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FY2027 NDAA

Title XII — Matters relating to Foreign Nations

TL;DR

Title XII of the FY2027 NDAA (Matters relating to Foreign Nations) contains 33 sections. Open any section for a TL;DR, the statutory text, and linked funding tables.

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Sec. 1201
Modification of authority for support of special operations for irregular warfare

Section 127d(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking $20,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000.

cyber
Sec. 1202
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..

space-force, cyber
Sec. 1203
Establishment of Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy

Chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 352 the following new section:353.Inter-Pacific Air Forces…

taiwan, cyber
Sec. 1204
Review of execution of programs to build partner capacity

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed…

cyber
Sec. 1205
Establishment of partnership programs on military trauma care and research between the United States and foreign countries

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may establish a joint education and training program on military trauma care and…

right-to-repair, cyber
Sec. 1211
Extension of counter-terrorism support authority

Section 1226(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114—92; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking December 31…

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Sec. 1212
Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations

Section 1233(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110—181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended by striking beginning on October…

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Sec. 1213
Deadline for Afghanistan War Commission final report

Section 1094(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117—81; 135 Stat. 1941) is amended by striking 3 years…

Sec. 1214
Prohibition on use of funds to support the Taliban

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to provide…

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Sec. 1215
Extension of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113- 291; 128 Stat. 3558) is…

cyber
Sec. 1216
Extension of limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi Security Forces

Not more than 25 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Iraqi security forces…

iran, cyber
Sec. 1217
Prohibition on transfers to the Badr Organization

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

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Sec. 1221
Extension of war reserve stockpile authority for Israel

Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108—287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking January 1, 2027 and…

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Sec. 1222
United States-Israel subterranean cooperation

Section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by striking…

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Sec. 1223
United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting domains

Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended—(1)in subsection (b)—(A)by striking paragraph…

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Sec. 1231
Arms sales and weapons system transfers to NATO countries

Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—(1)in the heading, by inserting , and arms sales…

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Sec. 1232
Extension and modification of oversight of United States military posture in Europe

Section 1249 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by inserting or fiscal year…

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Sec. 1233
Modification of certification with respect to oversight of United States military posture in Europe

Section 1249(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking ; and;(2)in…

cyber
Sec. 1234
Poland defense industrial cooperation program

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish a program to expand cooperation between the defense industrial bases of…

right-to-repair, cyber
Sec. 1235
Policy on NATO standardization and allied production for next-generation small arms ammunition

It shall be the policy of the Department of Defense that any next-generation small arms ammunition adopted for widespread operational use by the Armed Forces…

acquisition-reform, cyber
Sec. 1236
Review of the analytical basis for United States force posture adjustments in Europe

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint…

foci, ota, right-to-repair, cyber
Sec. 1237
NATO defense planning and burden sharing activities

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter through January 1, 2028, the Commander, United States…

ota, cyber
Sec. 1241
Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and partnerships in the…

destroyer, taiwan, cyber
Sec. 1242
Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is…

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Sec. 1243
Extension of requirement for public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States

Section 1260H(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116—283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is…

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Sec. 1244
Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States

Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—(1)in subsection…

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Sec. 1245
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 striking 2027 and…

space-force, destroyer, iran, taiwan, cyber
Sec. 1246
Modification of Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative

Subsection (d) of section 1323 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law…

taiwan, cyber
Sec. 1247
Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean peninsula

Section 1268 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60) is amended by striking Amounts authorized to be appropriated…

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Sec. 1251
Oversight of military-to-military exchanges and contacts between the United States and the Russian Federation

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional…

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Sec. 1252
Report on Russia’s targeting of religious infrastructure in Ukraine

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the…

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Sec. 1253
Study on effectiveness of United States-Somalia policy

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with a…

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Sec. 1261
Repeal of temporary authority to provide training to military forces or national security forces of Costa Rica and Panama

Section 1209 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118—159; 10 U.S.C. 321 note) is repealed.

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