The GOP just passed their budget reconciliation bill for FY2026 — a squeaker, but over the line and now signed into law. Looking at this staggering compilation of budget line items, we’re witnessing what can only be described as the construction of an unprecedented domestic security apparatus that should alarm anyone who values civil liberties and fiscal responsibility. What’s in the Republican spending bill? A massive financial allocation to create a new branch of the military — essentially a militarized standing army of the type the Founders feared most deeply (for example Hamilton, in Federalist No. 29).

This Republican budget bill represents a breathtaking $300+ billion commitment to militarizing America’s borders and expanding the surveillance state under the guise of “national security.” The numbers tell a chilling story: nearly $57 billion for border walls and barriers, $45 billion for immigrant detention facilities that will rival the size of the entire prison system, and almost $30 billion to supercharge ICE into a paramilitary force with expanded powers to raid communities nationwide.

What we’re seeing here isn’t border security—it’s the systematic transformation of immigration enforcement into a militarized occupation force. The bill allocates billions for “family detention centers” (a euphemism for camps where children will be imprisoned), grants to states for building more walls, and funding for “relocation of unlawfully present aliens” that sounds disturbingly like it will require the use of violent force.

Perhaps most troubling is how this massive expansion of domestic enforcement capabilities comes wrapped in the flag of military spending. Hundreds of billions flow to weapons manufacturers and defense contractors while basic human services are starved of funding. The message is clear: this administration views immigrants not as people seeking opportunity, but as enemy combatants requiring a military response.

The infrastructure being built here—the surveillance technology, detention facilities, militarized personnel, and coordination between local and federal enforcement—creates the scaffolding for authoritarianism that could easily be turned against any group deemed “undesirable” by future administrations. Once you’ve normalized this level of militarized domestic enforcement, the definition of who deserves to be targeted has a way of expanding.

This isn’t about border security—it’s about power, control, and the profits that flow to contractors building America’s emerging police state.

Here is a comprehensive list of all the line items in the bill that add budget to law enforcement, border protection, national security, or military-related functions or agencies, ranked by size descending, drawing directly from the text of the bill:

• $46,550,000,000 appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the Border Infrastructure and Wall System, including construction, installation, or improvement of new or replacement primary, waterborne, and secondary barriers; access roads; barrier system attributes (cameras, lights, sensors, detection technology); and any work necessary to prepare the ground at or near the border to allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct its operations.
• $45,000,000,000 appropriated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for single adult alien detention capacity and family residential center capacity. A “family residential center” is defined as a facility used by the Department of Homeland Security to detain alien family units, including children who are not unaccompanied, encountered or apprehended by the Department.
• $29,850,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2025, to remain available through September 30, 2029. These funds are designated for: hiring and training additional ICE personnel (officers, agents, investigators, and support staff), prioritizing and streamlining the hiring of retired ICE personnel; providing performance, retention, and signing bonuses to qualified ICE personnel; facilitating recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of additional ICE personnel (including investing in IT, recruitment, and marketing); transportation costs and related costs for alien departure or removal operations; information technology investments to support enforcement and removal operations (including fee collections); facility upgrades to support enforcement and removal operations; fleet modernization to support enforcement and removal operations; promoting family unity by maintaining care and custody of aliens charged only with a misdemeanor offense who entered with their child under 18 and detaining such an alien with their child; expanding, facilitating, and implementing 287(g) agreements; hiring and training additional staff for the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office and providing nonfinancial assistance to victims of crimes perpetrated by unauthorized aliens; and hiring additional attorneys and support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent DHS in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.
• $10,000,000,000 appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund. These funds are for grants to eligible States and units of local government for purposes including: construction or installation of a border wall, border fencing, other barriers, or buoys along the southern border of the United States (including planning, procurement of materials, and personnel costs); any work necessary to prepare the ground at or near land borders to allow construction and maintenance of a border wall or other barrier fencing; detection and interdiction of illicit substances and aliens who have unlawfully entered the United States and committed a crime, and their transfer or referral to DHS; and relocation of unlawfully present aliens from small population centers to other domestic locations.
• $10,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for reimbursement of costs incurred in undertaking activities in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to safeguard the borders of the United States.

• $7,200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of military space-based sensors (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $6,168,000,000 appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for border security, technology, and screening. This includes: procurement and integration of new nonintrusive inspection equipment and associated civil works (including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies); Air and Marine operations’ upgrading and procurement of new platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities; upgrades and procurement of border surveillance technologies; necessary expenses relating to the biometric entry and exit system; screening persons entering or exiting the United States; initial screenings of unaccompanied alien children; enhancing border security by combating drug trafficking (including fentanyl); and commemorating efforts and events related to border security.
• $5,600,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development of space-based and boost phase intercept capabilities (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $5,400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for two additional Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) ships (Shipbuilding).
• $5,000,000,000 appropriated to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for necessary expenses relating to lease, acquisition, construction, design, or improvement of facilities and checkpoints owned, leased, or operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
• $5,000,000,000 appropriated to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons for fiscal year 2025, for hiring and training of new employees (correctional officers, medical professionals, and facilities and maintenance employees), additional funding for salaries and benefits for the current workforce, and for addressing maintenance and repairs to facilities.
• $5,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for investments in critical minerals supply chains made pursuant to the Industrial Base Fund established under section 4817 of title 10, United States Code (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $4,600,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for a second Virginia-class submarine in fiscal year 2026 (Shipbuilding).
• $4,500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense only for expansion of production capacity of B-21 long-range bomber aircraft and the purchase of aircraft only available through the expansion of production capacity (Nuclear Forces).
• $4,300,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters, equipment, and program management, to provide operational presence and security of the maritime border and for interdiction of persons and controlled substances.
• $4,300,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement of Polar Security Cutters, equipment, and program management, to ensure timely presence of the Coast Guard in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
• $4,100,000,000 appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for personnel (hiring and training additional Border Patrol agents, Office of Field Operations officers, Air and Marine agents, rehired annuitants, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection field support personnel).
• $3,650,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of United States military satellites and the protection of United States military satellites (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $3,500,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement of Arctic Security Cutters, equipment, and program management, to ensure timely presence of the Coast Guard in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
• $3,330,000,000 appropriated to the Attorney General for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2025, for: hiring immigration judges and necessary support staff for the Executive Office for Immigration Review; combating drug trafficking (including fentanyl); investigating and prosecuting immigration matters, gang-related crimes involving aliens, child trafficking/smuggling, unlawful voting by aliens, Alien Registration Act violations, and Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act violations; hiring additional attorneys and support staff for nonparty or other injunctive relief; increasing funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and the Office of Community Oriented Policing for initiatives associated with violent crime, criminal enforcement, and immigration enforcement/removal efforts; hiring additional attorneys and support staff for fiscally responsible lawsuit settlements maximizing payments to the Treasury; and providing compensation to a State or political subdivision for the incarceration of criminal aliens.
• $3,300,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for grants and purchase commitments made pursuant to the Industrial Base Fund established under section 4817 of title 10, United States Code (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).

• $3,150,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to increase F-15EX aircraft production (Air Superiority).
• $2,900,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force, notwithstanding section 403 of title 37, United States Code (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $2,725,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the procurement of T-AO oilers (Shipbuilding).
• $2,729,500,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for homeports and hangars for cutters and aircraft (Shore Facilities).
• $2,550,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of military missile defense capabilities (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $2,500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for risk reduction activities for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program (Nuclear Forces).
• $2,500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Air Force facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization (Readiness).
• $2,283,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement and acquisition of rotary-wing aircraft, equipment, and training simulators, and program management, to provide for security of the maritime border.
• $2,200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for acceleration of hypersonic defense systems (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $2,200,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for aviation, cutter, and shore facility depot maintenance and maintenance of command, control, communication, computer, and cyber assets.
• $2,118,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for spares and repairs to keep Air Force aircraft mission capable (Readiness).
• $2,100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, procurement, and integration of purpose-built medium unmanned surface vessels (Shipbuilding).
• $2,052,630,000 appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for recruitment bonuses, performance awards, or annual retention bonuses to eligible Border Patrol agents, Office of Field Operations officers, and Air and Marine agents.
• $2,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additional activities to improve the United States stockpile of critical minerals through the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $2,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of Defense Innovation Unit scaling of commercial technology for military use (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $2,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the Defense Health Program (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $2,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Navy depot and shipyard modernization and capacity enhancement (Readiness).
• $2,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate the development, procurement, and integration of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (Nuclear Forces).
• $2,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for air moving target indicator military satellites (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $1,975,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for improved ground-based missile defense radars (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $1,803,941,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for procurement of Landing Ship Medium (Shipbuilding).
• $1,685,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for military cryptographic modernization activities (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $1,640,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Command equipment, readiness, and operations (Readiness).
• $1,534,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of small unmanned surface vessel production (Shipbuilding).
• $1,500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Army depot modernization and capacity enhancement (Readiness).
• $1,500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for increased depot maintenance and shipyard maintenance activities (Readiness).
• $1,470,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the implementation of a multi-ship amphibious warship contract (Shipbuilding).
• $1,400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of the small unmanned aerial system industrial base (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $1,400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for a pilot program on OPN-8 maritime spares and repair rotable pool (Readiness).
• $1,300,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of unmanned underwater vehicle production (Shipbuilding).
• $1,170,000,000 appropriated to the Director of the United States Secret Service for fiscal year 2025, for additional United States Secret Service resources (personnel, training facilities, programming, and technology), and performance, retention, and signing bonuses for qualified personnel.
• $1,142,500,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement and acquisition of fixed-wing aircraft, equipment, and training simulators, and program management, to provide for security of the maritime border.
• $1,100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development of infrastructure within the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command.
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force sustainment, restoration, and modernization of military unaccompanied housing (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of programs to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for offensive cyber operations (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the X-37B military spacecraft program (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated for fiscal year 2025, to carry out the Defense Production Act.
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement of Fast Response Cutters, equipment, and program management, to provide operational presence and security of the maritime border and for interdiction of persons and controlled substances.
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for security, planning, and other costs related to the 2028 Olympics.
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to accelerate the construction of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities.
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the “Department of Defense Credit Program Account” to carry out the capital assistance program, including loans, loan guarantees, and technical assistance (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $1,000,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the deployment of military personnel in support of border operations, operations and maintenance activities in support of border operations, counter-narcotics and counter-transnational criminal organization mission support, the operation of national defense areas and construction in national defense areas, and the temporary detention of migrants on Department of Defense installations (Border Support and Counter-Drug Missions).
• $855,000,000 appropriated to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for vehicles (repair of existing patrol units and the lease or acquisition of additional patrol units).
• $850,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the replenishment of military articles (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $816,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement of light and medium icebreaking cutters, equipment, and program management, to expand domestic icebreaking capacity.
• $800,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for accelerated development and deployment of next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile defense systems (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $750,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for training and facilities (supporting the training of newly hired Federal law enforcement personnel and State and local law enforcement agencies; procurement, construction, and maintenance of facilities).
• $750,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additional supplier development across the naval shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $750,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense accelerate the FA/XX aircraft (Air Superiority).
• $750,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the acceleration of innovative military logistics and energy capability development and deployment (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $750,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to accelerate primary capability modernization.
• $750,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to accelerate secondary capability modernization.
• $700,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for a pilot program on OPN-8 maritime spares and repair rotable pool for amphibious ships (Readiness).
• $688,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, production, and integration of long-range multi-service cruise missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $678,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program (Air Superiority).
• $650,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of Mission Capabilities office joint prototyping and experimentation activities for military innovation (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $630,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, production, and integration of long-range Navy air defense and anti-ship missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $625,000,000 appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for security and other costs related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
• $600,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the lease or purchase of new ships through the National Defense Sealift Fund (Shipbuilding).
• $600,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the acceleration of Strategic Capabilities Office programs (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $600,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of Air Force long-range strike aircraft (Air Superiority).
• $590,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to increase the Temporary Lodging Expense Allowance under chapter 8 of title 37, United States Code, to 21 days (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $532,600,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the Pacific Air Force biennial large-scale exercise (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $530,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the design and construction of Missile Defense Agency missile instrumentation range safety ship (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $528,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for DARC and SILENTBARKER military space situational awareness programs (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for State and local capabilities to detect, identify, track, or monitor threats from unmanned aircraft systems (State Homeland Security Grant Program).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for national security space launch infrastructure (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the adoption of advanced manufacturing techniques in the shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additional dry-dock capability (Shipbuilding).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for cost-to-complete for rescue and salvage ships (Shipbuilding).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for maritime mines (development, procurement, and integration) (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of the Defense Exportability Features program (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for counter-unmanned aerial systems programs (development, production, and integration) (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of defense advanced manufacturing techniques (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the accelerated development and integration of advanced 5G/6G technologies for military use (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to prevent delays in delivery of attritable autonomous military capabilities (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for National Guard unit readiness (Readiness).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, coordination, and deployment of economic competition effects within the Department of Defense (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for personnel and operations costs associated with forces assigned to United States Indo-Pacific Command.
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for improvements to the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system (Nuclear Forces).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Navy long-range strike aircraft (development, procurement, and integration) (Air Superiority).
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to address deferred maintenance and repair needs of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
• $500,000,000 appropriated to the “Department of Defense Credit Program Account” to carry out the capital assistance program for critical minerals and related industries and projects (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $492,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for next-generation shipbuilding techniques (Shipbuilding).
• $490,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, production, and integration of Navy and Air Force long-range air-to-surface missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $474,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to increase EA-37B production (Air Superiority).
• $450,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for United States additive manufacturing for wire production and machining capacity for shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $450,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for application of autonomy and artificial intelligence to naval shipbuilding (Shipbuilding).
• $450,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additional maritime industrial workforce development programs (Shipbuilding).
• $450,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development of airfields within the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command.
• $450,000,000 appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Operation Stonegarden Grant Program.
• $440,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to increase C-130J production (Air Superiority).
• $408,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Army space and strategic missile test range infrastructure restoration and modernization in the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations west of the international dateline (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, production, and integration of Navy and Air Force long-range anti-ship missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed program (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the production of heavyweight torpedoes (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for investments in the emerging solid rocket motor industrial base through the Industrial Base Fund (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for acceleration of hypersonic strike programs (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development and deployment of the Joint Fires Network and associated joint battle management capabilities (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of advanced command-and-control tools to combatant commands and military departments (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of the defense manufacturing technology program (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Marine Corps readiness and capabilities (Readiness).
• $400,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to accelerate the development, procurement, and integration of the warhead for the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.
• $380,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production capacity expansion for Navy and Air Force long-range anti-ship missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $365,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Army exercises and operations in the Western Pacific area of operations (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $361,220,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to prevent the retirement of F-22 aircraft (Air Superiority).
• $350,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production of Navy long-range air and missile defense interceptors (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $350,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, production, and integration of non-kinetic counter-unmanned aerial systems programs (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $350,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of military space command and control systems (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $325,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production capacity improvements for air-launched anti-radiation missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $320,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Joint Special Operations Command (Readiness).
• $310,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for next-generation vertical lift, assault, and intra-theater aeromedical evacuation aircraft (Readiness).
• $300,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production of ship-to-shore connectors (Shipbuilding).
• $300,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the procurement of mesh network communications capabilities for Special Operations Command Pacific (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $300,000,000 appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President designated to be secured by the United States Secret Service.
• $300,000,000 appropriated to the Office of Refugee Resettlement for potential sponsor vetting for unaccompanied alien children.
• $295,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development of a second Landing Craft Utility shipyard and production of additional Landing Craft Utility (Shipbuilding).
• $270,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, procurement, and integration of Marine Corps unmanned combat aircraft (Air Superiority).
• $266,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement and acquisition of long-range unmanned aircraft and base stations, equipment, and program management, to provide for security of the maritime border.
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing program (Shipbuilding).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for United States production of turbine generators for shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additional advanced manufacturing processes across the naval shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of Navy corrosion control programs (Shipbuilding).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development and testing of directed energy capabilities (Integrated Air and Missile Defense).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production capacity expansion and supplier base strengthening of long-range multi-service cruise missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for procurement of medium-range air-to-air missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, production, and integration of land-based counter-unmanned aerial systems programs (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion and acceleration of penetrating munitions production (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, production, and integration of wave-powered unmanned underwater vehicles (Shipbuilding).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Air Force depot modernization and capacity enhancement (Readiness).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for procurement of Army tracked combat transport vehicles (Readiness).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of Cyber Command artificial intelligence lines of effort (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the acceleration of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $250,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, procurement, and integration of Air Force low-cost counter-air capabilities (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $241,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of Marine Corps amphibious vehicles (Readiness).
