FY2027 NDAA

Title III — Operation and Maintenance

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Title III of the FY2027 NDAA (Operation and Maintenance) contains 40 sections. Open any section for a TL;DR, the statutory text, and linked funding tables.

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Authorization of appropriations

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of…

Inclusion of nuclear energy in energy policy of Department of Defense and related matters

Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsections (b) and (e), by inserting or nuclear energy after renewable energy sources each…

Modification to pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy

Section 321(b)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 8751) is amended by striking…

Standardized document on scope of projects carried out under Military Munitions Response Program

Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a standardized document for the scope of…

acquisition-reform, cyber

Pilot program for secure recycling of domestic electronic waste

The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the use of domestic, integrated electronic waste recycling infrastructure to support the…

Program for deployment of transportable nuclear microreactor in area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the conduct of a program for the deployment…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, taiwan, cyber

Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern on Department of Defense property

Prohibition of operation of prohibited connected vehicles(1)Phase 1After January 1, 2027, no covered connected vehicle, as designated by the Department of…

ota, acquisition-reform, cyber

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…

acquisition-reform, space-force, cyber

Clarification of certain authorities independent from designated Executive Agent for installation or operational nuclear energy

Notwithstanding the designation of the Secretary of the Army or any other official as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for installation or…

Requirement for quarterly reports on munitions inventory numbers

Section 222c of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the section heading, by inserting ; current inventory numbers after Out-Year inventory…

Increase of capital investment program threshold for working-capital funds

Section 2208(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking installation or a science and technology reinvention laboratory and not less than…

Establishment of Civil Reserve Industrial Base

Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2224a the following new section:2224b.Civil Reserve Industrial Base(a)In…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber

Modification of minimum capital investment for certain depots of Department of Defense

Section 2476(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the preceding three fiscal years and inserting the preceding fiscal year, the…

Expansion of covered depots to include Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Indiana

Section 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(J)Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Indiana. .

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 subsection (f) the…

space-force, cyber

Authorization of sustainable aviation fuel procurement

Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(k)Sustainable aviation fuel procurementThe…

Modification and extension of pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management in contested logistics environments through use of artificial intelligence

Section 346 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118—31) is amended—(1)by striking subsection (c) and inserting the…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber

Army expansion of production of 155mm artillery ammunition

It is the sense of Congress that—(1)the production of 155mm artillery ammunition at a minimum rate to reach total munition requirements is a national…

ota, acquisition-reform, cyber

Requirements relating to aerial refueling capability of Air Force tanker fleet

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall—(1)adopt the use of metrics and standards for…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber

Navy containerized expeditionary advanced manufacturing capabilities pilot program

Establishment(1)AuthorityBeginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, acting through the…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, taiwan, cyber

Expansion of transportation services on Navy installations

The Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into a contract with a public transportation services provider for the purpose of expanding transportation…

Requirements relating to sustainment of A–10 aircraft and related training

Limitation on relocation of A—10 training unitThe Secretary of the Air Force may not relocate the formal training unit of the Air Force for providing to…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber

Requirement for standardized munitions with respect to certain unmanned aircraft

The Secretary of Defense shall establish standardized munitions for use in one-way attack operations by covered unmanned aircraft.(b)Covered unmanned aircraft…

Requirement to ensure sufficiency of naval mine inventory

To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the inventory of naval mines of the Department of the Navy is sufficient to…

acquisition-reform, cyber

Strategy to support Joint Strike Fighter sustainment and maintenance in contested operating environments

The Secretary of the Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Navy, the Commander of the United States…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber

Establishment of Center for the Study of the National Guard

Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:116.Center for the Study of the National…

Disposition of accountable property in designated theaters of operation

Chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2581 the following new section:2582.Disposition of accountable property in…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber

Certification requirement for motor carriers transporting Department of Defense freight

Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2631a the following new section:2631b.Certification regarding affiliations…

Establishment of national security registry for motor carriers handling Department of Defense freight

Subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 139 the following:140Secure Defense Freight Carrier…

foci, acquisition-reform, cyber

Protection of property owned, possessed, or shipped by the Department of Defense from lien, arrest, or seizure during shipment

Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:2655.Property owned, possessed, or shipped by the…

Establishment of United States Marine Corps Museum System

Chapter 861 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:8617B.United States Marine Corps Museum System(a)In…

Requirement for FireGuard program

Section 510(a) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking may and inserting shall.

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 under which the…

acquisition-reform, space-force, cyber

Pilot program on data collection and analysis in connection with Army combat training center rotations

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish a pilot program to collect, store, and analyze…

Minimum maritime firefighting capability standards for naval installations that berth large naval vessels

The Secretary of the Navy shall establish minimum maritime firefighting capability standards for naval installations that berth large naval vessels. Such…

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 requirements for…

acquisition-reform, space-force, cyber

Activities for evaluating integration and interoperability of technologies for subterranean operations

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, shall conduct…

Improvements to Osprey aircraft safety efforts

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of…

acquisition-reform, cyber

Army pilot program on electronic ammunition simulation for small arms training

The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program to evaluate the integration of electronic ammunition simulation systems into small arms training…

ota, acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber

Pilot program on hydrophobin-based biomanufactured treatment as flame-resistant and water-repellent treatments for military uniforms

The Secretary of the Army shall establish a pilot program, to be carried out through the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier…