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
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
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.
Section 3252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
(1) consulting with and receiving a written recommendation from procurement and other relevant officials of the covered agency, including the chief acquisition officer of the agency (or comparable employee);
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , including the conclusions of the risk assessment upon which this determination was made after supply chain risk; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking risk; and and inserting risk, including the facts and evidence upon which this determination was made, the options that were considered in making this determination, and why such options were not reasonably available to reduce supply chain risk; and; and
(C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
(3) providing a classified or unclassified notice of the determination made under paragraph (2) to the appropriate congressional committees, which notice shall include—
(A) a summary of the risk assessment that serves as the basis for the written determination required by paragraph (2); and
(B) the written determination required by paragraph (2).
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (h);
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections:
(d) Additional requirements before carrying out a covered procurement action
(1) The head of a covered agency may carry out a covered procurement action affecting a domestic source or a non-FOCI entity only after—
(A) notifying the domestic source or non-FOCI entity that a covered action is being considered;
(B) providing the domestic source or non-FOCI entity, to the extent consistent with the national security and law enforcement interests, of information that forms the basis for the covered action, in accordance with paragraph (3);
(C) allowing the domestic source or non-FOCI entity 30 days after receipt of the notice to submit information and argument to the head of the covered agency in response to such notification; and
(D) submitting notice to the appropriate congressional committees that the covered procurement action is not being taken for any purpose described in paragraph (2).
(2) The head of a covered agency may not directly or indirectly exclude a domestic source or non-FOCI entity as a source pursuant to subsection (a) for—
(A) exercising, declining to waive, or declining to renegotiate any right under, or any term or condition of, a contract, subcontract, agreement, license, or other arrangement with a Federal agency; or
(B) for declining to enter into such an arrangement on terms proposed by a Federal official.
(3) In carrying out a covered procurement action affecting a domestic source or a non-FOCI entity under this section, the head of a covered agency may not withhold from the domestic source or non-FOCI entity an unclassified written summary of the determinations required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2), stated in sufficient detail to notify the entity of the basis for the action and to permit a meaningful opportunity to respond. Specific facts or sources whose disclosure would harm national security or law enforcement interests may be withheld from the domestic source or non-FOCI entity, as applicable, and provided to the appropriate congressional committees under the procedures in subsection (g).
(e) Exception for imminent national security threat. The head of a covered agency may immediately carry out a covered procurement action affecting a non-FOCI entity without first providing the information required under subsection (b)(3) and notifications required under subsection (d)(1) if—
(1) such head determines that an imminent national security threat requires immediate action; and
(2) not later than three days after carrying out such covered procurement action, such head—
(A) provides to the appropriate congressional committees—
(i) the notice required under subsection (b)(3) and a written explanation of the imminent national security threat and the reasons such threat required carrying out such action before providing such notice; and
(ii) provides to the domestic source or non-FOCI entity the notifications and information required under subsection (d)(1).
(f) Classified annex procedures
(1) If information required to be provided under subsections (b) or (c) includes classified information, the head of the covered agency may transmit such information in a classified annex.
(2) A classified annex transmitted under paragraph (1)—
(A) shall be provided to members of Congress and congressional staff in accordance with applicable security procedures; and
(B) may include intelligence sources and methods, risk assessments, and other national security information necessary to support the determination.
(3) To the greatest extent practicable, the agency shall provide an unclassified summary of the information contained in the classified annex.
; and
(4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated—
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
(D) The termination of an existing contract, subcontract, agreement, or license for a covered system, in whole or in part, for the purpose of reducing supply chain risk.
; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
(7) Domestic source. The term domestic source has the meaning in section 702 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4552).
(8) Non-FOCI entity. The term non-FOCI entity means—
(A) a domestic source; or
(B) an entity that has not been identified to be operating under foreign ownership, control, or influence pursuant to a Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency review of such entity.
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