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ing of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements 
or the financial requirements of the department. 
(c) This section does not apply to— 
(1) field operating agencies funded within the 
National Intelligence Program; 
(2) an Army field operating agency established 
to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of im-
provised explosive devices, and, as determined by the 
Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; 
(3) an Army field operating agency established 
to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of bio-
metric activities and to integrate common biometric 
technologies throughout the Department of Defense; 
or 
(4) an Air Force field operating agency estab-
lished to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs 
Program and Mortuary Operations for the Depart-
ment of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 
SEC. 8045. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be available to convert to contractor per-
formance an activity or function of the Department of De-
fense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian em-
ployees unless— 
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(1) the conversion is based on the result of a 
public-private competition that includes a most effi-
cient and cost effective organization plan developed 
by such activity or function; 
(2) the Competitive Sourcing Official deter-
mines that, over all performance periods stated in 
the solicitation of offers for performance of the ac-
tivity or function, the cost of performance of the ac-
tivity or function by a contractor would be less costly 
to the Department of Defense by an amount that 
equals or exceeds the lesser of— 
(A) 10 percent of the most efficient organi-
zation’s personnel-related costs for performance 
of that activity or function by Federal employ-
ees; or 
(B) $10,000,000; and 
(3) the contractor does not receive an advan-
tage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the 
Department of Defense by— 
(A) not making an employer-sponsored 
health insurance plan available to the workers 
who are to be employed in the performance of 
that activity or function under the contract; or 
(B) offering to such workers an employer- 
sponsored health benefits plan that requires the 
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employer to contribute less towards the pre-
mium or subscription share than the amount 
that is paid by the Department of Defense for 
health benefits for civilian employees under 
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard 
to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or 
(c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 
notwithstanding any administrative regulation, require-
ment, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority 
to enter into a contract for the performance of any com-
mercial or industrial type function of the Department of 
Defense that— 
(A) is included on the procurement list estab-
lished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner- 
O’Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States 
Code); 
(B) is planned to be converted to performance 
by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by 
a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi-
capped individuals in accordance with that Act; or 
(C) is planned to be converted to performance 
by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent owner-
ship by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) 
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
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sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Ha-
waiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 
(2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts 
or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 
2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 
Department of Defense under the authority provided by 
this section shall be credited toward any competitive or 
outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be es-
tablished by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 
to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance 
with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of com-
mercial activities. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 8046. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro-
grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985: 
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‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: FFG– 
Frigate’’, 2020/2031, $240,245,000; 
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: FFG– 
Frigate’’, 2022/2026, $418,624,000; 
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: FFG– 
Frigate’’, 2023/2027, $483,391,000; 
‘‘Cooperative 
Threat 
Reduction 
Account’’, 
2024/2026, $33,936,000; 
‘‘Other 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2024/2026, 
$15,000,000; 
‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2024/2026, 
$2,943,000; 
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: FFG– 
Frigate’’, 2024/2028, $1,271,572,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2024/2026, 
$25,397,000; 
‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2024/2026, 
$41,189,000; 
‘‘Procurement, 
Space 
Force’’, 
2024/2026, 
$107,100,000; 
‘‘Defense 
Health 
Program’’, 
2024/2026, 
$10,473,000; 
‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train 
and Equip Fund’’, 2025/2026, $50,000,000; 
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‘‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat 
Vehicles, Army’’, 2025/2027, $452,647,000; 
‘‘Other 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2025/2027, 
$119,887,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2025/2027, 
$155,711,000; 
‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2025/2027, 
$200,272,000; 
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: FFG– 
Frigate’’, 2025/2029, $151,230,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2025/2027, 
$193,555,000; 
‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2025/2027, 
$209,045,000; 
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2025/2027, 
$186,638,000; 
‘‘Procurement, 
Space 
Force’’, 
2025/2027, 
$339,196,000; 
‘‘Procurement, 
Defense-Wide’’, 
2025/2027, 
$11,807,000; 
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Army’’, 2025/2026, $178,735,000; 
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Navy’’, 2025/2026, $82,461,000; 
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‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Air Force’’, 2025/2026, $329,435,000; 
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Space Force’’, 2025/2026, $370,149,000; and 
‘‘Defense Modernization Account , Defense- 
Wide’’, 2025/2028, $28,249,000. 
SEC. 8047. None of the funds available in this Act 
may be used to reduce the authorized positions for mili-
tary technicians (dual status) of the Army National 
Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force 
Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively 
imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on 
military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions 
are a direct result of a reduction in military force struc-
ture. 
SEC. 8048. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose: 
Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to any ac-
tivities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 
Agency mission to recover and identify the remains of 
United States Armed Forces personnel from the Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
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SEC. 8049. (a) None of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug inter-
diction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 
any other department or agency of the United States ex-
cept as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 
(b) None of the funds available to the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 
counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other de-
partment or agency of the United States except as specifi-
cally provided in an appropriations law. 
SEC. 8050. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 
$49,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 
Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the 
Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter-
est, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts speci-
fied as follows: $24,000,000 to the United Service Organi-
zations and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross. 
