[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4784 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 436
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4784
[Report No. 119-127]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 2026
Mr. Wicker, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2027''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into four divisions as
follows:
(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security
Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(4) Division D--Funding Tables.
(b) Table of Contents.--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. Congressional defense committees.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
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. Multiyear procurement authority for Infantry Squad Vehicle
program.
Sec. 112. Inclusion of Army National Guard in Army Arctic strategy and
force structure.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Modification and extension of procurement authorities for
certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.
Sec. 122. Funding for refueling and complex overhauls of the U.S.S.
John C. Stennis and U.S.S. Harry S. Truman.
Sec. 123. Vessel construction manager and commercial design and
construction requirements for cable laying
and repair ships.
Sec. 124. Conveyance of F-14D Tomcat aircraft from the Navy to the U.S.
Space and rocket center commission in
Huntsville, Alabama.
Sec. 125. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II-era
aircraft.
Sec. 126. Procurement authority for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft
program.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 131. Modification of inventory requirements for Air Force fighter
aircraft.
Sec. 132. Multiyear procurement authority for F-35 aircraft.
Sec. 133. Multiyear procurement authority for F-15EX aircraft.
Sec. 134. MQ-9 aircraft.
Sec. 135. Airborne warning and control system aircraft.
Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
report on acquisition strategy for Airborne
Command Post capability.
Sec. 137. Mobility capabilities strategic plan.
Sec. 138. Extension of requirement and prohibition related to C-130
aircraft.
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. Improving the requirement for an alternative test and
evaluation pathway for designated defense
acquisition programs.
Sec. 212. Development, test, evaluation, demonstration, and transition
to production of alternative low-cost
weapon systems.
Sec. 213. Modification to the advisory role of the JASON scientific
advisory group.
Sec. 214. Modified and streamlined process for developing, negotiating,
and concluding certain international
agreements.
Sec. 215. Repeal of authority relating to temporary hiring of students
and university faculty.
Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for Test Resource
Management Center containerized
instrumentation programs pending report on
a common architecture for unmanned maritime
test instrumentation.
Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering
travel.
Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for Integrated Combat
Systems of the Department of the Navy.
Sec. 219. Limitation on the use of travel funds for the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering.
Sec. 220. Codification of Department of Defense Research Security
Program.
Sec. 221. Codification of Department of Defense Science, Technology,
and Innovation Board.
Sec. 222. Alternative programs to expand inventory of air defense
interceptors.
Sec. 223. Improvements to personnel management authority to attract
experts in science, engineering, and
certain other disciplines at Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Sec. 224. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for
fundamental research collaboration with
certain academic institutions.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 231. Assessment framework for future quantum computing programs.
Sec. 232. Execution of the Additive Manufacturing for Rocket Propellant
systems.
Sec. 233. Report on emerging technology and cognitive warfare.
Sec. 234. Department of Defense electronics requirements study.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Sec. 311. Modifications to Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.
Sec. 312. Prioritization of deployment of expeditionary solid waste
disposal systems.
Sec. 313. Authorization of sustainable aviation fuel procurement.
Sec. 314. Grid resiliency and energy redundancy.
Sec. 315. Mandatory grid impact and infrastructure power requirements
for enhanced use leases.
Sec. 316. Storage capacity enhancements.
Sec. 317. Revision of policy on use of open-air burn pits not
controlled by Department of Defense.
Sec. 318. Assessment of energy supplied to installations and
operational forces of the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 319. Requirement of notice on updates to public dashboard on
remediation of perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 320. Revisions to technical assistance for public participation in
defense environmental restoration
activities.
Sec. 320A. Study on contracting process of Department of Defense for
remediation of perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 320B. Initiation of remedial actions with respect to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 321. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations on
exercises and wargames in the Indo-Pacific
region.
Sec. 322. Integration of unmanned systems into the Installation
Physical Security Program.
Sec. 323. Guidance regarding governance structure of organic industrial
base of the Army.
Sec. 324. Extension of deadline for designation of roles and
responsibilities relating to sustainment
and readiness of certain naval surface
vessels.
Sec. 325. Acquisition and sustainment strategy for spare parts for low
mission capable aircraft.
Sec. 326. Helicopter support for Kwajalein Atoll and Ronald Reagan
Space and Missile Test Range, Marshall
Islands.
Sec. 327. Capital expenditure write-offs for Department of Defense
depots and arsenals.
Sec. 328. Modification of requirements relating to production in
factories or arsenals owned by the United
States.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 341. Report on strategy to maintain and upgrade conventional
munitions storage facilities.
Sec. 342. Risk assessment of air traffic control systems of Department
of Defense.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 351. Modification of depots for which minimum capital investment
is required.
Sec. 352. Implementation of Department of Defense Inspector General
recommendations relating to evaluation of
management of canine welfare under military
working dog program.
Sec. 353. Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles of concern on
military installations and other property
of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 354. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 355. Limitation on use of travel funds for Secretary of the Air
Force until briefing on West Lab Project at
Lincoln Laboratory.
Sec. 356. Naming of certain assets of the Department of Defense in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
Sec. 357. Administrative requirements for Military Aviation and
Installation Assurance Clearinghouse.
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
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Notification requirements for delayed promotions.
Sec. 502. Temporary withholding of officer nominations and promotion
recommendations.
Sec. 503. Enhanced authority for early discharges.
Sec. 504. Officer retirement determinations.
Sec. 505. Retirement of regular Navy warrant officers and Marine Corps
Marine Gunner warrant officers for years of
service.
Sec. 506. Authority to improve retention for permanent professors of
the United States Army War College.
Sec. 507. Congressional notification of relief or early departure of
certain general and flag officers.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Clarification on computation of total years of service.
Sec. 512. Authorized strengths for Navy Reserves and Marine Corps
Reserves on full-time reserve component
duty.
Sec. 513. National Guard military technician (dual status) conversions
and phase-out.
Sec. 514. Study and analysis for enhanced maritime surge maintenance,
repair, and production capacity.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records
Sec. 521. Remote personnel processing in the military departments.
Sec. 522. Repeal of sunset of authority relating to non-medical
counseling services for military families.
Sec. 523. Guidance on public disclosure of personally identifiable
information for certain members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 524. Prohibition on reduction in the number of personnel assigned
to a service review agency.
Sec. 525. Reauthorization of temporary authority to develop and provide
additional recruitment incentives.
Sec. 526. Relief for former service members requesting review of
discharge or dismissal on the basis of
post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic
brain injury related to combat or military
sexual trauma.
Sec. 527. Modification of whistleblower protections.
Sec. 528. Authority for collection of personally identifiable
information regarding prospective recruits.
Sec. 529. Modification of service obligations for cadets obtaining
employment as professional athletes.
Sec. 529A. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and
exclusive use of merit in military
personnel actions.
Sec. 529B. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs
or activities, and males entering privacy
spaces, at the military service academies
that are designated for women or girls.
Sec. 529C. Modification of provisions related to diversity, equity, and
inclusion.
Sec. 529D. Sex-neutral occupational performance standards.
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters
Sec. 531. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.
Sec. 532. Expansion of victim access to Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 533. Technical amendment to completion of appellate review under
article 57 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice.
Sec. 534. Review of courts-martial records.
Sec. 535. Authority of special trial counsel to enter into pretrial
agreements with respect to certain offenses
occurring before effective date of military
justice reforms.
Sec. 536. Clarification of court of criminal appeals review of
sentencing.
Sec. 537. Updating subpoena authority for military investigations.
Sec. 538. Extension of Special Victims' Counsel services to domestic
violence victims.
Sec. 539. Treatment of hazing under Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 539A. Notification of the issuance or termination of military
protective orders to victims of domestic
violence or sexual assault.
Sec. 539B. Military domestic violence emergent housing policy.
Sec. 539C. Annual report on findings of the Department-wide review of
the military legal system.
Sec. 539D. Clarification of authority to order to active-duty certain
persons subject to the Uniform Code of
Military Justice for matters relating to
offenses during specified periods incident
to inactive-duty training.
Sec. 539E. Inapplicability to retired members of punitive articles
affecting political speech.
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
Sec. 541. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 542. Discharge of midshipmen for unsatisfactory conduct or
inaptitude.
Sec. 543. Modification to program on encouragement of postseparation
public and community service.
Sec. 544. Limited authority to waive time-in-grade requirement for
service academy graduates detailed as
students at law schools.
Sec. 545. Elimination of the right of cadets to automatic
reexamination.
Sec. 546. Revision to decision timeframe for expedited transfers at the
military service academies.
Sec. 547. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign
students in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps.
Sec. 548. Designation of senior official for military-to-civilian
transition.
Sec. 549. Payment of tuition for off-duty training or education.
Sec. 549A. Improvement of transition of medics in the Armed Forces to
the civilian workforce in health care
occupations.
Sec. 549B. Standards and requirements for institutions of higher
learning seeking to participate in
Department of Defense education programs.
Sec. 549C. Government copyright for work produced at Defense Security
Cooperation University.
Sec. 549D. Promoting the use of standardized testing at military
service academies and DoDEA schools.
Sec. 549E. Department of Defense-wide hate symbol policy and recruiter
and workforce training requirement.
Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education
PART I--Dependents' Education
Sec. 551. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit