S. 2572

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Sponsor: Mitch McConnell · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Jul 31, 2025
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Introduced Jul 31, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137. (Jul 31, 2025)

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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.

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In making Federal financial assistance, the Department of Defense shall continue to apply the negotiated indirect cost rates for Institutions of Higher Education in section 200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, including with respect to the approval of deviations from negotiated indirect cost rates, to the same extent and in the same manner as such negotiated indirect cost rates were applied in fiscal year 2024: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this or prior Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be used to develop, modify, or implement changes to such fiscal year 2024 negotiated indirect cost rates.

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