S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Bill · 119th Congress (2025–2026). Became law, 18 Dec 2025 · Public Law 119-60. Introduced 14 Mar 2025.

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

Vote results

House, 10 Dec 2025: Passed, 312 Yea, 112 Nay, 0 Present, 9 Not voting. The House’s roll call
Senate, 17 Dec 2025: Motion Agreed to, 77 Yea, 20 Nay, 0 Present, 3 Not voting. The Senate’s roll call
President: Signed 18 Dec 2025 · Public Law 119-60

How each member voted

White House

Signed (1): Donald Trump (R, President).

Not in office (2): Joseph Biden (D, President); Kamala D. Harris (D, Vice President).

Senate

Yea (77): Charles E. Schumer (D-NY); Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Jack Reed (D-RI); Mike Crapo (R-ID); Roger F. Wicker (R-MS); Susan M. Collins (R-ME); Jerry Moran (R-KS); Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); John Thune (R-SD); Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV); John Boozman (R-AR); John Cornyn (R-TX); Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Marsha Blackburn (R-TN); Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY); Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI); Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); John Barrasso (R-WY); Bill Cassidy (R-LA); Martin Heinrich (D-NM); Ben Ray Luján (D-NM); Gary C. Peters (D-MI); James E. Risch (R-ID); Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Mark R. Warner (D-VA); Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); John Hoeven (R-ND); Ron Johnson (R-WI); James Lankford (R-OK); Tim Scott (R-SC); Todd Young (R-IN); Tom Cotton (R-AR); Kevin Cramer (R-ND); Ted Cruz (R-TX); Steve Daines (R-MT); Deb Fischer (R-NE); Tim Kaine (D-VA); Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME); Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY); Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); Mike Rounds (R-SD); Dan Sullivan (R-AK); Thom Tillis (R-NC); Jim Banks (R-IN); Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE); Ted Budd (R-NC); Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV); Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH); John Kennedy (R-LA); Roger Marshall (R-KS); Jacky Rosen (D-NV); John R. Curtis (R-UT); Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS); Josh Hawley (R-MO); Elissa Slotkin (D-MI); Rick Scott (R-FL); Mark Kelly (D-AZ); Bill Hagerty (R-TN); John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO); Tommy Tuberville (R-AL); Jon Ossoff (D-GA); Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA); Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL); John Fetterman (D-PA); Eric Schmitt (R-MO); Pete Ricketts (R-NE); Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD); David McCormick (R-PA); Bernie Moreno (R-OH); Tim Sheehy (R-MT); James C. Justice (R-WV); Jon Husted (R-OH); Ashley Moody (R-FL); Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).

Nay (20): Edward J. Markey (D-MA); Ron Wyden (D-OR); Bernard Sanders (I-VT); Patty Murray (D-WA); Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Adam B. Schiff (D-CA); Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Christopher Murphy (D-CT); Peter Welch (D-VT); Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Michael F. Bennet (D-CO); Mike Lee (R-UT); Rand Paul (R-KY); Brian Schatz (D-HI); Tammy Duckworth (D-IL); Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Cory A. Booker (D-NJ); Tina Smith (D-MN); Andy Kim (D-NJ); Alex Padilla (D-CA).

Not voting (3): Chuck Grassley (R-IA); Christopher A. Coons (D-DE); Joni Ernst (R-IA).

Not in office (4): Alan Armstrong (R-OK); Darline Graham (R-SC); Marco Rubio (R-FL); J.D. Vance (R-OH).

House

Yea (312): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); Ken Calvert (R-CA-41); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Mike Thompson (D-CA-4); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); 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); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); 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); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Tom McClintock (R-CA-5); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); David Schweikert (R-AZ-1); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-6); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Lois Frankel (D-FL-22); Richard Hudson (R-NC-9); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); Ted Lieu (D-CA-36); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); David G. Valadao (R-CA-22); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-16); James Comer (R-KY-1); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Josh Harder (D-CA-9); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Lucy McBath (D-GA-6); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); 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); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Cleo Fields (D-LA-6); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-18); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Young Kim (R-CA-40); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); 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); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Mark Alford (R-MO-4); Aaron Bean (R-FL-4); Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6); Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31); 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); Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL); Erin Houchin (R-IN-9); Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38); Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4); 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); Greg Landsman (D-OH-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); Cory Mills (R-FL-7); Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1); Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23); Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3); Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5); Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3); Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17); Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5); Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13); Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2); Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3); Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2); Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4); Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2); Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26); 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); Wesley Bell (D-MO-1); Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3); Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8); Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5); Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3); Jeff Crank (R-CO-5); Troy Downing (R-MT-2); Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3); Gabe Evans (R-CO-8); Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-AL); Shomari Figures (D-AL-2); Brandon Gill (R-TX-26); Laura Gillen (D-NY-4); Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12); Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2); 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); Brad Knott (R-NC-13); George Latimer (D-NY-16); Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7); John W. Mannion (D-NY-22); April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6); Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8); Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6); John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5); Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8); Dave Min (D-CA-47); Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2); Tim Moore (R-NC-14); Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2); Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3); Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9); Josh Riley (D-NY-19); Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2); Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6); David J. Taylor (R-OH-2); Derek Tran (D-CA-45); Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7); George Whitesides (D-CA-27); Randy Fine (R-FL-6); Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1); James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11); Matt Van Epps (R-TN-7); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20).

Nay (112): Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); 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); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); Al Green (D-TX-9); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); André Carson (D-IN-7); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Judy Chu (D-CA-28); John Garamendi (D-CA-8); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Mark Takano (D-CA-39); Juan Vargas (D-CA-52); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Becca Balint (D-VT-AL); Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2); Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13); Eric Burlison (R-MO-7); Greg Casar (D-TX-35); 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); Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4); Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37); 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); Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15); Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7); Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3); Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6); Keith Self (R-TX-3); Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13); Gabe Amo (D-RI-1); LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10); Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3); Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3); Laura Friedman (D-CA-30); Julie Johnson (D-TX-32); Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16); Sarah McBride (D-DE-AL); Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3); Emily Randall (D-WA-6); Luz M. Rivas (D-CA-29); Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12); Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10); Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); David Scott (D-GA-13); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14).

Not voting (9): Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Jim Costa (D-CA-21); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Max L. Miller (R-OH-7); Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14).

Not in office (12): Christian D. Menefee (D-TX-18); Clay Fuller (R-GA-14); Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11); James Gallagher (R-CA-1); Everton Blair Jr. (D-GA-13); Aisha Wahab (D-CA-14); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Sylvester Turner (D-TX-18).

