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(i) by inserting ‘‘and, with respect to 
matters concerning the Coast Guard, to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate’’ after 
‘‘House of Representatives’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘con-
cerned’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
the Department of Homeland Security,’’ after 
‘‘Department of Defense’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of the military depart-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘concerned’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and, with respect to 
the Coast Guard, to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate’’ after ‘‘House of Representa-
tives’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(F), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect 
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to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the 
Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the 
Navy’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(6) in subsection (j), by inserting ‘‘Coast 
Guard,’’ after ‘‘Space Force,’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(7) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
SEC. 2865. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLE-
MENTING 
CERTAIN 
ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY 
BUILDING CODES. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to im-
plement section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)), or any rules 
or regulations issued under such section, on property owned 
or leased by the Secretary of Defense or property used for 
purposes of national defense, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that such implementation would enhance mili-
tary readiness, operational effectiveness, mitigate contested 
logistics risk, or increase mission assurance. 
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SEC. 2866. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CON-
TRAVENTION OR REVERSAL OF IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMIS-
SION ON THE NAMING OF CERTAIN ITEMS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used to con-
travene or reverse the implementation of the recommenda-
tions of the commission on the naming of items of the De-
partment of Defense that commemorate the Confederate 
States of America or any person who served voluntarily 
with the Confederate States of America established pursuant 
to section 370 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 
113 note). 
SEC. 2867. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE CA-
PABILITIES OR STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE MILITARY TREATMENT FACILI-
TIES LOCATED INSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be used 
to reduce the mission capabilities or staffing at a military 
treatment facility under the jurisdiction of the Department 
of Defense located inside the United States until the date 
on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed 
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Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
the Comptroller General of the United States a cost-benefit 
analysis that includes, with respect to the military treat-
ment facility— 
(1) an identification of the average daily patient 
load; 
(2) an estimate of the savings to the United 
States that would arise from a reduction in mission 
capabilities or staffing; 
(3) an estimate of the cost to the United States 
to— 
(A) transfer the functions of the military 
treatment facility— 
(i) to a medical facility under the ju-
risdiction of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs; or 
(ii) private health care facilities to fur-
nish health care to eligible beneficiaries 
using TRICARE; and 
(B) maintain infrastructure used by the 
military treatment facility as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act that the Secretary intends 
to— 
(i) close; 
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(ii) convert to an outpatient health 
care facility; or 
(iii) use for a non-medical purpose; 
(4) an estimate of the increase to transportation 
costs with respect to medical care for individuals who 
receive at the medical treatment facility that would 
arise from a reduction in mission capabilities or 
staffing; 
(5) a list of non-Department of Defense medical 
facilities located within 20 miles of the medical treat-
ment facilities that provide medical care that is sub-
stantially similar to the medical care provided by the 
medical treatment facility; 
(6) a plan for the disposition of medical equip-
ment and other Department-owned assets pursuant to 
a reduction in mission capabilities or staffing; and 
(7) an assessment of the effects of such a reduc-
tion on military readiness. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
30 days after any date on which the Secretary submits a 
cost-benefit analysis under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate an inde-
pendent assessment of the cost-benefit analysis. 
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SEC. 2868. NOTICE RELATING TO CONTRACTS OR OTHER 
AGREEMENTS TO ESTABLISH AN ENDURING 
LOCATION IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense, a Secretary 
of a military department, or a combatant commander en-
ters into a contract or other agreement to establish an en-
during location (as described in section 2687a of title 10, 
United States Code) in a foreign country for purposes of 
supporting members of the Armed Forces in such foreign 
country, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to appro-
priate congressional defense committees a notification of 
such action. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The notification described in sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the foreign country 
to which such contract or other agreement relates, a deter-
mination of whether a unit of a foreign security force of 
such foreign country has committed a gross violation of 
human rights (as described in section 362 of title 10, United 
States Code). 
SEC. 2869. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 
COORDINATION OF DEFENSE SITES WITHIN 
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF JOINT REGION 
MARIANAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of Joint 
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Region Marianas shall designate an official to be respon-
sible for, in coordination with appropriate officials of the 
military departments (as defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code) and the United States Indo-Pacific 
Command— 
(1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide ef-
forts with respect to the management of defense sites 
within the Joint Region Marianas area of responsi-
bility; 
(2) ensuring the continuity of such efforts at 
such defense sites, including necessary infrastructure 
investments; and 
(3) ensuring clear and consistent communication 
to such Federal, State, and local officials with respect 
to the needs and priorities of the Department of De-
fense for such defense sites. 
(b) SELECTION.—In making the designation under 
subsection (a), the Commander of Joint Region Marianas 
may appoint an individual with a significant background 
and expertise in— 
(1) relevant legal and technical aspects related to 
land use or real estate issues; and 
(2) working with officials at all levels of govern-
ment. 
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(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Commander of Joint Region Marianas 
designates an individual pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Commander shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
appropriate officials of the defense sites within the Joint 
Region Marianas area of responsibility a notification that 
includes the name and contact information of such indi-
vidual. 
