Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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$7,375,000,000 for defense environmental cleanup
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,375,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The defense environmental cleanup account of the Department of Energy, which pays to clean up the waste and contamination left by nuclear weapons production. Of the total, $312,818,000 for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,375,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Cleanup at old weapons sites gets $7,375,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
Making nuclear arms left waste behind. Some sites have been worked on for decades. This is the money for that work.
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“$7,375,000,000 for defense environmental cleanup,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-defense-environmental-cleanup/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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