• $230,480,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for restoration and modernization costs under the Marine Corps Barracks 2030 initiative (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $230,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the procurement of Army wheeled combat vehicles (Readiness).
• $225,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of production capacity for medium-range air-to-air missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $225,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of production capacity for Navy air defense and anti-ship missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $210,300,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the increased production of MH-139 helicopters (Nuclear Forces).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of mass-producible autonomous underwater munitions (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the production of lightweight torpedoes (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for investments in solid rocket motor industrial base through the Industrial Base Fund (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for acceleration of Army medium-range air and missile defense interceptors (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, production, and integration of ship-based counter-unmanned aerial systems programs (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for acceleration of Guam Defense System program (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the deployment of automation and artificial intelligence to accelerate the audits of the financial statements of the Department of Defense (Efficiency and Cybersecurity).
• $200,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to perform National Nuclear Security Administration Phase 1 studies.
• $187,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate installation of F-16 electronic warfare capability (Air Superiority).
• $176,100,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production of Army long-range movable missile defense radar (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $175,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production capacity expansion for next-generation Army medium-range ballistic missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $174,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development of a Test Resource Management Center robotic autonomous systems proving ground (Shipbuilding).
• $170,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for improving maritime domain awareness on the maritime border, at United States ports, at land-based facilities and in the cyber domain.
• $168,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate the production of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center program (Nuclear Forces).
• $167,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for accelerated fielding of Army short-range gun-based air and missile defense system (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $167,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for procurement of additional launchers for Army medium-range air and missile defense interceptors (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $162,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard for procurement of Waterways Commerce Cutters, equipment, and program management, to support aids to navigation, waterways and coastal security, and search and rescue in inland waterways.
• $160,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for advanced procurement for Landing Ship Medium (Shipbuilding).
• $160,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate V-22 nacelle and reliability and safety improvements (Air Superiority).
• $159,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for leasing of ships for Marine Corps operations (Shipbuilding).
• $150,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additive manufacturing for propellant (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $150,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development, procurement, and integration of air-delivered long-range maritime mines (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $150,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for retention of inactive reserve fleet ships (Shipbuilding).
• $150,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for ground moving target indicator military satellites (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $150,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate the development, procurement, and integration of military nuclear weapons delivery programs (Nuclear Forces).
• $150,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for business systems replacement to accelerate the audits of the financial statements of the Department of Defense (Efficiency and Cybersecurity).
• $148,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of D5 missile motor production (Nuclear Forces).
• $143,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for anti-submarine sonar arrays (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $127,460,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to prevent the retirement of F-15E aircraft (Air Superiority).
• $125,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for acceleration of development of small, portable modular nuclear reactors for military use (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $125,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Army operations (Readiness).
• $125,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of military space communications (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $124,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for mission networks for United States Indo-Pacific Command.
• $120,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of long-endurance unmanned aerial systems for surveillance (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $120,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to accelerate domestic uranium enrichment centrifuge deployment for defense purposes.
• $119,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for base operating support costs under the Marine Corps (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $116,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for C-17A Mobility Aircraft Connectivity (Air Superiority).
• $115,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for exploration and development of existing Arctic infrastructure (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $115,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration for accelerating nuclear national security missions through artificial intelligence.
• $114,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the production of Army next-generation medium-range ballistic missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $110,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for rolled steel and fabrication facility for shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $103,300,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of depot level maintenance facility for Navy long-range air and missile defense interceptors (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) casualty care research (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for tuition assistance for members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for child care fee assistance for members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Department of Defense Impact Aid payments to local educational agencies (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for advanced procurement for light replenishment oiler program (Shipbuilding).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development of an anti-ship seeker for short-range Army ballistic missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development of a second solid rocket motor source for Navy air defense and anti-ship missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for shared secure facilities for the defense industrial base (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production of Advanced Aerial Sensors (Air Superiority).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate production of MQ-25 aircraft (Air Superiority).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for capability enhancements to intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicles (Nuclear Forces).
• $100,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Air Force regionally based cluster pre-position base kits (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $98,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additional Army light rotary-wing capabilities (Readiness).
• $96,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the procurement and integration of infrared search and track pods (Air Superiority).
