HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

4.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.

The explanatory statement regarding division A of H.R.

7006 of the 119th Congress, the explanatory statement regarding division B of H.R.

of the 119th Congress, and the explanatory statement regarding division C of H.R.

7006 of the 119th Congress, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on January 14, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall each have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions E, F, and G, respectively, of this Act as if they were each a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.

SEC.

5.

STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

SEC.

6.

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Jill Marie LaMalfa.>> PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

For payment to Jill Marie LaMalfa, widow of Douglas L.

LaMalfa, late a Representative from the State of California, $174,000.

[[Page 140 STAT.

175]] DIVISION A <<NOTE:

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026.>> -- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 TITLE I MILITARY PERSONNEL Military Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components 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, as amended (42 U.S.C.

402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $54,538,366,000.

Military Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided 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, as amended (42 U.S.C.

402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $40,544,559,000.

Military Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere);

and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C.

402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $16,990,389,000.

Military Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets;

for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps;

and for payments pursuant to section of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C.

402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $38,768,392,000.

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176]] Military Personnel, Space Force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Space Force on duty as described in section 20108 of title 10, United States Code and cadets;

for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps;

for expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code;

and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C.

402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,494,342,000.

Reserve Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve 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 authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code;

and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $5,733,696,000.

Reserve Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy 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 undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section of title 10, United States Code;

and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,712,359,000.

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 undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section of title 10, United States Code;

and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,002,925,000.

Reserve Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on [[Page 140 STAT.

177]] active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 9038 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 authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code;

and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,701,115,000.

National Guard Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code;

and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $10,476,992,000.

National Guard Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code;

and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $5,467,187,000.

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178]] TITLE II OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $58,249,178,000:

Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made upon the Secretary's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

Operation and Maintenance, Navy For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $74,723,177,000:

Provided, That not to exceed $15,055,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made upon the Secretary's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $10,983,917,000.

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $61,542,591,000:

Provided, That not to exceed $8,238,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made upon the Secretary's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

Operation and Maintenance, Space Force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by law, $5,687,748,000.

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $56,089,818,000:

Provided, That not more than $2,981,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative 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 extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and [[Page 140 STAT.

179]] 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 $60,000,000 shall be made available for the APEX Accelerators, 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 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation or elimination of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office:

Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $86,500,000 shall be made available to the Defense Information Systems Agency for Defense Agencies and Field Activities network optimization and transition costs:

Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $3,121,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities:

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 necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance 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 purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso:

Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $3,673,457,000, of which $1,499,808,000, 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 facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Time period.

Reports.>> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly 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 provided elsewhere in this Act.

Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip Fund'', $342,516,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027:

Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training;

equipment;

logistics support, supplies, and services;

stipends;

infrastructure repair and renovation;

construction for facility fortification and humane treatment;

and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated groups:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Security mission.

Notification.>> That amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of [[Page 140 STAT.

180]] Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the congressional defense committees of such designation:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Assessment.

Iran.>> That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran;

and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Time period.

Notification.>> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Iraq.>> That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading:

Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes:

Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such contributions when providing any assistance for construction for facility fortification:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Waiver authority.

Determination.

Notice.>> 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 provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives:

Provided further, That <<NOTE:

Notification.>> the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or groups to the United States, and such equipment may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Determination.

Notification.>> That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written notification to the congressional defense committees:

Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used to procure or transfer man- portable air defense systems:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Time period.

Reports.>> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment provided to each group or [[Page 140 STAT.

181]] individual, the area of operations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or individuals.

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve;

repair of facilities and equipment;

hire of passenger motor vehicles;

travel and transportation;

care of the dead;

recruiting;

procurement of services, supplies, and equipment;

and communications, $3,258,861,000.

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve;

repair of facilities and equipment;

hire of passenger motor vehicles;

travel and transportation;

care of the dead;

recruiting;

procurement of services, supplies, and equipment;

and communications, $1,421,774,000.

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve;

repair of facilities and equipment;

hire of passenger motor vehicles;

travel and transportation;

care of the dead;

recruiting;

procurement of services, supplies, and equipment;

and communications, $319,941,000.

