II 
Calendar No. 136 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4016 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Received 
JULY 30, 2025 
read the first time 
JULY 31, 2025 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 Sep-
tember 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 sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents 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 Retire-
ment Fund, $52,502,044,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro-
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vided 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 sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma-
rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 
provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec-
tion 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 sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 
Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents 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– 
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377, and to the Department of Defense Military Retire-
ment Fund, $38,141,269,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional 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 Re-
serve 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 au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
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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 Re-
serve 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 con-
nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re-
serve 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 Depart-
ment 
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 under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv-
alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
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$3,500,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$7,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by 
$8,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $4,800,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $4,500,000) (increased by 
$4,500,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$7,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by 
$4,000,000) (reduced by $6,500,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$8,000,000) (reduced by $10,600,000) (reduced by 
$3,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $4,800,000) (reduced by 
$3,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$7,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,700,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$6,000,000) (reduced by $4,200,000) (reduced by 
$2,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$3,300,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by 
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$5,000,000) (reduced by $9,900,000) (reduced by 
$4,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$9,400,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by 
$6,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$4,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by 
$6,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$18,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by 
$4,800,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$14,200,000) (reduced by $4,500,000) (reduced by 
$7,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000): Provided, That not more than $2,981,000 
may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative 
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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 extraor-
dinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or au-
thority 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 Accelera-
tors, 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 ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used to plan or implement the consolidation or elimi-
nation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Sec-
retary of a military department, or the service head-
quarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative af-
fairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $3,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027, shall be avail-
able only for expenses relating to certain classified activi-
ties: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, $500,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, shall be available only to conduct risk 
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reduction and modification of National Security Systems: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided in the pre-
vious proviso may be transferred to accounts under the 
headings ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’, ‘‘Procurement’’, 
and ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation’’: Pro-
vided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall be merged with and available for the 
same purpose and for the same period as the appropria-
tions to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, 
That any transfer authority provided in the preceding pro-
viso 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 tran-
sition 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 nec-
essary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and main-
tenance 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 pur-
chased with operation and maintenance funds not apply 
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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 facili-
tate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Depart-
ment of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quar-
terly 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 pro-
vided 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 avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That such funds 
shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, in-
cluding training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 
and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renova-
tion; construction for facility fortification and humane 
treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, ir-
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