[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4016 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 129
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4016

                          [Report No. 119-162]

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2025

    Mr. Calvert, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,  That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97-377, and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $52,502,044,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97-377, and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $40,053,124,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided 
for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 
97-377, and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$16,631,053,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components 
provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of 
the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to 
section 156 of Public Law 97-377, and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $38,141,269,000.

                    Military Personnel, Space Force

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Space Force on active duty and cadets; for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97-377, and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $1,349,349,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under 
sections 10211, 10302, and 7038 of title 10, United States Code, or 
while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, 
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $5,672,023,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under 
section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 
10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,672,520,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active 
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while 
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for 
members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$965,831,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty 
under sections 10211, 10305, and 9038 of title 10, United States Code, 
or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, 
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in 
section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, 
United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $2,625,741,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty 
under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of 
title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$10,206,305,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under 
sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, 
United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 
10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$5,351,895,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 
$55,683,266,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 may be used 
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be 
made upon the Secretary's certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as 
authorized by law, $71,739,379,000:  Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,055,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to 
be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
Navy, and payments may be made upon the Secretary's certificate of 
necessity for confidential military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, 
$9,937,283,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, 
$61,628,846,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $8,238,000 may be used 
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments 
may be made upon the Secretary's certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Space Force

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by law, 
$4,859,883,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department 
of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, 
$53,498,039,000:  Provided, That not more than $2,981,000 may be used 
for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 
166a of title 10, United States Code:  Provided further, That not to 
exceed $36,000,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the 
Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made upon the Secretary's 
certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes:  Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than 
$70,000,000 shall be made available for APEX Accelerators, of which not 
less than $5,000,000 shall be available for centers with eligible 
entities defined in 10 U.S.C. 4951(1)(D):  Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used to plan or implement the consolidation or elimination of a 
budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or 
the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative 
affairs or legislative liaison office:  Provided further,  That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, shall be available only for expenses relating 
to certain classified activities:  Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $500,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, shall be available only to conduct risk reduction 
and modification of National Security Systems:  Provided further, That 
the amounts provided in the previous proviso may be transferred to 
accounts under the headings ``Operation and Maintenance'', 
``Procurement'', and ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation'':  
Provided further,  That funds transferred pursuant to the preceding 
proviso shall be merged with and available for the same purpose and for 
the same period as the appropriations to which the funds are 
transferred:  Provided further,  That any transfer authority provided 
in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law:  Provided further,  That of the funds provided under 
this heading, not less than $86,500,000 shall be made available for 
fourth estate network optimization and transition costs:  Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $27,693,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be available only for expenses 
relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as 
necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance 
appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation 
appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time 
period as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided further, 
That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be 
purchased with operation and maintenance funds not apply to the funds 
described in the preceding proviso:  Provided further,  That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $2,371,949,000, of which 
$1,274,174,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be 
available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces 
or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate 
counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense 
security cooperation programs:  Provided further,  That the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 
use and status of funds made available in this paragraph:  Provided 
further,  That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this 
Act.

                   Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund

    For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip 
Fund'', $357,516,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027:  
Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of 
Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide 
assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 
and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; 
construction for facility fortification and humane treatment; and 
sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or 
individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or 
associated groups:  Provided further, That amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for 
activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission 
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and following written 
notification to the congressional defense committees of such 
designation:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or 
individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, 
including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with 
terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and 
receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human 
rights and the rule of law:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this 
appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in 
writing of the details of any such obligation:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including 
assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government 
of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under 
this heading:  Provided further, That contributions of funds for the 
purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity 
may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and 
used for such purposes:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall prioritize such contributions when providing any 
assistance for construction for facility fortification:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law 
relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 
40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if 
the Secretary determines that such provision of law would prohibit, 
restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and 
a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate:  Provided further, That the United States may accept 
equipment procured using funds provided under this heading that was 
transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups 
participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the 
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or groups 
to the United States, and such equipment may be treated as stocks of 
the Department of Defense upon written notification to the 
congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That equipment 
procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, 
``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to 
security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or 
preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of 
Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 
when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer 
to such forces or groups and upon written notification to the 
congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That stipend 
support for the Kurdish Peshmerga may only be reduced commensurate with 
support provided from other sources, including Iraqi national funds:  
Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense 
systems:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of 
funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited to, the 
number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and 
sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area of 
operations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, 
groups, or i