Summary

Main subject: Authorizes fiscal year 2026 funding and sets policy for the Department of Defense, military construction, Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the intelligence community and the Coast Guard, with additional divisions on other matters. Division A, Division B, Division C, Division D, Division E, Division F, Division G, Division H

Its core areas: Weapons and equipment procurement authorities; Research, development, test, and evaluation programs; Military personnel end strengths, policy, pay, allowances, and benefits; Military health care and TRICARE; Defense acquisition, contracting, and industrial base rules; Military construction and housing; Department of Energy nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, and environmental cleanup programs; Defense funding tables; Department of State organization and operations; Intelligence community authorities and reports; Coast Guard funding, personnel, and shipping and navigation matters; Outbound investment restrictions and sanctions.

Unexpected Items: 235 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 (103)

Sec. 372: Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries: Allows the Secretary of Defense to enter agreements with nonprofit entities to evacuate family pets of evacuated U.S. citizens and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations from a foreign country.
Sec. 374: Establishment of Army museum system: Establishes an Army museum system within the Army Center of Military History that includes the National Museum of the United States Army, and sets criteria and a 90-day notice period before any museum in the system can be closed.
Sec. 375: Establishment of United States Navy Museum System: Establishes the United States Navy Museum System, lists eleven named museums as members, and sets criteria and a 90-day notice period before any museum in the system can be closed.
Sec. 376: Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System: Establishes an Air Force and Space Force museum system that includes the National Museum of the United States Air Force, and sets criteria and a 90-day notice period before any museum in the system can be closed.
Sec. 377: Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air carriers: Amends title 49 so foreign air carriers may carry a servicemember or Department of Defense civilian employee and one to three pet cats or dogs when no certificated U.S. carrier is willing and able; the passenger pays any added cost.
Sec. 379: Restroom access at military installations for certain transportation service providers: Requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure restroom access at safe havens and holding areas on military installations for commercial drivers transporting sensitive cargo for the Department of Defense, and sets up a process to report locations without access.
Sec. 382: Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam: Directs the Secretary of Defense to step up efforts to manage, control and interdict the greater banded hornet on military installations in Guam, and requires annual briefings for three years after the first briefing.
Sec. 535: Selective Service System: automatic registration: Requires the Director of the Selective Service System to automatically register males aged 18 through 26, replacing the current registration requirement, effective one year after enactment.
Sec. 851: Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers: Subsection (l) treats a drug manufacturer as meeting the Veterans Affairs master agreement requirement, for Social Security Act Medicaid purposes, if it would have complied but for this section's contracting prohibitions.
Sec. 1068: GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease: Directs the Comptroller General to review Department of Defense research from 1945 through 1972 on ticks as biological warfare agents and report findings within two years.
Sec. 1091: Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22 attack: Requires the Secretary of Defense to declassify, within 180 days, previously unreleased Department of Defense records relating to a January 28, 2024 attack at Tower 22, Jordan, with a waiver for sensitive records.
Sec. 1092: Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery: Directs the Secretary of the Army to permit a named organization to update memorials to chaplains on Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery, at no cost to the Federal Government.
Sec. 1702: Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty member of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the course of such employment: free use by the Federal Government: Amends the copyright law list of entities so that works produced by civilian faculty of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in the course of employment may be freely used by the Federal Government.
Sec. 1703: Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on Wake Island: Lets aliens seek nonimmigrant admission for up to 3 years for construction work on a military installation on Wake Island, outside the usual temporary-work requirement and exempt from the numerical visa limits, through December 31, 2030.
Sec. 2810: Extension of authority for temporary expanded land acquisition for equine welfare: Extends from February 1, 2026 to August 1, 2026 a temporary authority for expanded land acquisition for equine welfare, and requires a briefing after each use.
Sec. 2861: Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range: Requires the Air Force and Army to place historical markers at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range commemorating radiation exposure effects on New Mexico communities, and to brief Congress within one year.
Sec. 3501: Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration: Authorizes fiscal year 2026 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for Maritime Administration programs, including $201,500,000 for the United States Merchant Marine Academy and amounts for State maritime academies and other programs.
Sec. 6805: Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems: Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting system hardware and software, and makes it a requirement for certification.
Sec. 7405: Investment: Amends a 1999 law governing deposits from the Exxon Valdez oil spill consent decree, allowing deposits to the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund or an outside account and prioritizing grants for habitat protection and restoration.
Sec. 8102: Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites for purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States: Allows the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to set by regulation a list of sensitive government sites for real estate transaction reviews, and requires periodic member reviews of the list and an added annual-report item.
Sec. 8103: Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders: Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to extend insider ownership and transaction disclosure requirements to directors and officers of foreign private issuers, with an SEC exemption authority and a 90-day effective date.
Sec. 8104: Study and report: Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to study transparency and cooperation of certain registered brokers, dealers and investment advisors tied to the People’s Republic of China and report to Congress within 1 year.
Sec. 8201: Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police: Amends protection authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police to cover retired or former Justices and immediate family of Justices and court officers when the Marshal determines protection is necessary.
Sec. 8202: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization: Reauthorizes and amends the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, including the national strategy, ICAC task force program and grants, and authorizes $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028. ($60,000,000)
Sec. 8203: Trauma kit standards: Requires grantees to buy only trauma kits meeting performance standards set by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, using certain Justice Department grant funds, and directs the Bureau to publish standards and optional best practices.
Sec. 8204: Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the public safety officers’ death benefits program: Makes retired law enforcement officers eligible for public safety officers’ death and disability benefits if harmed in a targeted attack because of their service, effective on enactment and applied to pending matters.
Sec. 8205: Honoring our fallen heroes: Adds a presumption for exposure-related cancers in public safety officer benefit claims, amends confidentiality rules, makes technical amendments, and permanently rescinds $255,000,000 from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. ($255,000,000)
Sec. 8302: Findings: States congressional findings about Taiwan’s economy, its relationship to the International Monetary Fund, and related statements and history; it sets no requirements itself.
Sec. 8303: Sense of the Congress: Expresses the sense of Congress that Taiwan’s economy supports greater participation by Taiwan in the International Monetary Fund and other international financial institutions.
Sec. 8304: Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF: Directs the U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund to use the U.S. voice and vote to support Taiwan’s admission and participation, with a Treasury waiver of up to 1 year at a time and a sunset within 10 years.
Sec. 8305: Testimony requirement: Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to describe U.S. efforts to support Taiwan's participation at international financial institutions in required testimony in each of the next 7 years.
Sec. 8366: International nuclear energy: Creates a civil nuclear export working group and international initiatives, authorizes grants of up to $5,500,000 to embarking civil nuclear nations, and authorizes up to $15,500,000 and up to $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Sec. 8401: Title and qualifications of head of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; promotions of flag officers: Changes the title and qualifications of the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and requires Senate confirmation for appointments to flag officer grades.
Sec. 8402: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet: Amends the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act to change how the NOAA vessel fleet is operated and planned, and authorizes $93,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2026. ($93,000,000)
Sec. 8403: Cooperative Aviation Centers: Renames the NOAA aviation accession training programs as Cooperative Aviation Centers, requires the Administrator to designate one or more, and creates a Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor.
Sec. 8404: Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain positions: Lets former NOAA commissioned officers with at least 3 years of honorable service compete for certain federal vacancies, with a report after 3 years and repeal after 5 years.
Sec. 8405: Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated service agreements with standard for veterans’ benefits: Changes the physical disqualification standard for NOAA officer obligated service agreements from 'misconduct or grossly negligent conduct' to 'willful misconduct'.
Sec. 8406: Streamlining separation and retirement process: Rewrites when retirements and separations of NOAA commissioned officers take effect, generally not earlier than 60 days after approval unless the officer requests an earlier date.
Sec. 8407: Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified: Amends the NOAA officer corps provision on ensigns found not fully qualified by striking 'permanent' and the clause revoking the officer's commission.
Sec. 8408: Repeal of limitation on educational assistance: Repeals the section of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2020 that limits educational assistance.
Sec. 8409: Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Lets NOAA sell or transfer its survey and research vessels and related equipment and, for 2 years, keep the proceeds to acquire, repair or maintain such vessels and equipment.
Sec. 8412: Definitions: Amends the definitions in the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, including fishing, fishing vessel and licensing area, and adds a definition of regional terms and conditions.
Sec. 8413: Prohibited acts: Amends the South Pacific Tuna Act's list of prohibited acts, removing some paragraphs and adding violations of regional terms and conditions and of fishing effort or catch limits.
Sec. 8414: Exceptions: Repeals section 6 of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, which provided exceptions to the prohibited acts.
Sec. 8416: Civil penalties: Amends the civil penalty provisions of the South Pacific Tuna Act, removing a clause that excepted certain prohibited acts from the penalty sentence and updating cross-references.
