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FY2027 Division

Space Force

TL;DR

Space Force in the FY2027 NDAA: Space procurement, SATCOM, personnel. 171 sections across Titles I, II, XI, XVI.

Sec. 101 — Title I
Authorization of appropriations

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air…

Sec. 111 — Title I
Standards for networked, autonomous, kinetic capabilities to protect against small unmanned aircraft systems

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish standards to guide the…

Sec. 121 — Title I
Temporary unavailability of amphibious warfare ships

Section 8062(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by inserting (1) before The naval; and(2)by adding at the end the following…

Sec. 122 — Title I
Authority to use incremental funding for long lead-time components for Virginia class submarines

Section 126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 139 Stat. 755) is amended—(1)by…

Sec. 123 — Title I
Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers

Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the…

Sec. 124 — Title I
Multiyear procurement authority for John Lewis class Oilers

Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the…

Sec. 125 — Title I
Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs

Contract authority(1)Procurement authorizedThe Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of covered…

Sec. 126 — Title I
Contract authority for submarine tender program

The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of not more than two AS(X) submarine tenders.(b)Use of…

Sec. 127 — Title I
Multiyear procurement authority for E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft

Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts…

Sec. 128 — Title I
Authority to use incremental funding for the construction of a Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)

Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion for fiscal year…

Sec. 129 — Title I
Authority for advance procurement of components for Ship-to-Shore Connector class craft

The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, prior to ship authorization, for the advance procurement of components for…

Sec. 130 — Title I
Torpedo modernization, testing, and inventory sufficiency for two simultaneous regional conflicts

Strategy and inventory requirement(1)In generalNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the…

Sec. 131 — Title I
Limitation on construction of Battleship pending certification on technology readiness levels

The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a contract or other agreement that includes a scope of work for the construction of the lead…

Sec. 132 — Title I
Strategy for iterative development and flight modifications for FF(X) class frigates

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense…

Sec. 133 — Title I
Report on continuity of mission and readiness during transition of F–5 to F/A–18E/F aircraft for the Navy Reserve

Not later than March 1, 2027, and annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense…

Sec. 141 — Title I
Inventory requirements for certain fighter aircraft

Modification of inventory requirements for Air Force fighter aircraft(1)In generalSubsection (i) of section 9062 of title 10, United…

Sec. 142 — Title I
Extension of prohibition on retirement of F–22 aircraft

Section 9062(k)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2027 and inserting September 30, 2032.

Sec. 143 — Title I
Limitation on retirement of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft and requirements relating to E–7 aircraft

Extension and modification of minimum inventory requirementSection 149 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026…

Sec. 144 — Title I
Evaluation for potential transfer of certain A–10 aircraft among military departments

Section 137(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118—31; 137 Stat. 174) is amended—(1)by striking…

Sec. 145 — Title I
Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft

Section 146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117—263; 136 Stat. 2455)…

Sec. 146 — Title I
Limitation on availability of funds for C–37 aircraft recapitalization program

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Air Force for the…

Sec. 147 — Title I
Limitation on retirement of MQ–9 Reaper aircraft

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air…

Sec. 148 — Title I
Analysis of alternatives for next generation airlift capabilities

The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, shall conduct an analysis…

Sec. 149 — Title I
Authorization of transitional activities to improve airlift operations

The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out activities, prior to fielding the next generation airlift aircraft, to improve the readiness…

Sec. 150 — Title I
Conveyance of certain F–14 aircraft to U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in Huntsville, Alabama

The Secretary of the Navy may convey, without consideration, to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in Huntsville, Alabama (in…

Sec. 151 — Title I
Report on the feasibility of restoring nuclear capability to the B–1B Lancer bomber aircraft

Not later than December 1, 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Strategic…

Sec. 161 — Title I
Multiyear procurement authority for F–15EX aircraft

Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, and except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may enter into…

Sec. 162 — Title I
Multiyear procurement authority for F–35 aircraft

Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may…

Sec. 163 — Title I
Prohibition on procurement and use of humanoid robotic systems produced, developed, or controlled by foreign adversaries

