S 2296National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

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This version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 establishes the comprehensive organizational structure for a major omnibus bill spanning ten divisions. The changes create the table of contents architecture integrating Department of Defense authorizations (Division A), military construction (Division B), Department of Energy national security programs (Division C), funding tables (Division D), additional provisions (Division E), intelligence authorization (Division F), Department of State matters (Divisions G and J), Coast Guard authorization (Division H), and housing provisions (Division I). Substantive additions include procurement authority for up to five Columbia-class submarines beginning in FY2026 with federal termination liability capped at obligated funding, extension of Army tactical wheeled vehicle strategy reporting through FY2027, and establishment of appropriations authorization for FY2026 procurement across all military services. The bill incorporates extensive Coast Guard provisions addressing personnel policies, Academy oversight, sexual assault response, uncrewed systems, and oil pollution response, alongside State Department workforce and operations provisions, intelligence community reforms including China-focused economic intelligence capabilities and classification reform measures, and numerous reporting requirements spanning Coast Guard programs, international trafficking victims protection reauthorization, and foreign detention designation mechanisms.