Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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$20,378,000,000 for nuclear weapons activities
The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator for Nuclear SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $20,378,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The weapons activities account of the National Nuclear Security Administration, the largest single account anywhere in this Act. It pays for atomic energy defense weapons activities, and $149,244,000 of it for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $20,378,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Nuclear weapons work gets $20,378,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This is the biggest sum in the whole law. It keeps the nuclear arsenal working. The work is done by a body inside the Energy Department.
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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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“$20,378,000,000 for nuclear weapons activities,” 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-weapons-activities/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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