Prohibition(1)In generalThe Secretary of Defense may not procure, lease, or otherwise obtain a covered humanoid robotic system that—(A)is…

Sec. 164 — Title I
Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission certain radar systems

Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal…

Sec. 165 — Title I
Standards for common operating system for small unmanned aircraft systems

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the…

Sec. 166 — Title I
Minimum annual procurement goal for AbilityOne Program

Beginning in fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish the goal that the total amount of funds obligated for the…

Sec. 167 — Title I
Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations on F–35 Joint Strike Fighter technical data needs for sustainment

Plan required(1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to…

Sec. 168 — Title I
Implementation of GAO recommendation on F–35 joint strike fighter use of contract incentive fees

Implementation plan(1)In generalThe Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to address recommendation 3 from the report of…

Sec. 169 — Title I
Study on fuel procurement practices of the Department of Defense

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Transportation Command and the Director of the Defense…

Sec. 201 — Title II
Authorization of appropriations

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development…

Sec. 211 — Title II
Budget review and certification for certain categories of research and development

Section 133a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (b)—(A)in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end;(B)in…

Sec. 212 — Title II
Deputy Directors of Operational Test and Evaluation

Section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and(2)by inserting after…

Sec. 213 — Title II
Repeal of pilot authority for use of other transactions for installation or facility prototyping

Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i).

Sec. 214 — Title II
Modifications to responsibilities of the Defense Innovation Unit

Section 4127(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and(2)by inserting after…

Sec. 215 — Title II
Test and evaluation repository and regional test hubs of the Test Resource Management Center

Section 4173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (c)(1) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(G)To…

Sec. 216 — Title II
Weapon system platform modernization and cyber hardening

Section 228 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 139 Stat. 786; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is…

Sec. 217 — Title II
Repeal of requirement for Secretary of Defense to act through a specified official for NATO innovation program

Repeal of requirement to act through specified officialSubsections (a) and (b) of section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act…

Sec. 218 — Title II
Modification to test program for engineering plant of certain vessels

Section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117—81; 135 Stat. 1599) is amended—(1)in the…

Sec. 219 — Title II
United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative

The Secretary of Defense shall designate an executive agent, as such term is defined in Department of Defense Directive 5101.01 (relating…

Sec. 220 — Title II
Establishment of synthetic training environment to support Indo-Pacific operations

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the…

Sec. 221 — Title II
Requirement to establish test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft systems and associated capabilities

The Secretary of Defense shall establish or designate, and operate, one or more test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft…

Sec. 222 — Title II
Operational autonomy requirements for unmanned surface vessels

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall take such actions as may be…

Sec. 223 — Title II
Realignment of the National Strategic Research Institute to the Department of the Air Force

Not later than two years after the date of the enactment this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering…

Sec. 224 — Title II
Reimbursement of National Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation expenses

Amounts authorized to be appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act for the Department of Defense for research, development…

Sec. 225 — Title II
Use of innovative and emerging food production technologies for components of military rations

It is the sense of Congress that requirements for the future battlefield include dealing with contested logistics that—(1)cannot be…

Sec. 226 — Title II
Support for advanced technologies that strengthen United States agricultural production, agrifood systems, and associated bioindustrial manufacturing capacity

The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, may carry out activities…

Sec. 227 — Title II
Prize competitions to support the research and development of biotechnology for the Department of Defense

Program required(1)In generalPursuant to the authority provided under section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of…

Sec. 228 — Title II
Pilot program to recognize outstanding achievements in technology and prototype development

The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (referred to in this section as the Director) shall carry out a pilot program under which the…

Sec. 229 — Title II
Pilot program on forward deployable biomanufacturing capabilities

The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, may carry out a pilot…

Sec. 230 — Title II
Pilot program on the use of automated data security posture management technologies for artificial intelligence systems

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish and commence implementation…

Sec. 231 — Title II
Pilot program on technologies to strengthen authentication and attribution of human authorization for consequential actions

The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program to evaluate commercially available technologies that strengthen authentication and…

Sec. 232 — Title II
Cloud laboratory pilot program

Cloud laboratory pilot program(1)Program required(A)In generalThe Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to support the…

Sec. 233 — Title II
Pilot program to test and evaluate muzzle blast overpressure mitigation devices

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a pilot program to evaluate…

Sec. 234 — Title II
Space technology demonstration of advanced nuclear propulsion technologies

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Commander of the…

Sec. 235 — Title II
Prohibition on pilot trainees operating T–7 aircraft pending testing and corrective actions

A pilot trainee may not operate a T—7 aircraft of the Air Force until the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the Committees on Armed…

Sec. 236 — Title II
Prohibition on availability of funds for gain of function research

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense…

Sec. 237 — Title II
Prohibition on availability of funds for animal research in collaboration with foreign countries of concern

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense…

Sec. 251 — Title II
Policy to guide the development and acquisition of quantum computing systems for the Department of Defense

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a policy to guide the…

Sec. 252 — Title II
Plan for competitive experimentation relating to autonomous and nontraditional capabilities relevant to the A–10 mission set

The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan to carry out competitive experimentation, prototyping, and operational assessment of…

Sec. 253 — Title II
Plan for establishment and evaluation of experimental, drone-centric reconnaissance and security formations

The Secretary of the Army shall develop a plan for establishing and evaluating one or more experimental, battalion-sized formations that…

Sec. 254 — Title II
Plan for use of certain aircraft for research and development purposes

The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan to regenerate, restore, modify, and use a limited number of covered aircraft for…

Sec. 255 — Title II
Sonobuoy modernization, testing, and inventory sufficiency for two simultaneous regional conflicts

Strategy and inventory requirement(1)In generalNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the…

Sec. 256 — Title II
Review and implementation of strategies to accelerate the qualification process for domestically produced advanced energetic materials

Acceleration of formulation-to-system qualification for advanced energetic materials(1)Review and implementationThe Secretary of Defense…

Sec. 317 — Title III
Pilot program on off-grid tactical power

The Secretary of Defense may establish a pilot program on employing expeditionary off-grid power generation capabilities across the Joint…

Sec. 326 — Title III
Expansion of space-available travel program for members of the Armed Forces stationed at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Section 2641b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and(2)by inserting after…

Sec. 358 — Title III
Pilot program for testing and evaluation of counter-fire unmanned fire suppression aircraft systems on military installations

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a three-year pilot program…

Sec. 361 — Title III
Minimum staffing requirements for fire apparatus at certain Space Force installations

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that at any Space Force installation with launch and landing facilities—(1)the minimum staffing…

Sec. 401 — Title IV
End strengths for active forces

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2027, as follows:(1)The Army, 469,000.(2)The Navy…

Sec. 506 — Title V
Limitation on the transfer to the Space Force of certain functions of the Air National Guard

Section 514 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118—159; 10 U.S.C. 20001 note) is amended—(1)by…

Sec. 508 — Title V
Role of military chaplains

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure—(1)a covered military chaplain is able to provide pastoral counseling, including emotional, moral…

Sec. 511 — Title V
Recruitment: improvements relating to secondary schools

Section 503(c)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in clause (ii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2)in…

Sec. 515 — Title V
Prohibition of hate symbols: regulations; guidance; training

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations—(1)a policy…

Sec. 517 — Title V
Prohibition on use of prediction markets by personnel of the Department of Defense

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the…

Sec. 529A — Title V
Establishment of the Military Service Academy Panel on Athletics

The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense a panel to be known as the Military Service Academy Panel on…

Sec. 556 — Title V
Military domestic violence emergent housing policy

The Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a policy under which unit level commanders in the covered Armed Forces, in response…

Sec. 561 — Title V
Establishment of separation oath for members of the Armed Forces

Congress makes the following findings:(1)The United States Armed Forces is the largest, all-volunteer military force in the world, yet…

Sec. 563 — Title V
Authorization of pilot program to help members separating from certain Armed Forces obtain employment as teachers

The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program to refer covered members for employment as teachers in elementary and secondary…

