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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 1071 (Enrolled) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents

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This Act is organized into 8 divisions as follows: Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. Division D—Funding Tables. Division E—Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. Division F—Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. Division G—Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. Division H—Other Matters. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. Sec. 5. Joint explanatory statement. Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations Title I—Procurement Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Army Programs Sec. 111. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH–60 Blackhawk aircraft.
Sec. 113. Authorization to initiate early production of future long-range assault aircraft. Sec. 114. Limitation on availability of funds for the Next Generation Command and Control portfolio of capabilities of the Army. Subtitle C—Navy Programs Sec. 121. Modification to requirements for recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve. Sec. 122. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels. Sec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers; modification of prohibition on availability of funds for legacy waterborne security barriers.
Sec. 124. Contract authority for Ford-class aircraft carrier program. Sec. 125. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program. Sec. 126. Authority for advance procurement of certain components to support continuous production of Virginia-class submarines. Sec. 127. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships. Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing Barges. Sec. 129. Vessel construction managers for the construction of certain Navy vessels.
Sec. 130. Limitation on construction of Modular Attack Surface Craft. Sec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program. Sec. 132. Inclusion of information on amphibious warfare ship spares and repair parts in Navy budget justification materials. Subtitle D—Air Force Programs Sec. 141. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for air refueling tanker aircraft. Sec. 142. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F–15E aircraft. Sec. 143. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft.
Sec. 144. Modification to annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force structure. Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. Sec. 146. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons. Sec. 147. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A–10 aircraft. Sec. 148. Preservation of retired KC–10 aircraft. Sec. 149. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft.
Sec. 150. B–21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices. Sec. 151. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap. Sec. 152. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force. Sec. 153. Report on the F–47 advanced fighter aircraft program. Sec. 154. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on acquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post Capability. Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters Sec. 161.
Requirements relating to executive airlift aircraft. Sec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging. Sec. 163. Prohibition on availability of funds for contract termination or production line shutdown for E–7A Wedgetail aircraft. Sec. 164. Limitation on procurement of KC–46 aircraft pending certification on correction of deficiencies. Sec. 165. Plan for open mission systems of F–35 aircraft. Sec. 166.
Annual GAO reviews of the F–35 aircraft program. Title II—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Modification to authority to award prizes for advanced technology achievements. Sec. 212. Modification to mechanisms to provide funds to defense laboratories and other entities for research and development of technologies for military missions.
Sec. 213. Program for the enhancement of the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense. Sec. 214. Modification to authority for acquisition, construction, or furnishing of test facilities and equipment. Sec. 215. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain academic institutions. Sec. 216. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense policies for management and certification of Link 16 military tactical data link network.
Sec. 217. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and development expertise. Sec. 218. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense acquisition programs. Sec. 219. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation oversight. Sec. 220. Application of software innovation to modernize test and evaluation infrastructure. Sec. 221. Review and alignment of standards, guidance, and policies relating to digital engineering.
Sec. 222. Catalyst Pathfinder Program. Sec. 223. Modifications to defense research capacity building program. Sec. 224. National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sec. 225. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing. Sec. 226. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and long-range weapons. Sec. 227. Western regional range complex demonstration. Sec. 228. Demonstration of near real-time monitoring capabilities to enhance weapon system platforms.
Sec. 229. Pilot program on modernized health and usage monitoring systems to address obsolescence in rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft. Sec. 230. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Sec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds pending compliance with requirements relating to the Joint Energetics Transition Office. Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of research, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional armaments and ammunition.
Sec. 233. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software. Sec. 234. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering pending report on study results. Subtitle C—Biotechnology Matters Sec. 241. Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes. Sec. 242. Biotechnology Management Office. Sec. 243. Bioindustrial commercialization program. Sec. 244. Biotechnology supply chain resiliency program. Sec. 245.
Biological data for artificial intelligence. Sec. 246. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy. Sec. 247. Ethical and responsible development and deployment of biotechnology within the Department of Defense. Sec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance. Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 251. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and investment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition Office. Sec. 252. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.
Sec. 253. Quarterly briefings on research, development, test, and evaluation laboratories and facilities. Title III—Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Energy and Environment Sec. 311. Inclusion of information about PFAS investigation and remediation in annual report on defense environmental programs. Sec. 312. Elimination of preference for motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems and related requirements of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 313. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings. Sec. 314. Requirement to support National Guard training on wildfire prevention and response. Sec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. Sec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of personal protective equipment for firefighters containing perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 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.
Sec. 318. Responsibilities of executive agent for installation and operational nuclear energy. Sec. 319. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group. Sec. 320. Department of Air Force program of record for commercial weather data. Sec. 321. Pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy. Sec. 322. Strategy to accelerate remediation of contamination from perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 323. Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in Guam.
Sec. 324. Authority to use certain technologies to destroy or dispose of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 331. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of certain mishaps. Sec. 332. Authority to provide supplies incidental to support and services for eligible non-Department of Defense organizations. Sec. 333. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military construction.
Sec. 334. Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of global contested logistics posture management. Sec. 335. Modification of prohibition on contracts for performance of firefighting or security-guard functions. Sec. 336. Responsibilities for oversight of certain defense personal property matters. Sec. 337. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels. Sec. 338. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of Department of Defense.
Sec. 339. Modification of report on improved oversight for implementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Navy. Sec. 340. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet. Sec. 341. Maintenance inspection capabilities and requirements. Sec. 342. Joint Strike Fighter sustainment. Sec. 343. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational exercises. Sec. 344. Proposed actions with respect to causes and effects of declining aircraft readiness rates.
Sec. 345. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance. Sec. 346. Oversight requirements for contracts relating to relocation logistics for household goods. Sec. 347. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence capabilities into logistics operations. Sec. 348. Pilot program on Army depot and arsenal workload sustainment. Sec. 349. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force Special Operations Component Command. Sec. 350. Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance.
Sec. 351. Modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army. Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Munitions Sec. 361. Reporting requirements for Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers. Sec. 362. Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers. Sec. 363. Reports on munitions response projects at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense. Sec. 364. Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous conflicts.
Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 371. Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local governments affected by depot reductions. Sec. 372. Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries. Sec. 373. Manned rotary wing aircraft safety. Sec. 374. Establishment of Army museum system. Sec. 375. Establishment of United States Navy Museum System. Sec. 376. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System.
Sec. 377. Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air carriers. Sec. 378. Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and facilities. Sec. 379. Restroom access at military installations for certain transportation service providers. Sec. 380. Use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by Department of Defense. Sec. 381. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Sec. 382.
Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam. Sec. 383. Reserve mobilization exercise to assess the capability of the Armed Forces to respond to a high-intensity contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 384. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Title IV—Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A—Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B—Reserve Forces Sec. 411.
End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support. Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations; Reports Sec. 421. Military personnel. Sec. 422. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements. Title V—Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A—Officer Policy Sec. 501.
Space Force general officer management. Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers on active duty from the Air Force to the Space Force. Sec. 503. Notification of removal of officers from selection board reports and promotion lists. Sec. 504. Chaplains: career flexibility; detail as students at schools for education required for appointment. Sec. 505. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for reduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for general and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7 and O-8.
