H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 119th Congress (2025-2026) Section Summary:

Operation And Maintenance, Space Force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by law, $4,859,883,000. Operation And Maintenance, Defense-wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $53,498,039,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $4,500,000) (increased by $4,500,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by $7,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $11,900,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $3,500,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $4,800,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $4,500,000) (increased by $4,500,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $6,500,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $10,600,000) (reduced by $3,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $4,800,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $5,700,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $4,200,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $3,300,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $9,900,000) (reduced by $4,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $9,400,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $18,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $4,800,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $14,200,000) (reduced by $4,500,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000): Provided, That not more than $2,981,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $70,000,000 shall be made available for APEX Accelerators, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be available for centers with eligible entities defined in 10 U.S.C. 4951(1)(D): Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation or elimination of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be available only to conduct risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems: Provided further, That the amounts provided in the previous proviso may be transferred to accounts under the headings “Operation and Maintenance”, “Procurement”, and “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation”: Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be merged with and available for the same purpose and for the same period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That any transfer authority provided in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $86,500,000 shall be made available for fourth estate network optimization and transition costs: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $27,693,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $2,371,949,000, of which $1,274,174,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Counter-isis Train And Equip Fund For the “Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip Fund”, $357,516,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; construction for facility fortification and humane treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated groups: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the congressional defense committees of such designation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such contributions when providing any assistance for construction for facility fortification: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate: Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or groups to the United States, and such equipment may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, “Iraq Train and Equip Fund” in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That stipend support for the Kurdish Peshmerga may only be reduced commensurate with support provided from other sources, including Iraqi national funds: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area of operations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or individuals.