A new pilot program needs documented goals before money moves
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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A new pilot program needs documented goals before money moves
The document says “may not”Who acts: Under Secretary for ManagementHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot or demonstration unless the component or office carrying out such pilot or demonstration has documented the information described in subsection (c).”
Section 106(a). No money from this Act or an earlier appropriations act may be committed to a new pilot or demonstration until the component running it has written down the items listed in subsection (c): measurable objectives, an assessment methodology and an implementation plan with milestones, cost estimates and a projected end date. Subsection (e) defines a pilot for this purpose as one using more than 10 full-time equivalents or obligating $5,000,000 or more, and subsection (d) requires a lessons learned report within 90 days of completion.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot or demonstration unless the component or office carrying out such pilot or demonstration has documented the information described in subsection (c).”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may go to a new trial program yet. First the office running it must write down its plan.
What this is about
A pilot is a small test before a big rollout. This asks for goals, a way to measure them, and an end date. Only larger pilots are covered.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“A new pilot program needs documented goals before money moves,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec106-pilot-program-documentation/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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