Sec. 506. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General. Sec. 507. Authority to waive prohibition on officers serving on successive selection boards for boards to consider officers for promotion to major general or rear admiral. Sec. 508. Establishment of blast safety officer positions. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management Sec. 511. Active and inactive transfers of officers of the Army National Guard and Air Force National Guard. Sec. 512. National Guard: Active Guard and Reserve duty in response to a State disaster.
Sec. 513. Report on effect of equipment shortfalls on ability of National Guard to perform homeland defense activities. Sec. 514. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and response training. Sec. 515. Study and report on members of the reserve components: consideration of amount of time of service in activation; authority to waive limitation on release from active duty. Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records Sec. 521. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: codification; expansion.
Sec. 522. Women’s initiative teams. Sec. 523. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of Defense. Sec. 524. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability Evaluation System reviews. Sec. 525. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions. Sec. 526. Report on adequacy of reimbursement for costs of permanent change of station. Subtitle D—Recruitment and Accession Sec. 531. Recruiter access to secondary schools.
Sec. 532. Alternative service in areas of national interest by individuals denied enlistment. Sec. 533. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 534. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory course. Sec. 535. Selective Service System: automatic registration. Subtitle E—Member Training Sec. 541. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor qualifications.
Sec. 542. Number of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units. Sec. 543. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training. Sec. 544. Repeal of annual certifications related to the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the Navy. Sec. 545. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security law. Sec. 546. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors. Sec. 547. Pilot program for generative artificial intelligence and spatial computing for performance training and proficiency assessment.
Sec. 548. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the Army. Sec. 549. Accreditation of National Guard Marksmanship Training Center. Subtitle F—Member Education Sec. 551. Modification to maximum years of service for eligibility detail as a student at a law school. Sec. 552. Inclusion of Space Force education programs in definitions regarding professional military education. Sec. 553. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for professional military education.
Sec. 554. Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies. Sec. 555. Military service academy nominations. Sec. 556. Modifications to alternative obligation for cadets and midshipmen. Sec. 557. Modification to the designation of Members of the House of Representatives to the Boards of Visitors of Service Academies. Sec. 558. Director of Admissions of the United States Naval Academy. Sec. 559. Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sec. 559A. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls. Sec. 559B. Organization of Army War College. Subtitle G—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters Sec. 561. Qualifications for judge advocates. Sec. 562. Ensuring the availability of legal advice to commanders. Sec. 563. Analysis of potential modifications to the offense of wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 564. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training guidance. Sec. 565. Notification of military sex offenders at military installations. Sec. 566. Analysis of the advisability of modifying the definition of abusive sexual contact under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 567. Analysis of the advisability of establishing a punitive article for child pornography-related offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Subtitle H—Career Transition Sec. 571.
Transition Assistance Program: amendments; pilot program; reports. Sec. 572. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 573. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals retiring or separating from the Armed Forces. Subtitle I—Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education Sec. 581. Notification of suspected child abuse that occurs at a military child development center. Sec. 582. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 583. Ensuring access to DODEA schools for certain members of the reserve components. Sec. 584. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for students of Defense Dependent Schools. Sec. 585. Restrictions on certain actions relating to DODEA schools and military child development centers. Sec. 586. Extension of pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. Sec. 587. Military OneSource: information regarding maternal health care.
Sec. 588. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the Armed Forces undergoing deployment and their families beyond the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. Sec. 589. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel. Sec. 589A. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs. Sec. 589B. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Sec. 589V. Management of special education in schools operated by Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 589D. Pilot program to increase payments for child care services in high-cost areas. Subtitle J—Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 591. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor during the Korean War. Sec. 592. Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-service cross to Isaac Ike Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam.
Sec. 593. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements. Title VI—Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A—Basic Pay and Retired Pay Sec. 601. Codification of applicability to Space Force of certain pay and allowance authorities. Sec. 602. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early retirement and early discharges. Sec. 603. Extension of temporary early retirement authority. Subtitle B—Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.
Sec. 612. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay and benefits. Sec. 613. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of reserve components. Sec. 614. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas. Subtitle C—Allowances Sec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted members. Sec. 622. Family separation allowance: increase. Sec. 623. Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska.
Sec. 624. Improvements to basic allowance for housing. Subtitle D—Leave Sec. 631. Improved parental leave for members of the armed forces. Sec. 632. Convalescent leave for cadets and midshipmen. Subtitle E—Family and Survivor Benefits Sec. 641. Annual review of financial assistance limits for child care and youth program services providers. Sec. 642. Waiver of requirements for air transportation of deceased members of the Armed Forces when necessary to meet mission requirements.
Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters Sec. 651. Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military Sealift Command. Sec. 652. Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage; privatization. Subtitle G—Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and Briefings Sec. 661. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements. Sec. 662. Provision of information regarding relocation assistance programs for members receiving orders for a change of permanent station.
Sec. 663. Expansion of pilot program to increase access to food on military installations. Sec. 664. Military compensation educational campaign. Sec. 665. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as remote and isolated military installation. Title VII—Health Care Provisions Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits Sec. 701. Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents. Sec. 702. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise ineligible individuals.
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration Sec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health Agency. Sec. 712. Military-civilian medical surge program. Sec. 713. Modification of limitation on reduction of military medical manning end strength. Sec. 714. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to modify scope of services provided at military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 715. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries. Sec. 716.
Licensure requirement for health-care professionals of partner countries. Sec. 717. Plan for priority assignment of medical personnel of Department of Defense. Sec. 718. Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to chiropractic clinics at military installations. Sec. 719. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan. Sec. 720. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms relating to health care provider credentialing and privileging of Department of Defense.
Subtitle C—Studies, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 731. Improvement of availability of care for veterans from facilities and providers of the Department of Defense. Sec. 732. Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs. Sec. 733. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department of Defense. Sec. 734. Pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating to cancer. Sec. 735. Study on accreditation of military dental treatment facilities.
Sec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military rotary-wing pilots and aviation support personnel. Sec. 737. Study on psychological effects of and mental health effects of unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations. Title VIII—Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management Sec. 801. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts. Sec. 802. Changes to certain documents. Sec. 803. Pilot program for financing for covered activities.
Sec. 804. Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and certain munitions. Sec. 805. Addressing insufficiencies in technical data. Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 811. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition process. Sec. 812. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements. Sec. 813. Modification to award amount for program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.
Sec. 814. Additional amendments related to undefinitized contractual actions. Sec. 815. Amendment to procurement of services data analysis and requirements validation. Sec. 816. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign acquisition. Sec. 817. Review of Department of Defense Instruction relating to conventional ammunition management. Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Workforce Development Sec. 821. Improvements to public-private talent exchange. Sec. 822. Modifications to requirements for the President of the Defense Acquisition University.
Sec. 823. Hiring authorities for Defense Civilian Training Corps. Sec. 824. Increasing competition in defense contracting. Sec. 825. Report on strengthening the Defense Acquisition University. Sec. 826. Restructuring of performance evaluation metrics for the acquisition workforce. Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing Sec. 831. Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain seafood. Sec. 832. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary source qualification.
