H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Bill · 119th Congress (2025–2026). Passed House, 22 Jul 2026. Introduced 13 May 2026.

Official title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Vote results

House, 22 Jul 2026: Passed, 216 Yea, 212 Nay, 0 Present, 3 Not voting. The House’s roll call
Senate: not yet considered.
President: Not before the President yet: both chambers must pass it first.

How each member voted

Senate

Not yet considered.

House

Yea (216): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Ken Calvert (R-CA-41); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10); Darrell Issa (R-CA-48); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-5); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); Tom McClintock (R-CA-5); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); David Schweikert (R-AZ-1); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Richard Hudson (R-NC-9); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); David G. Valadao (R-CA-22); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-16); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); James Comer (R-KY-1); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-18); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Young Kim (R-CA-40); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1); Barry Moore (R-AL-1); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Mark Alford (R-MO-4); Aaron Bean (R-FL-4); Eric Burlison (R-MO-7); Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6); Mike Collins (R-GA-10); Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1); Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15); Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11); Mike Ezell (R-MS-4); Russell Fry (R-SC-7); Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3); Erin Houchin (R-IN-9); Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38); John James (R-MI-10); Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7); Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2); Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3); Nick LaLota (R-NY-1); Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23); Michael Lawler (R-NY-17); Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15); Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8); Richard McCormick (R-GA-7); Max L. Miller (R-OH-7); Cory Mills (R-FL-7); Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1); Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3); Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5); Keith Self (R-TX-3); Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5); Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3); Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2); Vince Fong (R-CA-20); Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6); Tony Wied (R-WI-8); Tom Barrett (R-MI-7); Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5); Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK-AL); Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3); Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8); Jeff Crank (R-CO-5); Troy Downing (R-MT-2); Gabe Evans (R-CO-8); Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-AL); Brandon Gill (R-TX-26); Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12); Adam Gray (D-CA-13); Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8); Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8); Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10); Mark Harris (R-NC-8); Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3); Brian Jack (R-GA-3); Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3); Brad Knott (R-NC-13); Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7); Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6); John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5); Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8); Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2); Tim Moore (R-NC-14); Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3); Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2); Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6); David J. Taylor (R-OH-2); Randy Fine (R-FL-6); Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1); Matt Van Epps (R-TN-7); Clay Fuller (R-GA-14); James Gallagher (R-CA-1).

Nay (212): Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11); Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Brad Sherman (D-CA-32); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Mike Thompson (D-CA-4); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Jim Costa (D-CA-21); Al Green (D-TX-9); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); André Carson (D-IN-7); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); Judy Chu (D-CA-28); John Garamendi (D-CA-8); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-6); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Lois Frankel (D-FL-22); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25); Mark Takano (D-CA-39); Juan Vargas (D-CA-52); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6); Ted Lieu (D-CA-36); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Josh Harder (D-CA-9); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Lucy McBath (D-GA-6); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Cleo Fields (D-LA-6); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18); Becca Balint (D-VT-AL); Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2); Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13); Greg Casar (D-TX-35); Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31); Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2); Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30); Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17); Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4); Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10); Robert Garcia (D-CA-42); Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10); Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL); Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4); Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4); Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37); Greg Landsman (D-OH-1); Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12); Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13); Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2); Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3); Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8); Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23); Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15); Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7); Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3); Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6); Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3); Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17); Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13); Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13); Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2); Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2); Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4); Gabe Amo (D-RI-1); Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26); LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10); Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3); Wesley Bell (D-MO-1); Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5); Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3); Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3); Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3); Shomari Figures (D-AL-2); Laura Friedman (D-CA-30); Laura Gillen (D-NY-4); Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2); Julie Johnson (D-TX-32); George Latimer (D-NY-16); Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16); John W. Mannion (D-NY-22); Sarah McBride (D-DE-AL); April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6); Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8); Dave Min (D-CA-47); Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3); Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2); Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9); Emily Randall (D-WA-6); Josh Riley (D-NY-19); Luz M. Rivas (D-CA-29); Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12); Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10); Derek Tran (D-CA-45); Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7); George Whitesides (D-CA-27); James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11); Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Christian D. Menefee (D-TX-18); Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11).

Not voting (3): Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4).

Not in office (14): Everton Blair Jr. (D-GA-13); Aisha Wahab (D-CA-14); David Scott (D-GA-13); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20); Sylvester Turner (D-TX-18).

Summary

Main subject: Authorizes fiscal year 2027 appropriations and sets policy for Department of Defense activities, military construction, and Department of Energy national security programs, sets military personnel strengths, and includes a division on voter registration and voter identification. Division A, Division B, Division C, Division D, Division E

Its core areas: Defense procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation authorizations; Operation and maintenance, energy, and logistics; Military end strengths, personnel policy, pay, allowances, and survivor benefits; TRICARE and military health system administration; Acquisition policy, contracting, and technical data rights; Department of Defense organization, financial management, and civilian workforce; Matters relating to foreign nations and security cooperation; Cyberspace, artificial intelligence, space, nuclear forces, and intelligence; Defense industrial base and supply chain sourcing rules; Military construction projects and installation authorities; Department of Energy national security programs, maritime programs, and funding tables; Voter registration citizenship proof and voter photo identification.

Unexpected Items: 196 provisions

These provisions fall outside the bill’s main subject or apply narrowly. This describes the text; it is not a judgment.

Not related to the bill’s main subject (45)

Sec. 170: Limitation on procurement of cut flowers and cut greens: Limits Department of Defense funds for procuring cut flowers and cut greens in the United States to those grown in a State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession, or Tribal area, starting one year after enactment.
Sec. 226: Support for advanced technologies that strengthen United States agricultural production, agrifood systems, and associated bioindustrial manufacturing capacity: Authorizes the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, with the Secretary of Agriculture, to support technologies for agricultural production, agrifood systems, and bioindustrial manufacturing capacity, including wildfire and natural resource management technologies.
Sec. 356: Establishment of United States Marine Corps Museum System: Directs the Secretary of the Navy to support a system of official Marine Corps museums that includes the National Museum of the United States Marine Corps, and sets designation criteria and a notice-and-wait process before any museum in the system closes.
Sec. 757: Expansion of prohibition on painful research on certain animals: Extends the existing prohibition on painful research to cover nonhuman primates in addition to domestic cats and dogs.
Sec. 1037: Conveyance of certain retired naval vessels to State of Florida for use as offshore reefs: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to convey retired naval vessels to the State of Florida at no cost to the United States, on condition that the State sink them for use as offshore artificial reefs.
Sec. 1124: Extension of postage stamp for breast cancer research: Extends the authority for the postage stamp for breast cancer research in title 39, United States Code, by changing the year 2027 to 2037.
Sec. 1620: Office for Bombing Prevention: Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Office for Bombing Prevention within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, with coordination and information-sharing duties.
Sec. 1703: Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty member of a Space Force professional military education program in the course of employment: free use by the Federal Government: Amends section 105 of title 17, United States Code, to add two Space Force education programs to a list of programs in the copyright provision on literary works produced by civilian faculty, and renumbers the following items.
Sec. 1704: Inapplicability of Defense Base Act to Guam: Amends the Defense Base Act so that Guam is not treated as a territory or possession outside the continental United States, and applies the Act to Guam only while Guam has comparable worker's compensation regulations in effect.
Sec. 1705: Extension of admission for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers: Changes a date in the Covenant with the Northern Mariana Islands provision on nonimmigrant H-2B workers from December 31, 2029 to December 31, 2035.
Sec. 1708: Establishment of the Atomic Civilians Commemorative Service Medal: Directs the Secretary of Defense to design and produce an Atomic Civilians Commemorative Service Medal and sets eligibility for civilian employees and contractor employees who took part in atomic weapon detonations, cleanup, or were exposed to radiation.
Sec. 1709: Establishment of the Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Establishes a Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs to work on health care and benefits for veterans and service members with blast-related conditions, and to report annually until September 30, 2029.
Sec. 1710: Authorization of transfer of certain land near Dayton National Cemetery to Department of Veterans Affairs: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to begin an agreement to accept, at no cost, about 58 acres in Dayton, Ohio from the Montgomery County Land Bank for use as a national cemetery.
Sec. 1742: Partnership with Scouting America: Requires the Secretary of Defense to maintain a partnership between the Department of Defense and a named youth organization as it has historically been maintained.
Sec. 1751: Designation of senior official for emerging therapeutic interventions within the Department of Veterans Affairs: Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to designate a senior official for emerging therapeutic interventions and to brief the Veterans' Affairs committees on the designation.
Sec. 1752: Emerging therapeutic interventions at the Department of Veterans Affairs: Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on emerging therapeutic interventions, including psychedelic-assisted therapies, and to develop a workforce readiness plan for them.
Sec. 1753: Report on accelerating medical treatments for serious mental illness: Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on implementation of a specified Executive Order on medical treatments for serious mental illness.
Sec. 1761: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection at the National Archives and Records Administration: Directs the Archivist to establish a National Archives collection of government records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence, and to make them available to the public.
Sec. 1762: Review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records by Government offices: Requires each government office to identify, review, organize, and transmit its unidentified anomalous phenomena records to the Archivist, bars destruction of such records, and sets a 25-year default for public disclosure.
Sec. 1763: Grounds for postponement of public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records: Sets the grounds on which public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records may be postponed.
Sec. 1764: Establishment and powers of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Review Board: Establishes an independent Review Board of 9 members appointed by the President to decide on postponing disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records, with powers, pay, and a September 30, 2030 termination.
Sec. 1765: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Review Board personnel: Provides for the Review Board's Executive Director, staff, security clearances, compensation, and advisory committees.
Sec. 1766: Review of records by the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Review Board: Sets how the Review Board reviews records, decides on postponements, prepares a Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan, and reports, and gives the President authority over its determinations.
Sec. 1767: Disclosure of recovered technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of non-human intelligence: Provides for federal eminent domain over recovered technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of non-human intelligence controlled by private persons or entities, and makes them available to the Review Board.
Sec. 1768: Disclosure of other materials and additional study: Allows the Review Board to ask the Attorney General to petition courts to release sealed or grand-jury-protected information relevant to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and states sense-of-Congress items.
Sec. 1769: Rules of construction: States that the subtitle's disclosure requirements take precedence over other law, with stated exceptions, and preserves FOIA rights, judicial review, and existing disclosure authority.
Sec. 1770: Termination and effect of Act: Ends the Review Board provisions when the Board terminates, keeps the rest of the subtitle in effect until the Archivist certifies all records are public, and directs development of declassification guidance.
Sec. 1771: Authorization of appropriations: Authorizes $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 to carry out the unidentified anomalous phenomena records subtitle. ($20,000,000)
Sec. 1772: Conforming repeal and transitional provisions: Repeals the unidentified anomalous phenomena records subtitle of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and transfers its records, pending actions, and deadlines to the new Collection.
Sec. 1773: Definitions: Defines terms for the unidentified anomalous phenomena records subtitle, including non-human intelligence, technologies of unknown origin, and the record sources covered.
Sec. 2833: Land conveyance, Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee: Authorizes the Army to convey about 5,000 acres at Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee, without consideration to the University of Tennessee System for education research use.
Sec. 2835: Acquisition of easements for defense fuel supply infrastructure: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire permanent easements, including by condemnation of California state lands, along a crude oil pipeline system, and to issue an irrevocable license to its operator that overrides State permit requirements.
Sec. 2854: Recognition of certain aspects of the National Navy UDT–SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as a national memorial, national memorial garden, and national K9 memorial: Directs the Secretary of the Navy to recognize three named memorials at a named museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as national memorials of the Navy SEALs.
Sec. 3104: Nuclear energy: Authorizes fiscal year 2027 appropriations to the Department of Energy for nuclear energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701; the section states no dollar amount.
Sec. 579B: Prohibition on male participation in female sports at DODEA schools: Requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that DODEA schools do not permit students whose sex is male to take part in athletic programs designated for females, and defines 'male' and 'female'.
Sec. 3532: United States Coast Guard Corrosion Control Assistance Team Pilot Program: Establishes a Coast Guard pilot program with at least 2 corrosion control assistance teams to assist Coast Guard field units, and states that firms performing the work should hold a particular accreditation.
Sec. 3541: Vice admirals: Raises the number of Coast Guard vice admiral positions from five to 6 and assigns one to oversee design, planning, engineering, construction and program management for cutters, small boats, aircraft and shoreside infrastructure.
Sec. 3542: Chief Prevention Officer: Creates a Coast Guard Chief Prevention Officer at Rear Admiral (Upper Half) or higher, gives that office sole authority over Coast Guard marine safety, security and stewardship regulations and policy, and bars removal of the position without an Act of Congress.
Sec. 3545: Coast guard academy adjunct professors: Lets the Commandant contract with individuals as adjunct professors at the Coast Guard Academy, capped at 5 percent of instructional staff, up to 12 credits per semester, for up to 3 years, with a limit of 2 contracts per person.
Sec. 3546: Designation of officers with particular expertise in highly skilled professional fields: Extends Coast Guard officer designation authority, currently for military justice and healthcare, to other highly skilled professional fields as defined by the Secretary.
Sec. 3547: The effect of failure of selection for promotion: Requires Coast Guard officers subject to discharge or retirement for failure of selection for promotion to be kept on active duty until they finish their active duty service obligation, unless the Secretary waives it.
Sec. 3548: Service credit for national oceanic and atmospheric administration or the public health service: Credits active commissioned service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service as active commissioned service in the armed forces for retirement eligibility and retired pay computation.
Sec. 3549: Remote appearance before a board of inquiry: Allows the Secretary to determine that, in exceptional circumstances, a Coast Guard officer may appear before a board of inquiry by a means other than in person.
Sec. 3553: Support: Reorganizes Coast Guard Academy support provisions into a new subchapter, broadens them beyond athletic programs, and defines a qualified organization that may support Academy recruiting, alumni, development, athletics and research.
Sec. 3556: Change of homeports or air stations: Bars permanent closure of Coast Guard stations or units, or change of cutter homeports or aircraft air stations, without advance notice to Congress and a public comment opportunity, with an exception for national security certification.

Applies only to a specific place or group (32)

Sec. 166: Minimum annual procurement goal for AbilityOne Program: Directs the Secretary of Defense to set a goal that at least one percent of Department of Defense procurement obligations go to nonprofit concerns under chapter 85 of title 41, beginning in fiscal year 2027.
Sec. 209D: Increase in funding for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities: Increases Air Force research funding by $1,200,000 for Secure Research Facilities in fast-growing metropolitan areas near aerospace industries and facilities, offset by a reduction to Office of the Secretary of Defense operation and maintenance. ($1,200,000)
Sec. 225: Use of innovative and emerging food production technologies for components of military rations: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek contracts for military rations made with specific food technologies, subject to available appropriations. No dollar amount is stated.
Sec. 319A: Report on PFAS destruction and water reclamation: Requires a report on PFAS-destruction technology defined by a specific heat-transfer design, portability, and a capacity of up to 20,000 gallons of water per day, and a pilot program proposal for it.
Sec. 351: Establishment of Center for the Study of the National Guard: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a Center for the Study of the National Guard at an academic institution that meets stated criteria on relationship, academic program, and location.
Sec. 361: Minimum staffing requirements for fire apparatus at certain Space Force installations: Requires the Secretary of Defense to make permanent certain minimum firefighter staffing and apparatus requirements, and to bar cross-manning of certain apparatus, at Space Force installations that have launch and landing facilities.
Sec. 365: Pilot program on hydrophobin-based biomanufactured treatment as flame-resistant and water-repellent treatments for military uniforms: Establishes an Army pilot program on hydrophobin-based biomanufactured uniform treatments and directs the Secretary to prioritize partnerships with entities that produce hydrophobin proteins or related compounds.
Sec. 519: Authority to study the propensity of certain students to serve in the Armed Forces: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement for a study on the propensity to serve of military-connected students with a national nonprofit that meets three stated criteria.
Sec. 529E: Expansion of personalized financial and housing counseling for members of the Armed Forces: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement for one-on-one financial and housing counseling with a counseling organization that meets a set of listed criteria, without naming the organization.
Sec. 579: Classroom Safe Haven Force Protection Pilot Program: Creates a pilot program to install ballistic-resistant door systems in about 600 classrooms in Department of Defense Education Activity schools in the United States, with technical specifications for the doors.
Sec. 579G: Department of Defense education activity emergency response mapping: Directs the Department of Defense Education Activity to prioritize procuring emergency response maps for its schools that meet detailed technical and sourcing specifications, including development with industry partners with demonstrated expertise.
Sec. 599: Duties, responsibilities, requirements, and protections for Army chaplains: Rewrites Army chaplain duties and protections, and defines 'administrative endorser' by criteria tied to when an organization began endorsing chaplains, allowing those that endorsed before enactment to continue.
Sec. 599A: Duties, responsibilities, requirements, and protections for Navy chaplains: Rewrites Navy chaplain duties and protections, and defines 'administrative endorser' by criteria tied to when an organization began endorsing chaplains, allowing those that endorsed before enactment to continue.
Sec. 599B: Duties, responsibilities, requirements, and protections for Air Force chaplains: Rewrites Air Force chaplain duties and protections, and defines 'administrative endorser' by criteria tied to when an organization began endorsing chaplains, allowing those that endorsed before enactment to continue.
Sec. 744: Establishment of pilot program on use of health care assessments other than periodic health assessments: Requires the Army to run a two-year health assessment pilot program for at least 100 soldiers, with Fort Hood, Texas required as one of the sites.
Sec. 752: Enhanced medical coverage for civilian employees of the Department of Defense and dependents in certain locations: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek contracts for enhanced medical coverage for Department of Defense civilian employees and dependents enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan in Japan and Guam, with different listed services for each.
Sec. 763: Pilot program to provide for the use of blue-light dissipating displays to certain individuals: Directs a Defense Health Agency pilot program providing blue-light dissipating displays, defined by specific display technology (diffused light-output architecture with optical-elastomer or nanomaterial layers), for visually impaired covered beneficiaries.
Sec. 767: Study on feasibility of establishing military medical treatment facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base: Requires a feasibility study on establishing a military medical treatment facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.
Sec. 778: Review of the occupational health and safety conditions of operational facilities associated with the LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system: Directs the Secretary to seek an agreement for a National Academies review of occupational health and safety conditions at facilities tied to the LGM–30G Minuteman III missile system, including a cancer incidence study of launch officers and support personnel.
Sec. 787: Briefing on medical and safety resources at Edwards Air Force Base: Requires a briefing to the congressional defense committees by February 1, 2027 on medical and safety resources at Edwards Air Force Base.
Sec. 1099K: Pilot program for integrated warfighter cognitive performance and readiness: Requires a pilot program for an integrated cognitive performance and readiness capability, with element criteria (adoption by millions of users, coaching response under two minutes) that a limited set of providers could meet.
Sec. 1111: Pilot program on tech talent competitiveness: Requires a talent pilot program in which the Secretary partners with a nonprofit intermediary organization that meets listed track-record and expertise criteria.
Sec. 1509: Interim data protection measures for the Department of Defense: Directs reviews of programs of record for, and requires future programs to include, a specifically described kind of software-only, packet-level cryptographic protection with listed technical parameters and key-custody terms.
Sec. 1639: Independent assessment of bone marrow radiation shielding for nuclear survivability: Directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement for an independent assessment of bone marrow radiation shielding with a University Affiliated Research Center affiliated with United States Strategic Command.
Sec. 1844: Combat tracked vehicle drivetrain reciprocity and supply chain security: Bars procurement of drivetrain systems for an Army advanced combat tracked vehicle that is currently in development if made by foreign-based manufacturers, unless U.S. firms can compete on equal terms in that country; waiver available.
Sec. 2821: Authorization for certain planning, design, and construction contracts in support of military service academies: Authorizes a Service Academy Superintendent to seek contracts with a covered foundation for planning, design, construction, equipping, and maintenance of facilities and projects supporting the academy.
Sec. 3522: Federal ship financing program improvements: Amends the federal ship financing program, including limits of $850,000,000 for fishing facilities and used vessels and $3,000,000,000 for eligible export vessels. For 2 years it also makes fishing vessels over 79 feet built and documented after January 1, 2021 eligible for loan guarantees without the reconstruction requirement.
Sec. 3523: Cranes; shore power: Adds port crane upgrade projects to port infrastructure grants and directs that shore power projects at ports serving both passenger vessels and freight vessels be treated as meeting certain grant requirements and as eligible projects.
Sec. 3555: Remotely crewed offshore supply vessel pilot program: Establishes a 5-year pilot program allowing remotely crewed offshore supply vessels to operate in the Gulf of America, with vessel design and construction requirements modified or waived for eligible vessels.
Sec. 3671: Eligibility for educational assistance: Makes a defined group of merchant mariners eligible for education benefits under chapter 33 of title 38, with reimbursement from the Maritime Security Trust Fund.
Sec. 834: Portfolio-based acquisition of autonomous capability: Establishes an Autonomy Integration Account and requires standards for unmanned system portfolios that include an acquisition preference for commercial solutions validated in real-world deployments to conflict zones and at Technology Readiness Level 7 or above.
Sec. 1663: Solid rocket motor industrial base: Establishes a working group to expedite qualification of solid rocket motors from a supplier that does not otherwise supply such motors, and requires second sourcing for listed munitions.

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Sec. 642: Single-use shopping bags in commissary stores: Bars the Defense Commissary Agency from prohibiting single-use shopping bags or charging a fee for them in a commissary store.

Funds a specific named project or event (51)

Sec. 150: Conveyance of certain F–14 aircraft to U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in Huntsville, Alabama: Allows the Secretary of the Navy to convey three F–14 aircraft, without consideration, to a named commission in Huntsville, Alabama, at no cost to the United States.
Sec. 202: Funding for compact semiconductor-based fast neutron detectors: Increases a research, development, test, and evaluation line by $4,300,000 for Compact Semiconductor-Based Fast Neutron Detectors and reduces an Navy aircraft procurement line by the same amount. ($4,300,000)
Sec. 203: Funding for environmental and thermal protection coatings: Increases a research, development, test, and evaluation line by $8,500,000 for environmental and thermal protection coatings and reduces a Navy aircraft procurement line by the same amount. ($8,500,000)
Sec. 204: Funding for reactive material to enhance the lethality of munitions: Increases a Defense-wide industrial base line by $5,000,000 to accelerate manufacture of a reactive material for munitions and reduces the defense media activity line by the same amount. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 205: Funding for next generation combat vehicle advanced technology: Increases an Army research line by $7,000,000 to support Virtual Engineering and Army Readiness and Sustainment (VEARS) and reduces a Navy operation and maintenance line by the same amount. ($7,000,000)
Sec. 206: Funding for rapid airborne and waterborne chemical and biological threat detection: Increases an Army applied research line by $10,000,000 to support Rapid Airborne and Waterborne Chemical and Biological Threat Detection and reduces a Navy operation and maintenance line by the same amount. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 207: Funding for the Rapid Prototyping Program: Increases research funding for the Rapid Prototyping Program by $4,900,000, offset by an equal reduction to Navy Ship Depot Operations Support. ($4,900,000)
Sec. 208: Funding for ultra-light Group 1 small unmanned aircraft systems for special operations forces: Increases a Defense-wide line by $10,000,000 for ultra-light Group 1 small unmanned aircraft systems for United States Special Operations Command and reduces another Defense-wide line by the same amount. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 209: Funding for National Defense Education Program: Increases funding for the National Defense Education Program by $5,000,000 for STEM education and workforce initiatives targeted at military students, offset by a reduction to Washington Headquarters Services operation and maintenance. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 209A: Funding for software-defined and AI-powered counter unmanned aerial systems: Increases an Army research line by $10,000,000 for software-defined and AI-powered counter unmanned aerial systems and reduces an Office of the Secretary of Defense operation and maintenance line by the same amount. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 209B: Funding for blast overpressure mitigation devices for small and medium caliber weapons: Increases a Defense-wide Warrior Systems line by $5,000,000 for blast overpressure mitigation devices and reduces an Army artillery systems line by the same amount. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 209C: Funding for high-hypersonic detonation propulsion research and flight demonstrations: Increases an Air Force research line by $5,000,000 to accelerate high-hypersonic detonation propulsion research and flight demonstrations and reduces an Office of the Secretary of Defense operation and maintenance line by the same amount. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 209E: Funding for advanced naval casting for hardware and operational repairs: Increases a Navy research line by $16,000,000 for Advanced Naval Casting for Hardware and Operational Repairs and reduces a Navy operation and maintenance administration line by the same amount. ($16,000,000)
Sec. 209F: Funding for accelerating the adoption of naval aviation advanced manufacturing processes: Increases a Navy advanced manufacturing line by $15,000,000 for adopting naval aviation advanced manufacturing processes, offset by reductions of $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 in two other research lines. ($15,000,000)
Sec. 209G: Funding for Air Force materials research: Increases an Air Force materials research line by $6,400,000 to secure U.S. silicon carbide and reduces an Air Force operation and maintenance line by the same amount. ($6,400,000)
Sec. 209H: Funding for university innovative materials processing modernization research: Increases a Defense-wide manufacturing science and technology line by $5,000,000 for university innovative materials processing modernization research and reduces a Washington Headquarters Services line by the same amount. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 209I: Funding for autonomous high-altitude long-endurance aircraft and pseudo-satellites: Increases the Rapid Prototyping Program line by $5,000,000 for autonomous high-altitude long-endurance aircraft and pseudo-satellites and reduces a JADC2 line by the same amount. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 223: Realignment of the National Strategic Research Institute to the Department of the Air Force: Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to designate the Air Force as primary sponsor of a named university affiliated research center and to ensure the center receives funding and other resources. No dollar amount is stated.
Sec. 257: Funding for rotary wing aviation lift upgrade enhancement: Increases a Defense-Wide research, development, test, and evaluation line by $12,000,000 to support Rotary Wing Aviation Lift Upgrade Enhancement, and reduces an Army operation and maintenance line by $12,000,000. ($12,000,000)
Sec. 319B: Geothermal resource confirmation for Saipan under Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program: Directs the Secretary of Defense to assess geothermal resources on Saipan, including field investigations and test well drilling, under the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program.
Sec. 319C: Study on energy fuel source conversion at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: Requires the Secretary of the Army to use funds otherwise made available to the Army to study converting the energy fuel source at one named ammunition plant from propane to natural gas.
Sec. 325: Expansion of covered depots to include Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Indiana: Adds one named facility, Crane Army Ammunition Activity in Indiana, to the list of covered depots under section 2476 of title 10.
Sec. 565: Pilot program to provide benefits and services to Army explosive ordnance disposal members who are separating: Sets up a pilot for separating Army explosive ordnance disposal members to attend a federal law enforcement training program, with the Army reimbursing the training centers up to $50,000 per participant for up to 24 participants per fiscal year. ($50,000)
Sec. 566: Additional funding for Skillbridge: Increases the fiscal year 2027 authorization for Office of the Secretary of Defense administration and service-wide activities by $5,000,000 for the Skillbridge program, offset by an equal reduction to Washington Headquarters Services. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 592: Expanded goals of authorized program regarding the National September 11 Memorial and Museum: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek to amend an existing agreement so that it includes promoting security at a named memorial and museum; no dollar amount is stated.