Sec. 604 — Title VI
Payment of maximum amount of aviation incentive pay to aviation officers with more than 8 years of aviation service; enhancement of retention incentives available to aviation officers

Payment of maximum amount of aviation incentive pay to officers with more than 8 years of aviation serviceSection 334(c) of title 37…

Sec. 614 — Title VI
Modifications to cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States for members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force

Section 403b of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and(2)by inserting after…

Sec. 653 — Title VI
Reserves and retired members: acceptance of employment, payments, and awards from foreign governments through private entities

Section 908(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and…

Sec. 702 — Title VII
Expanded access to dental care for certain dependents

Paragraph (2) of section 1077(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:(2)Dependents who are covered by a dental…

Sec. 703 — Title VII
Fertility treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o the following new section:1074p.Fertility…

Sec. 705 — Title VII
Prohibition on and reversal of actions to modify scope of medical services provided at certain military medical treatment facilities

The Secretary of Defense may not take any action to carry out a service change described in subsection (c).(b)Reversal and restorationNot…

Sec. 706 — Title VII
TRICARE coverage for increased supply for contraception

Beginning not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, contraceptive supplies of up to 365 days shall be covered for…

Sec. 707 — Title VII
Pilot program to help certain members of the Armed Forces stop smoking

Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may carry out a one-year pilot…

Sec. 742 — Title VII
Improvement of process for filing of complaints and reporting of issues under TRICARE program

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to set forth the…

Sec. 758 — Title VII
Pilot program to treat pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a five-year pilot program…

Sec. 760 — Title VII
Pilot program on remote blood pressure monitoring for certain pregnant and postpartum TRICARE beneficiaries

Establishment(1)RequirementNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through…

Sec. 772 — Title VII
Strategic plan to address mental health of certain members of the Armed Forces

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the Defense Health Agency…

Sec. 777 — Title VII
Review of the occupational health and safety conditions of operational facilities associated with the LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence…

Sec. 778 — Title VII
Continued evaluation of the TRICARE program through beneficiary experience surveys

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the sustained collection and analysis of beneficiary experience data necessary to support the…

Sec. 780 — Title VII
Study on long-term effects of exposure to toxic substances on reproductive health and fertility

The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive, longitudinal study to assess the long-term effects of exposure to toxic substances…

Sec. 902 — Title IX
Membership of Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Membership on the Joint Chiefs of StaffSection 151(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new…

Sec. 1052 — Title X
Inclusion of National Guard Relief Foundation as a military welfare society for certain purposes

Section 2566(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(E)The National Guard…

Sec. 1054 — Title X
Establishment of Army Information Operations Center of Excellence

Congress finds the following:(1)The information environment has emerged as a decisive domain of strategic competition in which adversaries…

Sec. 1081 — Title X
Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements

Section 185 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (l).(b)Briefings on basic housing allowance for members…

Sec. 1089E — Title X
Report on cost of United States military operations in Iran

Report required(1)In generalNot later than April 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a…

Sec. 1101 — Title XI
Limitation on outside income for individuals in Office of the Secretary of Defense

Section 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(e)(1)Any covered employee who is employed by…

Sec. 1102 — Title XI
Skills-based hiring for Department of Defense civilian positions

Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:1599k.Skills-based hiring for…

Sec. 1103 — Title XI
Establishment of a student internship program for military child and youth programs

Subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1792 the following new…

Sec. 1104 — Title XI
Expansion of eligible educational programs under the Smart Defense Education Program

Section 4093(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking is pursuing an associates degree, undergraduate degree, or…

Sec. 1105 — Title XI
Military technician (dual status): elimination of title 32 authority; conversions of existing positions

Termination of title 32 authority(1)In generalSection 709 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following…

Sec. 1106 — Title XI
One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas

Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110—417), as most…

Sec. 1107 — Title XI
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone

Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane…

Sec. 1108 — Title XI
Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian employees with permanent duty station in Guam

Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118—31) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1), by…

Sec. 1109 — Title XI
Pilot program on integration of United States tech force with skills-based hiring authorities