Sec. 833. Interim national security waivers for supply chain illumination efforts. Sec. 834. Strategy to eliminate acquisition of optical glass from certain nations. Sec. 835. Strategy to eliminate sourcing of computer displays from certain nations. Sec. 836. Voluntary registration of compliance with covered sourcing requirements for covered products. Sec. 837. Acceleration of qualification of compliant sources. Sec. 838. Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department of Defense dependent on foreign materials or components.
Subtitle E—Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement Sec. 841. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with certain retailers. Sec. 842. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain foreign sources. Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic materials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials. Sec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization for production from recovered material.
Sec. 845. Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese entities. Sec. 846. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector. Sec. 847. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters from foreign entities of concern. Sec. 848. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to acquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in certain countries.
Sec. 849. Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive manufacturing machines. Sec. 850. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China. Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers. Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters Sec. 861. Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program. Sec. 862. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense Executive Agent authority. Sec. 863. Special Operations Command Urgent Innovative Technologies and Capabilities Initiative.
Sec. 864. United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group. Sec. 865. Improving the domestic textile and industrial base. Sec. 866. Cybersecurity regulatory harmonization. Sec. 867. Modifications to defense industrial base fund. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 871. Modification to demonstration and prototyping program to advance international product support capabilities in a contested logistics environment. Sec. 872. Contested logistics exercise requirement. Sec. 873.
Combatant command experimentation authority. Sec. 874. Annual report on contract cancellations and terminations. Sec. 875. Ability to withhold contract payments during period of pendancy of a bid protest. Sec. 876. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually hazardous risks. Sec. 877. Enhanced security strategy for procurement of private fifth-generation wireless technology. Title IX—Department of Defense Organization and Management Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters Sec. 901.
Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of the Department of Defense. Sec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility. Sec. 903. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Armaments Cooperation. Sec. 904. Modification to authorities of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Sec. 905. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of Strategic Capital. Sec. 906.
Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital. Sec. 907. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational structure for digital solution and software delivery. Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters Sec. 911. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders. Sec. 912. Joint Interagency Task Force 401. Sec. 913. Authority to establish regional outreach centers for the Defense Innovation Unit. Sec. 914. Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group.
Sec. 915. Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific. Sec. 916. Limitation on availability of funds for modification or consolidation of geographic combatant commands. Sec. 917. Limitation on availability of funds for the Army pending submittal of plan on the proposed integration of the Joint Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command. Title X—General Provisions Subtitle A—Financial Matters Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Consolidation of reporting requirements relating to Department of Defense financial improvement and audit remediation plan. Sec. 1003. Concurrent reporting date for annual update to Defense Business Systems Audit Remediation Plan and Department of Defense annual financial statements. Sec. 1004. Amendments and repeals to budgetary display requirements. Sec. 1005. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense components. Sec. 1006. Reporting requirements for amounts made available pursuant to title II of Public Law 119–21 .
Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate audit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026. Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities Sec. 1010. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime. Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1011. Requirements for amphibious warfare ship force structure. Sec. 1012. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects.
Sec. 1013. Navy Senior Technical Authority. Sec. 1014. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sec. 1015. Allocation of certain operation and maintenance funds for Navy amphibious ship maintenance. Sec. 1016. Metrics for basic and functional design for ship construction. Sec. 1017. Authority for single award indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for destroyer maintenance. Sec. 1018. Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission oceanographic research vessels of the Navy.
Sec. 1019. Strategy for Navy investment in and support for the maritime industrial base. Sec. 1020. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles from certain technical authority requirements. Sec. 1021. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies and capabilities. Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund. Subtitle D—Counterterrorism Sec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to support law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.
Sec. 1035. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 1041. Modification of authority to provide assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for missing United States Government personnel. Sec. 1042. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other specified persons: authority to provide protection. Sec. 1043. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil authorities by Armed Forces.
Sec. 1044. Authority of Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts to provide certain assistance to secure the southern land border of the United States. Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds to relocate or otherwise remove the Maritime Industrial Base Program. Sec. 1046. Limitation on retirement of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 1047. Authority to transfer T–37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation Historical Group. Sec. 1048. Authorization of Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-domain operations and robotic autonomous systems training, testing, and experimentation.
Sec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for deactivation of Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades. Sec. 1050. Prohibition on use of live animals in Department of Defense live fire trauma training. Sec. 1051. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II–era aircraft. Sec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1053. Congressional notification of support for immigration enforcement operations. Subtitle F—Studies and Reports Sec. 1061.
Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive 3000.09. Sec. 1062. Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain surplus firearms, ammunition, and parts. Sec. 1063. Extension of mobility capability requirements study. Sec. 1064. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities at the Southwest border. Sec. 1065. Extension of biennial assessments of Air Force Test Center. Sec. 1066. Reports on installation of certain collision avoidance systems in military rotary-wing aircraft.
Sec. 1067. Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor Network assessments. Sec. 1068. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease. Sec. 1069. Briefings on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds allocated for exploration and development of existing Arctic infrastructure. Sec. 1070. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the southern land border. Sec. 1071. Assessment on potential establishment of incubator programs for secure facilities and networks at universities.
Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1081. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy. Sec. 1082. Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission. Sec. 1083. Provision of contract authority to Afghanistan War Commission. Sec. 1084. Reauthorization of Servicewomen’s Commemorative Partnership. Sec. 1085. AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025. Sec. 1086. Framework for reforming technology transfer and foreign disclosure policies. Sec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special Operations Command.
Sec. 1088. Pilot program on enhanced use of advanced sensor networks to improve Air Force counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities for base defense. Sec. 1089. Pilot program and other requirements for accelerating protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 1090. Process for complaints and investigations of transportation service providers and transportation officers. Sec. 1091. Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22 attack.
Sec. 1092. Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery. Sec. 1093. Critical infrastructure compatibility tabletop exercise. Sec. 1094. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory. Sec. 1095. Commission on the National Defense Strategy. Title XI—Civilian Personnel 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. Sec. 1102. Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian employees with permanent duty station in Guam.
Sec. 1103. Modification of temporary authority to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1104. Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of maritime vessels operated by or for the United States. Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas. Sec. 1106. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.
Sec. 1107. Modifications to total force management requirements. Sec. 1108. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes of direct hire authority. Sec. 1109. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in Guam. Sec. 1110. Amendments to title 5, United States Code. Sec. 1111. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain employees. Sec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities. Sec. 1113. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.
Sec. 1114. Public shipyard apprentice program. Sec. 1115. Personnel management. Title XII—Matters relating to foreign nations Subtitle A—Assistance and training Sec. 1201. Modification of authorities. Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. Sec. 1203. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for Security Studies. Sec. 1204. Modification to Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellowship Program. Sec. 1205. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School.
Sec. 1206. State partnership program selection analysis. Sec. 1207. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity. Subtitle B—Foreign military sales and related processes Sec. 1211. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1212. Modifications to foreign military sales processes. Sec. 1213. Periodic review of FMS-only list. Sec. 1214. Assessment and establishment of office to support the acquisition of specified non-program of record systems by foreign allies and partners.
