of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there-
for, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public 
and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in 
such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land 
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$7,142,723,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2028. 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), 
$321,923,000, to remain available for obligation until ex-
pended, which shall be obligated and expended by the Sec-
retary of Defense as if delegated the necessary authorities 
conferred by the Defense Production Act of 1950. 
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 
For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tac-
tical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other pro-
curement items for the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces, $800,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That the Chiefs of 
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National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees the mod-
ernization priority assessment for their respective Na-
tional Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available by this paragraph 
may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or 
procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition. 
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TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
ARMY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $16,705,760,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2027. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $28,099,776,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 
available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper-
ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
AIR FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
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cilities and equipment, $50,614,595,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2027. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
SPACE FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $14,917,160,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 
necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel-
opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 
as may be designated and determined by the Secretary 
of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$35,248,875,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2027. 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the independent activities of the Director, Operational 
Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of 
operational test and evaluation, including initial oper-
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ational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, 
and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 
testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 
connection therewith, $336,143,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2027. 
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TITLE V 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For 
the 
Defense 
Working 
Capital 
Funds, 
$2,126,540,000. 
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND 
For the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
Fund, $5,700,000, for activities pursuant to the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et 
seq.). 
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United States military training, exercises, and humani-
tarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African 
nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees quar-
terly reports on the current status of the electronic health 
record program: Provided further, That the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall perform quarterly per-
formance reviews of the electronic health record program. 
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal 
chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Au-
thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), $213,282,000, of 
which $3,243,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 
of which not less than $3,243,000 shall be for the Chem-
ical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, con-
sisting of $2,340,000 for activities on military installa-
tions and $903,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, to assist State and local governments; and 
$210,039,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, shall be for research, development, test and evalua-
tion, of which $210,039,000 shall only be for the Assem-
bled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 
the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
available to the Department of Defense for military per-
sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi-
sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper-
ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 
development, test and evaluation, $1,148,675,000, of 
which $678,737,000 shall be for counter-narcotics sup-
port; $134,938,000 shall be for the drug demand reduc-
tion program; $305,000,000 shall be for the National 
Guard counter-drug program; and $30,000,000 shall be 
for the National Guard counter-drug schools program: 
Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for obligation for the same time period 
and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which 
transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination 
that all or part of the funds transferred from this appro-
priation are not necessary for the purposes provided here-
in, such amounts may be transferred back to this appro-
priation: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro-
vided under this heading is in addition to any other trans-
fer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. 
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses and activities of the Office of the In-
spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In-
spector General Act of 1978, as amended, $517,599,000, 
of which $511,895,000 shall be for operation and mainte-
nance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended 
upon the approval or authority of the Inspector General, 
and payments may be made upon the Inspector General’s 
certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; 
of which $1,079,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2028, shall be for procurement; and 
of which $4,625,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, shall be for research, development, test and eval-
uation. 
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TITLE VII 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re-
tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 
proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, $514,000,000. 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account, $629,128,000. 
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 
of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em-
ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 
shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 
Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi-
rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 
Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 
of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 
computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 
United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent-
age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 
its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 
That this section shall not apply to Department of De-
fense foreign service national employees serving at United 
States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart-
ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro-
vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 
not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 
of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 
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SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro-
priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur-
ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 
last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec-
tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 
duty training of reserve components or summer camp 
training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter-
est, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 
exceed $6,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the De-
partment of Defense or funds made available in this Act 
to the Department of Defense for military functions (ex-
cept military construction) between such appropriations or 
funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes, and for the same 
time period, as the appropriation or fund to which trans-
ferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not 
be used unless for higher priority items, based on unfore-
seen military requirements, than those for which originally 
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shall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, 
and Guam. 
SEC. 8012. None of the funds appropriated by this 
or any other Act, including prior year Acts, may be used 
to obligate and expend funds in the Defense Moderniza-
tion Account made available in accordance with subsection 
(c) of section 3136 of title 10, United States Code, except 
for the purposes described in paragraphs (d)(1) through 
(d)(4): Provided, That any program increases, as detailed 
in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjust-
ments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, 
may not be transferred to the Defense Modernization Ac-
count pursuant to subsection (c) of section 3136 of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8013. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in-
fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro-
priation matters pending before the Congress. 