Program required(1)In generalThe Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to integrate the United States Tech Force into the…

Sec. 1110 — Title XI
Enhanced hiring authority for instructor pilots and civilian simulator instructors

The Secretary of Defense may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code…

Sec. 1111 — Title XI
Pilot program on tech talent competitiveness

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program that…

Sec. 1112 — Title XI
Civilian employee and contractor financial management workforce within the Department of Defense

The planning policies and associated processes, practices, and activities of the financial management civilian workforce within the…

Sec. 1113 — Title XI
Department of Defense best practices guide for Family Child Care homes

Department-wide family child care guide requiredNot later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense…

Sec. 1114 — Title XI
Delegation of authority for corrective action for nonappropriated fund employees in cases of complaint of reprisal

Section 1587(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence.

Sec. 1115 — Title XI
Limitation on use of funds to limit collective bargaining

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027…

Sec. 1116 — Title XI
Hiring freeze exceptions

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027…

Sec. 1117 — Title XI
Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of DODEA, childcare, and healthcare workers

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense…

Sec. 1118 — Title XI
Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for employees at ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile development and maintenance facilities

The Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Air Force, is authorized to carry out a demonstration project, the purpose of which…

Sec. 1119 — Title XI
Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for employees at Naval shipyards, Navy regional maintenance centers, and Navy trident refit facilities

The Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, is authorized to carry out a demonstration project, the purpose of which is…

Sec. 1120 — Title XI
Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for prevailing rate employees at covered depots

The Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, is authorized to carry out a demonstration project, the purpose of which is…

Sec. 1121 — Title XI
Prohibition on carrying out hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at public shipyards of Department of Defense

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may be used…

Sec. 1202 — Title XII
Authority to build capacity for space domain awareness

Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(10)Space domain awareness..

Sec. 1245 — Title XII
Extension and modification of annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China

Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by…

Sec. 1502 — Title XV
Department of Defense AI incident and vulnerability reporting program

Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2224a the following new section:2224b.Artificial…

Sec. 1601 — Title XVI
Reorganization of acquisition responsibilities of the Space Force

Elimination of Space Development Agency(1)RepealSection 9087 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.(2)Conforming amendments(A)Title…

Sec. 1602 — Title XVI
Reorganization of oversight of the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise

Section 2279b of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.(b)Designation of official(1)RequirementChapter 135 of title 10, United States…

Sec. 1603 — Title XVI
Space launch support services and alternative launch procurement process

Extension of transition limitations and reporting requirementsSection 2276a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking…

Sec. 1604 — Title XVI
Spaceport of the Future initiative

Section 1608 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 139 Stat. 1177) is amended by adding at…

Sec. 1605 — Title XVI
Procurement of commercial space-based data and to support wildfire resilience

Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Commercial Space Office…

Sec. 1606 — Title XVI
Continuation of Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program of the Department of the Air Force

Requirement to continue, maintain, and execute programSubject to the availability of appropriations made in advance for such purpose, the…

Sec. 1611 — Title XVI
Expenditure of funds across fiscal years for Department of Defense intelligence and counterintelligence activities

Section 429a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting…

Sec. 1612 — Title XVI
Permanent authority for military intelligence collection and analysis partnerships

Section 1621 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118—31; 10 U.S.C. 421 note prec.) is amended—(1)in…

Sec. 1613 — Title XVI
Repeal of certain reporting and briefing requirements

Strategy and plan to implement certain defense intelligence reformsSection 1622 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…

Sec. 1614 — Title XVI
Modification of authority of Army counterintelligence agents to execute warrants and make arrests

Section 7377(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking during the four-year period beginning on the date of the…

Sec. 1615 — Title XVI
Periodic strategy and assessment of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to meet intelligence collection priorities

Chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 426 the following new section:426a.Periodic strategy and…

Sec. 1616 — Title XVI
Integration of open-source intelligence training and tradecraft into all-source intelligence analysis curricula

Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:430f.Integration of…

Sec. 1617 — Title XVI
Object-based generative artificial intelligence for open-source intelligence