Sec. 1215. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers. Subtitle C—Matters relating to the Middle East Sec. 1221. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of Iran. Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals. Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Sec. 1225. Counter-terrorism support. Sec. 1226. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon. Sec. 1227. Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization. Sec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security forces. Sec. 1229. Report on strategy for increasing membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement. Sec. 1229A. Report on ISIS detention facilities in Syria. Sec. 1229B. Report on United States force posture and activities in Syria.
Subtitle D—Matters relating to Israel Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting domains. Sec. 1233. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to munitions replacement. Sec. 1234. Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the United States and certain partner countries.
Sec. 1235. Report on United States-Israel military exercises. Subtitle E—Matters relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation Sec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation. Sec. 1242. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. Sec. 1243. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Sec. 1244. Military intelligence support for Ukraine. Sec. 1245. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. Sec. 1246. Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO’s eastern flank. Sec. 1247. Baltic Security Initiative. Sec. 1248. Modification of United States basing and training, and exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries. Sec. 1249. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe. Sec. 1250. Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the European region.
Subtitle F—Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific region Sec. 1251. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Sec. 1252. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program. Sec. 1253. Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience. Sec. 1254. Strategy to strengthen multilateral defense in the Indo-Pacific. Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. Subtitle G—Matters relating to Asia Sec. 1261. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.
Sec. 1262. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in third-party countries. Sec. 1263. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities added to certain other lists. Sec. 1264. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 1265. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative. Sec. 1266. Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.
Sec. 1267. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. Sec. 1268. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean Peninsula. Sec. 1269. Report on enhanced defense relations with the Philippines. Sec. 1270. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines. Subtitle H—Other matters Sec. 1271. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1272. Repeal of war-related reporting requirements for concluded operations.
Sec. 1273. Defending international security by restricting unacceptable partnerships and tactics. Sec. 1274. Report regarding joint training with Mexico to counter transnational criminal organizations. Title XIV—Other Authorizations Subtitle A—Military Programs Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile Sec. 1411. Modifications to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. Sec. 1412. Recycling for critical minerals. Subtitle C—Other Matters 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. Sec. 1422. Beginning balances of the Defense Logistics Agency Working Capital Fund for audit purposes.
Sec. 1423. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. Title XV—Cyberspace-related Matters Subtitle A—Cyber Operations Sec. 1501. Planning, programming, and budget coordination for operations of cyber mission force. Sec. 1502. Modification to reporting requirements for Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy. Sec. 1503. Framework for integration of information technology technical debt assessment into annual budget process. Sec. 1504. Department of Defense Data Ontology Governance Working Group.
Sec. 1505. Future force employment concepts development tabletop exercises. Sec. 1506. Occupational resiliency of the Cyber Mission Force. Sec. 1507. Prohibition on the elimination of certain cyber assessment capabilities for test and evaluation. Sec. 1508. Prohibition on availability of funds to modify authorities of the Commander of United States Cyber Command. Sec. 1509. Limitation on availability of funds for the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative. Subtitle B—Cybersecurity Sec. 1511.
Secure mobile phones for senior officials and personnel performing sensitive functions. Sec. 1512. Artificial intelligence and machine learning security in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1513. Physical and cybersecurity procurement requirements for artificial intelligence systems. Sec. 1514. Collaborative cybersecurity educational program. Sec. 1515. Incorporation of artificial intelligence considerations into cybersecurity training. Subtitle C—Information Technology and Data Management Sec. 1521.
Accountability of the Authorization to Operate processes. Sec. 1522. Annual report on Department of Defense unified datalink strategy. Subtitle D—Artificial Intelligence Sec. 1531. Modification of high-performance computing roadmap. Sec. 1532. Guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial intelligence. Sec. 1533. Artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight. Sec. 1534. Digital sandbox environments for artificial intelligence. Sec. 1535. Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee.
Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 1541. Modification to certification requirement regarding contracting for military recruiting. Sec. 1542. Amendment to annual assessments and reports on assignment of certain budget control responsibility to Commander of the United States Cyber Command. Sec. 1543. Study on reducing incentives for cyber attacks on defense critical infrastructure of the United States. Sec. 1544. Integration of reserve component into cyber mission force.
Sec. 1545. Annual report on Mission Assurance Coordination Board activities. Sec. 1546. Limitation on the divestment, consolidation, and curtailment of certain electronic warfare test and evaluation activities. Title XVI—Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters Subtitle A—Space Activities Sec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force. Sec. 1602. Noise mitigation regarding space launches. Sec. 1603. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space warfighting and control.
Sec. 1604. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated warfighter space architecture of Space Development Agency. Sec. 1605. Rocket cargo test and demonstration. Sec. 1606. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Sec. 1607. Study on establishing a tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking program of record. Sec. 1608. Spaceport of the Future initiative and study on future space launch capacity. Sec. 1609. Auxiliary payload for Next Generation Polar Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites.
Sec. 1610. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force launch complexes. Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Sec. 1621. Vendor support to clandestine activities. Sec. 1622. Sensitive activities of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1623. Codification of Department of Defense insider threat program. Sec. 1624. Provision by Air Force of meteorological services for intelligence community. Sec. 1625. Annual report on requests of combatant commands for remote sensing data.
Sec. 1626. Review and evaluation of extension of inactive security clearances. Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces Sec. 1631. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 1632. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1633. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile. Sec. 1634. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification requirement. Sec. 1635. Organizational realignment with respect to Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs; limitation on availability of certain funds.
Sec. 1636. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1637. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force Global Strike Command. Sec. 1638. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of tasking authority delegation. Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of annual briefings on implementation of recommendations by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.
Sec. 1640. Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps. Sec. 1641. Strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and maximize end-of-life margin. Sec. 1642. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command. Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs Sec. 1651. Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect Golden Dome for America policy. Sec. 1652. Golden Dome missile defense system. Sec. 1653. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile Defense Agency regarding integrated air and missile defense activities and programs.
Sec. 1654. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile defense intercept capabilities. Sec. 1655. Matters related to integrated air and missile defense capabilities to defend Guam. Sec. 1656. Design and construction of missile instrumentation range safety vessels. Sec. 1657. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production. Sec. 1658. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt operation of the AN/FPS–108 COBRA DANE radar.
Sec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds pending independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. Sec. 1660. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. Sec. 1661. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sec. 1671. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena by North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command.
Sec. 1672. Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. Sec. 1673. Accounting of security classification guides relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. Subtitle F—Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare Sec. 1681. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations to include dynamic spectrum sharing technologies. Sec. 1682. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises.
Sec. 1683. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management Software Program. Sec. 1684. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA–37B Compass Call aircraft. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1691. Cooperative threat reduction funds. Sec. 1692. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based resources by certain individuals. Title XVII—Other Defense Matters Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments. 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.
