# 119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 119-hr-9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9495 - As of: 2026-08-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-9495 - Congress: 119 - Title: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-06-26 - Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-15 ## Summary **FY2027 Department of Defense appropriations and authorities** are consolidated in a single bill. It would fund military pay, operations, procurement, security cooperation, and includes a statutory renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. ## Provisions PRIA read - CIA retirement fund payment: benefit, high. If enacted, $514 million would be provided to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund for Fiscal Year 2027 to help keep CIA retirement and disability benefits funded. - Ban NSA targeting of U.S. persons: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would bar the National Security Agency from using funds to target a United States person under FISA section 702. It would also bar funds to acquire, monitor, or store the contents of a U.S. person's electronic communications from public providers under FISA section 501. - Big foreign security and partner funding: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would fund large packages of security assistance to U.S. partners. It would provide about $1.45 billion to international security cooperation and $1.0 billion for Taiwan security cooperation (available until Sept. 30, 2028). It would set aside $500 million for Israeli cooperati… - DoD Inspector General funding boost: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would provide $506.343 million for the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General for FY2027. Most would fund operations, with small amounts for procurement and RDT&E available through specified later dates, and up to $700,000 may be used for emergency extraordinary… - Drug interdiction and counter‑drug money: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would fund $1,158.745 million in FY2027 for DoD drug interdiction and counter‑drug activities. It would set $680 million for counter‑narcotics support, $143.745 million for drug demand reduction, $305 million for the National Guard counter‑drug program, and $30 million for Nati… - Intelligence community management funding: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would appropriate $575.35 million for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY2027. These funds would pay for intelligence management staff and related activities for that fiscal year. - Reserve forces equipment funding: benefit, high. This bill would provide $1.0 billion for procurement of rotary‑wing aircraft, vehicles, and other equipment for the reserve components. The money would be available until September 30, 2029. Each Chief of the National Guard and Reserve components must submit modernization priorities to congressiona… - Environmental cleanup funding for bases: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would fund environmental restoration across the services in FY2027. It would provide about $282.444 million for the Army, $308.496 million for the Navy, $320.060 million for the Air Force, $8.957 million Defense‑Wide, and $238.927 million for Formerly Used Defense Sites. These… - Big DoD spending for ops, ships, and R&D: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would provide large FY2027 appropriations across DoD for operations, procurement, and research. It would fund Defense‑Wide operations (about $64.17 billion), major shipbuilding ($56.67 billion), and large RDT&E accounts for the services. The bill would also add $2.95 billion fo… - CHIPS and program reporting rules: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Defense to allocate CHIPS Defense Fund amounts for FY2027 within 45 days and follow the report's allocation table. It would limit some other CHIPS allocations while a DoD appropriations act or continuing resolution is in effect and require quarter… - Contingency, quick-buy, and transfer powers: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create and free up large DoD authorities and funds for urgent needs. It would set a $3.25 billion combatant‑commanders contingency fund with 30‑day and 15‑day notice rules before spending. It would allow up to $3.0 billion of working capital transfers between military‑fun… - Intelligence program transfer authority: benefit, high. This bill would let the Director of National Intelligence, with OMB approval, transfer up to $1.5 billion among National Intelligence Program funds in this Act to meet higher‑priority, unforeseen intelligence needs. The authority cannot be used for items Congress denied, and requests for multiple r… - More funding for Navy shipbuilding costs: benefit, high. This bill would provide $2.6 billion for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, to cover prior-year cost increases. The money would be available until September 30, 2027. Examples of program-level amounts include about $324 million for the Carrier Replacement Program, $561.1 million for the Virginia cl… - Protections for certain religious beliefs: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar using funds in this Act to take adverse federal actions against a person who speaks or acts on a sincerely held belief that marriage is one man and one woman. The listed prohibited actions include changing tax treatment, revoking 501(c) status, denying grants, contrac… - Ban forced arbitration on sexual claims: benefit, medium. This bill would bar federal contractors with contracts over $1,000,000 from forcing employees or independent contractors to arbitrate Title VII claims or torts related to sexual assault or harassment. Contractors must also ensure subcontractors with covered subcontracts follow the rule. The Secreta… - Limit converting civilian jobs to contractors: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar using funds to convert DoD civilian work to contractor performance unless a public‑private competition with a most efficient organization plan finds the contractor at least 10% cheaper or $10 million cheaper. The contractor could not win by offering lower employer hea… - Offshore supply vessel program expansion: benefit, medium. This bill would make at least $125 million available to continue and expand the Offshore Supply Vessel time‑charter program. At least $45 million would fund continuation and $80 million would expand the program using U.S.‑built, U.S.‑owned vessels that meet fuel and deck‑space requirements for Indo… - Protect bases, training, and historic arms: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar use of funds to close or realign the Guantanamo Bay naval station. It would bar building or changing U.S. facilities to hold certain Guantanamo detainees who were there on June 24, 2009. The bill would bar relocating Army Basic Combat Training units with these funds.… - Foreign partner funding and reports: benefit, medium. This bill would let the Defense Department accept money, equipment, or services from foreign governments for certain assistance. DoD could credit monetary contributions to an Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account for up to two fiscal years. The Secretary must notify congressional defense… - Protect specific aircraft and fighter programs: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would block using funds to retire or store C‑40 aircraft, except when an individual plane is mission‑killed in a Class A mishap and the Secretary certifies that fact. The Secretary of Defense would also have to report within 90 days on official travel needs for Congress and the… - More reporting on small-business set-asides: benefit, low. This bill would require SBIR and STTR set-asides to be taken proportionally from all programs that contribute to the extramural budget. Each military department and DoD component would send Congress, with their budget justification documents, a yearly report showing which programs the set-asides ca… - Civil Air Patrol gets $87.1M: benefit, low. If enacted, at least $87.1 million would be made available for the Civil Air Patrol. That includes $62.2 million from Operation and Maintenance for operations and youth programs, $21.5 million for aircraft, and $3.4 million for vehicles. The Air Force is urged to waive repayment for Civil Air Patro… - More public and congressional oversight: benefit, low. This bill would require agencies that get money from the Act to post reports to their public websites unless posting harms national security or reveals proprietary information, and only after Congress has had the report for at least 45 days. It would also require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to… - Overseas humanitarian and Pacific medical aid: benefit, low. If enacted, $78.187 million would be provided for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid for FY2027 and be available until September 30, 2028. The bill would also let the Secretary of Defense, if it helps graduate medical education at Defense Health Agency facilities in Hawaii, authorize no… - Tribal mitigation, housing, contractor help: benefit, low. This bill would set aside at least $12 million for environmental mitigation on Indian lands from DoD activities. The Air Force could give excess relocatable housing units at no cost to specified tribes if requested through the Operation Walking Shield Program. The bill would also reserve $41.821 mi… - DoD grant awards posted publicly: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to post DoD grant awards on a public, searchable website. The postings would make award details easier to find for potential applicants, watchdogs, and taxpayers. The requirement would take effect upon enactment. - Public service training and Guard learning: benefit, low. If enacted, up to $1.0 million could be transferred from Navy operations to the John C. Stennis Center trust fund to support public service training. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau could let outside users use National Guard distance learning equipment on a space‑available, reimbursable basi… - Short-term lease waivers for nonprofits: benefit, low. If enacted, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau would be able to waive some or all lease payments for personal property leases of one year or less to certain nonprofit youth, social, or fraternal organizations. The Chief could approve other qualifying nonprofits on a case-by-case basis. - Stronger budget oversight and reprogram limits: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would require a DoD baseline report to Congress within 60 days and bar most reprogramming or transfers until that report is submitted unless the Secretary certifies an emergency. It would make the project-level funding tables binding as law and restrict transfers from titles II… - New contractor tax and bonus rules: cost, medium. If enacted, federal agencies generally could not award new contracts, grants, or loans to a corporation that has an assessed unpaid federal tax liability for which appeals are exhausted, unless suspension or debarment has been considered. The bill would also bar DoD funds from reimbursing contracto… - Limits on DoD training and research: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar DoD funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or training that promote Critical Race Theory or related concepts. It would bar DoD-funded research that uses fetal tissue obtained by induced abortion. The bill would also bar using funds to implement or carry o… - Limits on foreign aid and partnerships: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar DoD from making contracts or providing funds to Rosoboronexport and would bar funds for UNRWA. It would bar funds to Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, or the Taliban. The bill would prohibit most DoD funding for EcoHealth Alliance work in China unless the Secretary grant… - Budget rescissions and receipts rules: cost, medium. This bill would set the spending reduction account in the Act to $0 and rescind a total of $405.165 million from several previously appropriated DoD accounts. The rescissions would not apply to amounts Congress designated as emergency requirements. The bill would also require proceeds from DoD sale… - Block moving NRO into Space Force: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would bar using funds in this Act to transfer the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force. The NRO and Space Force could still cooperate, but an organizational transfer could not be paid for from this appropriation. - Military pay and medical care changes: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would fund military pay and allowances for FY2027 and fund DoD medical programs. It would appropriate funds for active‑duty pay and related allowances and provide $21.404 billion for DoD combat and operational medicine, including research and procurement. The bill would give ab… - Tech and industrial base funding rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would require software paid for with covered DoD funds to use a modular open systems approach with a government‑owned interface layer. It would let DoD modify up to nine F‑35s for testing with 30‑day congressional notice. The bill would add large funds for compute and industria… - Conditions on major weapon and space programs: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar Defense funds from pausing, canceling, or terminating the Next‑Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared GEO and Polar programs. It would bar divesting any F-15 aircraft unless replacement maintains unit aircraft totals and readiness. The Navy could not award a lead gui… - Faster buying for prototypes and depot work: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would let some RDT&E funds be used faster for agile research, buying, production, modification, and initial operational use after the Secretary gives Congress a 15-day execution plan. It would let certain RDT&E amounts be transferred into other accounts with 15 days' notice to… - Stronger Buy American sourcing rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require many ship and frigate parts to be made in the United States. For the TAO fleet oiler, the rule would apply starting with the seventh ship. For frigates, the Navy would have to use U.S. propulsion engines and reduction gears beginning with the eleventh ship. The bi… - State‑first rules for base beverage buys: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would require on‑base resale activities to buy malt beverages and wine from vendors in the same State (or DC) as the installation. If a base spans more than one State, purchases may be from any of those States. For installations in noncontiguous States, and for other alcoholic… - Detainee transfer limits and anti‑torture rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would bar using funds to transfer or release certain Guantanamo detainees into the United States and would restrict transfers to foreign custody except as allowed under two prior statutes. It would also bar using funds in ways that violate specified anti‑torture laws and implem… - Limits on support, ammo, media, and base events: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would bar using this Act's funds to support activities tied to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and would bar transferring certain military armor‑penetrator and special‑purpose ammunition to nongovernmental entities except for narrow demilitarization, manufacturing, or export pu… ## Related bills - 119-hr-4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025 - 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 - 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act - 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-9495 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9495) ## Related - [119-hr-4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4016) - [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669) - [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582) - [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725) - [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955) - [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9495 (as of 2026-08-15).