Sec. 8417: Licenses: Rewrites South Pacific Tuna Act provisions on forwarding vessel license applications, fees, and grounds for not forwarding an application.
Sec. 8420: Disclosure of information: Replaces the South Pacific Tuna Act disclosure section, requiring the Secretary to keep certain fishing information confidential and listing when it may be disclosed.
Sec. 8421: Closed area stowage requirements: Amends the closed area stowage requirements of the South Pacific Tuna Act to refer to requirements established by the Secretary.
Sec. 8422: Observers: Repeals section 14 of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, which covered observers.
Sec. 8423: Fisheries-related assistance: Rewrites the South Pacific Tuna Act section on fisheries-related assistance, authorizing technical assistance, training and other help to a Pacific Island Party.
Sec. 8426: Additional agreements: Replaces the 30-day requirement in the South Pacific Tuna Act with authority for the Secretary to set procedures for reviewing additional fishing access agreements.
Sec. 8431: North Pacific Research Board enhancement: Adds a seat for a member representing Alaska Natives to the North Pacific Research Board, allows a higher administrative expense cap in some years, and waives the 15 percent cap for 5 years.
Sec. 8602: Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical infrastructure: Amends the Homeland Security Act to let federal, State, local, Tribal and territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies take counter-drone actions, with training, certification, notification and reporting requirements, ending in 2031.
Sec. 8603: Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned aircraft systems: Adds programs to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems and counter-UAS systems as allowed uses of certain Justice Assistance grant funds.
Sec. 8604: Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft: Adds purchase and operation of unmanned aircraft systems as an allowed use of grant funds under section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Sec. 8605: Penalties: Sets criminal penalties for repeat national defense airspace violations and for using unmanned aircraft in felonies or to bring contraband into prisons, and sets a civil fine up to $100,000 per violation for unauthorized counter-UAS actions. ($100,000)
Sec. 8606: Rulemaking and implementation: Requires regulations within 180 days on counter-UAS authority for State, local, Tribal and territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies, and sets training standards and compliance audits.
Sec. 8711: Definitions: Amends definitions in the 2018 BUILD Act governing the Development Finance Corporation, adding terms such as advancing income country, country of concern, high-income country and wealthy country.
Sec. 8712: Less developed country focus: Amends the DFC country eligibility rules: prioritizes less developed countries, sets conditions for support in advancing and high-income countries, bars support in countries of concern, and lists sector exceptions.
Sec. 8721: Structure of Corporation: Adds a Chief Strategic Officer to the DFC's structure.
Sec. 8722: Board of Directors: Changes the DFC Board by reducing a category of individuals from 5 to 3, applying the Sunshine Act to Board meetings, and requiring at least 2 public hearings a year.
Sec. 8723: Chief Executive Officer: Provides that the DFC Chief Executive Officer reports to and is under the direct authority of the Board, and takes Board input on the performance of three other officers.
Sec. 8724: Chief Risk Officer: Provides that the DFC Chief Risk Officer is removable only by a majority vote of the Board, and rewrites the officer's duties.
Sec. 8725: Chief Development Officer: Amends the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 to revise the duties and responsibilities of the Corporation's Chief Development Officer.
Sec. 8726: Chief Strategic Officer: Creates a Chief Strategic Officer position at the Corporation, appointed by the Chief Executive Officer and removable only by a majority vote of the Board, and lists the officer's duties.
Sec. 8727: Officers and employees: Revises how the Corporation's officers and employees are appointed, changes a figure in one subparagraph from 50 to 100, and caps compensation at level II of the Executive Schedule.
Sec. 8728: Development Finance Advisory Council: Rewrites the Development Finance Advisory Council's membership rules, requires Board meetings with the Council at least twice a year, and requires reports on vacancies lasting 120 days or more.
Sec. 8729: Strategic Advisory Group: Establishes a Congressional Strategic Advisory Group made up of the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and members of the Senate and House foreign affairs committees, to meet at least annually.
Sec. 8730: Five-year strategic priorities plan: Requires the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer to develop a Strategic Priorities Plan for strategic investments and states a sense of Congress on the Corporation's priorities from October 1, 2025.
Sec. 8731: Development finance education: Requires the Secretary of State, with the Corporation, to report within 1 year on establishing development finance training classes at the Foreign Service Institute.
Sec. 8732: Internships: Establishes a student internship program at the Corporation with eligibility rules, housing and travel assistance, and a special hiring authority, funded from later appropriations.
Sec. 8733: Independent accountability mechanism: Requires the Corporation's Board to report within 90 days on consolidating the independent accountability mechanism's functions under the Corporation's Inspector General.
Sec. 8741: Equity investment: Establishes a Development Finance Corporate Equity Investment Account and authorizes $5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2031. Also raises an equity investment limit from 30 to 40. ($5,000,000,000)
Sec. 8742: Special projects: Replaces the Corporation's special projects authority, allowing technical assistance for existing projects and, with Board approval and prior notice to Congress, creation of companies and partnerships.
Sec. 8743: Terms and conditions: Requires parties to a Corporation-guaranteed project to bear at least 20 percent of the risk of loss and adds lending-practice and disclosure requirements for lending through intermediaries.
Sec. 8744: Termination: Changes the Corporation's authority termination date from 7 years after the 2018 Act's enactment to December 31, 2031.
Sec. 8751: Operations: Adds a sense of Congress that the Corporation should consult current employees before a substantial reorganization and consider preference, experience, and seniority when reassigning them.
Sec. 8752: Corporate powers: Amends the Corporation's corporate powers provision by striking a reference to the expiration of a current lease under predecessor authority.
Sec. 8753: Maximum contingent liability: Sets the maximum contingent liability of the Development Finance Corporation outstanding at any one time at $205,000,000,000. ($205,000,000,000)
Sec. 8754: Performance measures, evaluation, and learning: Requires the Corporation to develop an Impact Quotient measurement system and monitoring standards, and limits reductions to portfolio oversight staffing and units.
Sec. 8755: Annual report: Adds items to the Corporation's annual report, including portfolio health, funds committed and disbursed, private capital mobilized, and support by country income category.
Sec. 8756: Publicly available project information: Rewrites the requirement for the Corporation to maintain a public, machine-readable database of project-level information.
Sec. 8757: Notifications to be provided by the corporation: Changes a notification dollar threshold in the Corporation's notification provision from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 and adds notification content on subordinate creditor status.
Sec. 8758: Limitations and preferences: Changes a limit in the Corporation's limitations provision from 5 percent to 2.5 percent, requires competitive-neutrality policies, and bars support for projects with anticompetitive private entities or controlled by governments of countries of concern.
Sec. 8801: Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement: Creates an airport sound insulation repair pilot program at up to two large hub airports, with criteria on program start year, population, and enplanements that fit a narrow set of airports without naming them.
Sec. 8802: Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates to National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing: Changes the update cycle of a National Institute of Standards and Technology program strategic plan to once every four years, aligned with the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing planning cycle.
Sec. 8803: Lumbee Fairness Act: Extends Federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, makes it eligible for federal services with delivery delayed to the third fiscal year, and authorizes taking land into trust in four named counties.
Sec. 8804: Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia: Allows NASA to enter an agreement of up to five years to reimburse the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia for its costs of planning replacement drinking water wells.
Sec. 8805: Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely Associated States: Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to brief Congress monthly for five years on implementing Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 provisions on veterans in the Freely Associated States.
Sec. 8806: Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of a named individual from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery within one year, after notifying next of kin.
Sec. 378: Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and facilities: Requires the Secretary of Defense to set minimum standards for kennels and facilities housing military working dogs, and requires assessment and modification of existing facilities within set deadlines.
Sec. 732: Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs: Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from conducting or supporting painful research on domestic cats and dogs, with an exception for service and military animal work and a case-by-case national security waiver.
Sec. 901: Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of the Department of Defense: Repeals Department of Defense diversity and inclusion offices, officers, and reporting requirements, and bars the Secretary of Defense from maintaining diversity, equity, inclusion, or accessibility offices, positions, training, and related activities.
Sec. 3401: Authorization of appropriations: Authorizes $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 for Department of Energy activities relating to the naval petroleum reserves, available until expended. ($13,000,000)
Sec. 8312: International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to move the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report due date from March 1 to June 1 and to add report contents on narcotics-related money laundering and methamphetamine precursors.
Sec. 8313: Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking from the people’s republic of china and other relevant countries: Requires the Secretary of State and Attorney General to report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking from the People's Republic of China and other countries, and to brief committees on establishing DEA offices in the PRC.
Sec. 8318: Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico: Amends the annual report on methamphetamine smuggling from Mexico to require identifying significant source countries and describing their actions against precursor diversion and methamphetamine trafficking.
Sec. 8332: Findings: States congressional findings about economic, governance, energy, cyber and democratic conditions in the Western Balkans countries.
Sec. 8333: Sense of Congress: Expresses the sense of Congress on U.S. policy toward the Western Balkans, including regional integration, energy diversification, and European Union and NATO accession.
Sec. 8336: Democratic and economic development and prosperity initiatives: Directs the Secretary of State to develop anti-corruption, economic development and regional infrastructure initiatives for the Western Balkans, and asks for a strategy and a joint report on a possible regional office and loan guarantees.
Sec. 8418: Enforcement: Removes references to specific treaty articles from notice requirements and edits the search and seizure clauses in the South Pacific Tuna Act.
Sec. 8419: Findings by Secretary of Commerce: Amends the Secretary of Commerce findings provisions of the South Pacific Tuna Act, removing treaty article references and updating cross-references.
Sec. 8424: Arbitration: Amends the arbitration section of the South Pacific Tuna Act to remove a treaty article reference and to have the Secretary of State determine the arbitration location and represent the United States.