SEC. 8051. Notwithstanding any other provision in 
this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program 
and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set- 
asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, 
projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the 
extramural budget. The Secretary of each military depart-
ment, the Director of each Defense Agency, and the head 
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the congressional defense committees an execution plan: 
Provided further, That not less than 15 days prior to any 
transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
the congressional defense committees of the details of any 
such transfer: Provided further, That upon transfer, the 
funds shall be merged with and available for the same pur-
poses, and for the same time period, as the appropriation 
to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided under this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8066. During the current fiscal year, not to ex-
ceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made 
in title II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be transferred by 
the military department concerned to its central fund es-
tablished for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to sec-
tion 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8067. In addition to amounts provided else-
where in this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 
the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga-
tion until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, that upon the determination of the 
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(18) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2022/2026: Expeditionary Fast 
Transport Program, $11,231,000; 
(19) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2023/2026: T–AO Fleet Oiler Pro-
gram, $6,530,000; and 
(20) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2024/2026: T–AO Fleet Oiler Pro-
gram, $6,200,000. 
SEC. 8073. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel-
ligence activities and intelligence-related activities not oth-
erwise authorized in the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2026 are deemed to be specifically authorized 
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094). 
SEC. 8074. None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 
program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 
or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest 
of national security and only after written prior notifica-
tion to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 8075. None of the funds in this Act may be 
used for research, development, test, evaluation, procure-
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ment or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a 
missile defense system. 
SEC. 8076. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of de-
commissioning more than one Littoral Combat Ship. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8077. The Secretary of Defense may transfer 
funds from any available Department of the Navy appro-
priation (except military construction) to any available 
Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of 
liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, 
market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship con-
struction program appropriated in law: Provided, That the 
Secretary may transfer not to exceed $40,000,000 under 
the authority provided by this section: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 
days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate, unless a response from the Commit-
tees is received sooner: Provided further, That any funds 
transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same 
period of availability as when originally appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
this section is in addition to any other transfer authority 
contained elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That the 
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transfer authority provided by this section expires on Sep-
tember 30, 2030. 
SEC. 8078. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 
the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squad-
ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 
the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the 
levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force 
shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to 
perform other missions in support of national defense re-
quirements during the non-hurricane season. 
SEC. 8079. None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence in-
formation unless the information has been lawfully col-
lected and processed during the conduct of authorized for-
eign intelligence activities: Provided, That information 
pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled 
in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 
Amendment of the United States Constitution as imple-
mented through Executive Order No. 12333. 
SEC. 8080. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 
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research and technology, which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027. 
SEC. 8081. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 
31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 
made in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy’’ shall be considered to be for the same 
purpose as any subdivision under the heading ‘‘Ship-
building and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations in any 
prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 
to the total amount of the appropriation. 
SEC. 8082. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel-
ligence committees to establish the baseline for application 
of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 
2026: Provided, That the report shall include— 
(1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget re-
quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 
due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; 
(2) a delineation in the table for each appro-
priation by Expenditure Center and project; and 
(3) an identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
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tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 
the proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under 
title 23, United States Code, to each State for 
such fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 
Stat. 2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
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(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel-
ligence Program in this Act shall be available for re-
programming or transfer until the report identified in sub-
section (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 
committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 
certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 
as an emergency requirement. 
SEC. 8083. Any transfer of amounts appropriated to 
the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Devel-
opment Account in or for fiscal year 2026 to a military 
department or Defense Agency pursuant to section 
1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall be cov-
ered by and subject to section 8005 of this Act. 
SEC. 8084. (a) None of the funds provided for the 
National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appro-
priations Act shall be available for obligation or expendi-
ture through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in ac-
cordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 
(1) creates a new start effort; 
(2) terminates a program with appropriated 
funding of $10,000,000 or more; 
(3) transfers funding into or out of the Na-
tional Intelligence Program; or 
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H. Res. 1014 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 22, 2026. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ap-
propriations or their respective designees. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. The amendment printed in part A of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Com-
mittee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as
‘‘(D) collaborating with, as applicable for 
the State, Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions (or Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
groups or communities) to address the needs of 
Indian (including Alaska Native) or Native Ha-
waiian victims of family violence, domestic vio-
lence, or dating violence, as applicable in the 
State; and’’; 
(F) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘collaborating with and 
providing’’ and inserting ‘‘may include— 
‘‘(A) collaborating with and providing’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, mental health’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(including mental health and 
substance use disorders)’’; 
(G) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2); 
(H) in paragraph (6), by redesignating 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins ac-
cordingly; 
(I) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (7) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), 
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IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1055 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7378) to amend the Calder 
Act to permanently adjust American time, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2026 
Mr. STEUBE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7378) to 
amend the Calder Act to permanently adjust American 
time, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this res-
olution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in 
the House of the bill (H.R. 7378) to amend the Calder 
Act to permanently adjust American time, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 
No amendment to the bill shall be in order. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 
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