Rep. Nancy Mace Delivers Major Wins for South Carolina and America's Warfighters in FY27 House-Passed NDAA

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 22, 2026) - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes 56 wins secured by Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) for South Carolina, America's servicemembers, and our national defense.

"The NDAA is about keeping America's military the strongest fighting force in the world, not pushing woke politics. Our amendments and provisions made sure of it," said Congresswoman Mace. "This bill invests in South Carolina's military installations, restores services at Naval Hospital Beaufort, ends taxpayer-funded gender mutilation on our troops, and ensures our warfighters' daughters are not forced to compete against mentally ill men in DoDEA sports. These are commonsense wins for our troops, military families, taxpayers, and America."

SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

• $161,700,000 authorized for a Nuclear Power Training Facility Simulation Expansion at Joint Base Charleston (Secured in Base Text)

• $81,690,000 extended for Recruit Barracks at MCRD Parris Island (Secured in Base Text)

• $85,040,000 extended for Recruit Barracks at MCRD Parris Island (Secured in Base Text)

• Full restoration of inpatient, operating, chiropractic, and emergency room services at Naval Hospital Beaufort (Secured in Base Text)

DEFENSE INVESTMENTS

• $15,000,000 for Resilient Optimization of Load and Integrated Neuromusculoskeletal Anabolism Research (Secured in Base Text)

• $10,000,000 for Advanced Composites in Hypersonics and Attritable Aircraft Research (Secured in Base Text)

• $5,000,000 for Standardized Army Battery for Enhanced Performance and Safety (Secured in Base Text)

• $2,500,000 for Talent and Technology for Navy Power Systems (Secured in Base Text)

• $2,500,000 for Unmanned Logistics for Marine Corps Landing Force Technology (Secured in Base Text)

• $5,000,000 for the USSOCOM Lessons Learned Program (Secured in Base Text)

• $3,000,000 for a Power Source for Directed Energy Missile Defense Satellite System (Secured in Base Text)

• $8,500,000 for ultra-high temperature thermal coatings for hypersonic vehicles - RDT&E Air Force aerospace sensors account (Floor Amendment)

• $4,300,000 for compact semiconductor-based fast neutron detectors - RDT&E Air Force aerospace sensors account (Floor Amendment)

• $15,000,000 for for large-scale cooperative processing for submarine manufacturing - RDT&E, Navy, Ohio Replacement (Markup Amendment)

• $6,000,000 for Automated System Operational Verification Test Capability for AN/BYG-1 - RDT&E Navy Undersea Warfare System Development (Markup Amendment)

WOMEN'S SAFETY & HEALTH

• Prohibits male students from competing in female sports at DoDEA schools (Floor Amendment)

• Prohibits TRICARE coverage of gender-related medical procedures (Floor Amendment)

• Establishes a UCMJ offense for retaliating against someone who reports sexual harassment (Markup Amendment)

• Establishes data sharing between military departments on substantiated sexual misconduct allegations (Markup Amendment)

• Requires uniform protocols on screening for unwanted sexual behavior (Markup Amendment)

• Requires continuous availability of a sexual assault nurse examiner at military medical treatment facilities (Markup Amendment)

• Requires continuous availability of an OB-GYN or certified nurse-midwife at military medical treatment facilities (Markup Amendment)

• Pilot Program to Treat Pregnancy as a Qualifying Event for Enrollment in Tricare Select (Secured in Base Text)

• Modifications to Offense of Wrongful Broadcast or Distribution of Intimate Visual Images Under the UCMJ (Secured in Base Text)

• Authorizes the death penalty for rape of a child under the UCMJ (Markup Amendment)

MERIT IN THE MILITARY

• Requires the exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions (Markup Amendment)

• Directs DoD to report on the impacts of DEI criteria and quotas on promotion selection board recommendations (Markup Amendment)

• Skills-Based Hiring for DoD Civilian Positions (Secured in Base Text)

• Skills-Based Requirements for Department of Defense Contractor Personnel (Secured in Base Text)

MILITARY READINESS & ACQUISITION

• Eastern Regional Range Complex Demonstration Project (Secured in Base Text)

• Directs DoD to establish a Joint Experimentation and Training Range Innovation Office (Markup Amendment)

• Authority for Advance Procurement of Components for Ship-to-Shore Connector Class Craft (Secured in Base Text)

• Report on Primary Aluminum Sector Industrial Base Assessment (Secured in Base Text)

• Directs a briefing on domestic supply chain for infrared-absorbing quantum dot materials (Markup Amendment)

• Authorizes the DoD to enter multi-year procurement contracts for F-35 aircraft (Secured in Base Text)

• Requires revisions to acquisition regulations related to information systems vulnerabilities for federal contractors (Markup Amendment)

PUBLIC HEALTH & TROOP WELFARE

• Prohibits funds for gain-of-function research on potential pandemic pathogens (Markup Amendment)

• Directs a longitudinal study on toxic substance exposure and reproductive health of servicemembers (Markup Amendment)

• Directs a report on mental health needs and suicide rates at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (Markup Amendment)

• Directs a report on DoD implementation of healthy food and nutrition labeling programs (Markup Amendment)

• Provides legally available peptides may not be placed on the prohibited dietary supplement list if obtained lawfully (Markup Amendment)

• Pilot Program on Secure, Mobile Personal Health Record for Members of the Armed Forces (Secured in Base Text)

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Pilot program on the use of distributed ledger technology for inventory management (Markup Amendment)

• Directs a report on effects of decommissioning APS-3 and land-basing the stocks (Markup Amendment)

• Directs a briefing on tactical officers at senior military colleges (Markup Amendment)

• Prohibits nationals of adversarial nations from attending a Service Academy (Markup Amendment)

• Extends the lobbying prohibition for departing flag and general officers and senior civilian equivalents (Markup Amendment)

• Directs SECNAV to rename the USNS Cesar Chavez in keeping with Navy naming conventions (Markup Amendment)

• Directs a report on V-22 Osprey safety investment plan (Secured in Base Text)

• Directs a report on strategies for developing power and propulsion architecture for Large Surface Combatants (Secured in Base Text)

• Directs a report on impacts of supply chain fragility on submarine industrial base's efforts to scale production (Secured in Base Text)

ANIMAL WELFARE

• Expands the prohibition on painful DoD research to include nonhuman primates (Markup Amendment)

• Prohibits funds for animal research conducted in or with a foreign country of concern (Markup Amendment)

• Directs a report on implementation of awards for military working dog handlers (Markup Amendment)

SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL & SEAFOOD INDUSTRY

• Protects domestic seafood procurement by removing exception to the Berry Amendment for seafood (Markup Amendment)



• Directs a report on DoD efforts to identify and counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (Markup Amendment)

The FY27 NDAA now heads to the Senate for consideration.

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