. +5,000
development
Program increase: Medical research to support military .............. .............. +15,000
families
Program increase: Military-civilian trauma training .............. .............. +4,000
partnerships
Program increase: Military molecular and cellular .............. .............. +2,500
health research for human performance optimization
Program increase: University partnership initiative .............. .............. +7,000
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Military Health System.--The Committee is concerned that
year over year insufficient capacity, staffing, and
infrastructure within military treatment facilities have
increasingly driven servicemembers to seek care outside the
direct care system, even in cases where in-house treatment
should be viable. While private sector partnerships serve a
vital function, overreliance on purchased care risks eroding
the readiness and clinical competency of military medical
providers, and may reduce continuity of care for beneficiaries.
The Committee notes the Defense Health Agency's [DHA] efforts
to rebuild and stabilize the Military Health System to deliver
high-quality care to its direct care beneficiaries. The
Committee supports this stabilization effort, which will
improve access to care for servicemembers and other
beneficiaries, increase the clinical military readiness of the
medical force, and support the medical readiness of the overall
force. Therefore, the Committee recommends a robust funding
level in fiscal year 2027 for In-House Care.
Furthermore, the Committee recognizes the essential role
that private sector care plays in supporting the health and
readiness of military servicemembers, particularly in regions
or specialties where access to direct care through military
treatment facilities is limited. As reliance on private sector
care continues to grow, it is imperative that the DHA
appropriately right-size its budget requests to reflect actual
demand and anticipated utilization. The Committee notes that in
prior fiscal years, the DHA has repeatedly relied on
reprogramming actions, supplemental funding, and second-year
availability of carryover funds to address shortfalls in
private sector care funding. While these mechanisms offer
limited flexibility, their repeated use undermines the
integrity of the budgeting process and diverts funds from other
critical defense health priorities. To address this issue and
stabilize execution, the Committee is providing full funding
for private sector care in this act with the clear expectation
that the DHA will take this opportunity to right-size its
budget formulation process and execute the funding provided
with discipline and transparency. Future requests for
reprogrammings and programmatic funding increases across the
budget activities in the operations and maintenance account,
subsequent to the under execution of funds provided, or the
transfer of funds, due to predictable execution shortfalls in
the Private Sector Care Budget Activity will be subject to
heightened scrutiny. The Committee urges the DHA to continue
its efforts to enhance its forecasting models, improve
coordination between DHA and the military services, and more
rigorously evaluate past execution trends to inform future
budget formulation. The Committee directs the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, not later than 180
days after the enactment of this act,to brief the congressional
defense committees on actions taken to improve the planning,
budgeting, and execution of private sector care funding,
including measures to mitigate the risk of in-year shortfalls
and ensure timely and accurate obligation of funds.
Defense Health Program Reprogramming Procedures.--To limit
the amount of transfers between the In-House Care and the
Private Sector Care budget subactivities, and to continue to
improve oversight within the Defense Health Program operation
and maintenance account, the Committee includes a provision
which caps the funds available for Private Sector Care under
the TRICARE program subject to prior approval reprogramming
procedures. The provision and accompanying report language
shall not be interpreted by the Department of Defense as
limiting the amount of funds that may be transferred to the
Direct Care System from other budget activities within the
Defense Health Program. In addition, funding for the In-House
Care and Private Sector Care budget subactivities are
designated as congressional special interest items for the
purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Any
transfer of funds in excess of $15,000,000 into or out of these
sub-activities requires the Secretary of Defense to follow
prior approval reprogramming procedures.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide
written notification to the congressional defense committees of
cumulative transfers in excess of $15,000,000 out of the
Private Sector Care budget subactivity not later than 15 days
after such a transfer. The Committee further directs the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide
quarterly briefings to the congressional defense committees on
budget execution data for all of the Defense Health Program
budget activities not later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal quarter, to include the Defense Health Agency's
projected carryover of current year funds into the subsequent
fiscal year, and to adequately reflect funding changes within
the budget activities requested by the Services in future
budget submissions.
Carryover.--For fiscal year 2027, the Committee recommends
1 percent carryover authority for the operation and maintenance
account of the Defense Health Program, consistent with prior
years. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) to submit a detailed spend plan for any fiscal
year 2026 designated carryover funds to the congressional
defense committees not less than 60 days prior to executing the
carryover funds.
Electronic Health Record.--The Committee notes that
Military Health System [MHS] GENESIS is now fully deployed, and
that the Defense Health Agency has transitioned to a metrics-
based enhancement phase for Department of Defense practitioners
and these beneficiaries. The Committee directs the PEO DHMS, in
conjunction with the Director of the Federal Electronic Health
Record Modernization [FEHRM] and the Director of the Defense
Health Agency, to provide quarterly reports not later than 30
days after the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional
defense committees and the Government Accountability Office on
the cost and schedule of the program, system performance,
patient safety incidents and mitigations, metrics to include
clinician and patient satisfaction, milestones, knowledge
points, and acquisition timelines, as well as quarterly
obligation reports.
In addition, the Committee directs the Comptroller General
to conduct bi-annual performance reviews of the deployment of
MHS GENESIS with a focus on whether the program is meeting
expected cost, schedule, scope, quality and safety standards,
performance, clinician and patient satisfaction and risk
mitigation expectations. The Committee expects PEO DHMS to
facilitate these performance reviews by providing the
Comptroller General with regular and in-depth access to the
program.
