H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Sponsor: Mike Rogers
1 cosponsor
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Among other elements, the bill
- authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft and ships;
- sets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;
- sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;
- sets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and the acquisition workforce;
- sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific;
- sets policy for various matters related to DOD cybersecurity and artificial intelligence;
- requires DOD to include projected demand for foreign military sales in certain contexts, including munitions production planning, sustainment planning for major defense acquisition programs, and decisions regarding production rate increases of defense articles;
- requires DOD to establish an expedited qualification process for new domestic and allied sources of certain strategic materials, including specified metals, alloys, oxides, and magnets;
- authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years; and
- authorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Naval Petroleum Reserves, and Maritime Administration.
For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see
- In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA, and
- In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process.
Text of the bill
A Department of Defense Authorizations
I Procurement
A Authorization of Appropriations
B Army Programs
C Navy Programs
D Air Force Programs
E Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
A Authorization of Appropriations
B Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
C Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
III Operation and Maintenance
A Authorization of Appropriations
B Energy and Environment
C Logistics and Sustainment
D Reports
E Other Matters
IV MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
A Active Forces
B Reserve Forces
C Authorization of Appropriations
V MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
A Officer Policy and Reserve Component Management
B Recruitment, General Service Authorities and Prohibitions, and Military Records
C Member Training
D Member Education
E Military Justice
F Investigations and Other Legal Matters
G Career Transition
H Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education
I Decorations and Awards
J Other Matters and Miscellaneous Reports
K Military Chaplains Modernization Act of 2026
VI MILITARY COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS
A Bonus and Incentive Pays
B Allowances
C Leave
D Family and Survivor Benefits
E Defense Resale Matters
F Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings
VII Health Care Provisions
A TRICARE and Other Health Benefits
Where this section came from
Not in the first version (Introduced in House, May 13).
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Jun 15, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Armed Services, Jun 4 Reported by House Committee on Armed Services, Jun 15 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
What is a markup?
A markup is a committee meeting where members go through a bill and vote on changes before sending it to the full chamber.
(a) Prohibition. The Secretary of Defense may not take any action to carry out a service change described in subsection (c).
(b) Reversal and restoration. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the following actions:
(1) Reverse any steps taken to carry out a service change described in subsection (c).
(2) Restore personnel and clinical services affected by any such service change to the level existing as of March 3, 2026 (unless such level is otherwise modified by a provision of law enacted on or after such date).
(c) Service change described. A service change described in this subsection is a service change specified in the notification of service changes submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 4, 2026, pursuant to section 1073d(f) of title 10, United States Code, including the following:
(1) Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia. With respect to the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia—
(A) converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center;
(B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services; and
(C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities.
(2) 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. With respect to the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—
(A) converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center with surgical capabilities;
(B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services;
(C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities;
(D) closing pediatric cardiology services; and
(E) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(3) Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina. With respect to the Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina—
(A) converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center;
(B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services;
(C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities; and
(D) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(4) 22d Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. With respect to the 22d Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(5) 19th Medical Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. With respect to the 19th Medical Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas—
(A) limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.
(6) 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. With respect to the 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(7) 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. With respect to the 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(8) 92d Medical Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. With respect to the 92d Medical Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(9) 90th Medical Group, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. With respect to the 90th Medical Group, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(10) 355th Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. With respect to the 355th Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(11) 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base, California. With respect to the 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(12) 45th Medical Group, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. With respect to the 45th Medical Group, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(13) 4th Medical Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. With respect to the 4th Medical Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(14) 20th Medical Group, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. With respect to the 20th Medical Group, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina—
(A) limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.
(15) 460th Medical Group, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. With respect to the 460th Medical Group, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(16) 27th Special Operations Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. With respect to the 27th Special Operations Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(17) 412th Medical Group, Edwards Air Force Base, California. With respect to the 412th Medical Group, Edwards Air Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(18) 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. With respect to the 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(19) Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, Texas. With respect to Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, Texas, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(20) 23d Medical Group, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. With respect to the 23d Medical Group, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.
(21) 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. With respect to the 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.
(22) 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. With respect to the 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.
(23) 61st Medical Squadron, Los Angeles Space Force Base, California. With respect to the 61st Medical Squadron, Los Angeles Space Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.
(24) 78th Medical Group, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. With respect to the 78th Medical Group, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
(25) 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. With respect to the 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
(26) 75th Medical Group, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. With respect to the 75th Medical Group, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
(27) 66th Medical Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. With respect to the 66th Medical Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
(28) David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California. With respect to the David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, closing the labor and delivery services.
(29) 42d Medical Group, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. With respect to the 42d Medical Group, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, discontinuing educational and developmental intervention services.
(30) Vilseck Army Health Clinic, Germany. With respect to the Vilseck Army Health Clinic, Germany, discontinuing physical medicine and rehabilitation services.
(31) Desert Sage Community Based Medical Home, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. With respect to the Desert Sage Community Based Medical Home, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, closing such home.
(32) Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren, Virginia. With respect to Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren, Virginia, discontinuing radiology services.
(33) Army Health Clinic Munson, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. With respect to Army Health Clinic Munson, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, discontinuing mammography services.
(34) Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, California. With respect to Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, California, discontinuing operating room services.
(35) 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. With respect to the 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska—
(A) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(36) 7th Medical Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. With respect to the 7th Medical Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.
(37) 2d Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. With respect to the 2d Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana—
(A) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(38) 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. With respect to the 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey—
(A) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(39) 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida. With respect to 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida, discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(40) 10th Medical Group, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. With respect to 10th Medical Group, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(41) 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. With respect to 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(d) Report. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on each action taken under subsection (b).
(e) Service change defined. The term service change means, with respect to a military medical treatment facility, an action by the Secretary of Defense to modify the scope of medical care provided at the facility, or the beneficiary population served at the facility, as described in section 1073d(f) of title 10, United States Code, including with respect to reducing or transferring personnel, converting an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center, and restricting the type of beneficiary that can access the facility.
B Health Care Administration
C Studies, Reports, and Other Matters
VIII Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters
A Acquisition Policy and Management
B Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations
C Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce Development
D Intellectual Property Matters
E Other Matters
IX Department of Defense Organization and Management
X General Provisions
A Financial Matters
B Naval Vessels and Shipyards
C Counterterrorism
D Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
E Studies and Reports
F Other Matters
XI Civilian Personnel
XII Matters relating to Foreign Nations
A Assistance and Training
B Matters relating to the Near and Middle East
C Matters relating to Israel
D Matters relating to Europe
E Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific
F Reports
G Other matters
XIV Other Authorizations
A Military Programs
B Other Matters
XV Cyberspace-related Matters
A Cybersecurity
B Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence
C Reports and Other Matters
XVI Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters
A Space Activities
B Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
C Nuclear Forces
D Missile Defense Programs
E Other Matters
F Matters Relating to Adversary Supply Chains
XVII Other Defense Matters
A Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
B Other Matters
C Initiating biomedical outcomes to garner advancements into innovative efficacy
D Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection At the National Archives and Records Administration
XVIII Revitalization of the Defense Industrial Base
A Provisions to Protect and Strengthen Supply Chains
B Provisions Relating to Defense Industrial Base Manufacturing
C Organic Industrial Base
D Small Business Matters
E Defense Industrial Base Workforce Matters
F Other Matters
B Military Construction Authorizations
XXI Army Military Construction
XXII Navy Military Construction
XXIII Air Force Military Construction
XXIV Defense Agencies Military Construction
XXV International Programs
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
B Host Country In-Kind Contributions
XXVI Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities
XXVII Base Realignment and Closure Activities
XXVIII Military Construction General Provisions
A Military Construction Programs
B Military Housing Reforms
C Real Property and Facilities Administration
D Land Conveyances and Withdrawals
E Pilot Programs
F Miscellaneous Authorities
G Reports and Other Matters
C Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations
XXXI Department of Energy National Security Programs
A National Security Programs and Authorizations
B Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
C Reports and Other Matters
XXXII Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
XXXIV Naval Petroleum Reserves
XXXV Maritime Administration
A Authorization of Appropriations
A Maritime Administration
B Merchant Marine Academy
C Other Matters
D Coast Guard
E Maritime Workforce and Education
XXXVI SHIPs for America
A Oversight and Accountability
B Maritime Security Trust Fund
C Sealift capability
D Vessels of the United States in international commerce
1 Strategic sealift programs
2 Cargo preference
3 Regulatory reform
E Shipbuilding
1 Shipbuilding financial incentives
2 Department of Defense Programs
3 Shipbuilding innovation and infrastructure
F Workforce Development
1 Workforce incentives
2 Workforce Pipeline
3 United States Merchant Marine Academy and State maritime academies
4 Maritime Credentialing Modernization
D Funding Tables
XLI Procurement
XLII Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
XLIII Operation and Maintenance
XLIV Military Personnel
XLV Other Authorizations
XLVI Military Construction
XLVII Department of Energy National Security Programs
E SAVE America Act