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
B Health Care Administration
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) Administration of military medical treatment facilities. Subsection (b) of section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph (I):
(I) civilian personnel; and
; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
(C) to determine, in coordination with the senior military operational commander of each military installation with a military medical treatment facility, the scope of medical care provided at each such facility to meet—
(i) the military personnel readiness requirements of such commander; and
(ii) the health care requirements of members of the armed forces and covered beneficiaries, as determined by such commander;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking or the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs;
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking joint manning and inserting uniformed, joint, civilian, and contractor manning;
(D) by striking subparagraph (G);
(E) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
(F) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by inserting civilian and contractor after address.
(b) Assistant Director. Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section is amended by inserting or an officer of the armed forces before the semicolon.
(c) Deputy Assistant Director for Financial Operations. Subparagraph (B) of subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:
(B) The Deputy Assistant Director for Financial Operations shall be responsible for the policy, procedures, and direction of budgeting matters and financial management with respect to the following:
(i) The provision of direct care at military medical treatment facilities.
(ii) The TRICARE program.
(iii) Certain medical readiness activities and expeditionary medical capabilities (as determined by the commanders of the combatant commands, in consultation with the Surgeons General of the armed forces and the Joint Staff Surgeon).
(iv) Education and training programs.
(v) Research, development, test, and evaluation.
(vi) Management and headquarters activities.
(vii) Facilities sustainment.
(viii) Procurement.
(ix) Civilian and contractor personnel.
(d) Certain Responsibilities of Director. Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking Ensuring that and inserting Coordinating with the commanders of the combatant commands to ensure; and
(B) by striking the commanders of the combatant commands. and inserting such commanders.; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by striking Ensuring that and inserting Coordinating with the senior military operational commander of each military installation with a military medical treatment facility to ensure; and
(B) by striking the senior military operational commanders of the military installations. and inserting such commanders..
(e) Consultations on the military health system budget. Subsection (h) of such section is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking medical research of military departments and inserting certain matters;
(2) by striking In establishing and inserting (1) In establishing; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2) On a basis that is not less frequent than semiannually, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall carry out recurring consultations with each military department and the Surgeons General of each armed force regarding the budgetary requirements for each military department, including with respect to each matter specified in subsection (d)(2)(B).
(f) Definition of health care administration. Subsection (k) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4) The term health care administration means the administration and management of the following:
(A) Health information technology.
(B) Pharmacy operations.
(C) Medical logistics.
(D) Facility planning.
(E) The health plan options of the TRICARE program.
(g) Submission of organizational chart. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an organizational chart of the Defense Health Agency, including an analysis of how the organization of the Defense Health Agency meets the requirements of section 1073c of title 10, United States Code.
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