The Committee directs the Director of the FEHRM to continue
to provide quarterly reports to the House of Representatives
and Senate Subcommittees on Appropriations for Defense and
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
on the progress of interoperability between the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veteran Affairs well as with
other Federal and non-Federal health providers, networks, and
systems.
Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program.--The Committee
recommends $370,000,000 for the Peer-Reviewed Medical Research
Program. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
conjunction with the Service Surgeons General, to select
medical research projects of clear scientific merit and direct
relevance to military health. Research areas considered under
this funding are restricted to: accelerated aging processes
associated with military service; Angelman syndrome; arthritis;
autism; burn pit exposure; brain and cardiac health; celiac
disease; congenital cytomegalovirus; dystonia; eating
disorders; eczema; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; endometriosis;
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy; fibrous dysplasia/
McCune-Albright syndrome; food allergies; Fragile X;
frontotemporal degeneration; gambling addiction; hepatitis B;
hereditary and acquired ataxias; Hereditary Hemorrhagic
Telangiectasia [HHT]; Hermansky-Pudlack syndrome;
hydrocephalus; Hypertrophic Dyschromia; Hypoxia; infertility
associated with military aviators and aviation support
personnel; inflammatory bowel disease; interstitial cystitis;
intranasal ketamine anesthetics; Lupus; maternal mental health;
mitochondrial disease; multiple sclerosis; myalgic
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; myotonic dystrophy;
musculoskeletal health, neurofibromatosis; orthotics and
prosthetics outcomes; pancreatitis; Parkinson's; Pediatric
Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome [PANS] and Pediatric
Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with
Streptococcus [PANDAS]; peripheral neuropathy; polycystic
kidney disease; post-traumatic stress disorder; Prader-Willi
Syndrome; proteomics; pulmonary fibrosis; reconstructive
transplantation; respiratory health; Rett syndrome;
Sarcoidosis; scleroderma; sickle cell disease; sleep disorders
and restriction; spinal muscular atrophy; suicide prevention;
tick-borne disease; traumatic brain injury and psychological
health; tuberculosis; tuberous sclerosis complex; and von
Hippel-Lindau disease. The Committee emphasizes that the
additional funding provided under the Peer-Reviewed Medical
Research Program shall be devoted only to the purposes listed
above.
Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Programs.--The Committee
recommends $130,000,000 for the peer-reviewed cancer research
program. The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer
research program are directed to be used to conduct research in
the following areas: bladder cancer; blood cancers; brain
cancer; colorectal cancer; endometrial cancer; esophageal
cancer; germ cell cancers; glioblastoma; kidney cancer; liver
cancer; lung cancer; lymphoma; mesothelioma; metastatic cancer;
myeloma; neuroblastoma; neuroendocrine tumors; pediatric brain
tumors; pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancers;
sarcoma; stomach cancer; and thyroid cancer.
The funds provided under the peer-reviewed cancer research
program shall be used only for the purposes listed above. The
Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) to provide a report not later than 18 months after the
enactment of this act to the congressional defense committees
on the status of the peer-reviewed cancer research program. For
each research area, the report shall include the funding amount
awarded, the progress of the research, and the relevance of the
research to servicemembers.
Medical Research to Support Military Families.--The
Committee recognizes the importance of military family health
and well-being to servicemember readiness and morale and
commends the Defense Health Agency for previous investments in
the family and resilience portfolio. The Committee recommends
an additional $15,000,000 for medical research to support
military families and directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) to collaborate with institutions of
higher education, Federal agencies, and non-profit entities
that have robust research and clinical expertise with illness
and conditions that have material effect on military family
health and well-being, including, but not limited to adverse
childhood events, menopause and mid-life women's health,
medical barriers to growing and supporting families, mental and
behavioral health, substance use disorders, and gender-specific
healthcare. The Committee further directs the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to brief the Committees
on Appropriations on the House of Representatives and the
Senate on the plan for research in these areas, including an
expected timeline for the research, not later than 90 days
after enactment of this act. Finally, the Assistant Secretary
of Defense (Health Affairs) shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the House of Representatives
and the Senate not later than 120 days after enactment of this
act on the status of the research being done on menopause and
mid-life women's health.
Alzheimer's Therapies.--The Committee is concerned that
TRICARE continues to explicitly exclude from coverage
monoclonal antibodies for the prevention, treatment, or
mitigation of symptoms related to mild cognitive impairment or
Alzheimer's disease despite the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration [FDA] approval and unequivocal evidence
confirmed by the scientific community. The Committee recognizes
that approval of a treatment by the FDA does not guarantee
coverage under TRICARE, but notes that the health plan's
current coverage policy, which specifically excludes specific
treatments, is outdated and unwarranted. Given the progressive
nature of Alzheimer's disease, the Committee encourages the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to update the
TRICARE manual, Chapter 7 Section 15.1, Change 99 dated May 24,
2022 to align with the current science.
Hydrocephalus Research.--The Committee is concerned about
the large number of servicemembers at risk of developing
hydrocephalus due to traumatic brain injury or other causes.
Unfortunately, many of these cases are undiagnosed or
misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or another related
dementia. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to further its research
into hydrocephalus for which there is no known cure.
Peer-Reviewed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research.--The
Committee is aware of promising research underway through the
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [ALS] Research Program. The
Committee recognizes that servicemembers are up to twice as
likely to develop and die from ALS as those with no history of
military service. Therefore, the Committee encourages the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to prioritize
clinical research and specifically, early phase clinical trials
that can bring effective treatments to servicemembers and
civilians living with ALS.
Infertility Research Among Military Aviators and Aviation
Support Personnel.--The Committee notes that certain
occupational exposures, particularly radio frequency radiation,
are common among military aviators and aviation support
personnel. The Committee is concerned about the lack of
research on whether this radiation can lead to an increased
rate of infertility diagnosis among servicemembers. Therefore,
the Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) to research radio frequency radiation and
rates of infertility diagnosis and adverse reproductive health
outcomes among servicemembers.
Nonaddictive Opioid Alternative.--The Committee is
concerned about the continued use of opioids in the military
for the treatment of pain. The Committee directs the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a report to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate and publicly post on its website
not later than 60 days after enactment of this act on steps the
Department of Defense will take to ensure that nonaddictive
alternatives to opioids are on the formulary. The report shall
include a timeline detailing when these medications will be
available to servicemembers.
Rapid Deployable Synthetic Vaccine Development.--The
Committee notes the significant advancements in vaccine
development and the need to quickly distribute infectious
disease counter-measures when required to protect
servicemembers deployed worldwide. The Committee directs the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to research the
development of low cost, single dose, and highly scalable
synthetic peptide vaccines that allow for rapid deployment to
military personnel against infectious disease threats.
Military molecular and cellular health research for human
performance optimization.--The Committee notes the importance
of advanced cellular and molecular research to improve
warfighter health, resilience, and overall performance. With
rising recruitment and retention challenges, there is an urgent
need to better understand the biological factors that influence
readiness. As future conflicts demand greater physical
endurance, cognitive agility, and adaptability to extreme
environments, more precise assessments of sleep, nutrition,
fitness, and environmental exposure are needed. Cellular and
molecular-level research can reveal how these factors interact
to affect neurological, metabolic, and physical function. These
insights will help inform evidence-based health strategies,
improve standards for force readiness, and reduce risk to
service members in both training and operational environments.
Pharmacy Benefits.--The Committee is concerned about the
lack of transparency in TRICARE's pharmacy benefit and agrees
with the recommendations in the Government Accountability
Office's [GAO] recent report: Defense Health Care: DOD Should
Improve Monitoring of TRICARE Beneficiaries' Access to
Prescription Drugs. The Committee encourages the Defense Health
Agency [DHA] to follow the recommendations in the GAO report by
improving monitoring of the mail-order benefit and also to
report back to the congressional defense committees not later
than 180 days after enactment of the act on not only the
dispensing speeds for specialty medications but also the
average dispensing and delivery speeds across all medications.
DHA shall also report to the Committee an analysis of the cost
effectiveness of TRICARE's pharmacy benefits purchasing as well
as quality metrics used to measure pharmacy benefit
contractors, including patient convenience and access to
pharmacy services.
Combat Casualty Care Training.--The Committee recognizes
the critical role of the Defense Health Agency [DHA] in
advancing combat casualty care research and enhancing medical
readiness across joint operations. The Committee supports DHA's
efforts to prioritize research initiatives and training
opportunities in prolonged field care that improve
survivability and medical outcomes in combat scenarios. The
Committee remains concerned about the systemic erosion of
trauma readiness and unique medical skills during interwar
periods, and emphasizes the need to maintain preparedness for
mass casualty events, including large-scale combat operations,
domestic terrorist attacks, and natural disasters. Therefore,
the Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs, not later than 180 days after the enactment of
the act, to submit to the congressional defense committees a
detailed report outlining the personnel requirements necessary
to optimize combat casualty care capabilities, including the
number and types of medical personnel needed. This report
should identify existing military trauma training gaps,
associated funding needs, and the resources required to align
medical readiness with operational demands across the Armed
Forces.
Military Medical Treatment Facilities.--The Committee
directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
to notify the congressional defense committees no fewer than
180 days prior to any decision to reduce, realign, or otherwise
modify the scope of services at a military medical treatment
facility. Each congressional notification shall include a
detailed justification for the proposed change, including
impacts on readiness, access, and quality of care; a summary of
engagement with affected service members, families, and
installation leadership; a transition plan outlining continuity
of care measures, referral processes, and local healthcare
coordination; an explanation of how the change aligns with
broader readiness and medical training goals; and the
associated cost and timeline for implementation.
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $213,282,000
Committee recommendation................................ 213,282,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $213,282,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
Operation and Maintenance 3,243 3,243 ..............
Test and Evaluation 210,039 210,039 ..............
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Total 213,282 213,282 ..............
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Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $904,301,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,014,301,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,014,301,000. This is $110,000,000 above the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Line Item 2026 budget Committee budget
estimate recommendation estimate
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1FU1 Counter-Narcotics Support 398,424 398,424 ..............
9999 Classified Programs 254,460 254,460 ..............
2FU1 Drug Demand Reduction Program 134,938 134,938 ..............
3FU1 National Guard Counter-Drug Program 110,125 210,125 +100,000
Program increase: National Guard Counterdrug .............. .............. +100,000
Program
4FU1 National Guard Counter-Drug Schools 6,354 16,354 +10,000
Program increase: National Guard Counter-Drug .............. .............. +10,000
Schools
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Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities.--The
Committee reaffirms its longstanding support for the drug
interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department and
notes the funding increases provided by appropriations
including an additional $208,957,000 in fiscal year 2025 and
$290,635,000 in fiscal year 2024 for activities provided for in
the Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
appropriation. Therefore, the Committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense, Comptroller to provide quarterly funding
execution data. The Committee further directs the Comptroller
General to provide a brief on executed activities.
Office of the Inspector General
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $502,599,000
Committee recommendation................................ 502,599,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $502,599,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change
2026 budget Committee from
Line Item estimate recommendation budget
estimate
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
Office of the Inspector General, Operation and 494,865 494,865 ..............
Maintenance............................................
Office of the Inspector General, Operation and 2,030 2,030 ..............
Maintenance-CYBER......................................
Office of the Inspector General, Research and 4,625 4,625 ..............
Development............................................
Office of the Inspector General, Procurement............ 1,079 1,079 ..............
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Total, Office of the Inspector General............ 502,599 502,599 ..............
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TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $514,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 514,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $514,000,000.
This is equal to the budget estimate.
Intelligence Community Management Account
Budget estimate, 2026................................... $642,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 629,128,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $629,128,000.
This is $12,872,000 below the budget estimate.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The following lists general provisions proposed by the
Committee. The Committee recommends inclusion of several
proposals which have been incorporated in previous
appropriations acts, provisions requested for inclusion by the
Defense Department, and new provisions. The Committee
recommendations are as follows:
Sec. 8001. Publicity/Propaganda Limitation.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8002. Compensation/Employment of Foreign Nationals.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8003. Annual Availability of Appropriations.--Retains
a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8004. Obligations in Last 2 Months of Fiscal Year.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8005. General Transfer Authority.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8006. Project Level Adjustments.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8007. Establishment of Reprogramming Baseline.--
Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8008. Working Capital Funds Cash Disbursements.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8009. Special Access Programs Notification.--Retains
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8010. Multiyear Procurement Authority.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8011. Humanitarian and Civic Assistance.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8012. DMA.--Retains a provision carried in previous
years.
Sec. 8013. Lobbying.--Retains and modifies a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8014. Strategic Delivery Vehicles.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8015. Mentor-Protege Program.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8016. Anchor and Mooring Chain.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8017. Alcoholic Beverages.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8018. Demilitarization of Surplus Firearms.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8019. Relocations Into the National Capital Region.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8020. Indian Financing Act.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8021. Walking Shield.--Retains a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8022. Tribal Lands Environmental Impact.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8023. Defense Media Activity.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8024. Funding to Maintain Competitive Rates at
Arsenals.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8025. Civil Air Patrol.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8026. Federally Funded Research and Development
Centers.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous
years.
Sec. 8027. Congressional Defense Committee Definition.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8028. Congressional Intelligence Committee
Definition.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8029. Depot Maintenance Competition.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8030. Buy American Act Compliance.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8031. Carbon, Alloy, or Armor Steel Plate.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8032. Buy American Waivers.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8033. Ball and Roller Bearings.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8034. Lebanese Armed Forces.--Inserts a new provision
to implement new training and equipping for the Lebanese Armed
Forces requested in the fiscal year 2026 President's budget
request.
Sec. 8035. Buy American Computers.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8036. Reciprocal Trade Agreements.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8037. Flag Protection.--Retains a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8038. Overseas Military Facility Investment.--Retains
a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8039. Investment Item Unit Cost.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8040. Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8041. Tobacco Use in the Military.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8042. Working Capital Fund Investment Item
Restrictions.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8043. CIA Availability of Funds.--Retains and modifies
a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8044. Contractor Conversion and Performance.--Retains
a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8045. Rescissions.--The Committee recommends a general
provision rescinding funds from prior years as displayed below:
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Amount ($ in
000s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2025 Appropriations
Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and $5,000
Equip Fund...........................................
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
Army
M10 Booker........................................ 400,176
Stryker (Mod)..................................... 52,471
Stryker Upgrade................................... 125,139
Missile Procurement, Army
Tow 2 System Summary.............................. 71,732
Other Procurement, Army
Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit................... 90,326
Night Vision Devices.............................. 229,887
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
Joint Strike Fighter CV [AP-CY]................... 25,086
Joint Strike Fighter STOVL [AP-CY]................ 23,625
CH-53K (Heavy Lift) [AP-CY]....................... 135,540
H-53 Series....................................... 45,000
Weapons Procurement, Navy
AARGM-ER.......................................... 165,668
AARGM-ER [AP-CY].................................. 34,604
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
B-21 Raider....................................... 35,000
F-35 [AP-CY]...................................... 175,799
F-22A............................................. 16,000
HH60W Modifications............................... 13,911
HC/MC-130 Modifications........................... 18,978
Missile Procurement, Air Force
Stand-In Attack Weapon (SiAW)..................... 152,646
Other Procurement, Air Force
Battle Control System--Fixed...................... 9,106
Weather Observation Forecast...................... 18,633
Mobility Equipment................................ 46,352
Procurement, Space Force
Special Space Activites........................... 49,300
National Security Space Launch.................... 14,200
Procurement, Defense-Wide
CP Protection & Hazard Mitigation................. 11,807
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering....... 30,000
Landmine Warfare and Barrier--Adv Dev............. 15,719
Expanded Mission Area Missile [EMAM].............. 30,000
Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System [FTUAS].. 15,000
Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV)........... 77,192
Armored Systems Modernization [ASM]--Eng Dev...... 23,100
Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicles................... 3,000
Precision Strike Missile [PRSM]................... 17,724
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
Air Control....................................... 11,982
TACAMO MODERNIZATION.............................. 15,000
Information Technology Development................ 16,479
Advanced Surface Machinery Sys.................... 15,000
CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE [CPS].................. 15,000
COMMAND AND CONTROL............................... 15,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
Joint Transportation Management System............ 30,000
VC-25B............................................ 142,670
Collaborative Combat Aircraft..................... 16,038
MQ-9 UAV.......................................... 1,700
C-5 Airlift Squadrons (IF)........................ 11,000
C-130J Program.................................... 11,700
Classified adjustment............................. 63,500
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space
Force
Protected Tactical Service [PTS].................. 75,500
Next-Gen OPIR--Polar.............................. 111,544
Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Medium 80,700
Earth Orbit (MEO)................................