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve;

repair of facilities and equipment;

hire of passenger motor vehicles;

travel and transportation;

care of the dead;

recruiting;

procurement of services, supplies, and equipment;

and communications, $4,246,342,000.

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals;

maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities;

hire of passenger motor vehicles;

personnel services in the National Guard Bureau;

travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau;

supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law;

and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $8,578,238,000.

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and [[Page 140 STAT.

182]] related expenses in non-Federal hospitals;

maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities;

transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles;

supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law;

expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense;

travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $7,267,399,000.

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $21,243,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used for official representation purposes.

Environmental Restoration, Army (including transfer of funds) <<NOTE:

Determinations.>> For the Department of the Army, $190,870,000, to remain available until transferred:

Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:

Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

Environmental Restoration, Navy (including transfer of funds) <<NOTE:

Determinations.>> For the Department of the Navy, $368,949,000, to remain available until transferred:

Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:

Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading [[Page 140 STAT.

183]] is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

Environmental Restoration, Air Force (including transfer of funds) <<NOTE:

Determinations.>> For the Department of the Air Force, $396,149,000, to remain available until transferred:

Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:

Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) <<NOTE:

Determinations.>> For the Department of Defense, $8,885,000, to remain available until transferred:

Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:

Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites (including transfer of funds) <<NOTE:

Determinations.>> For the Department of the Army, $235,156,000, to remain available until transferred:

Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period [[Page 140 STAT.

184]] as the appropriations to which transferred:

Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $100,793,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

Cooperative Threat Reduction Account For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, $282,830,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028.

Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account, $50,846,000:

Provided, That no other amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred to the Account, or deposited into the Account, in fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 1705(d) of title 10, United States Code.

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185]] TITLE III PROCUREMENT Aircraft Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,625,324,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Missile Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $7,287,263,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,005,021,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Procurement of Ammunition, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, [[Page 140 STAT.

186]] and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,576,705,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Other Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles;

the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;

communications and electronic equipment;

other support equipment;

spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $9,412,655,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Aircraft Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment;

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $17,239,853,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Weapons Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor;

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $6,086,954,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United [[Page 140 STAT.

187]] States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,098,630,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future;

and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:

Columbia Class Submarine, $3,928,828,000;

Columbia Class Submarine (AP), $5,350,766,000;

Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-80), $1,046,700,000;

Carrier Replacement Program (AP), $612,038,000;

Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-81), $1,622,935,000;

Virginia Class Submarine, $2,740,305,000;

Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $3,126,816,000;

CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,579,011,000;

DDG-1000 Program, $52,358,000;

DDG-51 Destroyer, $10,773,000;

DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $1,750,000,000;

FFG-Frigate, $100,000,000;

FF(X)-Frigate, $242,000,000;

Medium Landing Ship, $800,000,000;

TAO Fleet Oiler, $8,346,000;

TAGOS Surtass Ships, $612,205,000;

Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $141,500,000;

Ship to Shore Connector, $320,000,000;

Service Craft, $174,602,000;

Auxiliary Personnel Lighter, $79,000,000;

Auxiliary Vessels, $290,000,000;

For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $886,846,000;

and Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $1,676,587,000.

In all:

$27,151,616,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2030:

Provided, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2030, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction:

Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel:

Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards:

[[Page 140 STAT.

188]] Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for Columbia Class Submarine (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized by subsections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, only in accordance with the provisions of the applicable subsection.

Other Procurement, Navy For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion);

the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $14,693,978,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028:

Provided, That such funds are also available for the maintenance, repair, and modernization of ships under a pilot program established for such purposes.

Procurement, Marine Corps For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor;

plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;

and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $3,682,643,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment;

expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned 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 Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $19,964,954,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Missile Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor;

ground handling equipment, and training devices;

[[Page 140 STAT.

189]] expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned 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 Government and contractor- owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $3,963,961,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor;

specialized equipment and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;

and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $773,327,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Other Procurement, Air Force For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for;

the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;

lease of passenger motor vehicles;

and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned 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 Government and contractor- owned equipment layaway, $32,605,147,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

Procurement, Space Force For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor;

ground handling equipment, and training devices;

expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned 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 Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;

and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $4,036,035,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028.

[[Page 140 STAT.

190]] Procurement, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, 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 Government 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 Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.

4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $321,923,000, to remain available for obligation until expended, which shall be obligated and expended by the Secretary 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, tactical and support vehicles;

other weapons;

and other procurement items for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $800,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028:

Provided, That the <<NOTE:

Deadline.

Assessments.>> Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National 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.

[[Page 140 STAT.

191]] TITLE IV RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $16,705,760,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027.

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $28,099,776,000, to remain available 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 operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces.

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $50,614,595,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027.

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $14,917,160,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, 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 operational 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.

[[Page 140 STAT.

192]] 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.).

[[Page 140 STAT.

193]] TITLE VI OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Defense Health Program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $41,770,246,000;

of which $38,942,713,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027, and of which up to $21,023,765,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program;

of which $354,821,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028, shall be for procurement;

and of which $2,472,712,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation:

Provided, That of the funds provided under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $1,270,000,000 shall be made available to the Defense Health Agency to carry out the congressionally directed medical research programs:

Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Time period.

Reports.>> That the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees quarterly reports on the current status of the electronic health record program:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Time period.

Reviews.>> That the Comptroller General of the United States shall perform quarterly performance 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 provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization 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 Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $2,340,000 for activities on military installations 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 evaluation, of which $210,039,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.

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 personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code;

for operation and maintenance;

for procurement;

and [[Page 140 STAT.

194]] for research, development, test and evaluation, $1,148,675,000, of which $678,737,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support;

$134,938,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction 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, <<NOTE:

Determination.>> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.

Office of the Inspector General For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $517,599,000, of which $511,895,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 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 evaluation.

[[Page 140 STAT.

195]] TITLE VII RELATED AGENCIES Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 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 Community Management Account, $629,128,000.

[[Page 140 STAT.

196]] TITLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec.

8001.

<<NOTE:

Propaganda.>> No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.

Sec.

8002.

<<NOTE:

10 USC 1584 note.>> During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment 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 indirect 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 percentage 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 Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Turkey.>> That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.

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.

<<NOTE:

Time period.>> No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:

Provided, That this section 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.

<<NOTE:

Determination.>> Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 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 Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except 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 transferred:

Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Notification.>> That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Reprogramming requests.>> That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which [[Page 140 STAT.

197]] originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress:

Provided further, <<NOTE:

Reprogramming requests.

Deadline.>> That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2026:

Provided further, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section.

Sec.

8006.

(a) With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act and the tables contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for those programs, projects, and activities are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.

(b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act:

Provided <<NOTE:

Applicability.>> , That section 8005 of this Act shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts, subject to the limitation in subsection (c):

Provided further, That the transfer amount limitation provided in section 8005 of this Act shall not apply to transfers of amounts described in subsection (a) if such transfers are necessary for the proper execution of such funds.

(c) During the current fiscal year, amounts specified in the referenced tables in titles III and IV of this Act described in subsection (a) may not be transferred pursuant to section 8005 of this Act other than for proper execution of such amounts, as provided in subsection (b).

Sec.

8007.

<<NOTE:

Reports.>> (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense 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 separate column to display the President's budget request, 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 appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix;

and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest.

(b) <<NOTE:

Certification.>> Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement:

Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the following appropriations accounts:

(1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army'';

[[Page 140 STAT.

198]] (2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'';

(3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'';

(4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'';

(5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites'';

and (6) ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense''.

(transfer of funds) Sec.

8008.

<<NOTE:

Notifications.>> During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds:

Provided, That transfers may be made between such funds:

Provided further, That <<NOTE:

Determination.

Approval.>> transfers may be made between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer:

Provided further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.

Sec.

8009.

<<NOTE:

Notification.

Time period.>> Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate, or materially modify the scope of, a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees.

Sec.

8010.

<<NOTE: