H.R. 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Sponsor: Ken Calvert · 0 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.
(The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all included in other appropriations bills.)
Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for
- Military Personnel;
- Operation and Maintenance;
- Procurement;
- Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and
- Revolving and Management Funds.
The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including
- the Defense Health Program,
- Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,
- Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and
- the Office of the Inspector General.
In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Text of the bill
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(a) The total amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may not be used for the salary or expenses of more than 75 full-time equivalent personnel, including Government employees and employees of Federal contractors, for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(b) Any reduction in full-time equivalent personnel by operation of subsection (a) shall not apply to any personnel—
(1) performing cost assessment functions; or
(2) capability enabling functions, including defense industrial base, economic, and manpower analysis.