SEC. 8014. None of the funds available in this Act 
to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations 
made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades, 
or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to 
prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-de-
ployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the 
levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in ac-
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cordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8015. (a) Funds appropriated in title III of this 
Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote´ge´ 
Program may be transferred to any other appropriation 
contained in this Act solely for the purpose of imple-
menting a Mentor-Prote´ge´ Program developmental assist-
ance agreement pursuant to section 4902 of title 10, 
United States Code, under the authority of this provision 
or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall include with the 
budget justification documents in support of the budget 
for fiscal year 2027 (as submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) a descrip-
tion of each transfer under this section that occurred dur-
ing the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which such 
budget is submitted. 
SEC. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be 
available for the purchase by the Department of Defense 
(and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard 
anchor and mooring chain unless the anchor and mooring 
chain are manufactured in the United States from compo-
nents which are substantially manufactured in the United 
States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the 
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term ‘‘manufactured’’ shall include cutting, heat treating, 
quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the 
forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That 
for the purpose of this section substantially all of the com-
ponents of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered 
to be produced or manufactured in the United States if 
the aggregate cost of the components produced or manu-
factured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost 
of the components produced or manufactured outside the 
United States: Provided further, That when adequate do-
mestic supplies are not available to meet Department of 
Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of 
the Service responsible for the procurement may waive this 
restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that such an acquisition must 
be made in order to acquire capability for national security 
purposes. 
SEC. 8017. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated 
funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures 
malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for 
resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the 
drink) on a military installation located in the United 
States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured 
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within that State, or in the case of the District of Colum-
bia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military 
installation is located: Provided, That, in a case in which 
the military installation is located in more than one State, 
purchases may be made in any State in which the installa-
tion is located: Provided further, That such local procure-
ment requirements for malt beverages and wine shall 
apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installa-
tions in States which are not contiguous with another 
State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other 
than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and 
the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most 
competitive source, price and other factors considered. 
SEC. 8018. None of the funds available to the De-
partment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dis-
pose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, 
.22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or 
to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or am-
munition components that are not otherwise prohibited 
from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small 
arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified 
by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable 
or unsafe for further use. 
SEC. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds ap-
propriated or made available in this Act shall be used dur-
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ing a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an orga-
nization, unit, activity or function of the Department of 
Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re-
striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the congressional defense committees that such a relo-
cation is required in the best interest of the Government. 
SEC. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act 
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘Procurement, 
Defense-Wide’’, 
$24,613,000 shall be available only for incentive payments 
authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 
1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor 
or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract 
award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in sec-
tion 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small busi-
ness owned and controlled by an individual or individuals 
defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States 
Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes 
of being allowed additional compensation under section 
504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 
1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 
is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds 
appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the De-
partment of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 
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41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable 
to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or 
services, including any contract and any subcontract at 
any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or 
manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor 
or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 
States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by 
an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) 
of title 25, United States Code. 
SEC. 8021. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no 
cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian 
tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 
Washington relocatable military housing units located at 
Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force 
Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the 
needs of the Air Force. 
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at 
no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under sub-
section (a) in accordance with the request for such units 
that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation 
Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located 
in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Da-
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kota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any 
such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the 
housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period 
of time, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall re-
solve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for 
housing units under subsection (a) before submitting re-
quests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection 
(b). 
(d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means 
any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 
published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 
104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 5131). 
SEC. 8022. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Defense-Wide’’, not less than $12,000,000 may 
be made available only for the mitigation of environmental 
impacts, including training and technical assistance to 
tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of in-
formation, documenting of environmental damage, and de-
veloping a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 
to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands re-
sulting from Department of Defense activities. 
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SEC. 8023. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 
Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national 
or international political or psychological activities. 
SEC. 8024. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Work-
ing Capital Fund, Army’’, $100,000,000 shall be available 
to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 
SEC. 8025. (a) Of the funds made available in this 
Act, not less than $79,000,000 shall be available for the 
Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— 
(1) $57,900,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil 
Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 
readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 
reduction activities involving youth programs; 
(2) $17,800,000 shall be available from ‘‘Air-
craft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 
(3) $3,300,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other 
Procurement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim-
bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 
counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 
local government agencies. 
SEC. 8026. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act are available to establish a new Department of De-
fense (department) federally funded research and develop-
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ment center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a 
separate entity administrated by an organization man-
aging another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership cor-
poration consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and 
other nonprofit entities. 
(b) Except when acting in a technical advisory capac-
ity, no member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Over-
seers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Com-
mittee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, or any 
entity that contracts with the Federal government to man-
age or operate one or more FFRDCs, or any paid consult-
ant to a defense FFRDC shall receive funds appropriated 
by this Act as compensation for services as a member of 
such entity: Provided, That a member of any such entity 
shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as author-
ized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when en-
gaged in the performance of membership duties: Provided 
further, That except when acting in a technical advisory 
capacity, no paid consultant shall receive funds appro-
priated by this Act as compensation by more than one 
FFRDC in a calendar year. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds available to the department from any source 
during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense 
FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for 
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construction of new buildings not located on a military in-
stallation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded 
by Government grants, for absorption of contract over-
runs, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include 
employee participation in community service and/or devel-
opment. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
the funds appropriated in this Act, not more than 
$2,886,300,000 may be funded for professional technical 
staff-related costs of the defense FFRDCs: Provided, That 
within such funds, not more than $461,300,000 shall be 
available for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: 
Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to 
staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program 
and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission 
of the department’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, sub-
mit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years 
of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC 
by program during that fiscal year and the associated 
budget estimates, by appropriation account and program. 
SEC. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Armed 
Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the 
Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Sub-
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committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee 
on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 8028. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 8029. During the current fiscal year, the De-
partment of Defense may acquire the modification, depot 
maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels 
as well as the production of components and other De-
fense-related articles, through competition between De-
partment of Defense depot maintenance activities and pri-
vate firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Execu-
tive of the military department or Defense Agency con-
cerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that success-
ful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and in-
direct costs for both public and private bids: Provided fur-
ther, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A– 
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76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this 
section. 
SEC. 8030. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 
Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, com-
plies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 
83 of title 41, United States Code. 
(b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a per-
son has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label 
bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription to any product 
sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 
in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 
with section 4658 of title 10, United States Code, whether 
the person should be debarred from contracting with the 
Department of Defense. 
(c) In the case of any equipment or products pur-
chased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is 
the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Depart-
ment of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase 
only American-made equipment and products, provided 
that American-made equipment and products are cost- 
competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 
fashion. 
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SEC. 8031. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 
or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned fa-
cility or property under the control of the Department of 
Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United 
States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement re-
strictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 
9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 
or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications 
of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the military department responsible 
for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case- 
by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available 
to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 
basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order 
to acquire capability for national security purposes: Pro-
vided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to 
contracts which are in being as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 8032. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the 
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terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 
types of products produced in the United States that are 
covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 
rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy Amer-
ican Act with respect to such types of products produced 
in that foreign country. 
(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of under-
standing, between the United States and a foreign country 
pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospec-
tively waived the Buy American Act for certain products 
in that country. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 
purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2026. Such 
report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 
for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to 
any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade 
Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any 
international agreement to which the United States is a 
party. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy 
American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 8033. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller 
bearings other than those produced by a domestic source 
and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of 
the military department responsible for such procurement 
may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi-
fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, that ade-
quate domestic supplies are not available to meet Depart-
ment of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 
such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire ca-
pability for national security purposes: Provided further, 
That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of 
‘‘commercial products’’, as defined by section 103 of title 
41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall 
apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 
SEC. 8034. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assist-
ance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, including training, 
equipment, logistics support, supplies and services, sti-
pends, 
infrastructure 
repair 
and 
renovation, 
and 
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sustainment: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the Lebanese Armed Forces are vetted 
prior to providing assistance, including at a minimum, as-
sessing for associations with terrorist groups and receiving 
a commitment 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 
the funds provided in this section, notify the congressional 
defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
obligation: 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 provi-
sion of such assistance and a notice of and justification 
for such waiver is submitted to the congressional defense 
committees, the Committees on Appropriations and For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Ap-
propriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional 
defense committees on the use of funds provided in this 
section, including, but not limited to, the number of indi-
viduals trained within the Lebanese Armed Forces, the na-
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ture and scope of support and sustainment provided to 
the Lebanese Armed Forces, the area of operations for 
the Lebanese Armed Forces, and the contributions of 
other countries, groups, or individuals. 
