Bill > HR4016

This bill makes appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. * **General Provisions:** The bill includes several general provisions that govern the use of appropriated funds. These include restrictions on using funds for publicity or propaganda not authorized by Congress, limitations on the availability of funds beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly stated, and rules regarding the obligation of funds during the last two months of the fiscal year. * **Transfer Authority:** The Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer up to $6,000,000,000 of working capital funds or funds made available by this Act for military functions to other appropriations or funds, provided these transfers are for higher priority items based on unforeseen military requirements and are promptly reported to Congress. * **Reporting and Notification Requirements:** The bill mandates various reporting and notification requirements to Congress for specific actions, including the submission of baseline reports for reprogramming and transfer authorities, notification for initiating special access programs, and advance notification for multiyear contracts. * **Specific Program Funding and Restrictions:** * $35,169,000 is available for incentive payments under the Indian Financing Act of 1974. * Funds are made available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, totaling $79,000,000, with specific allocations from different Air Force accounts. * Up to $2,886,300,000 is allocated for professional technical staff-related costs of defense Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), with a portion designated for defense studies and analysis FFRDCs. * $500,000,000 is allocated for Israeli Cooperative Programs, including specific amounts for the Iron Dome defense system, Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, and the Arrow System Improvement Program. * $699,210,000 is available until September 30, 2026, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases for the Navy. * $1,500,000,000 is appropriated for improving military readiness across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. * $97,770,000 is appropriated for a pilot program on capital assistance to support defense investment in the industrial base. * $90,000,000 is appropriated for the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, with a portion designated for titanium requirements. * **Restrictions on Certain Activities and Procurements:** The bill includes numerous restrictions, such as prohibiting the use of funds for certain types of contracts, limiting the procurement of specific items to domestic sources (e.g., welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain, carbon steel plate, ball and roller bearings, supercomputers), and restricting the sale of tobacco products in military resale outlets. It also prohibits the use of funds for certain intelligence activities and the transfer of specific types of ammunition. * **Personnel and Force Structure:** The bill includes provisions related to personnel, such as limitations on the number of full-time equivalent personnel for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and restrictions on reducing authorized positions for military technicians. It also prohibits the decommissioning of certain vessels and limits the divestment of specific aircraft. * **International Security Cooperation:** Significant funds are allocated for International Security Cooperation Programs, including support for counterterrorism and building partner capacity, with specific amounts for Jordan and the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. * **Other Provisions:** The bill also addresses various other matters, including the use of military housing units for Indian tribes, environmental impact mitigation on Indian lands, restrictions on political activities of the Defense Media Activity, and provisions related to the Fisher House Foundation and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund. It also includes provisions related to the prohibition of certain activities and organizations, such as the Wuhan Institute of Virology, EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., and specific groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Additionally, it prohibits the use of funds for gender transition procedures for dependents and restricts the promotion of Critical Race Theory.