Long Range Kill Chains............................ 82,000
Classified adjustment............................. 24,449
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
Wide
Space Programs and Technology--DRACO.............. 37,481
2024 Appropriations
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account.................. 33,936
Other Procurement, Army
Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit................... 15,000
Weapons Procurement, Navy
MK-48 Torpedo..................................... 2,943
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
B-21 Raider....................................... 25,000
Other Production Charges.......................... 10,397
Missile Procurement, Air Force
Stand-In Attack Weapon (SiAW)..................... 41,189
Procurement, Space Force
National Security Space Launch.................... 63,900
Defense Health Program
PROC Replacement and Modernization................ 10,473
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BASE TOTAL...................................... 3,157,302
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Sec. 8046. Restrictions on Military Technician
Reductions.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8047. North Korea.--Retains a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8048. Counter-Drug Activities Transfer.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8049. United Service Organizations Grant.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8050. Small Business Set-Asides.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8051. Contractor Bonuses.--Retains a provision carried
in previous years.
Sec. 8052. Reserve Peacetime Support.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8053. National Guard Distance Learning.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8054. Prohibition of C-40 Retirement.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8055. End-Item Procurement.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8056. Military Family Housing.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8057. Innovation Acceleration Projects.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8058. Secretary of Defense Reporting Requirement.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8059. Missile Defense Authorization.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8060. Armor-Piercing Ammo.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8061. Personal Property Lease Payments.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8062. Classified O&M, Army Transfer.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8063. National Intelligence Program Separation.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8064. SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM Appropriation.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8065. Fisher House Authorization.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8066. O&M, Navy Transfer to Stennis Center.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8067. Assignment of Forces.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8068. Rapid Acquisition Authority Reporting
Requirement.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8069. Israeli Cooperative Programs.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8070. Prior Year Shipbuilding.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8071. Intelligence Authorization.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8072. New Start Authority.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8073. Nuclear Armed Interceptors.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8074. Shipbuilding Transfer Authority.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8075. 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8076. Integration of Foreign Intelligence.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8077. DNI Availability of Funds Waiver.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8078. Shipbuilding Obligations.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8079. DNI Reprogramming Baseline.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8080. NIP New Starts, Transfers, and Terminations.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8081. Public Disclosure of Agency Reports.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8082. Contractor Compliance With the Civil Rights Act
of 1964.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8083. DOD-VA Medical Facility Demonstration.--Retains
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8084. Armored Vehicles.--Retains a provision carried
in previous years.
Sec. 8085. NIP Special Transfer Authority.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8086. National Defense Reserve Fleet.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8087. Public Disclosure of Grant Agreement.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8088. Restrictions on NSA.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8089. Transfers to Another Federal Agency.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8090. Authority to Transfer O&M, Navy Funds to Ready
Reserve Force, Maritime Administration Account.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8091. T-AO Oiler Program.--Retains a provision carried
in previous years.
Sec. 8092. Buy American Provision for T-ARC(X) and T-
AGOS(X).--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8093. Government Travel Card Prohibition.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8094. Blocking Pornography on Computers.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8095. Prohibition on Use of Equipment for Ceremonial
Honors.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8096. Integrity in Federal Contracting.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8097. Software and Digital Technology Pilot.--Retains
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8098. U.N. Convention Against Torture.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8099. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.--Retains
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8100. Burden Sharing With Kuwait.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8101. Security Cooperation.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8102. Section 1226 Support.--Retains and modifies a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8103. War Powers Resolution.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8104. Child Soldiers.--Retains a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8105. Taliban.--Retains a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8106. Support to Friendly Foreign Countries.--Retains
a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8107. Rosoboronexport.--Retains a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8108. Military Readiness Transfer Authority.--Retains
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8109. Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
Semiconductors.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in
previous years.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT FISCAL
YEAR 2026
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Amount ($ in
000s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
Wide Budget Activity 02, Applied Research:
Microelectronic Commons 79,709
Budget Activity 03, Advanced Technology Development:
Microelectronic Commons........................... 260,731
Budget Activity 04, Advanced Component Development and
Prototypes:
Microelectronic Commons........................... 59,560
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Sec. 8110. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.--Retains
a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8111. Wuhan Institute.--Retains a provision carried in
previous years.
Sec. 8112. EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.--Retains a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8113. Transfer or Release of Detainees.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8114. NDAA Compliance for Guantanamo Bay.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8115. Modification of Detainee Facilities.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8116. Guantanamo Bay Limitation of Funds.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8117. Alternative Engine.--Retains a provision carried
in the previous year.
Sec. 8118. Rapid Acquisition Authority.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8119. Indo-Pacific Security Assistance Initiative.--
Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8120. Micronesian Land Acquisition.--Retains a
provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8121. Working Capital Fund Cash Balances.--Retains and
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
Sec. 8122. Fuel Costs.--Retains and modifies a provision
carried in previous years.
Sec. 8123. DoD Indirect Cost Rates.--Inserts a new
provision regarding defense appropriated research spending.
Sec. 8124. Replenishment for Taiwan Presidential Drawdown
Authority.--Inserts a new provision regarding replenishment of
stock for Taiwan.
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports
accompanying general appropriations bills identify each
recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.
The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not
covered under this rule, but reports this information in the
spirit of full disclosure.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 31, 2025,
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S.
2572) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes, provided, that the bill be subject to amendment and
that any amendment increasing budget authority be offset by a
reduction of equal or greater budget authority, and provided
that the Chair of the Committee or the Chair of the
Subcommittee reporting the original bill be authorized to offer
the substance of the original bill as a Committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a
recorded vote of 26-3, a quorum being present. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas Nays
Chair Collins Mr. Merkley
Mr. McConnell Mr. Murphy
Ms. Murkowski Mr. Van Hollen
Mr. Graham
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Kennedy
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Hagerty
Mrs. Britt
Mr. Mullin
Mrs. Fischer
Mr. Rounds
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Reed
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Heinrich
Mr. Peters
Mrs. Gillibrand
Mr. Ossoff
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the Committee.''
The Committee bill as recommended contains no such
provisions.
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BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
-----------------------------------------------------------
Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation\1\ bill allocation\1\ bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with the
subcommittee allocation for 2026: Subcommittee on
Defense:
Mandatory....................................... .............. 514 .............. \2\514
Discretionary................................... .............. 851,940 .............. \2\846,857
Defense..................................... .............. 851,760 .............. 846,687
Non-defense................................. .............. 180 .............. 170
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2026............................................ .............. ............ .............. \3\509,112
2027............................................ .............. ............ .............. 205,241
2028............................................ .............. ............ .............. 65,293
2029............................................ .............. ............ .............. 32,548
2030 and future years........................... .............. ............ .............. 26,490
Financial assistance to State and local governments NA NA NA \3\NA
for 2026
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\1\As of the date that this bill was reported, there is no section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations for fiscal year 2026.
\2\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\3\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
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DISCLOSURE OF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
Pursuant to Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate,
neither the bill nor this explanatory statement contain any
congressionally directed spending, limited tax benefits or
limited tariff benefits.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2026
[In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2025 Budget estimate Committee -----------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2025
appropriation Budget estimate
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TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army...................................... 51,181,397 54,862,079 54,600,301 +3,418,904 -261,778
Military Personnel, Navy...................................... 38,813,378 40,744,435 40,471,905 +1,658,527 -272,530
Military Personnel, Marine Corps.............................. 16,151,382 17,119,947 16,989,137 +837,755 -130,810
Military Personnel, Air Force................................. 37,023,437 39,141,538 38,769,789 +1,746,352 -371,749
Military Personnel, Space Force............................... 1,312,347 1,496,608 1,496,608 +184,261 ................
Reserve Personnel, Army....................................... 5,490,830 5,833,586 5,710,382 +219,552 -123,204
Reserve Personnel, Navy....................................... 2,566,620 2,736,595 2,712,188 +145,568 -24,407
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps............................... 944,225 1,019,171 1,002,775 +58,550 -16,396
Reserve Personnel, Air Force.................................. 2,597,273 2,740,547 2,699,860 +102,587 -40,687
National Guard Personnel, Army................................ 10,019,623 10,509,845 10,431,333 +411,710 -78,512
National Guard Personnel, Air Force........................... 5,287,499 5,598,786 5,449,644 +162,145 -149,142
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Total, title I, Military Personnel........................ 171,388,011 181,803,137 180,333,922 +8,945,911 -1,469,215
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Total, Tricare Accrual payments (permanent, indefinite 11,046,000 12,850,000 12,850,000 +1,804,000 ................
authority)...............................................
=========================================================================================
Total, including Tricare.................................. 182,434,011 194,653,137 193,183,922 +10,749,911 -1,469,215
=========================================================================================
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army............................... 57,968,853 58,975,065 59,273,822 +1,304,969 +298,757
Operation and Maintenance, Navy............................... 73,657,268 74,080,120 76,440,024 +2,782,756 +2,359,904
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps....................... 10,183,272 11,004,201 12,045,363 +1,862,091 +1,041,162
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force.......................... 63,239,279 62,429,535 64,859,289 +1,620,010 +2,429,754
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force........................ 5,070,915 5,888,163 5,914,818 +843,903 +26,655
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide....................... 53,376,465 55,935,718 56,899,859 +3,523,394 +964,141
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund [CTEF]...................... 528,699 357,516 342,516 -186,183 -15,000
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve....................... 3,233,517 3,314,178 3,280,996 +47,479 -33,182
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve....................... 1,316,518 1,442,054 1,399,535 +83,017 -42,519
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve............... 334,258 362,045 356,520 +22,262 -5,525
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve.................. 4,029,224 4,322,617 4,306,790 +277,566 -15,827
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard................ 8,408,317 8,673,981 8,689,508 +281,191 +15,527
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard................. 7,249,086 7,332,599 7,320,674 +71,588 -11,925
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces........... 21,035 21,243 21,243 +208 ................
Environmental Restoration, Army............................... 283,069 148,070 201,570 -81,499 +53,500
Environmental Restoration, Navy............................... 343,591 357,949 371,949 +28,358 +14,000
Environmental Restoration, Air Force.......................... 330,524 342,149 409,649 +79,125 +67,500
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide....................... 9,480 8,885 8,885 -595 ................
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites........ 236,475 235,156 235,156 -1,319 ................
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid................ 115,335 100,793 100,793 -14,542 ................
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account.......................... 296,076 282,830 282,830 -13,246 ................
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 56,176 45,346 50,846 -5,330 +5,500
Account......................................................
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Total, title II, Operation and Maintenance................ 290,287,432 295,660,213 302,812,635 +12,525,203 +7,152,422
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TITLE III
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army.................................... 3,472,891 3,045,199 3,346,294 -126,597 +301,095
Missile Procurement, Army..................................... 5,998,293 6,948,889 9,375,035 +3,376,742 +2,426,146
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army...... 3,688,870 2,886,534 2,466,890 -1,221,980 -419,644
Procurement of Ammunition, Army............................... 2,857,276 3,734,235 4,567,745 +1,710,469 +833,510
Other Procurement, Army....................................... 8,677,094 9,605,566 9,348,930 +671,836 -256,636
Aircraft Procurement, Navy.................................... 15,918,954 17,028,101 15,639,809 -279,145 -1,388,292
Weapons Procurement, Navy..................................... 6,348,511 5,597,300 6,089,493 -259,018 +492,193
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps.............. 1,598,584 1,135,030 1,072,230 -526,354 -62,800
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy............................. 33,331,952 20,840,224 29,310,365 -4,021,587 +8,470,141
Other Procurement, Navy....................................... 15,142,773 14,569,524 15,053,585 -89,188 +484,061
Procurement, Marine Corps..................................... 3,803,608 3,754,112 3,640,694 -162,914 -113,418
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force............................... 19,899,019 17,729,963 20,519,105 +620,086 +2,789,142
Missile Procurement, Air Force................................ 4,258,672 4,223,876 6,368,681 +2,110,009 +2,144,805
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force.......................... 550,646 784,478 769,827 +219,181 -14,651
Other Procurement, Air Force.................................. 30,978,191 31,504,644 32,191,260 +1,213,069 +686,616
Procurement, Space Force...................................... 3,900,769 3,393,637 3,545,235 -355,534 +151,598
Procurement, Defense-Wide..................................... 5,719,307 6,048,863 7,406,568 +1,687,261 +1,357,705
Defense Production Act Purchases.............................. 463,377 236,923 256,923 -206,454 +20,000
National Guard and Reserve Equipment.......................... 850,000 ................ 350,000 -500,000 +350,000
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Total, title III, Procurement............................. 167,458,787 153,067,098 171,318,669 +3,859,882 +18,251,571
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TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army.............. 14,322,031 14,549,223 15,320,656 +998,625 +771,433
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy.............. 25,967,177 25,708,049 27,448,413 +1,481,236 +1,740,364
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force......... 46,811,425 52,017,288 49,262,511 +2,451,086 -2,754,777
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force....... 18,553,363 15,486,466 15,067,198 -3,486,165 -419,268
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide...... 35,238,856 33,921,939 33,124,671 -2,114,185 -797,268
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense...................... 348,709 318,143 321,143 -27,566 +3,000
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Total, title IV, Research, Development, Test and 141,241,561 142,001,108 140,544,592 -696,969 -1,456,516
Evaluation...............................................
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TITLE V
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds................................. 1,832,921 2,032,237 2,146,540 +313,619 +114,303
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund................... 7,629 5,700 5,700 -1,929 ................
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Total, title V, Revolving and Management Funds............ 1,840,550 2,037,937 2,152,240 +311,690 +114,303
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TITLE VI
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program:
Operation and maintenance................................. 38,300,769 39,174,590 39,160,590 +859,821 -14,000
Procurement............................................... 398,867 354,821 354,821 -44,046 ................
Research, development, test and evaluation................ 1,695,436 972,712 1,921,212 +225,776 +948,500
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Total, Defense Health Program......................... 40,395,072 40,502,123 41,436,623 +1,041,551 +934,500
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Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense:
Operation and maintenance................................. 20,745 3,243 3,243 -17,502 ................
Test and evaluation....................................... 754,762 210,039 210,039 -544,723 ................
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Total, Chemical Agents................................ 775,507 213,282 213,282 -562,225 ................
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Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense........ 1,110,436 904,301 1,014,301 -96,135 +110,000
Office of the Inspector General............................... 539,769 502,599 502,599 -37,170 ................
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Total, title VI, Other Department of Defense Programs..... 42,820,784 42,122,305 43,166,805 +346,021 +1,044,500
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TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System 514,000 514,000 514,000 ................ ................
Fund.........................................................
Intelligence Community Management Account (ICMA).............. 629,128 642,000 629,128 ................ -12,872
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Total, title VII, Related agencies........................ 1,143,128 1,156,000 1,143,128 ................ -12,872
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TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Additional transfer authority (Sec 8005)...................... (8,000,000) (10,000,000) (6,000,000) (-2,000,000) (-4,000,000)
Rescissions (Sec 8045)........................................ -1,434,302 ................ -3,157,302 -1,723,000 -3,157,302
United Service Organizations (Sec 8049)....................... 49,000 ................ 24,000 -25,000 +24,000
O&M, Defense-Wide transfer authority (Sec 8052)............... (30,000) (30,000) (30,000) ................ ................
O&M, Army transfer authority (Sec 8062)....................... (175,944) (218,016) (218,016) (+42,072) ................
USSOUTHCOM and USAFRICOM Allies and Partnership (Sec 8064).... 100,000 ................ 400,000 +300,000 +400,000
Fisher House O&M Army Navy Air Force transfer authority (Sec (11,000) (11,000) (11,000) ................ ................
8065)........................................................
John C Stennis Center for Public Service Development (Sec (1,000) ................ (1,000) ................ (+1,000)
8066)........................................................
Shipbuilding transfer authority (Sec 8074).................... (20,000) (40,000) (40,000) (+20,000) ................
Defense Health O&M transfer authority (Sec 8083).............. (172,000) (165,000) (165,000) (-7,000) ................
National Intelligence Program transfer authority (Sec 8085)... (1,500,000) (1,500,000) (1,500,000) ................ ................
Operational Readiness (Sec 8108).............................. ................ ................ 1,925,311 +1,925,311 +1,925,311
Reductions for excess Working Capital Fund cash balances (Sec -500,000 ................ -850,000 -350,000 -850,000
8121)........................................................
Savings from favorable fuel rates (Sec 8122).................. ................ ................ -250,000 -250,000 -250,000
O&M, DW Replacement of defense articles transferred to Taiwan ................ (1,000,000) (150,000) (+150,000) (-850,000)
(Sec 8124)...................................................
O&M,DW and RDT&E,DW Israeli Cooperative Programs transfer ................ (500,000) ................ ................ (-500,000)
authority....................................................
Agile Funding procurement transfer authority.................. ................ (50,000) ................ ................ (-50,000)
Agile Funding RDT&E transfer authority........................ ................ (25,000) ................ ................ (-25,000)
FFRDC......................................................... -27,197 ................ ................ +27,197 ................
Fisher House Foundation....................................... 5,000 ................ ................ -5,000 ................
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund................... 50,000 ................ ................ -50,000 ................
Department of Defense Credit Program Account.................. 89,049 ................ ................ -89,049 ................
Management Efficiencies....................................... -100,000 ................ ................ +100,000 ................
Foreign Currency Fluctuations................................. -969,000 ................ ................ +969,000 ................
Advisory and Assistance Services.............................. -500,000 ................ ................ +500,000 ................
CENTCOM/EUCOM Ops and Force Protection........................ 8,000,000 ................ ................ -8,000,000 ................
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Total, title VIII, General Provisions..................... 4,762,550 ................ -1,907,991 -6,670,541 -1,907,991
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OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
(PL 118-158)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army (emergency)................... 451,894 ................ ................ -451,894 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Navy (emergency)................... 1,454,153 ................ ................ -1,454,153 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force (emergency).............. 912,778 ................ ................ -912,778 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force (emergency)............ 90,230 ................ ................ -90,230 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard (emergency).... 26,065 ................ ................ -26,065 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard (emergency)..... 2,209 ................ ................ -2,209 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve (emergency)...... 1,319 ................ ................ -1,319 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve (emergency)........... 19,594 ................ ................ -19,594 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps (emergency)........... 8,900 ................ ................ -8,900 ................
Defense Health Program (emergency)............................ 17,362 ................ ................ -17,362 ................
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide (emergency)........... 1,208 ................ ................ -1,208 ................
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Total, Operation and Maintenance.......................... 2,985,712 ................ ................ -2,985,712 ................
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PROCUREMENT
Procurement of Ammunition, Army (emergency)................... 125,100 ................ ................ -125,100 ................
Procurement, Space Force (emergency).......................... 37,994 ................ ................ -37,994 ................
Other Procurement, Air Force (emergency)...................... 129,722 ................ ................ -129,722 ................
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Total, Procurement........................................ 292,816 ................ ................ -292,816 ................
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Other Procurement, Air Force (emergency)...................... 41,400 ................ ................ -41,400 ................
Other Procurement, Air Force (emergency)...................... 69,278 ................ ................ -69,278 ................
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Total, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation......... 110,678 ................ ................ -110,678 ................
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Total, Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations 3,389,206 ................ ................ -3,389,206 ................
Act, 2025............................................
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AMERICAN RELIEF ACT, 2025
(PL 118-158)
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, National Security 913,440 ................ ................ -913,440 ................
Systems (emergency)..........................................
Procurement, Shipbuilding and Conversion (emergency).......... 5,691,000 ................ ................ -5,691,000 ................
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Total, American Relief Act, 2025.......................... 6,604,440 ................ ................ -6,604,440 ................
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Total, Other Appropriations........................... 9,993,646 ................ ................ -9,993,646 ................
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Grand total................................................... 841,982,449 830,697,798 852,414,000 +10,431,551 +21,716,202
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(Appropriations).......................................... (833,423,105) (830,697,798) (855,571,302) (+22,148,197) (+24,873,504)
(Emergency appropriations)................................ (9,993,646) ................ ................ (-9,993,646) ................
(Rescissions)............................................. (-1,434,302) ................ (-3,157,302) (-1,723,000) (-3,157,302)
(Transfer Authority).......................................... (9,909,944) (13,539,016) (8,115,016) (-1,794,928) (-5,424,000)
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