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SEC. 8105. During the current fiscal year, the De-
partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 
not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec-
tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa-
tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 
of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, such con-
tributions shall, upon receipt, be credited to the appropria-
tions or fund which incurred such obligations. 
SEC. 8106. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$1,423,630,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, shall be available for International Security Co-
operation Programs and other programs to provide sup-
port and assistance to foreign security forces or other 
groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate 
counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner ca-
pacity programs: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made 
available in this section, notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of any planned obliga-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
the use and status of funds made available in this section. 
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SEC. 8107. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$61,406,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ-
ing access, provided to United States military and stability 
operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: 
Provided, That such reimbursement payments may be 
made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, may determine, based on documentation deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account 
for the support provided, and such determination is final 
and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United 
States, and 15 days following written notification to the 
appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 
That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing 
specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized 
equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such 
equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces 
supporting United States military and stability operations 
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 
days following written notification to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made 
available in this section. 
SEC. 8108. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$380,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, shall be available for support authorized by sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E) of section 1226(a)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(22 U.S.C. 2151 note), of which not less than 
$150,000,000 shall be for support authorized by subpara-
graph (A) of such section: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating 
funds made available in this section, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of any 
planned obligation and the nature of the expenses in-
curred: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate on the use and status of funds made available in this 
section. 
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SEC. 8109. The Secretary of Defense shall, not less 
than 15 days prior to taking any action to pause, suspend, 
or eliminate assistance to a country made available by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense, notify the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 8110. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used in contraven-
tion of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 8111. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act for excess defense articles, 
assistance under section 333 of title 10, United States 
Code, or peacekeeping operations for the countries des-
ignated annually to be in violation of the standards of the 
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1) may be used to support any mili-
tary training or operation that includes child soldiers, as 
defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, un-
less such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 
404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 
SEC. 8112. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
for any member of Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, or the 
Taliban. 
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SEC. 8113. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. 
SEC. 8114. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act, for support to friendly foreign coun-
tries in connection with the conduct of operations in which 
the United States is not participating, pursuant to section 
331(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall be made in 
accordance with section 8005 of this Act. 
SEC. 8115. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 
be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official 
or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a 
contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 
agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan 
or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary 
of Rosoboronexport. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita-
tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel-
ligence, determines that it is in the vital national security 
interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writ-
ing to the congressional defense committees that— 
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(1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 
lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 
existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern-
ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 
(2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 
have withdrawn from Ukraine; and 
(3) agents of the Russian Federation have 
ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con-
trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 
Ukraine. 
(c) The Inspector General of the Department of De-
fense shall conduct a review of any action involving 
Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 
Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 
later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver 
is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report containing the results of the review conducted 
with respect to such waiver. 
SEC. 8116. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing not more than 
30 days after the receipt of any contribution of funds re-
ceived from the government of a foreign country for any 
purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the 
United States Armed Forces: Provided, That such notifi-
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cation shall include the amount of the contribution; the 
purpose for which such contribution was made; and the 
authority under which such contribution was accepted by 
the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That not fewer 
than 15 days prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees in writing a notification of the planned use of such 
contributions, including whether such contributions would 
support existing or new stationing or operations of the 
United States Armed Forces. 
SEC. 8117. (a) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, 
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the Chiefs of the Armed Forces, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, not later than 30 
days after the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year, 
a report on the use of operation and maintenance funds 
for activities or exercises in excess of $5,000,000 that have 
been designated by the Secretary of Defense as unplanned 
activities for fiscal year 2025. 
(b) Each report required by subsection (a) shall also 
include— 
(1) the title, date, and location, of each activity 
and exercise covered by the report; 
(2) an identification of the military department 
and units that participated in each such activity or 
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exercise (including an estimate of the number of 
participants); 
(3) the total cost of the activity or exercise, by 
budget line item (with a breakdown by cost element 
such as transportation); and 
(4) a short explanation of the objective of the 
activity or exercise. 
(c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 8118. Concurrent with any exercise of the draw-
down authority provided by Section 506 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit a written report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate that contains a description of the defense 
articles and defense services to be furnished, including the 
quantity, approximate value, and a timeline for the deliv-
ery of such defense articles and defense services, as well 
as an estimate of the cost to replace such article or an 
equivalent capability. 
SEC. 8119. Not later than 15 days after the date on 
which any foreign base that involves the stationing or op-
erations of the United States Armed Forces, including a 
temporary base, permanent base, or base owned and oper-
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ated by a foreign country, is opened or closed, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the opening or closing of such 
base: Provided, That such notification shall also include 
information on any personnel changes, costs, and savings 
associated with the opening or closing of such base. 
SEC. 8120. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for 
any of the following purposes: 
(1) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq or Syria. 
SEC. 8121. Up to $500,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for the Defense Security Co-
operation Agency may be used to support the armed forces 
of Jordan. 
SEC. 8122. Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, United States Southern 
Command shall assume combatant command responsi-
bility for activities related to Mexico. 
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SEC. 8123. The total amount appropriated or other-
wise made available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced 
by $500,000,000 to limit excessive growth in the procure-
ment of advisory and assistance services, as follows: 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Army’’, 
$138,000,000; 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Navy’’, 
$68,000,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, 
$52,000,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, 
$77,000,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, 
$9,500,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 
$143,000,000; and 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National 
Guard’’, $12,500,000: 
Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropria-
tions for the National Intelligence Program and Military 
Intelligence Program. 
SEC. 8124. The total amount appropriated or other-
wise made available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced 
by $100,000,000 to reflect savings attributable to effi-
ciencies and management improvements in the funding of 
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miscellaneous or other contracts in the military depart-
ments, as follows: 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Army’’, 
$21,000,000; 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Navy’’, 
$25,000,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, 
$3,500,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, 
$22,000,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, 
$1,700,000; and 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 
$26,800,000: 
Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropria-
tions for the National Intelligence Program and Military 
Intelligence Program. 
SEC. 8125. The amounts appropriated in title II of 
this Act are hereby reduced by $300,000,000 to reflect 
excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working 
Capital Funds, as follows: 
(1) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 
$150,000,000; and 
(2) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 
$150,000,000. 
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SEC. 8126. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign ex-
change rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act 
is hereby reduced by $250,000,000. 
SEC. 8127. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall allocate amounts made 
available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for 
fiscal year 2025 pursuant to the transfer authority in sec-
tion 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of 
Public Law 117–167), to the account specified, in the 
amounts specified, and for the projects and activities spec-
ified, in the table titled ‘‘Department of Defense Alloca-
tion of Funds: CHIPS and Science Act Fiscal Year 2025’’ 
in the explanatory statement regarding this Act. 
(b) Neither the President nor his designee may allo-
cate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal 
year under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 
if there is in effect an Act making or continuing appro-
priations for part of a fiscal year for the Department of 
Defense: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter pre-
ceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, appor-
tionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing adminis-
tration of programs allocated using funds transferred from 
the CHIPS for America Defense Fund, which may be allo-
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cated pursuant to the transfer authority in section 
102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in amounts that 
are no more than the allocation for such purposes in sub-
section (a) of this section. 
(c) The Secretary of Defense may reallocate funds 
allocated by subsection (a) of this section, subject to the 
terms and conditions contained in the provisos in section 
8005 of this Act: Provided, That amounts may be reallo-
cated pursuant to this subsection only for those require-
ments necessary to carry out section 9903(b) of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
(d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed 
allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, 
with detailed justifications, for amounts made available 
under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for 
fiscal year 2026. 
(e) The Department of Defense shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of bal-
ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for 
America Defense Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to 
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subsection (a) of this section, including all uncommitted, 
committed, and unobligated funds. 
SEC. 8128. In carrying out the program described in 
the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted 
Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Se-
verely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 
Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance 
issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of 
Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except 
that— 
(1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) 
and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not 
apply; and 
(2) the term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ 
shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage 
without 
limitation 
on 
the 
duration 
of 
such 
cryopreservation and storage. 
SEC. 8129. The Secretary of Defense may obligate 
funds made available in this Act for procurement or for 
research, development, test and evaluation for the F–35 
Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F–35 aircraft, 
including up to two F–35 aircraft of each variant, to a 
test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
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fense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the con-
gressional defense committees not fewer than 30 days 
prior to obligating funds under this section: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer of funds pursuant to the authority 
provided in this section shall be made in accordance with 
section 8005 of this Act. 
SEC. 8130. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be obli-
gated to integrate an alternative engine on any F–35 air-
craft. 
SEC. 8131. The Secretary of Defense may use up to 
$650,000,000 of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for the rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and 
associated support services pursuant to section 3601 of 
title 10, United States Code, but only for the purposes 
specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subsection 
(c)(3)(B) of such section and subject to the applicable lim-
its specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of such subsection 
and, in the case of clause (iv) of such subsection, subject 
to a limit of $50,000,000, or for the purposes specified 
in section 229 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) and subject 
to a limit of $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary 
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of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees promptly of all uses of this authority. 
SEC. 8132. There is appropriated to the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense Credit Program Account’’ established 
pursuant to section 903(b)(5) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 
31), $89,049,000, to remain available until expended, for 
the cost of loans and loan guarantees pursuant to section 
903(b) of such Act for a pilot program on capital assist-
ance to support defense investment in the industrial base, 
of which up to $7,900,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses to carry out the capital assistance and technical 
assistance programs authorized by such section: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such 
amounts are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans, and total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$8,000,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense may assess administrative fees to recover all, or 
a portion, of the costs to administer loan and loan guaran-
tees authorized under such section 903(b), and may credit 
fee receipts to the Department of Defense Credit Program 
Account, to be available until expended to cover such ex-
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penses: Provided further, That, for the purposes of car-
rying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Di-
rector of the Congressional Budget Office may request, 
and the Secretary shall promptly provide, documentation 
and information relating to a project identified by the De-
partment of Defense pursuant to a Notice of Funding 
Availability for applications for credit assistance under 
such section 903(b). 
SEC. 8133. Notwithstanding section 8055 of this Act, 
amounts appropriated under the heading ‘‘Research, De-
velopment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ of this 
Act, as detailed in budget activity eight in the tables titled 
Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explana-
tory statement regarding this Act for ‘‘Defense Innovation 
Unit (DIU) Fielding’’ line 294A, that exceed the amounts 
requested may be used for expenses for agile research, de-
velopment, test and evaluation, procurement, production, 
modification, and operation and maintenance require-
ments, including the initial acquisition of end-items for 
operational use: Provided, That none of these funds may 
be obligated or expended until 15 days after the Secretary 
of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 
execution plan for such funds. 
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