• $94,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, production, and integration of alternative Navy and Air Force long-range air-to-surface missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $92,500,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the completion of Robotic Combat Vehicle prototyping (Readiness).
• $91,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production of Army next-generation shoulder-fired air defense system (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $90,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for reusable hypersonic technology for military strikes (development) (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $90,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for APEX Accelerators, the Mentor-Protege Program, and cybersecurity support to small non-traditional contractors (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $90,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Air Force exercises and operations in Western Pacific area of operations (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $90,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the accelerated development of non-kinetic capabilities (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $85,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for United States-made steel plate for shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $85,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for accelerated development of Army long-range ballistic missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $84,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for KC-135 Mobility Aircraft Connectivity (Air Superiority).
• $80,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for accelerated development of vertical launch system reloading at sea (Shipbuilding).
• $80,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for production of sonobuoys (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $80,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Navy Operational Support Division (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $75,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the procurement of anti-lock braking systems for Army wheeled transport vehicles (Readiness).
• $75,000,000 appropriated to the Coast Guard to contract the services of, acquire, or procure autonomous maritime systems.
• $70,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, production, and integration of short-range Navy and Marine Corps anti-ship missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $70,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the improvement of heavyweight torpedo maintenance activities (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $68,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Space Force facilities improvements (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $65,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of production capacity of Missile Defense Agency long-range anti-ballistic missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $65,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for integration of Army medium-range air and missile defense interceptor with Navy ships (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $65,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to accelerate the modernization of nuclear command, control, and communications (Nuclear Forces).
• $63,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development of advanced rotary-wing engines (Readiness).
• $62,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for modernization of Department of Defense childcare center staffing (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $62,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to convert Ohio-class submarine tubes to accept additional missiles (Nuclear Forces).
• $61,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the acceleration of Navy expeditionary loitering munitions deployment (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $55,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of lightweight multi-mission torpedoes (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $53,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Command exercises and operations in the Western Pacific area of operations (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for bonuses, special pays, and incentive pays for members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for machining capacity for naval propellers for shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for expansion of cold spray repair technologies (Shipbuilding).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the mitigation of diminishing manufacturing sources for medium-range air-to-air missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the accelerated development of Army next-generation medium-range anti-ship ballistic missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of new underwater explosives (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the acceleration of one-way attack unmanned aerial systems with advanced autonomy (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development of second sources for components of short-range air-to-air missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for precision extended-range artillery (development, procurement, and integration) (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the creation of additional Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hubs (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of high-altitude stratospheric balloons for military use (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the acceleration of Army next-generation shoulder-fired air defense system (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $50,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for procurement and integration of additional F-15EX conformal fuel tanks (Air Superiority).
• $47,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Marine Corps exercises and operations in Western Pacific area of operations (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $40,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for development of low-cost alternatives to air and missile defense interceptors (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $40,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development, procurement, and integration of alternative positioning and navigation technology to enable military operations in contested electromagnetic environments (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $35,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for military additive manufacturing capabilities in the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations west of the international dateline (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $30,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for United States Africa Command (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $30,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for United States Indo-Pacific Command.
• $25,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the Office of Strategic Capital Global Technology Scout program (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $25,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for testing of simultaneous transmit and receive technology for military spectrum agility (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $20,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for Office of Strategic Capital workforce (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $20,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for upgrades to Marine Corps utility helicopters (Readiness).
• $20,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for United States Indo-Pacific Command military exercises.
• $20,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for defense cybersecurity programs of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Efficiency and Cybersecurity).
• $19,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the development of naval small craft capabilities (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $18,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for creation of domestic source for guidance section of Navy short-range air defense missiles (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support’s Online Academic Skills Course program for members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for military spouse professional licensure (Military Personnel Quality of Life).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of the Department of Defense armaments cooperation workforce (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for additional Air Force wargaming activities (Scaling Low-Cost Weapons).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the improvement of the budgetary and programmatic infrastructure of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Efficiency and Cybersecurity).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the Air Force Concepts, Development, and Management Office (Readiness).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to monitor Department of Defense activities for which funding is appropriated in this title.
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the expansion of Department of Defense workforce for economic competition (US Indo-Pacific Command).
• $10,000,000 appropriated to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration for evaluation of spent fuel reprocessing technology.
• $1,000,000 appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for establishment of the Joint Energetics Transition Office (Munitions and Defense Supply Chain Resiliency).

Additional Budget Enhancements via Fee Collections (amounts depend on transaction volume):

Several immigration-related fees are established or modified, with a portion of the collected funds directly credited to and retained by specific agencies without further appropriation, thereby adding to their operational budgets:

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP Electronic Visa Update System Account): An amount equal to the difference between all fees received (initial fee of $30 for FY2025) and $5 multiplied by the number of payments collected, is deposited into this account to be retained and expended by CBP for administering the system.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Land Border Inspection Fee Account): 20% of fees collected from the Form I-94 fee (initial fee of $24 for FY2025) is deposited into this account and made available to CBP to retain and spend for processing Form I-94.
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Detention and Removal Office Fee Account): 50% of fees collected from the “Fee for Aliens Ordered Removed In Absentia” (initial fee of $5,000 for FY2025) and the “Inadmissible Alien Apprehension Fee” (initial fee of $5,000 for FY2025) are credited to ICE and deposited into this account for retention and expenditure without further appropriation.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Immigration Examinations Fee Account): 50% of asylum fees (initial fee of $600 for FY2025) received by the Secretary of Homeland Security; 25% of initial Employment Authorization Document (EAD) fees for asylum applicants (initial fee of $550 for FY2025); 25% of EAD renewal/extension fees for parolees (initial fee of $275 for FY2025); 25% of EAD renewal/extension fees for asylum applicants (not less than $275); and 25% of EAD renewal/extension fees for aliens granted Temporary Protected Status (initial fee of $275 for FY2025) are credited to USCIS and deposited into this account for retention and expenditure without further appropriation.
• Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) (Immigration Examinations Fee Account): Not more than 25% of various adjustment of status application fees and appeal/motion fees (ranging from $500 to $1,500 for initial applications/filings) are derived from the Immigration Examinations Fee Account and credited to EOIR for retention and expenditure without further appropriation. However, no fees collected from these sections may be expended by EOIR for the Legal Orientation Program or its successors.

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