Sec. 1703. Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on Wake Island. Sec. 1704. Mapping and report on strategic ports. Sec. 1705. Authorization of United States Coast Guard rotary aircraft work at Department of Defense depots. Sec. 1706. Continual assessment of impact of international state arms embargoes on Israel and actions to address defense capability gaps. Sec. 1707. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Title XVIII—Acquisition Reform Subtitle A—Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System Sec. 1801.
Alignment of the defense acquisition system with the needs of members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 1802. Establishment of the role of portfolio acquisition executive. Sec. 1803. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support. Sec. 1804. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds. Sec. 1805. Modification to acquisition strategy. Sec. 1806. Matters related to cost accounting standards. Sec. 1807. Establishment of Project Spectrum. Subtitle B—Requirements Process Reform Sec. 1811.
Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1812. Ensuring successful implementation of requirements reform. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial Services Sec. 1821. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to procurement of commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1822. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1823. Modifications to commercial solutions openings. Sec. 1824. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services.
Sec. 1825. Consumption-based solutions. Sec. 1826. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors. Sec. 1827. Clarification of conditions for payments for commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1828. Review of commercial products and commercial services acquisition approach. Subtitle D—Improvements to Acquisition Programs Sec. 1831. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes. Sec. 1832. Modifications to requirements for modular open system approach. Sec. 1833.
Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition program. Subtitle E—Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base Sec. 1841. Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network. Sec. 1842. Transition to advanced manufacturing for certain critical readiness items of supply. Sec. 1843. Working group on the advanced manufacturing workforce. Sec. 1844. Collaborative forum to address challenges to and limitations of the defense industrial base. Sec. 1845. Facility clearance acceleration for members of defense industrial consortiums.
Sec. 1846. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing. Sec. 1847. Report on surge capacity in the defense industrial base. Division B—Military Construction Authorizations Sec. 2001. Short title. Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2003. Effective date. Title XXI—Army Military Construction Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family Housing. Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Fort Gillem, Georgia. Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Smith Barracks, Germany. Title XXII—Navy Military Construction Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202.
Family Housing. Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Title XXIII—Air Force Military Construction Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302.
Family Housing. Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.
Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2025 projects. Title XXIV—Defense Agencies Military Construction Sec. 2401. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment program projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Iwakuni, Japan. Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri. Sec. 2409. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Sec. 2410. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Title XXV—International Programs Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. Title XXVI—Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.
Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Tucson International Airport, Arizona. Title XXVII—Base Realignment and Closure Activities Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account. Title XXVIII—Military Construction General Provisions Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs Sec. 2801. Modification to definition of military installation resilience.
Sec. 2802. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than contracts and grants. Sec. 2803. Requirement for the military departments to develop and update a 20-year infrastructure improvement plan. Sec. 2804. Improvements to water management and security on military installations. Sec. 2805. Modification to assistance for public infrastructure projects and services. Sec. 2806. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Sec. 2807. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community Infrastructure Program.
Sec. 2808. Supervision of military construction projects. Sec. 2809. Authority to use accelerated design-build and progressive design-build procedures for military construction projects. Sec. 2810. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land acquisition for equine welfare. Sec. 2811. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and execution of design funds for military construction projects. Sec. 2812. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction to include sustainable building technologies identified by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Sec. 2813. Increase of maximum amount for certain replacement projects for damaged or destroyed facilities. Sec. 2814. Multiyear contracting authority for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2815. Guidance for military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 2816. Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for certain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military construction projects. Sec. 2817. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating to information sharing to improve oversight of military construction.
Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms Sec. 2821. Improvements to Department of Defense Housing Requirements and Market Analysis. Sec. 2822. Improvements to annual reports on certain waivers for covered military unaccompanied housing. Sec. 2823. Continuation and modification of certain reporting requirements with respect to privatized military housing. Sec. 2824. Modification of certain requirements with respect to closure of maintenance work orders for privatized military housing.
Sec. 2825. Inclusion of additional landlord financial information in certain annual report on privatized military housing. Sec. 2826. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic military housing and associated historic properties of the Department of Defense. Sec. 2827. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied housing. Sec. 2828. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot authority for use of other transactions for installation or facility prototyping.
Sec. 2829. Pilot program for emerging technologies for moisture control and mitigation. Sec. 2830. Standardization of mold remediation guidelines across military departments. Sec. 2831. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized and Government-owned military housing. Sec. 2832. Plan to improve accuracy, integration, and interoperability of Department of Defense data with respect to real property, infrastructure, and military unaccompanied housing. Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2841.
Modification of requirement with respect to minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization for military departments. Sec. 2842. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of utility systems for infrastructure improvements. Sec. 2843. Extension of authority to carry out Department of Defense pilot program for use of cost savings realized. Sec. 2844. Department of Defense intergovernmental support agreements for ordnance disposal.
Sec. 2845. Inclusion of territories in certain intergovernmental support agreements for installation-support services. Sec. 2846. Requirements relating to military installation closures and report on Army organic industrial base sites. Sec. 2847. Department of Defense procedures with respect to planning coordination for grid resiliency on military installations. Sec. 2848. Repeal of construction requirements related to antiterrorism and force protection or urban-training operations.
Sec. 2849. Repeal of pilot program authorizing overhead cost reimbursements from major range and test facility base users at certain Department of the Air Force installations. Sec. 2850. Master plans for Service Academies. Sec. 2851. Annual report on cost premium for construction of certain facilities. Sec. 2852. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating to critical military housing supply and affordability. Sec. 2853. Plan for deploying private fifth generation and future generation Open Radio Access Network architecture on Department of Defense military installations.
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances Sec. 2861. Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range. Sec. 2862. Prohibition on development of a golf course at Greenbury Point Conservation Area At Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland. Sec. 2863. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation. Sec. 2864. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.
Sec. 2865. Clarification of land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas. Sec. 2866. Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction of certain land descriptions. Sec. 2867. Land conveyance, former Curtis Bay Depot, Maryland. Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. Subtitle E—Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction Sec. 2871. Modifications to certain congressional notifications for certain military construction projects.
Sec. 2872. Modification to dollar threshold for notifications for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2873. Transfer of defense laboratory modernization program authority to provision of law with respect to military construction projects for research, test, development, and evaluation. Sec. 2874. Authority of a Secretary concerned to carry out certain unspecified minor military construction projects. Subtitle F—Other Matters Sec. 2881. Extension of Department of the Army Pilot Program for Development and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool.
Sec. 2882. Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine corps forces in Asia Pacific region. Sec. 2883. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense. Sec. 2884. Designation of official responsible for coordination of defense sites within area of responsibility of Joint Region Marianas. Sec. 2885. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2886. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated installation.
Sec. 2887. Pilot program on use of advanced manufacturing construction technologies at military installations. Sec. 2888. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for installations of the Department of Defense through areawide contracts. Sec. 2889. Consideration of modular construction methods for military construction projects with protective design elements. Sec. 2890. Notice relating to contracts or other agreements to establish an enduring location in a foreign country.
Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations Title XXXI—Department of Energy National Security Programs Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating to atomic energy defense activities.
Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity. Sec. 3113. Stockpile responsiveness and rapid capabilities programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3114. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 3115. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3116. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of Energy projects. Sec. 3117. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research within the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 3121. Modification to reporting requirements with respect to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. Sec. 3122. Assessment of the National Nuclear Security Administration Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project. Sec. 3123. Department of Energy report on expansion of other transaction authorities for National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3124. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance metrics for reducing risk.
Sec. 3125. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive waste disposal planning and optimization. Sec. 3126. Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste. Sec. 3127. National security positions within the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private entities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report. Title XXXII—Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Sec. 3201. Authorization. Title XXXIV—Naval Petroleum Reserves Sec. 3401.
Authorization of appropriations. Title XXXV—Maritime Administration Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. Division D—Funding Tables Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. Title XLI—Procurement Sec. 4101. Procurement. Title XLII—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. Title XLIII—Operation and Maintenance Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. Title XLIV—Military Personnel Sec. 4401.
Military personnel. Title XLV—Other Authorizations Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. Title XLVI—Military Construction Sec. 4601. Military construction. Title XLVII—Department of Energy National Security Programs Sec. 4701. Department of Energy National Security programs. Division E—Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Sec. 5001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 5002. Definitions. Title I—Organization and operations Subtitle A—Management and consular affairs Sec. 5111.
Under Secretary for Management. Sec. 5112. Office of Medical Services. Sec. 5113. Assistant Secretary for Administration. Sec. 5114. Bureau of Administration. Sec. 5115. Office of the Historian. Sec. 5116. Chief information officer for diplomatic technology. Sec. 5117. Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. Sec. 5118. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs. Sec. 5119. Bureau of Consular Affairs. Sec. 5120. Sense of Congress regarding modernization and realignment of consular systems.
Sec. 5121. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms. Subtitle B—Human resources Sec. 5131. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources. Sec. 5132. Bureau of Human Resources. Sec. 5133. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program. Sec. 5134. Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program. Sec. 5135. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program. Sec. 5136. Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 5137. Matters relating to the Foreign Service Institute.
Sec. 5138. Fees for use of the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Subtitle C—Political affairs Sec. 5141. Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Sec. 5142. Congressional notification regarding changes to bureau jurisdiction. Sec. 5143. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic. Sec. 5144. Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean region. Sec. 5145. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5146. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5147.
Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs in Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5148. Countering PRC Influence Fund Unit. Sec. 5149. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs. Sec. 5150. Bureau of African Affairs. Sec. 5151. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs. Sec. 5152. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Sec. 5153. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 5154. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 5155. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Sec. 5156. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Sec. 5157. Office of Haitian Affairs. Sec. 5158. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. Sec. 5159. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Sec. 5160. Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit. Sec. 5161. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs. Sec. 5162. Bureau of International Organization Affairs. Subtitle D—Other matters Sec. 5171. Periodic briefings from Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
Sec. 5172. Support for congressional delegations. Sec. 5173. Notification requirements for authorized and ordered departures. Sec. 5174. Strengthening enterprise governance. Sec. 5175. Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer program. Sec. 5176. Report on China’s diplomatic posts. Sec. 5177. Notification of intent to reduce personnel at covered diplomatic posts. Sec. 5178. Foreign affairs manual changes. Title II—Workforce matters Sec. 5201. Report on vetting of Foreign Service Institute language instructors.
Sec. 5202. Training limitations. Sec. 5203. Language incentive pay for civil service employees. Sec. 5204. Options for comprehensive evaluations. Sec. 5205. Job share and part-time employment opportunities. Sec. 5206. Promoting reutilization of language skills in the Foreign Service. Title III—Information security and cyber diplomacy Sec. 5301. Post Data Pilot Program. Sec. 5302. Authorization to use commercial cloud enclaves overseas. Sec. 5303. Reports on technology transformation projects at the Department.
Sec. 5304. Commercial spyware. Title IV—Public diplomacy Sec. 5401. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy. Sec. 5402. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sec. 5403. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sec. 5404. Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy. Sec. 5405. Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international expositions. Title V—Diplomatic security Sec. 5501. Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security. Sec. 5502. Special agents.
Sec. 5503. Modification of congressional notification requirement relating to embassy reopening. Sec. 5504. Counter-intelligence training for certain diplomatic security agents. Sec. 5505. Expansion of counter-intelligence personnel security program to include nonsecurity staff. Sec. 5506. Report on security conditions in Damascus, Syria, required for the reopening of the United States diplomatic mission. Sec. 5507. Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations return to standards report.
Sec. 5508. Reauthorization of overtime pay for protective services. Title VI—Miscellaneous Sec. 5601. Submission of federally funded research and development center reports to Congress. Sec. 5602. Quarterly report on diplomatic pouch access. Sec. 5603. Report on utility of instituting a processing fee for ITAR license applications. Sec. 5604. HAVANA Act payment fix. Sec. 5605. Establishing an inner Mongolia section within the United States Mission in China. Sec. 5606. Report on United States Mission Australia staffing.
Sec. 5607. Extensions. Sec. 5608. Updating counterterrorism reports. Division F—Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 6002. Definitions. Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement. Title LXI—Intelligence Activities Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 6102. Classified schedule of authorizations. Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account. Title LXII—Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Sec. 6201.
Authorization of appropriations. Title LXIII—Intelligence Community Matters Sec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. Sec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. Sec. 6303. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community. Sec. 6304. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property. Sec. 6305. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and employees of elements of the intelligence community.
Sec. 6306. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic standards. Sec. 6307. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community. Sec. 6308. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence Community Directive 705. Sec. 6309. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the intelligence community for accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities. Sec. 6310. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances. Title LXIV—Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Sec. 6401.
Short title. Sec. 6402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 6403. Plan for optimized staffing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 6404. National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center. Sec. 6405. Termination of Office of Engagement. Title LXV—Matters Relating to Elements of the Intelligence Community Subtitle A—Central Intelligence Agency Sec. 6501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes of notification under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.
Sec. 6502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency installations. Sec. 6503. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate assessment. Sec. 6504. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central Intelligence Agency. Sec. 6505. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central Intelligence Agency. Subtitle B—Elements of Department of Defense Sec. 6511. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle C—Federal Bureau of Investigation Sec. 6521.
Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of candidates for or holders of Federal office. Sec. 6522. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures governing terrorist watchlist and transnational organized crime watchlist. Sec. 6523. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch list. Sec. 6524. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data. Title LXVI—Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies Subtitle A—Artificial Intelligence Sec. 6601.
Artificial Intelligence security guidance. Sec. 6602. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence community. Sec. 6603. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the intelligence community to publicly available models hosted in classified environments. Sec. 6604. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community systems. Subtitle B—Biotechnology Sec. 6611. Senior officials for biotechnology. Sec. 6612. Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign adversary biotechnological threats.
Sec. 6613. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence community. Sec. 6614. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United States biological data. Sec. 6615. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic United States production of synthetic DNA and RNA. Sec. 6616. Strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to China’s investment in United States-origin biotechnology. Subtitle C—Other matters Sec. 6621. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics.
Sec. 6622. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for advanced nuclear technologies. Sec. 6623. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to critical and emerging technologies. Title LXVII—Matters Relating to Foreign Countries Subtitle A—Matters Relating to China Sec. 6701. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 6702. Intelligence sharing with allies on Chinese Communist Party efforts in Europe.
Sec. 6703. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research, development, or manufacturing. Sec. 6704. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 6705. Assessment and report on investments by the People’s Republic of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil. Sec. 6706. Identification of entities that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army. Sec. 6707. Mission manager for the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 6708. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in biotechnology by the People’s Republic of China. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 6711. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian enrichment of uranium-235. Sec. 6712. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments. Sec. 6713. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability. Sec. 6714. Plan to enhance intelligence support to counter foreign influence intended to continue or expand the conflict in Sudan.
Sec. 6715. Review of information relating to actions by foreign governments to assist persons evading justice. Sec. 6716. National Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere. Sec. 6717. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination, and cooperation with the Government of Mexico. Sec. 6718. Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior officials and other United States persons. Title LXVIII—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 6801. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements.
Sec. 6802. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence collection adjustments. Sec. 6803. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency measures relating to the COVID–19 pandemic. Sec. 6804. Classified intelligence budget justification materials and submission of intelligence community drug control resource summary. Sec. 6805. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems. Sec. 6806. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and document anomalous health incidents.
Division G—Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 7002. Definitions and directions. Sec. 7103. Automatic execution of conforming changes. Title LXXI—Coast Guard Subtitle A—Authorization of appropriations Sec. 7101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. Subtitle B—Accountability Sec. 7111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects. Sec. 7112. Major acquisitions.
Sec. 7113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements. Sec. 7114. Overdue reports. Sec. 7115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of alternatives for aircraft. Sec. 7116. Oversight of funds. Sec. 7117. Regular polar security cutter updates. Sec. 7118. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific; feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and deployments in support of operation blue pacific. Sec. 7119. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean.
Sec. 7120. Prohibition on submission to Congress of slideshow presentations. Title LXXII—Organization, Authorities, Acquisition, and Personnel of the Coast Guard Subtitle A—Authorities Sec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3. Sec. 7202. Public availability of information. Sec. 7203. Modification of treatment of minor construction and improvement project management. Sec. 7204. Agreements. Sec. 7205. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in tsunami inundation zones.
Sec. 7206. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions. Sec. 7207. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund. Subtitle B—Acquisition Sec. 7211. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems integrators. Sec. 7212. Acquisition improvements. Sec. 7213. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards. Sec. 7214. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard. Sec. 7215. Great Lakes icebreaking. Sec. 7216.
Briefing on deployment of special purpose craft–heavy weather second generation (SPEC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest. Sec. 7217. Report on 87-foot patrol boat fleet. Sec. 7218. Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems. Subtitle C—Personnel Sec. 7221. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare. Sec. 7222. Deferred retirement and retention in active duty status for health professions officers. Sec. 7223. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process.
Sec. 7224. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired grade determinations. Sec. 7225. Family leave policies for Coast Guard. Sec. 7226. Modifications to career flexibility program. Sec. 7227. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual assault, or traumatic brain injury. 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.
Sec. 7229. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers. Sec. 7230. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve selection boards. Sec. 7231. Behavioral health. Sec. 7232. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to Alaska. Sec. 7233. Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot program. Sec. 7234. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard remote locations.
Sec. 7235. Notification. Subtitle D—Coast Guard Academy Sec. 7241. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct in Coast Guard Academy; consideration of request for transfer of a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a sexual assault or related offense; room reassignment. Sec. 7242. Modification of Board of Visitors. Sec. 7243. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board. Sec. 7244. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations.
Sec. 7245. Policy on hazing. Sec. 7246. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7247. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight. Sec. 7248. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy cadet room security. Sec. 7249. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7250. Required posting of information. Sec. 7251. Installation of behavioral health and medical privacy rooms. Sec. 7252. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence.
Subtitle E—Reports and Policies Sec. 7261. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat opioid, including Fentanyl, overdoses. Sec. 7262. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug trafficking. Sec. 7263. Plan for joint and integrated maritime operational and leadership training for United States Coast Guard and Taiwan Coast Guard administration. Sec. 7264. Aids to navigation. Sec. 7265. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aviation hanger.
Sec. 7266. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems. Sec. 7267. Report on Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Sec. 7268. Report on and expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Sec. 7269. Annual report on administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. Sec. 7270. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills. Sec. 7271. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations.
Sec. 7272. Report on East Rockaway Inlet navigation. Sec. 7273. Responsible property ownership and tracking. Sec. 7274. Study on effects of oceanographic, weather, and coastal conditions on Coast Guard missions. Sec. 7275. Parental leave surge staffing program. Sec. 7276. Modification of strategy to improve quality of life at remote units. Sec. 7277. Retention of certain records. Sec. 7278. Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training Center Cape May medical facility.
Sec. 7279. Childhood protection program. Title LXXIII—Shipping and Navigation Subtitle A—Merchant Mariner Credentials Sec. 7301. Merchant mariner credentialing. Sec. 7302. Nonoperating individual. Subtitle B—Vessel Safety Sec. 7311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel. Sec. 7312. Performance driven examination schedule. Sec. 7313. Fishing safety training and research. Sec. 7314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac. Sec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses.
Sec. 7316. Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender vessels. Sec. 7317. Study of amphibious vessels. Sec. 7318. St. Lucie River railroad bridge. Subtitle C—Ports Sec. 7321. Ports and waterways safety. Sec. 7322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at ports of the United States. Sec. 7323. Improving vessel traffic service monitoring. Sec. 7324. Controlled substance onboard vessels. Sec. 7325. Cyber-incident training.
Sec. 7326. Navigational protocols. Sec. 7327. Anchorages. Subtitle D—Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems Sec. 7331. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed maritime systems. Sec. 7332. Coast Guard training course. Sec. 7333. NOAA membership on autonomous vessel policy council. Sec. 7334. Technology pilot program. Sec. 7335. Uncrewed systems capabilities report. Sec. 7336. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study. Sec. 7337. National Academy of Sciences report on uncrewed systems and use of data.
Sec. 7338. Unmanned aircraft systems. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 7341. Information on type approval certificates. Sec. 7342. Clarification of authorities. Sec. 7343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety requirements. Sec. 7344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for Puget Sound region. Sec. 7345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of making fishing gear. Sec. 7346. Classification societies. Sec. 7347.
Abandoned and derelict vessel removals. Sec. 7348. Offshore operations. Sec. 7349. Port access routes. Title LXXIV—Oil Pollution Response Sec. 7401. Vessel response plans. Sec. 7402. Use of marine casualty investigations. Sec. 7403. Timing of review. Sec. 7404. Online incident reporting system. Sec. 7405. Investment. Sec. 7406. Additional response assets. Sec. 7407. International maritime oil spill response. Title LXXV—Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response Subtitle A—Accountability Implementation Sec. 7501.
Independent review of Coast Guard reforms. Sec. 7502. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission recommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military. Subtitle B—Misconduct Sec. 7511. Covered misconduct. Sec. 7512. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered misconduct. Sec. 7513. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of members who have reported covered misconduct. Sec. 7514. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct.