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Sec. 223: Modifications to defense research capacity building program: Requires that funding opportunities in a defense research capacity building program element include separate solicitations for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities, and for other Minority-Serving Institutions.
Sec. 317: Provision of alternative drinking water to households whose private drinking water is contaminated with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances from Department of Defense activities: Requires the Secretary of Defense to offer alternative drinking water to certain households downgradient from a military installation, but only where another household in the same community was already eligible for water tied to the same installation.
Sec. 371: Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local governments affected by depot reductions: Adds any Department of Defense action that negatively affects a covered depot as a basis for adjustment and diversification assistance to State and local governments, and requires a report on the anticipated assistance for each covered depot in fiscal year 2026.
Sec. 582: Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity: Makes children of certain American Red Cross employees eligible to enroll in Department of Defense Education Activity overseas schools, and extends the domestic school enrollment authority from Puerto Rico to territories, commonwealths, and possessions.
Sec. 718: Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to chiropractic clinics at military installations: Directs the Defense Health Agency to plan to reopen closed military installation clinics that offered chiropractic services with at least 400 average monthly visits, and to pay chiropractors under the General Schedule.
Sec. 1062: Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain surplus firearms, ammunition, and parts: Authorizes one-time transfers of surplus pump action shotguns from the Army, Navy, and Air Force to "the corporation" and allows their sale, subject to a report and a 60-day wait.
Sec. 1101: Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a public shipyard: Bars use of fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense funds for a hiring freeze, a reduction in force, or an unexplained hiring delay at a public shipyard.
Sec. 1234: Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the United States and certain partner countries: Authorizes joint research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging technologies with a covered partner country, defined by a bilateral agreement signed as of June 1, 2025 and managed by a specific Department of Defense directorate.
Sec. 2828: Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot authority for use of other transactions for installation or facility prototyping: Allows one unaccompanied housing project under the other-transactions prototyping authority to be exempt from that authority's limits, located at a joint base for medical training, with total transactions capped at $500,000,000. ($500,000,000)
Sec. 7244: Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations: Lets the Secretary authorize a defined type of nonprofit foundation to use Coast Guard Academy facilities or equipment, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.
Sec. 1546: Limitation on the divestment, consolidation, and curtailment of certain electronic warfare test and evaluation activities: Bars the Secretary of the Army from divesting, consolidating, or curtailing certain electronic warfare test and evaluation activities until a report is submitted to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 1042: Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other specified persons: authority to provide protection: Lets the Secretary of Defense authorize physical protection for former or retired Department officials who face serious threats from their service, and exempts determinations about certain individuals from the congressional submission requirement.

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Sec. 1205: Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School: Makes the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School mandatory and bars its tuition fees from including any amount for the school's fixed operating and maintenance costs.

Funds a specific named project or event (29)

Sec. 1047: Authority to transfer T–37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation Historical Group: Authorizes the Air Force to convey five retired T–37B Trainer Aircraft without consideration to a named organization in Phoenix, Arizona, under a conditional deed of gift.
Sec. 1082: Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission: Allows the Secretary of Defense to provide the Afghanistan War Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, administrative services, funds, staff, facilities, and other support, and lets other agencies provide support.
Sec. 1084: Reauthorization of Servicewomen’s Commemorative Partnership: Changes the authorization for the Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnership to funds in the FY2026 Act and replaces the amount of $3,000,000 with $1,000,000. ($1,000,000)
Sec. 1231: Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation: Raises the funding limit for the United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation program from $50,000,000 to $80,000,000 and extends the authority to December 31, 2028.
Sec. 1232: Extension and modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting domains: Broadens the United States-Israel program on countering unmanned systems, raises its funding limit from $55,000,000 to $70,000,000, and extends the authority to December 31, 2028.
Sec. 1267: Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup: Moves the fiscal year in an existing fund-transfer authority from 2025 to 2026; the section text refers only to section 1253(b) of the FY2021 NDAA, and the heading names the Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.
Sec. 1421: 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 demonstration fund authority to September 30, 2027 and allows transfer of $165,000,000 of Defense Health Program funds to the fund for operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. ($165,000,000)
Sec. 1423: Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home: Authorizes $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. ($77,000,000)
Sec. 1657: Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production: Caps funds that may be provided to the Government of Israel for fiscal year 2026 at $60,000,000 for Iron Dome components, $40,000,000 for David's Sling co-production, and $100,000,000 for the Arrow 3 program, subject to certifications.
Sec. 1658: Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt operation of the AN/FPS–108 COBRA DANE radar: Bars the Secretary of Defense from reducing sustainment for or halting operation of the COBRA DANE radar until a certification about its replacement capability is submitted.
Sec. 2107: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Smith Barracks, Germany: Lets the Secretary of the Army build a barracks at Smith Barracks, Germany under an authorization that named Hohenfels Training Area.
Sec. 2309: Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2025 projects: Changes fiscal year 2025 Air Force project authorizations: allows 3,219 kilometers of telephone duct at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, and raises the Yap International Airport, Federated States of Micronesia, amount from $949,314,000 to $1,495,314,000.
Sec. 2407: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama: Lets the Missile Defense Agency renovate additional square footage and convert administrative space to classified space for a fiscal year 2024 ground test facility project at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Sec. 2408: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri: Modifies the fiscal year 2024 microgrid and backup power project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, adding propane tank equipment and setting the project authorization amount to $86,500,000. ($86,500,000)
Sec. 2409: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland: Lets the Secretary of the Air Force build a new power generation and microgrid facility under the fiscal year 2025 microgrid project authorization for Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Sec. 2410: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey: Lets the Secretary of the Air Force build a new power generation and microgrid facility under the fiscal year 2025 microgrid project authorization for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Sec. 2608: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Tucson International Airport, Arizona: Lets the Secretary of the Air Force acquire 10 acres of land under the fiscal year 2023 authorization for Tucson International Airport, Arizona.
Sec. 3101: National Nuclear Security Administration: Authorizes six new National Nuclear Security Administration plant projects at named laboratories, each with its own dollar amount, from $15,000,000 to $75,000,000.
Sec. 4301: Operation and maintenance: The operation and maintenance funding table lists line-item amounts (in thousands) for named organizations and programs, including the Military Women's Memorial, Sea Cadets, National Guard Youth Challenge and STARBASE.
Sec. 7201: Reorganization of chapter 3: Among its Coast Guard reorganization changes, amends the National Coast Guard Museum section to let the Secretary spend appropriated Coast Guard funds on museum design, engineering and construction services, and financial assistance to the Association.
Sec. 7214: Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard: Limits how the Commandant may acquire, procure or construct a floating drydock for the Coast Guard Yard using appropriated funds, lists permitted methods, and requires berthing at the Yard in Baltimore, Maryland.
Sec. 7218: Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems: Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, if a need is determined and subject to appropriations, to procure tactical maritime surveillance systems for three named Coast Guard sectors and a land-based awareness system for those sectors and a named station.
Sec. 7278: Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training Center Cape May medical facility: Requires the Commandant to install additional temporary restroom facilities at the Training Center Cape May medical facility within 90 days of enactment.
Sec. 864: United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group: Requires the Secretary of Defense to convene a working group to study integrating the defense industrial bases of the United States and Israel and including Israel in the national technology and industrial base, with a report to Congress.
Sec. 914: Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group: Establishes a small-UAS industrial base working group and authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish a SkyFoundry program once the working group reports and the Deputy Secretary of Defense certifies conditions.
Sec. 5175: Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer program: Authorizes $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to expand the Regional China Officer program, including a director, local staff and at least 20 forward-deployed officers. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 7206: Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions: Adds quarterly reporting on the use of renovated Coast Guard facilities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, and a plan to acquire and build a hangar near the St. Paul airport.
Sec. 7215: Great Lakes icebreaking: Requires a strategy for designing and building a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as the cutter Mackinaw, a five-season Great Lakes icebreaking pilot program, and a briefing on the Mackinaw's service life.
Sec. 7265: Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aviation hanger: Requires the Commandant to study and analyze the aviation hangar at one named Coast Guard air station, including the facility modifications that would be needed for its aircraft; no dollar amount is stated.

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Sec. 701: Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents: Sets a 75-mile distance threshold for specialty care travel reimbursement for active duty members and their dependents, in place of the 100-mile threshold otherwise stated.
Sec. 861: Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program: Raises the funding limit in 10 U.S.C. 4955(a)(4) for Bureau of Indian Affairs service areas from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. ($1,500,000)
Sec. 1109: Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in Guam: Lets the Secretary of Defense or a military department Secretary waive the retention bonus limit and pay Department of Defense civilian employees in Guam retention bonuses of up to 50 percent of basic pay.
Sec. 1243: Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: Adds $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding list, extends the authority to December 31, 2029, and sets rules for returning procured equipment to Department of Defense stocks. ($400,000,000)
Sec. 1265: Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative: Sets a fiscal year 2026 limit of not more than $1,000,000,000 of Department of Defense funds for the Taiwan security cooperation initiative and adds medical equipment to the initiative's listed purposes. ($1,000,000,000)
Sec. 1270: Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines: Authorizes Foreign Military Financing for the Philippines: up to $500,000,000 a year in grants for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, direct loans of up to $1,000,000,000, and loan guarantees of up to $1,000,000,000.
Sec. 3111: Organization and codification of provisions of law relating to atomic energy defense activities: In the codified text of section 6264, the Secretary of Energy is to make $3,000,000 available to the State of Washington, $1,000,000 to the State of Oregon and $1,000,000 to the State of Idaho for programs for people who may have been exposed to radiation released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Sec. 3112: Plutonium pit production capacity: Directs the Secretary of Energy to ensure one named laboratory can produce at least 30 war reserve plutonium pits a year and one named facility at least 50 a year.
Sec. 7232: Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to Alaska: Requires a policy reimbursing airfare for Coast Guard members assigned to a duty location in Alaska, with reimbursement for travel to places other than home of record limited to the GSA City Pairs Program amounts.
Sec. 7233: Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot program: Creates a pilot program for sea duty members that halves the service obligation and raises the tuition assistance cap to not more than double the standard cap for the length of the sea duty tour.

Exception or delay for a subset (62)