SEC. 8035. None of the funds in this Act may be 
used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manu-
factured in the United States, unless the Secretary of De-
fense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
capability for national security purposes that is not avail-
able from United States manufacturers. 
SEC. 8036. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a 
case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country 
each limitation on the procurement of defense items from 
foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines 
that the application of the limitation with respect to that 
country would invalidate cooperative programs entered 
into between the Department of Defense and the foreign 
country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 
for the procurement of defense items entered into under 
section 4851 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
country does not discriminate against the same or similar 
defense items produced in the United States for that coun-
try. 
(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 
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(1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) options for the procurement of items that 
are exercised after such date under contracts that 
are entered into before such date if the option prices 
are adjusted for any reason other than the applica-
tion of a waiver granted under subsection (a). 
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation re-
garding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bear-
ings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by 
section XI (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States and products classified 
under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 
6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 
7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 
8211, 8215, and 9404. 
SEC. 8037. None of the funds made available in this 
Act, or any subsequent Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense, may be used for the purchase or 
manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such 
flags are treated as covered items under section 4862(b) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8038. During the current fiscal year, amounts 
contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
Facility Investment Recovery Account shall be available 
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until expended for the payments specified by section 
2687a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8039. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions which are available to the Department of Defense 
for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase 
items having an investment item unit cost of not more 
than $350,000: Provided, That upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet 
the operational requirements of a Commander of a Com-
batant Command engaged in a named contingency oper-
ation overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items 
having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
$500,000. 
SEC. 8040. Up to $16,809,000 of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy’’ may be made available for the Asia Pacific Re-
gional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command to execute Theater 
Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian as-
sistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs 
of training and exercising with foreign security forces: 
Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may 
be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for 
humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined 
exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds may not 
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be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country 
that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of 
assistance under any other provision of law. 
SEC. 8041. The Secretary of Defense shall issue reg-
ulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco- 
related products in military resale outlets in the United 
States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 
most competitive price in the local community: Provided, 
That such regulations shall direct that the prices of to-
bacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military re-
tail outlets shall be within the range of prices established 
for military retail system stores located in the United 
States. 
SEC. 8042. (a) During the current fiscal year, none 
of the appropriations or funds available to the Department 
of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the 
purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquir-
ing a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale dur-
ing the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to 
customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital 
Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable 
to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund 
during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an 
investment item would be chargeable during the current 
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fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of 
Defense for procurement. 
(b) The fiscal year 2027 budget request for the De-
partment of Defense as well as all justification material 
and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2027 
Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and sub-
mitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment 
which was classified as an end item and funded in a pro-
curement appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2027 procurement 
appropriation and not in the supply management business 
area or any other area or category of the Department of 
Defense Working Capital Funds. 
SEC. 8043. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 
Contingencies, which shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That funds appropriated, 
transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund 
during this or any prior fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That any funds appro-
priated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency 
for advanced research and development acquisition, for 
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agent operations, and for covert action programs author-
ized by the President under section 503 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That any 
funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for the construction, improvement, or al-
teration of facilities, including leased facilities, to be used 
primarily by personnel of the intelligence community, shall 
remain available until September 30, 2028. 
SEC. 8044. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 
and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used— 
(1) to establish a field operating agency; or 
(2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the 
Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense who is transferred or reassigned 
from a headquarters activity if the member or em-
ployee’s place of duty remains at the location of that 
headquarters. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a mili-
tary department may waive the limitations in subsection 
(a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, 
and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that the grant-
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(4) transfers funding between appropriations, 
unless the congressional intelligence committees are 
notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming 
of funds; this notification period may be reduced for 
urgent national security requirements. 
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel-
ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with 
section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 
decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex ac-
companying the Act unless the congressional intelligence 
committees are notified 30 days in advance of such re-
programming of funds; this notification period may be re-
duced for urgent national security requirements. 
SEC. 8085. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 
available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and 
(c), post on the public website of that agency any report 
required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
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