Bill > HR8800

This bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, authorizes appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense, military construction, and defense activities of the Department of Energy, and prescribes military personnel strengths for the fiscal year. * **Department of Defense Authorizations:** * **Procurement:** Authorizes appropriations for procurement for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Defense-wide activities. Specific authorizations include multiyear procurement for Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers, John Lewis Class Oilers, and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. It also includes prohibitions on the procurement and use of humanoid robotic systems produced or controlled by foreign adversaries and limitations on retiring certain radar systems. * **Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E):** Authorizes appropriations for RDT&E activities for the Department of Defense. It includes provisions for budget review and certification for RDT&E categories, modifications to the responsibilities of the Defense Innovation Unit, and the establishment of test and evaluation repositories and regional test hubs. It also includes prohibitions on funds for gain-of-function research and animal research in collaboration with foreign countries of concern. * **Operation and Maintenance:** Authorizes appropriations for operation and maintenance expenses for the Armed Forces and other Department of Defense activities. This includes provisions related to nuclear energy in the Department of Defense's energy policy, pilot programs for secure recycling of domestic electronic waste, and the deployment of transportable nuclear microreactors in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. * **Military Personnel Authorizations:** Prescribes end strengths for active and reserve forces for fiscal year 2027. * **Military Personnel Policy:** Addresses various aspects of military personnel policy, including officer policy, reserve component management, recruitment, general service authorities and prohibitions, military records, member training, member education, military justice, investigations, career transition, family programs, child care, dependent education, and decorations and awards. * **Military Compensation and Other Benefits:** Covers bonus and incentive pays, allowances, leave, and other benefits for members of the Armed Forces and their families. * **Health Care Provisions:** Includes provisions related to TRICARE and other health benefits, such as dental readiness for the Selected Reserve, expanded access to dental care for dependents, fertility treatment for certain members and dependents, and pilot programs to help members stop smoking. It also addresses health care administration, including improvements to the Defense Health Agency and clarification of medical malpractice claims. * **Acquisition Policy, Management, and Related Matters:** Focuses on reforming acquisition policies and management, including responsibilities of portfolio acquisition executives, ensuring best value in procurement, modifications to general contracting authorities, provisions relating to the acquisition workforce development, and intellectual property matters. * **Department of Defense Organization and Management:** Addresses matters related to the organization and management of the Department of Defense, including the transfer of responsibility for export controls and the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. * **General Provisions:** Covers financial matters, naval vessels and shipyards, counterterrorism, and miscellaneous authorities and limitations. This includes general transfer authority, budget transparency for certain Army and Marine Corps units, and prohibitions on closing Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. * **Cyberspace-Related Matters:** Addresses cybersecurity, information technology, and artificial intelligence, including data recovery requirements, AI incident reporting, and pilot programs for autonomous mission integration of unmanned surface vehicles. * **Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters:** Covers space activities, defense intelligence, nuclear forces, missile defense programs, and other related matters. This includes reorganizing Space Force acquisition responsibilities and designating the Air Force Global Strike Command as the National Center for Conventional-Nuclear Integration. * **Military Construction Authorizations:** * **Army Military Construction:** Authorizes military construction projects, land acquisition, and family housing for the Army. * **Navy Military Construction:** Authorizes military construction projects, land acquisition, and family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps. * **Air Force Military Construction:** Authorizes military construction projects, land acquisition, and family housing for the Air Force. * **Defense Agencies Military Construction:** Authorizes military construction projects for Defense Agencies. * **International Programs:** Authorizes projects under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program and host country in-kind contributions. * **Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities:** Authorizes military construction projects for the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve. * **Base Realignment and Closure Activities:** Authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure activities. * **Military Construction General Provisions:** Includes provisions related to military construction programs, military housing reforms, real property and facilities administration, land conveyances and withdrawals, and pilot programs. * **Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations:** * **Department of Energy National Security Programs:** Authorizes appropriations for National Nuclear Security Administration, defense environmental cleanup, other defense activities, and nuclear energy. * **Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board:** Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. * **Naval Petroleum Reserves:** Authorizes appropriations for naval petroleum reserves. * **Maritime Administration:** Authorizes appropriations for the Maritime Administration, including support for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and small shipyards. * **Ships for America:** Includes provisions related to fleet testing and shipbuilding assessments. * **Funding Tables:** Division D provides the funding tables that specify the amounts authorized for various programs. The bill also includes provisions related to the defense industrial base, including measures to protect and strengthen supply chains, provisions relating to defense industrial base manufacturing, organic industrial base modernization, small business matters, and defense industrial base workforce matters. It also includes provisions related to cyberspace activities, space activities, strategic programs, and intelligence matters.