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
B Provisions Relating to Defense Industrial Base Manufacturing
C Organic Industrial Base
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.
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(a) Modernization. Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
2477. Modernization of organic industrial base of Department of the Army
(a) Modernization. The Secretary of the Army shall take such steps as may be necessary to accelerate the modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army to meet the requirements of the Army, including by carrying out the following:
(1) Ensuring the production of additional materials by, or the expanded use of capabilities of, such organic industrial base.
(2) Establishing an updated structure for the governance of such organic industrial base, under which—
(A) decisions regarding resourcing and site operations overseen by the Army Materiel Command shall be delineated from, and reconciled with, workload and acquisition requirements overseen by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology; and
(B) the relationship between the Army Sustainment Command and the Joint Energetics Transition Office established under section 148 of this title shall be delineated with respect to such organic industrial base.
(3) Establishing an updated resourcing model for such organic industrial base, for the purpose of—
(A) reducing production costs associated with each covered Army depot; and
(B) ensuring such costs are, to the maximum extent practicable, competitive with commercial capabilities.
(4) Ensuring the updated resourcing model established under paragraph (3)—
(A) details any modification to a working-capital fund of the Army necessary to achieve a purpose specified in such paragraph; and
(B) accounts for the use of funds appropriated for the Army or relevant elements of the Department of Defense, including the Army Contracting Command, the Civilian Human Resources Agency of the Army, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, and the Defense Information Systems Agency, or for base operating services.
(5) Establishing key training pipelines, and desired throughput with respect to such pipelines, necessary to support each covered Army depot in accordance with this subsection, including by identifying appropriations necessary for such support.
(b) Limitation on actions to decrease workload. The Secretary of the Army may not carry out any action that would decrease the workload performed by any covered Army depot for a year by more than 10 percent as compared with the workload performed by that covered Army depot five years prior unless—
(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees a notification that includes an explanation for such decrease and a plan to shift other workload requirements of the Army to the covered Army depot, to maintain workforce capability; and
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following such notification.
(c) Reports on modernization efforts. Concurrent with the submission of each plan required by section 2473 of this title, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing, with respect to the five-year period covered by the plan, the efforts of the Army over such period to modernize covered Army depots consistent with this section, including the criteria used to allocate funds available for such modernization between such depots.
(d) Annual report on certain activities. On an annual basis, the Secretary of the Army shall disseminate to each covered Army depot, and submit to the congressional defense committees, a report that includes—
(1) with respect to the year preceding the date of the submission of the report, detailed information on—
(A) the type and quantity of production activities and depot-level maintenance and repair activities performed by each such depot during such year; and
(B) how such activities were coordinated with other production activities and depot-level maintenance and repair activities across the Department of Defense; and
(2) with respect to the three-year period following the date of the submission of the report, a comprehensive plan for the production activities and depot-level maintenance and repair activities to be performed by each such depot during such period, including detailed information on—
(A) the type and quantity of such activities;
(B) how such activities would be coordinated with other production activities and depot-level maintenance and repair activities across the Department of Defense;
(C) for each fiscal year within such period, how the projected use of funds for the depot-level maintenance and repair workload of each covered Army depot would contribute to the percentage limitation under section 2466 of this title; and
(D) the current and projected needs of the Army, the other military departments, and foreign partners, that may be addressed through such activities.
(e) Definitions. In this section:
(1) The term covered Army depot means a covered depot listed in section 2476(f)(1) of this title.
(2) The term organic industrial base of the Army means each covered Army depot.
(b) Guidance. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall issue guidance to implement section 2477 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(c) GAO review
(1) Review. The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of plans of the Army for sustainment with respect to the development and fielding of new weapon systems. Such review shall include the following:
(A) An identification of key weapon systems expected to be fielded by the Army for the first time during the five-year period following the date of the commencement of such review.
(B) An assessment of the plans of the Army for the maintenance and repair of, and the logistics, supply chain, and other sustainment functions for, such weapon systems.
(C) An assessment of the extent to which the Army is developing and investing in the sustainment functions specified in subparagraph (B) concurrent with the fielding of such weapon systems.
(2) Briefing. Not later than April 1, 2027, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on preliminary observations relating to the review under paragraph (1), including on planned reporting formats and schedules.
(3) Report. Not later than August 1, 2027, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review under paragraph (1).
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