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Redesignates existing subsections (e),(f),(g) as (f),(g),(h) and inserts a new subsection (e) requiring agency heads to establish a streamlined qualification process for sources using advanced manufacturing techniques and limiting requalification absent material changes.
Amends section 3326 to expand appointment authority to include the competitive service or the excepted service and makes related clerical adjustments.
Amends section 5348 to increase allowable pay for crews of vessels up to the rate of pay for the Vice President and adds a new subsection clarifying that the limitation under section 5307 does not apply to employees whose pay is fixed under subsection (a).
Adds paragraph (c) to section 5373 clarifying that subsection (a) does not apply to the authority of the Secretary of Defense or military department Secretaries to fix basic pay for vessel officers and crews consistent with public interest and prevailing commercial maritime rates, but caps pay at the Vice President's salary rate.
Adds requirements to section 129a including insertion of additional limitations on reductions and a new subsection (h) requiring reports to congressional defense committees with the analysis conducted under subsection (b), due one year after enactment and annually thereafter.
Amends section 1597(d) to expand subsection heading, modify language to include furlough and significant reductions over 50, and require notification to congressional defense committees and Members of Congress with specified contents regarding reductions.
Amends section 3301 by replacing the heading/introductory text 'The President' with 'In general.' and adds a new subsection (b) authorizing the President to permit DOD to determine competitive service qualification, examination, and assessment procedures based on job-related competencies and alternative assessments.
Amends section 3327 by adding a subsection authorizing OPM to permit DOD to use flexible outreach methods such as curated prospect sourcing while keeping hiring opportunities publicly accessible and merit-based.
Amends section 3361 to modify the introductory text and add subsection (b) allowing promotions in the DOD competitive service to be made without regard to minimum time-in-grade requirements, based on skills and qualifications.
Adds new section 3330g to subchapter I of chapter 33 establishing DOD authority to use shared talent pools and structured assessments, including shared certificates of eligibles valid for at least one year and required use of validated structured assessments per OPM regulations.
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Authorizes major national security programs for fiscal year 2026 across the Department of Defense, military construction, the Department of Energy’s nuclear security work, and the Coast Guard, while setting many policy rules and reporting requirements tied to readiness, acquisition, and oversight. It includes major procurement authorities (including multiyear contracting for UH–60 Blackhawk helicopters and early procurement for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft), extends counter-ISIS support authorities, and directs multiple studies and modernization efforts (such as speeding commercial SCIF approvals and expanding cyber education activities).
It also makes several notable policy changes: it requires automatic Selective Service registration for most males ages 18–26 living in the U.S.; adds protections and pilots affecting service members and families (including in-home child care support and a TRICARE pregnancy/postpartum blood-pressure monitoring pilot); increases supply-chain restrictions on certain foreign-adversary technologies (cloud access, blockchain/distributed ledger systems, advanced batteries, and OLED displays); creates recurring budget penalties if DoD fails audit/financial-statement standards; requires safe drinking water for households with PFAS-contaminated private wells from DoD activities; and bars the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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To establish in the Department of Defense a program to support the expansion of domestic bioindustrial manufacturing capacity.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require biennial assessments on the nutrition standards of the military departments, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 9, 2025 by Michael Dennis Rogers · Last progress September 30, 2025
Received in the Senate.
Received in the Senate.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3838.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 - 196 (Roll no. 262).