Sec. 7515. Training and education programs for covered misconduct prevention and response. Subtitle C—Other matters Sec. 7521. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons. Sec. 7522. Development of policies on military protective orders. Sec. 7523. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to allegations of certain special victim offenses. Sec. 7524. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program. Sec. 7525. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.
Sec. 7526. Report on policy on whistleblower protections. Sec. 7527. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual assault incident database. Sec. 7528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic violence. Sec. 7529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged sex-related offenses. Sec. 7530. Continuous vetting of security clearances. Title LXXVI—Comptroller General Reports Sec. 7601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research, development, and innovation program.
Sec. 7602. Comptroller General study on vessel traffic service center employment, compensation, and retention. Sec. 7603. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel wellness. Sec. 7604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs and other entities. Sec. 7605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure.
Sec. 7606. Comptroller General study on facility and infrastructure needs of Coast Guard stations conducting border security operations. Sec. 7607. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for housing. Sec. 7608. Comptroller General report on safety and security infrastructure at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7609. Comptroller General study on athletic coaching at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7610. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of station process.
Sec. 7611. Comptroller General review of Coast Guard Investigative Service. Title LXXVII—Amendments Sec. 7701. Amendments. Division H—Other Matters Title LXXXI—Financial Services Matters Sec. 8101. Defense Production Act of 1950 extension. 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. Sec. 8103. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders.
Sec. 8104. Study and report. Title LXXXII—Judiciary Matters Sec. 8201. Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police. Sec. 8202. PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization. Sec. 8203. Trauma kit standards. Sec. 8204. Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the public safety officers’ death benefits program. Sec. 8205. Honoring our fallen heroes. Title LXXXIII—Foreign Affairs Matters Subtitle A—Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025 Sec. 8301.
Short title. Sec. 8302. Findings. Sec. 8303. Sense of the Congress. Sec. 8304. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF. Sec. 8305. Testimony requirement. Subtitle B—BUST Fentanyl Act Sec. 8311. Short title. Sec. 8312. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Sec. 8313. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking from the people’s republic of china and other relevant countries. Sec. 8314. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act. Sec. 8315. Prioritization of identification of persons from the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 8316. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act. Sec. 8317. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states. Sec. 8318. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Sec. 8319. Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti. Sec. 8320. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force. Subtitle C—Western Balkans democracy and prosperity Sec. 8331. Short title.
Sec. 8332. Findings. Sec. 8333. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8334. Definitions. Sec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans. Sec. 8336. Democratic and economic development and prosperity initiatives. Sec. 8337. Promoting cross-cultural and educational engagement. Sec. 8338. Young Balkan Leaders Initiative. Sec. 8339. Supporting cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the Western Balkans. Sec. 8340. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Sec. 8341. Reports on Russian and Chinese malign influence operations and campaigns in the Western Balkans.
Subtitle D—Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025 Sec. 8351. Short title. Sec. 8352. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention. Sec. 8353. Congressional Report on components related to hostage affairs and recovery. Sec. 8354. Rule of construction. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 8361. National registry of Korean American divided families. Sec. 8362. Sense of Congress on Russia's illegal abduction of Ukrainian children. Sec. 8363. Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted Ukrainian children.
Sec. 8364. Fairness in issuance of tactical gear to Diplomatic Security Service personnel. Sec. 8365. Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations in Mexico. Sec. 8366. International nuclear energy. Sec. 8367. Strategy to respond to global bases of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 8368. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. Sec. 8369. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. Sec. 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating to Iraq.
Title LXXXIV—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Subtitle A—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps 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. Sec. 8402. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet. Sec. 8403. Cooperative Aviation Centers. Sec. 8404. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain positions.
Sec. 8405. Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated service agreements with standard for veterans’ benefits. Sec. 8406. Streamlining separation and retirement process. Sec. 8407. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified. Sec. 8408. Repeal of limitation on educational assistance. Sec. 8409. Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Subtitle B—South Pacific Tuna Treaty matters Sec. 8411.
References to South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. Sec. 8412. Definitions. Sec. 8413. Prohibited acts. Sec. 8414. Exceptions. Sec. 8415. Criminal offenses. Sec. 8416. Civil penalties. Sec. 8417. Licenses. Sec. 8418. Enforcement. Sec. 8419. Findings by Secretary of Commerce. Sec. 8420. Disclosure of information. Sec. 8421. Closed area stowage requirements. Sec. 8422. Observers. Sec. 8423. Fisheries-related assistance. Sec. 8424. Arbitration. Sec. 8425. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other moneys.
Sec. 8426. Additional agreements. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 8431. North Pacific Research Board enhancement. Title LXXXV—Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 Subtitle A—General Matters Sec. 8501. Secretary defined. Sec. 8502. Severability. Sec. 8503. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 8504. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8505. Termination. Subtitle B—Imposition of Sanctions Sec. 8511. Imposition of sanctions. Sec. 8512. Definitions. Sec. 8513. Exception relating to importation of goods.
Subtitle C—Prohibition and notification on investments relating to covered national security transactions Sec. 8521. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to covered national security transactions. Subtitle D—Securities and Related Matters Sec. 8531. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List. Title LXXXVI—Securing the Airspace, Facilitating Emergency Response, and Safeguarding Key Infrastructure, Entertainment Venues, and Stadiums Sec. 8601.
Short title. Sec. 8602. Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical infrastructure. Sec. 8603. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 8604. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft. Sec. 8605. Penalties. Sec. 8606. Rulemaking and implementation. Sec. 8607. Severability. Title LXXXVII—DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025 Sec. 8701. Short title. Subtitle A—Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus Sec. 8711.
Definitions. Sec. 8712. Less developed country focus. Subtitle B—Management of Corporation Sec. 8721. Structure of Corporation. Sec. 8722. Board of Directors. Sec. 8723. Chief Executive Officer. Sec. 8724. Chief Risk Officer. Sec. 8725. Chief Development Officer. Sec. 8726. Chief Strategic Officer. Sec. 8727. Officers and employees. Sec. 8728. Development Finance Advisory Council. Sec. 8729. Strategic Advisory Group. Sec. 8730. Five-year strategic priorities plan. Sec. 8731. Development finance education.
Sec. 8732. Internships. Sec. 8733. Independent accountability mechanism. Subtitle C—Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support Sec. 8741. Equity investment. Sec. 8742. Special projects. Sec. 8743. Terms and conditions. Sec. 8744. Termination. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 8751. Operations. Sec. 8752. Corporate powers. Sec. 8753. Maximum contingent liability. Sec. 8754. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning. Sec. 8755. Annual report. Sec. 8756. Publicly available project information.
Sec. 8757. Notifications to be provided by the corporation. Sec. 8758. Limitations and preferences. Title LXXXVIII—Other Matters Sec. 8801. Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement. Sec. 8802. Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates to National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing. Sec. 8803. Lumbee Fairness Act. Sec. 8804. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia. Sec. 8805. Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely Associated States.
Sec. 8806. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.
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