(d) DEFENSE SITE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘defense site’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 2710 of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION 
C—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for the activities 
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of the National Nuclear Security Administration in car-
rying out programs as specified in the funding table in sec-
tion 4701. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for defense envi-
ronmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 
specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for other defense 
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for nuclear en-
ergy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
Subtitle B—Program 
Authorizations 
SEC. 3111. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 
Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2538a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) 
as subsections (g), (i), and (h), respectively; 
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(2) by moving subsection (i), as so redesignated, 
so as to appear after subsection (h), as so redesig-
nated; 
(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) CAPACITY.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Energy shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that Los Alamos National Labora-
tory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, has the ability to reli-
ably produce not less than 30 war reserve plutonium 
pits annually; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Savannah River Plutonium 
Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, 
Aiken, South Carolina, has the ability to reliably 
produce not less than 50 war reserve plutonium pits 
annually.’’. 
SEC. 3112. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS AND RAPID CAPA-
BILITIES PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL NU-
CLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is 
amended— 
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(1) in section 4220(c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Periodically’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Continually’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘integrated system 
demonstrations,’’ after ‘‘flight testing,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Shorten’’ and inserting 
‘‘Develop technologies for transition to a nu-
clear stockpile life extension program or 
new nuclear weapon program project that 
have the potential to reduce’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and timelines to min-
imize’’ and all that follows through the end 
of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘cost and 
schedule’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 4225. RAPID CAPABILITIES PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Administrator and in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a program (to be 
known as the ‘rapid capabilities program’) to develop new 
nuclear weapons or modified nuclear weapons that meet 
military requirements. 
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‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection (a) 
shall have the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) Identify and assess potential design con-
cepts for rapid development feasability. 
‘‘(2) Carry out projects with the goal of achiev-
ing first production unit within 5 years of project 
initiation. 
‘‘(3) Utilize non-traditional approaches, system- 
specific requirements, and tailored risk-acceptance 
processes to favorably balance cost, schedule, and ca-
pability. 
‘‘(4) Maximize reuse of existing components, 
non-serial manufacturing, and limited production 
quantities. 
‘‘(5) Minimize distribution to other major nu-
clear weapons stockpile modernization programs. 
‘‘(6) Develop institutional expertise within the 
nuclear security enterprise for rapid execution of all 
phases for the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM BUDGET.—In accordance with the re-
quirements under section 4209, for each budget submitted 
by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, the amounts requested for the program 
under this section shall be clearly identified in the budget 
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justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
that budget. 
‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROCESS 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear weapons 
life cycle process’ means the process developed and main-
tained by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of En-
ergy for the development, production, maintenance, and re-
tirement of nuclear weapons.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 4224 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4225. Rapid capabilities program.’’. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 3121. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS 
STOCKPILE 
STEWARDSHIP, 
MANAGEMENT, 
AND RESPONSIVENESS PLAN. 
Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2523) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘March 15 of each odd- 
numbered year’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days 
after each date on which a budget for an 
odd-numbered fiscal year is submitted to 
Congress’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘summaries and reports’’ 
and inserting ‘‘report’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) 
as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and 
(4) in subsections (c) and (d), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 
SEC. 3122. ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY ADMINISTRATION SPENT FUEL HAN-
DLING RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Administrator for 
Naval Reactors of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration shall carry out an independent assessment of the 
Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to such project— 
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(1) a root cause analysis to determine the under-
lying causes of the cost overruns, schedule delays and 
performance shortcomings; 
(2) an analysis of— 
(A) the quality assurance program of such 
project; and 
(B) the corrective action processes and ap-
plication of standards for nuclear quality assur-
ance under such quality assurance program; and 
(3) any other matter the Deputy Administrator 
determines appropriate. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the Deputy Administrator 
completes the assessment required under subsection (a), the 
Deputy Administrators shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees and the Comptroller General of the United 
States a report that includes the findings of such assess-
ments. 
SEC. 3123. LIMITATION RELATING TO RECLASSIFICATION 
OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the 
Department of Energy may be obligated or expended by the 
Secretary of Energy to apply the interpretation of high- 
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level radioactive waste described in the notice published by 
the Secretary titled ‘‘Supplemental Notice Concerning U.S. 
Department of Energy Interpretation of High-Level Radio-
active Waste’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 26835), or successor notice, 
with respect to such waste located in the State of Wash-
ington. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the limitation 
under subsection (a) relating to the reclassification of high- 
level radioactive waste if— 
(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a notice of the waiver that in-
cludes— 
(A) a justification for such reclassification; 
(B) documentation from both the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and the Department of 
Ecology of the State of Washington that indi-
cates that such Agency and Department, respec-
tively, concur with such reclassification, as re-
quired by the Hanford Federal Facility Agree-
ment and Consent Order, signed on January 10, 
2025; and 
(2) a period of 60 days has elapsed following the 
submission of such notice. 
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