Sec. 218: Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense acquisition programs: Directs an alternative test and evaluation pathway and exempts designated covered programs from test and evaluation master plan, milestone-specific operational test, and other documentation requirements.
Sec. 315: Modification of requirements relating to replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam: Moves the firefighting foam limit dates to October 1, 2026 and replaces the exemptions with a list covering oceangoing vessels, testing, research, naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants, and incompatible tactical vehicles or equipment, and exempts installations that have already transitioned.
Sec. 323: Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in Guam: Requires notice to Congress and the Governor of Guam one year before a permanent nuclear reactor is placed in Guam, and exempts reactors aboard naval vessels.
Sec. 591: Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor during the Korean War: Waives the statutory time limits so the President may award the Medal of Honor to one named individual for actions on November 18, 1952.
Sec. 592: Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-service cross to Isaac Ike Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam: Waives the statutory time limits so the Secretary of the Army may posthumously award the distinguished-service cross to one named individual for actions in Vietnam from 1963 to 1965.
Sec. 623: Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska: Extends through December 31, 2027 a travel allowance for members assigned to a duty location in Alaska for at least one year without dependents.
Sec. 651: Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military Sealift Command: Allows civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Command to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as active duty members.
Sec. 665: Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as remote and isolated military installation: Requires the Department of Defense to designate one named Army garrison as a remote and isolated military installation and to brief Congress on resulting resourcing adjustments.
Sec. 847: Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters from foreign entities of concern: Bars fiscal year 2026 Defense Department funds from contracts for photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters made by a foreign entity of concern, but exempts third-party financing arrangements and delays the ban for one year for assets that enhance combat capability.
Sec. 915: Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific: Bars the Secretary of the Navy for one year from taking action to disestablish the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Sec. 1014: Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Adds the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the places named alongside the United States and Guam in the Navy vessel overhaul, repair, and maintenance provision of section 8680 of title 10.
Sec. 1020: Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles from certain technical authority requirements: Exempts Navy unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles from senior technical authority oversight requirements, with exceptions for cybersecurity, ordnance and explosives, and warfare systems approvals.
Sec. 1085: AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025: Exempts export or transfer of defense articles under the AUKUS exemption from congressional notification requirements and allows certain reexports and retransfers between Australia, the United Kingdom, and eligible entities without presidential consent.
Sec. 1102: Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian employees with permanent duty station in Guam: Extends the living quarter allowance authority to all Department of Defense civilian employees whose permanent duty station is in Guam, reports annually for 2 years, and ends the authority after 3 years.
Sec. 1104: Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of maritime vessels operated by or for the United States: Caps pay for officers and crews of certain maritime vessels at the Vice President's rate of pay and exempts those employees from the aggregate pay limitation in section 5307 of title 5.
Sec. 1111: Educational travel authority for dependents of certain employees: Requires the Joint Travel Regulations to authorize educational travel for dependents of a defined group of Department of Defense Education Activity employees regardless of expected transfer or home leave.
Sec. 1228: Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security forces: Limits obligation of 75 percent of fiscal year 2026 funds for the Iraqi security forces pending a certification, but states that the section does not apply to funds designated for the Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.
Sec. 1826: Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors: Exempts products and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors from ten listed Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, title 10, and Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements, unless waived or modified by written determination.
Sec. 2104: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Fort Gillem, Georgia: Keeps the fiscal year 2021 Army project authorization at Fort Gillem, Georgia in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later, despite the general three-year expiration. ($71,000,000)
Sec. 2105: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Keeps four listed fiscal year 2022 Army project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later, despite the general expiration.
Sec. 2106: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects: Keeps listed fiscal year 2023 Army project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later, despite the general expiration.
Sec. 2204: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina: Keeps the fiscal year 2022 Navy project authorization at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later. ($113,520,000)
Sec. 2205: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Keeps five listed fiscal year 2022 Navy project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2206: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects: Keeps listed fiscal year 2023 Navy project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2304: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany: Keeps the fiscal year 2017 Air Force project authorization at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later. ($12,000,000)
Sec. 2305: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects: Keeps two fiscal year 2019 Air Force project authorizations at Royal Air Force Fairford in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2306: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects: Keeps two fiscal year 2020 Air Force project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2307: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Keeps four fiscal year 2022 Air Force project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2308: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects: Keeps four fiscal year 2023 Air Force project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2404: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Iwakuni, Japan: Keeps the fiscal year 2019 Defense Agencies Fuel Pier project authorization at Iwakuni, Japan in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later. ($33,200,000)
Sec. 2405: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Keeps listed fiscal year 2022 Defense Agencies and energy project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2406: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects: Keeps listed fiscal year 2023 Defense Agencies and energy project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2607: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects: Keeps listed fiscal year 2023 National Guard and Reserve project authorizations in effect until October 1, 2026, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction authorization Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 2808: Supervision of military construction projects: Among other changes to construction supervision and authority, adds the headquarters facilities construction project for United States Space Command as an exception to the aggregate square footage limit in the fiscal year 2025 Act.
Sec. 2816: Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for certain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military construction projects: Allows the Secretary of Defense to use cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts, notwithstanding section 3323 of title 10, for Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program construction projects at four listed shipyards, with annual briefings for five years.
Sec. 2826: Application of certain authorities and standards to historic military housing and associated historic properties of the Department of Defense: Lets the Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force apply named historic-preservation program comments to military housing built in specified periods, in satisfaction of requirements under the historic preservation division of title 54.
Sec. 2868: Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida: Authorizes the Navy to sell or lease about 19 acres at Sigsbee Park area, Naval Air Station Key West, and exempts the conveyance from sections 2696 of title 10 and 11411 of title 42.
Sec. 2882: Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine corps forces in Asia Pacific region: Expands an exception to the restriction on developing public infrastructure tied to the realignment of Marine Corps forces in the Asia Pacific region to include operations and maintenance for curation of archeological and cultural artifacts.
Sec. 2886: Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated installation: Directs the Secretary of Defense to designate Creech Air Force Base, Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or isolated installation.
Sec. 3126: Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste: Bars use of fiscal year 2026 Department of Energy funds to apply the department's published interpretation of high-level radioactive waste to such waste located in one state.
Sec. 3128: Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private entities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report: Requires consultation, notice and a stockpile-impact certification before plutonium transfers to private entities, but exempts the 34 metric tons of excess defense plutonium at the Savannah River Site from the certification.
Sec. 5172: Support for congressional delegations: Directs diplomatic posts to support congressional travel, but exempts the case of a simultaneous visit by the President, the First Lady or First Gentleman, the Vice President, the Secretary, or the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 5205: Job share and part-time employment opportunities: Requires the Department to publish a job share and part-time employment policy, but states that the policy does not apply to officers and employees of one bureau.
Sec. 7212: Acquisition improvements: Exempts Coast Guard service life extension programs from the Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition project requirements, and adds authority to negotiate construction, design and engineering contracts based on qualifications.
Sec. 7228: Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and bullying: Requires command sponsorship for dependents of Coast Guard members assigned to Unalaska, Alaska, on request. The same section also lets the Commandant hire for listed positions without regard to certain competitive-service hiring rules, and adds hazing and bullying reporting.
Sec. 7264: Aids to navigation: Bars the Commandant from removing aids to navigation covered by the report on the Northeast and Northwest Districts for 180 days after the report is submitted, unless there is an imminent threat to life or safety.
Sec. 7301: Merchant mariner credentialing: Allows, through December 31, 2065, up to 50 percent of unlicensed seamen on certain vessels to be aliens of the described categories, and directs implementation of some credential requirements without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of title 5 and named Executive Orders.
Sec. 7316: Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender vessels: Lets the Secretary grant temporary waivers from towing vessel requirements for certain fishing and fish tender vessels towing net pens in Southeast Alaska and Prince William Sound; the authority expires January 1, 2027.
Sec. 7327: Anchorages: Directs the Commandant to prohibit vessel anchoring on a described reach of the Hudson River, except within anchorages established before January 1, 2021.
Sec. 7331: Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed maritime systems: For 2 years, exempts small uncrewed maritime systems owned, operated, or chartered by NOAA, or surveying for NOAA under contract, from vessel inspection, design, operations, navigation, credentialing, or training requirements that a NOAA official determines will harm data collection.
Sec. 7348: Offshore operations: Extends the fuel-transfer provisions of 46 U.S.C. 3702 to offshore energy activity and, if the Commandant does not amend regulations within 60 days, requires the Secretary not to apply section 3702 to certain non-tanker vessels serving offshore energy facilities.
Sec. 7406: Additional response assets: Exempts vessels operating in Coast Guard District Arctic that support oil spill response from inspection, subject to listed conditions, and repeals section 11316 of the FY2023 NDAA.
Sec. 652: Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage; privatization: Lets the Secretary continue commissary and exchange access through December 31, 2026 for individuals already authorized under existing policies or pilot programs, and bars adding any new group.
Sec. 833: Interim national security waivers for supply chain illumination efforts: Lets the Secretary of Defense or a military department Secretary issue interim waivers, through January 1, 2028, so contractors who find and promptly disclose a noncompliant item in a supply chain can still deliver and be paid for the end item.
Sec. 7102: Authorized levels of military strength and training: Delays application of section 517(a) of title 10, United States Code, to the Coast Guard until October 1, 2027.
Sec. 804: Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and certain munitions: Authorizes multiyear contracts for listed missile and munition systems and states that certain multiyear contracting requirements in title 10 do not apply to those contracts.
Sec. 831: Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain seafood: Amends the Berry Amendment so that paragraph (1) does not apply to seafood originating in four named countries, and lets the Secretary of Defense waive this for certain vessels and facilities abroad.
Sec. 842: Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain foreign sources: Bars Department of Defense acquisition of advanced batteries from foreign entities of concern, with different start dates for new programs, standard batteries and existing programs, and exceptions for certain battery uses.
Sec. 849: Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive manufacturing machines: Bars Department of Defense contracts for covered additive manufacturing machines starting one year after enactment, except for machines procured for intelligence, electronic warfare or information warfare purposes.
Sec. 6703: Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research, development, or manufacturing: Bars intelligence community contracts with listed Chinese military companies in biotechnology and related entities, but exempts overseas health care services and commercially or publicly available human multiomic data.
Sec. 8319: Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti: Requires annual reports on ties between criminal gangs and elites in Haiti and sanctions on those identified, and directs licenses so the sanctions do not apply to certain Haitian government bodies and businesses tied to sanctioned people.
Sec. 8521: Prohibition and notification on investments relating to covered national security transactions: Within the outbound investment prohibition and notification rules, the definition of covered national security transaction excludes listed kinds of transactions, including investments in publicly traded securities, registered investment company securities, certain limited-partner fund interests, and ancillary financial services.

Delays or blocks a specific regulation (6)

Sec. 230: Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations: Bars the Secretary of Defense from changing or modifying indirect cost rates for Department of Defense grants and contracts to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations until a certification is made to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 384: Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama: Bars use of fiscal year 2026 Army funds to solicit proposals or award a contract to transform the Initial Entry Rotary Wing training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama, until a pilot program, assessment, report and briefing are completed.
Sec. 1640: Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps: Bars use of fiscal year 2026 funds to establish or implement a cap on reimbursement of compensation and benefits for certain National Nuclear Security Administration contractor and research center employees.
Sec. 7318: St. Lucie River railroad bridge: Requires the Commandant to conduct an independent boat traffic study at mile 7.4 of the St. Lucie River before adopting a final rule in the identified docket.
Sec. 7345: Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of making fishing gear: Suspends enforcement of the rule on devices broadcasting on AIS for marking fishing gear until December 31, 2029, by replacing the existing end of the suspension period.
Sec. 7349: Port access routes: Requires a shipping safety fairways regulation, with minimum widths tied to a specific proposed rule for the Atlantic Coast, but sets its effective date at December 31, 2026.

Changes a government process (3)

Sec. 1110: Amendments to title 5, United States Code: Amends title 5 to change how the Department of Defense assesses, notices, promotes, and shares candidates for competitive service civilian positions, including removing minimum time-in-grade requirements for its promotions.
Sec. 7403: Timing of review: Bars any person from bringing an action challenging an on-scene coordinator's decision about a removal action until the removal action is completed.
Sec. 911: Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders: Requires the President to notify Congress with a statement of reasons within five days after removing or transferring a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or a combatant commander before the end of the term or expected service.

Condition defined by a narrow set of criteria (3)

Sec. 232: Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of research, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional armaments and ammunition: Bars use of fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense funds to disestablish or change the duties of an organization handling joint conventional armaments and ammunition research and testing until 180 days after an Army report is submitted.
Sec. 1610: Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force launch complexes: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to publish a blast damage assessment guide specific to liquid oxygen and methane space launch vehicles at Air Force launch complexes within one year.
Sec. 841: Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with certain retailers: Bars the Secretary of Defense from renewing, extending, or entering long-term concessions agreements with retailers controlled by a covered nation on U.S. military installations, requires review and termination of existing agreements, and provides a waiver and exceptions.

Program name includes a political figure’s name (6)

Sec. 1660: Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site: Requires the Director of the Test Resource Management Center to visit a named missile defense test site each year through 2030, assess its test infrastructure, and brief the defense committees.
Sec. 1661: Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site: Requires biennial assessments from 2027 through 2033 of the capabilities and capacity of a named missile defense test site, with reports to the Secretary of Defense and Congress.
Sec. 2885: Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at Kwajalein Atoll: Renames the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range and repeals the prior designation statute.
Sec. 5134: Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program: Establishes a Department of State fellowship program that carries a named individual's name and provides financial assistance and mentoring to graduate students committing to Foreign Service careers.
Sec. 5135: Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program: Establishes a Department of State fellowship program named for an individual, to recruit and support individuals from diverse backgrounds for Foreign Service careers.
Sec. 5136: Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program: Establishes a Department of State fellowship program named for an individual, providing financial assistance and mentoring to people pursuing international development careers.

What it does

Sec. 401: Authorizes active duty end strengths as of September 30, 2026: Army 454,000, Navy 344,600, Marine Corps 172,300, Air Force 321,500, and Space Force 10,400.
Sec. 124: Allows the Secretary of the Navy to enter into contracts for the procurement of not more than two Ford-class aircraft carriers, including advance procurement.
Sec. 125: Allows the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract, beginning with fiscal year 2026, for the procurement of up to five Columbia-class submarines.
Sec. 622: Increases the family separation allowance under title 37, United States Code, by changing the amount from $250 to $300.
Sec. 535: Amends the Military Selective Service Act so that male citizens and male residents aged eighteen to twenty-six are automatically registered by the Director of the Selective Service System, effective one year after enactment.
Sec. 804: Authorizes multiyear contracts beginning in fiscal year 2026 for munitions including SM-3 Block 1B, SM-6, Tomahawk, AMRAAM, JASSM, LRASM, THAAD, and PAC-3 MSE systems.
Sec. 1001: Lets the Secretary of Defense transfer authorizations between fiscal year 2026 accounts when necessary in the national interest, with total transfers not to exceed $6,000,000,000.
Sec. 4001: Provides that a dollar amount in a funding table authorizes that amount for the project, program or activity, subject to appropriations, and requires funding decisions for a specific entity to use merit-based or competitive procedures.
Sec. 5111: Creates an Under Secretary for Management in the Department of State to assist the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on management and administration matters.
Sec. 7101: Amends the title 14 authorization of appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, including $11,851,875,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $13,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 in one authorization paragraph.
Sec. 8521: Adds a title to the Defense Production Act of 1950 under which the Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit United States persons from knowingly engaging in covered national security transactions in prohibited technology, and requires notification of certain other transactions.
Sec. 8806: Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery within one year, after notifying the next of kin, and then to relinquish the remains to the next of kin or arrange their disposition.

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Changed after Senate passage

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