The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall assess the capabilities of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise that…

Sec. 1618 — Title XVI
Report on protection from disclosure of members of the Armed Forces under cover

Not later than November 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives…

Sec. 1631 — Title XVI
Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles

Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:499d.Transfer authority to support…

Sec. 1632 — Title XVI
Designation of Air Force Global Strike Command as National Center for Conventional–Nuclear Integration

National Center for Conventional—Nuclear IntegrationSection 9068 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the…

Sec. 1633 — Title XVI
Quadrennial report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system

Section 492a of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:(1)In the heading, by striking Biennial and inserting…

Sec. 1634 — Title XVI
Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States

Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal…

Sec. 1635 — Title XVI
Limitation on reallocation of funds for Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range and United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll

Funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 for activities at the Ronald Reagan Space and…

Sec. 1636 — Title XVI
Feasibility assessment for potential designation of Joint Global Strike Operations Center as Global Operations Center–Alternate

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of…

Sec. 1637 — Title XVI
Space Launch Complex 46

The Secretary of the Air Force may not take any action to reduce or modify the exclusive and priority use of Space Launch Complex 46 by…

Sec. 1638 — Title XVI
Modification of report requirement for certain decisions relating to nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States

Section 491(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or a similar evaluation, after made pursuant to a Nuclear…

Sec. 1639 — Title XVI
Independent assessment of bone marrow radiation shielding for nuclear survivability

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and…

Sec. 1651 — Title XVI
Prohibition of unauthorized use of name or seal of the Missile Defense Agency

Section 5502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(d)Prohibition of unauthorized…

Sec. 1652 — Title XVI
Removal of duplicative Missile Defense Agency testing requirement

Section 5534 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.

Sec. 1653 — Title XVI
Updated Middle East integrated air and missile defense strategy

Section 1658(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117—263; 136 Stat. 2951) is…

Sec. 1654 — Title XVI
Next-generation integrated air and missile defense system munitions strategy

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense…

Sec. 1655 — Title XVI
Space-based interceptors

Independent life-cycle cost estimate(1)RequirementThe Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall conduct an independent…

Sec. 1656 — Title XVI
Low-cost exo-atmospheric interceptor development

The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall carry out a program to develop and demonstrate…

Sec. 1661 — Title XVI
Briefings and reports on cross-functional team for anomalous health incidents

Subsection (e) of section 910 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117—81; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is…

Sec. 1662 — Title XVI
Cooperative threat reduction funds

Of the $221,332,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 in section 301 and made available by…

Sec. 1663 — Title XVI
Solid rocket motor industrial base

Solid Rocket Motor Qualification Working Group(1)EstablishmentNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the…

Sec. 1703 — Title XVII
Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty member of a Space Force professional military education program in the course of employment: free use by the Federal Government

Subsection (d)(2) of section 105 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subparagraphs (M) through (O) as…

Sec. 1709 — Title XVII
Establishment of the Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint, through the…

Sec. 1875 — Title XVIII
Guidance to ensure protection of covered information during covered preaward engagements

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a process to provide timely…

Sec. 2201 — Title XXII
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military construction…

Sec. 2205 — Title XXII
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects

Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118—31; 137…

Sec. 2301 — Title XXIII
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military construction…

Sec. 2306 — Title XXIII
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects

Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117—263; 136…

Sec. 2405 — Title XXIV
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects

Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118—31; 137…

Sec. 2843 — Title XXVIII
Department of Defense pilot program for development and use of online real estate inventory tool

Pilot program required(1)EstablishmentThe Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program for the development of an online real…

Sec. 4201 — Title XLII
Research, development, test, and evaluation

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION(In Thousands of Dollars)LineProgramElementItemFY 2027 RequestHouse…

Sec. 4301 — Title XLIII
Operation and maintenance

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE(In Thousands of Dollars)LineItemFY 2027 RequestHouse AuthorizedOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE…

Sec. 4601 — Title XLVI
Military construction

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION(In Thousands of Dollars)AccountState/Country and InstallationProject TitleFY 2027 RequestHouse…