Sec. 764: Extension and improvement of pilot program of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences on pharmaceutical supply chain: Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out for at least five years a named Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences pilot program on the pharmaceutical supply chain, with independent testing lab criteria.
Sec. 784: Funding for research on alpha-gal syndrome: Increases the Combat and Operational Medicine Program research authorization by $5,000,000 for alpha-gal syndrome research, offset by an equal reduction in advanced development. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 1052: Inclusion of National Guard Relief Foundation as a military welfare society for certain purposes: Adds the National Guard Relief Foundation to the list of military welfare societies eligible for space and services from the Department of Defense and for participation by members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1070: Prohibition on availability of funds for closure of Rock Island Arsenal Museum: Bars the use of fiscal year 2027 Army funds to close the Rock Island Arsenal Museum in Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 1099I: Sense of Congress regarding Rock Island Arsenal Child Care Development Center: States the sense of Congress that the Department of the Army should prioritize a named alliance's request for a named child care development center; no dollar amount is given.
Sec. 1203: Establishment of Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy: Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to operate the Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy, provide education, supplies, and living allowances to foreign military personnel there, and pay for it from Air Force operation and maintenance funds.
Sec. 1246: Modification of Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative: Provides that of fiscal year 2027 Department of Defense funds, not more than $1,000,000,000 may be made available for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. ($1,000,000,000)
Sec. 1406: Cable security fleet expansion: Raises the minimum size of the Cable Security Fleet from two to not less than 6 vessels and changes its annual authorization from $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2035 to $30,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2040. ($30,000,000)
Sec. 1411: Extension of authorities for funding and management of joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois: Extends the joint DoD-VA demonstration fund authority to September 30, 2028 and allows $174,000,000 from the Defense Health Program to be transferred to the fund for operations of the named Lovell Federal Health Care Center. ($174,000,000)
Sec. 1412: Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home: Authorizes $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. ($77,000,000)
Sec. 1606: Continuation of Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program of the Department of the Air Force: Requires the Air Force to continue a specific named program through launch of space vehicles one and two, and bars fiscal year 2027 funds from being used to terminate, reduce, or delay it.
Sec. 1635: Limitation on reallocation of funds for Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range and United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll: Limits fiscal year 2027 Department of Defense funds for activities at two named facilities so they may be used only for their authorized purposes and may not be transferred or reprogrammed elsewhere, except under section 2214 of title 10.
Sec. 1899A: Funding for fan-out wafer level packaging program of industrial base analysis and sustainment program: Increases the research, development, test, and evaluation Defense-wide line 233 authorization by $10,000,000 for the fan-out wafer level packaging program, and reduces an operation and maintenance Defense-wide line by $10,000,000. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 2208: Transfer of amounts for mitigation for projects located at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to transfer $42,000,000 of fiscal year 2027 amounts to an account for mitigation efforts relating to two named projects at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. ($42,000,000)
Sec. 2853: Additional authority for defense site reimbursement in the Federated States of Micronesia: Authorizes the Department of Defense to reimburse the Federated States of Micronesia for land acquisition costs for defense sites in Yap, using amounts authorized to be appropriated; no dollar figure is stated.
Sec. 2870: Sense of Congress with respect to wargaming center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama: Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force should authorize and prioritize design and development of a named wargaming center at a named Air Force base; no dollar amount is stated.
Sec. 3101: National Nuclear Security Administration: Authorizes National Nuclear Security Administration funds for a named new plant project, the Plutonium Engineering Support Building at Los Alamos National Laboratory, at $88,700,000. ($88,700,000)
Sec. 3501: Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration: Authorizes fiscal year 2027 Maritime Administration funds, including $873,500,000 for the United States Merchant Marine Academy and further amounts for named programs such as the United States Center for Maritime Innovation and centers of excellence. ($873,500,000)
Sec. 3513: Support for athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy: Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to set up a corporation to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, to contract with it on a sole-source basis, and to accept and retain funds for those programs.
Sec. 3682: Early maritime education and youth involvement: Requires the Secretary of the Navy's annual budget submission to list the funding request for the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps as its own distinct item.
Sec. 3684: United States Merchant Marine Academy: Requires the Secretary to implement the Department of Transportation's 2025 Campus Modernization Plan for rehabilitation, modernization, and construction of facilities at the United States Merchant Marine Academy within 30 days, with briefings every 6 months.
Sec. 4301: Operation and maintenance: Sets the fiscal year 2027 operation and maintenance funding table, and includes added line items for named programs and organizations, such as the Center for the Study of the National Guard and U.S. Naval Sea Cadets.
Sec. 4501: Other authorizations: Sets the fiscal year 2027 other authorizations funding table, including added lines for named research projects such as Advanced Vital Intervention Airborne Training for Emergencies (AVIATE).
Sec. 2308: Authority to carry out project at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida: Authorizes a military construction project at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for a Joint All-Domain Command and Control and Air Battle Management Systems test facility in the amount of $87,800,000 using research, development, test, and evaluation funds. ($87,800,000)
Sec. 2610: Extension and modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama: Extends a fiscal year 2022 project authorization at Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base, Alabama, until October 1, 2028 (later than the 2027 date used for other extensions) and sets the project amount at $15,000,000. ($15,000,000)
Sec. 4601: Military construction: The Military Construction funding table authorizes named projects at named installations, and for some the authorized amount differs from the request, including projects with a request of 0.

Different amount for specific places or groups (10)

Sec. 523: Additional nominees to the Service Academies from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Raises from three to four the number of additional nominees under paragraph (10) of the nomination provisions for the Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies; the section heading ties this to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 528: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor pay: Requires the Secretary of Defense to raise the minimum Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor pay by a cost-of-living or post allowance rate for instructors outside the continental United States or in Alaska.
Sec. 593: Local agricultural procurement in Guam commissaries: Requires a plan to increase locally grown produce in commissaries in Guam, including a goal that at least 15 percent of produce sold there come from Guam producers.
Sec. 604: Payment of maximum amount of aviation incentive pay to aviation officers with more than 8 years of aviation service; enhancement of retention incentives available to aviation officers: For a named Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program, allows an aviation bonus up to an average annual amount of $100,000 notwithstanding the general aviation bonus limit in title 37. ($100,000)
Sec. 1118: Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for employees at ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile development and maintenance facilities: Authorizes a personnel-policy demonstration project for employees at ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile facilities and changes the employee limit in section 4703 of title 5 from 5,000 to 15,000 for this project.
Sec. 1119: Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for employees at Naval shipyards, Navy regional maintenance centers, and Navy trident refit facilities: Authorizes a personnel-policy demonstration project limited to prevailing rate employees at Navy shipyards, regional maintenance centers, and trident refit facilities, and changes the employee limit in section 4703 of title 5 from 5,000 to 60,000 for this project.
Sec. 1120: Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for prevailing rate employees at covered depots: Authorizes a personnel-policy demonstration project limited to prevailing rate employees at covered depots and changes the employee limit in section 4703 of title 5 from 5,000 to 60,000 for this project.
Sec. 2864: Conditions on transfer of Department of Defense power grid infrastructure in Guam: Bars transfer of Defense Department power infrastructure in Guam to the Guam Power Authority until a certification is made, and requires at least 50 percent of transferred transmission line miles to be underground.
Sec. 3561: Commercial shipbuilding infrastructure program: Rewrites the commercial shipbuilding infrastructure grant program, setting a $30,000,000 minimum award for grants other than those for small shipyards and reserving at least 25 percent of funds for shipyards with 1,200 production employees or fewer. ($30,000,000)
Sec. 3657: Amendments to Shipowners’ Limitation of Liability Act of 1851: Amends the shipowner liability limit so a U.S. vessel owner's liability is capped at the value of the vessel and pending freight, while a foreign vessel owner's cap is 5 times that value.

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Sec. 121: Temporary unavailability of amphibious warfare ships: Defines when an amphibious warfare ship counts as temporarily unavailable, using overrun margins over planned availability that shrink by year from 100 percent in 2026–2027 to 25 percent in 2032 and after.
Sec. 326: Expansion of space-available travel program for members of the Armed Forces stationed at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Allows eligible individuals stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to purchase space-available transportation on Department of Defense aircraft, notwithstanding the general travel program limits, with a priority like space-required travel.
Sec. 529B: Limitation on authority to eliminate the 70th Flying Training Squadron of the United States Air Force Academy: Bars the Secretary of the Air Force from eliminating, deactivating, defunding or reducing the 70th Flying Training Squadron until October 1, 2031 or 90 days after a required report, whichever is earlier.
Sec. 573: Pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care: inclusion of au pairs: Treats Au Pair program participants as qualified in-home child care providers under the pilot and bars State and local governments from imposing additional or different terms on military host families for that program.
Sec. 606: Retroactive granting of waivers for aviation incentive pay: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to waive flight-month requirements and pay retroactive aviation incentive pay to certain officers assigned to a tactical air control squadron during a set period, subject to appropriations.
Sec. 614: Modifications to cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States for members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force: Sets a special cost-of-living allowance rule for members of five named armed forces, including a three percent threshold, and lets the Secretary exclude general and flag officers from eligibility.
Sec. 644: Prohibition on procurement and commissary sales of seafood originating or processed in the People’s Republic of China: Bars Department of Defense contracts for seafood originating or processed in the People's Republic of China for military dining facilities, and bars its sale at commissary stores. Facilities overseas and vessels visiting foreign ports can receive exceptions.
Sec. 705: Prohibition on and reversal of actions to modify scope of medical services provided at certain military medical treatment facilities: Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from carrying out the service changes listed for named military medical treatment facilities, requires those steps to be reversed, and requires services to be restored to their March 3, 2026 level within 30 days of enactment.
Sec. 735: Waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE Prime for certain physical therapy: Requires the Secretary to waive the TRICARE Prime referral requirement for physical therapy for active duty members, only where the provider is in a State whose law does not require a referral for that appointment.
Sec. 780: Removal of peptides from prohibited performance enhancing substances list: Bars the Secretary of Defense from listing legally available peptides as prohibited substances for service members who obtain and use them lawfully where they are located.
Sec. 808: Risk-based approach to monitoring contractor business systems: Replaces the contractor business systems surveillance rule and lets the Secretary exempt contractors that are subject to the securities laws from further review if their profit is below a threshold the Secretary sets.
Sec. 875: Limitation on availability of funds for purchase of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters from foreign entities of concern: Bars Department of Defense funds for contracts to buy photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters from a foreign entity of concern, but exempts third-party financing contracts and intelligence-related purchases, and delays the limit one year for assets that enhance combat capability.
Sec. 1056: Authority for Secretary of Defense waiver relating to certain training: Lets the Secretary of Defense waive a prohibition on certain training methods for special operations forces if the Secretary finds the prohibition would degrade medics' readiness to manage blast injuries.
Sec. 1059: Prohibition on display of unapproved flags: Adds "The Honor and Remember flag" to the list of flags in section 1052(d)(1) of the FY2024 NDAA, the provision on display of unapproved flags.
Sec. 1116: Hiring freeze exceptions: Bars use of fiscal year 2027 Department of Defense funds to implement a hiring freeze on nine listed categories of positions.
Sec. 1117: Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of DODEA, childcare, and healthcare workers: Bars use of fiscal year 2027 Department of Defense funds to terminate employees of three named groups, unless the employee was documented as not performing or engaging in misconduct.
Sec. 1216: Extension of limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi Security Forces: Limits obligation of 25 percent of fiscal year 2027 funds for the Iraqi security forces until a certification is made, but states the section does not apply to funds designated for the Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.
Sec. 1736: Limitation regarding certain export controls: Amends a paragraph of the Arms Export Control Act by adding words that exclude subclauses (I), (II), and (III) from its clause; the section text does not say what those subclauses cover.
Sec. 1739: Amendments to requirements for railroad freight cars placed into service in the United States and transporting Department of Defense cargo: Amends the railroad freight car requirements in title 49 so that, for cars carrying Department of Defense cargo, the requirements apply in yearly stages to cars grouped by how recently they were produced, reaching all cars 4 years after enactment.
Sec. 1837: Enhanced domestic content requirement for shipbuilding programs: Amends a domestic content provision so that its paragraph (4)(B) does not apply to manufactured articles procured in connection with a shipbuilding program.
Sec. 1871: Exception to contract price requirement relating to use of test and evaluation installations by commercial entities: Allows certain contracts with small businesses or nontraditional contractors that received not more than $50,000,000 in prior-year Department of Defense awards to let commercial users of a test range reimburse less than the full direct costs. ($50,000,000)
Sec. 1891: Exemption from trademark licensing fees for certain military exchange contractors: Bars the Secretary concerned from requiring contractors on military exchange contracts of one year or longer to pay trademark licensing fees or royalties or to obtain licensing office approval.
Sec. 1893: Inapplicability of Berry Amendment exceptions to certain seafood purchases: Amends the Berry Amendment statute so its exceptions in subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to fish, shellfish, or seafood procurement, restates an exception for items bought for resale in commissaries and exchanges, and requires annual reports.
Sec. 1894: Clarification of commercial solicitation restrictions during initial entry training for memorabilia and photography: Directs revision of commercial solicitation regulations for initial entry training so they do not apply to certain merchandise preorders or to graduation photography sold by contracted photographers.
Sec. 2819: Inapplicability of National Historic Preservation Act to certain military housing: Rewrites section 307104 of title 54 so the historic preservation division does not apply to buildings on military installations that are or were used as military housing, except those listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of January 20, 2025, or exempted by the Secretary.
Sec. 2822: Exemption of certain military installations from guidance with respect to aggregate square footage requirements: Adds military installations undergoing a mission transition to the list of installations exempt from the guidance on aggregate square footage requirements.
Sec. 3643: Shipbuilding financial incentives: Creates a shipbuilding grant program and provides that federal financial assistance under it is not treated as a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act or as an undertaking under the historic preservation law.
Sec. 3674: Noncompetitive eligibility for Federal employment: Lets the head of a federal agency appoint certain Merchant Marine Academy graduates and credentialed mariners without competition.
Sec. 4802: Ensuring only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office: Requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, and exempts applicants who are absent uniformed services voters from these requirements.
Sec. 4803: Requiring voters to provide photo identification: Requires photo identification to vote in person or by mail in federal elections, but exempts ballots from absent uniformed services voters and from individuals given the right to vote otherwise than in person under a named federal law.
Sec. 514: Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions: Bars consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin in military personnel actions, but allows it when tasking specific unconventional missions in foreign countries, with combatant commander approval and a report to Congress.
Sec. 1014: Amphibious fleet force structure: Among other amphibious fleet provisions, exempts modifications to amphibious warfare ships from an existing prohibition on such modifications during fiscal years 2027 through 2034.
Sec. 1864: Exclusion of manufacturing arsenal workload from depot carryover calculation: Amends a depot carryover definition so that manufacturing arsenal workload is excluded from the calculated carryover amount.
Sec. 2831: Withdrawal and reservation of lands located on the Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, to support military readiness and security: Withdraws specified Yuma Proving Ground land for Army use and allows the Secretary of the Interior to issue utility rights-of-way in one designated corridor without Army consent.
Sec. 3569: United States vessel preference requirement: Creates a United States vessel cargo participation requirement with civil penalties, and lets the Federal Maritime Commission exempt low volume shippers from the requirements; it also waives certain Alternate Compliance Program requirements for allied-built vessels.
Sec. 576: Policies to support military families subject to court-ordered child custody arrangements: Requires each military department to keep a policy under which a member who is a party to a court-ordered child custody arrangement may, at the Secretary's discretion, be exempted from permanent change of station orders for up to 24 months.
Sec. 709: Prohibition on coverage of gender-related medical treatment under TRICARE: The prohibition on TRICARE coverage of gender-related medical treatment does not apply to treatment of a disorder of sex development, irresolvably ambiguous biological sex characteristics, or an infection, injury, disease or disorder caused or exacerbated by such treatment.
Sec. 827: Acquisition thresholds for certain materials: Exempts small acquisitions from the sourcing restrictions on strategic materials and sensitive materials (amounts not greater than $250,000) and on printed circuit boards (amounts not greater than $10,000), and bars splitting purchases to fit the exception.
Sec. 1015: Armament of naval auxiliary vessels: Requires defensive armament on Military Sealift Command naval auxiliary vessels designated as United States Naval Ships, except vessels designated as hospital ships protected under the 1949 Geneva Convention (II).
Sec. 1102: Skills-based hiring for Department of Defense civilian positions: Authorizes waiving minimum education requirements for Department of Defense civilian positions, but not for positions set by statute, in professions needing licensure or accreditation, or in certain scientific or technical series.
Sec. 1631: Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles: Exempts modifications of a strategic delivery system costing less than $500,000 from the existing prohibition on expenditures for such modifications. ($500,000)
Sec. 1634: Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States: Bars use of fiscal year 2027 funds to reduce the alert level or the number of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles below 400, with exceptions for maintenance or sustainment, safety, security or reliability, and the transition to the Sentinel missile.
Sec. 1741: Prohibition on use of CCP-linked financial services providers on Department of Defense devices: Bars use of applications or software of defined financial services providers on Department of Defense devices, except for law enforcement, intelligence, national security, cybersecurity research, or official enforcement or supervisory uses authorized by the Secretary.
Sec. 1803: Critical materials: tiered sourcing restrictions and requirements: Restricts Department of Defense procurement of critical materials sourced through covered nations, but exempts certain items, including commercially available off-the-shelf items, electronic devices, and magnets or metals made from recycled material, and allows waivers and a phased start for Tier 2 materials.
Sec. 3655: Alternate standards: Directs the Secretary to set alternate standards so self-propelled oceangoing vessels not documented under chapter 121 can receive a certificate of inspection if they will become documented, with compliance judged under the standards of the prior country of documentation 'notwithstanding any other law'.

