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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

$7,375,000,000 for defense environmental cleanup

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$7,375,000,000 for defense environmental cleanup

The document says “shallWho 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”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

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”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
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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