Delays or blocks a specific regulation (4)

Sec. 549C: Notification required to implement changes to military legal system recommended by Special Review Panel activities: Bars the Secretary of Defense from implementing any recommendation of a specific Special Review Panel until 180 days after all of the panel's recommendations and analysis are submitted to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 643: Limitation on implementation of Supply Chain Transformation Initiative of the Defense Commissary Agency: Blocks use of fiscal year 2027 funds to implement the two-wholesaler supply model of a named Defense Commissary Agency initiative until 180 days after a required report is submitted.
Sec. 1115: Limitation on use of funds to limit collective bargaining: Bars use of fiscal year 2027 Department of Defense funds to implement a specific Executive Order on exclusions from federal labor-management relations programs, or any following policy or guidance.
Sec. 3117: Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste: Bars use of fiscal year 2027 Department of Energy funds to apply a published interpretation of high-level radioactive waste to waste located in the State of Washington.

Changes a government process (2)

Sec. 1019: Realignment of contract management for Polar Security Cutter program: Moves contract management for the Polar Security Cutter program to the Commandant of the Coast Guard and bars the Navy from keeping a separate contracting office for the program after 180 days, except for advisory support.
Sec. 1051: Establishment of the Secretaries of Defense historical series and priority declassification authority: Creates a Secretaries of Defense historical series and gives records needed for it priority for declassification review, with expedited interagency review procedures.

Condition defined by a narrow set of criteria (4)

Sec. 707: Pilot program to help certain members of the Armed Forces stop smoking: Authorizes a one-year pilot program on smoking alternatives that must operate at one or more installations where the number of covered members exceeds the national average for smoking and for the size of several listed population groups.
Sec. 762: Pilot program on secure, mobile personal health record for members of the Armed Forces: Requires a competitive contract for a personal health record platform, defined by a list of technical features that a contractor must already offer, and states that no additional funds are authorized for it.
Sec. 786: Research and analysis on optimal protection strategies for preventing traumatic brain injury in members of the Armed Forces: Directs the Secretary to seek a research agreement on traumatic brain injury with a multi-university research center described as focused on physics-based neutralization of threats to human tissues and organs.
Sec. 1099B: Pilot program on the use of clinically tested digital faith-based platforms to support spiritual fitness and readiness: Requires a pilot program to evaluate commercially available digital faith-based platforms for chaplaincy support, with priority given to platforms meeting listed criteria.

Program name includes a political figure’s name (2)

Sec. 1029: Renaming of USNS Cesar Chavez: Directs the Secretary of the Navy to rename the USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) after an individual, place, or concept, consistent with the naming conventions for that class of vessels.
Sec. 1068: Senator Robert J. Dole Greatest Generation Education Program: Establishes a Department of Defense educational program on World War II, allows grants to State and local governments and nonprofit organizations, and gives the Secretary sole right to use the program name that refers to a named Senator.

What it does

Sec. 401: Authorizes active-duty end strengths as of September 30, 2027: Army 469,000; Navy 356,600; Marine Corps 173,700; Air Force 330,400; Space Force 13,200.
Sec. 123: Allows the Secretary of the Navy to enter multiyear contracts for up to 15 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers, with payments after fiscal year 2027 subject to the availability of appropriations.
Sec. 141: Amends section 9062(i) of title 10 to require the Air Force to keep a fighter aircraft inventory of not less than 1,800 aircraft from October 1, 2026, through October 1, 2035.
Sec. 632: Raises the military death gratuity from $100,000 to $165,000 for deaths on or after enactment and adds an annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index.
Sec. 705: Bars the Secretary of Defense from carrying out the service changes listed in the March 4, 2026 notification for certain military medical treatment facilities and requires reversal of steps already taken within 30 days.
Sec. 1001: Allows the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $6,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 authorizations between accounts, with limits and a requirement to notify Congress of each transfer.
Sec. 1091: Adds a section to title 10 that deems any reference to the Secretary of Defense or Department of Defense in law or records to be a reference to the Secretary of War or Department of War.
Sec. 1761: Requires the Archivist to begin establishing an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection in the National Archives within 60 days of enactment.
Sec. 1803: Replaces section 4872 of title 10 to bar the Secretary of Defense from procuring covered critical materials sourced from North Korea, China, Russia or Iran, with separate rules for Tier 1 and Tier 2 materials.
Sec. 1839: Authorizes multiyear contracts of more than one but not more than seven program years, beginning in fiscal year 2027, for listed munitions including SM-6, AMRAAM, JASSM and Tomahawk.
Sec. 2101: Authorizes the Army to carry out construction projects at listed locations, including Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, in the amount of $918,000,000.
Sec. 3101: Authorizes fiscal year 2027 appropriations for National Nuclear Security Administration activities as specified in the funding table, and authorizes Project 27-D-512 Plutonium Engineering Support Building at $88,700,000.
Sec. 4001: Authorizes the dollar amounts in the funding tables, subject to the availability of appropriations, and requires merit-based or competitive procedures for committing funds to a specific entity.
Sec. 4802: Prohibits a State from accepting a voter registration application for a Federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship, and lists the documents that qualify.
Sec. 4803: Requires a valid photo identification to receive a ballot when voting in person in a Federal election, with a provisional ballot option, and sets identification or affidavit requirements for other ballots.

Written automatically from the official text by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model. Approved for publication 1 Oct 2026. Every line names the section it came from.