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$98,000,000 more for Coast Guard MQ-9 aircraft

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

$98,000,000 more for Coast Guard MQ-9 aircraft

The document says “shallWho acts: Commandant of the Coast GuardHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“$98,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the procurement and acquisition of MQ-9 aircraft and associated base stations, equipment related to such aircraft and associated base stations, and program management for such aircraft and base stations.”

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

Section 219(a). A further $98,000,000 is appropriated to the Coast Guard's procurement account, available through September 30, 2030, for buying MQ-9 aircraft and their base stations, the equipment that goes with them, and program management for both.

What the document actually says

“$98,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the procurement and acquisition of MQ-9 aircraft and associated base stations, equipment related to such aircraft and associated base stations, and program management for such aircraft and base stations.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The Coast Guard gets $98,000,000 more. It buys MQ-9 aircraft and their ground stations.

What this is about

An MQ-9 is a large drone. It flies long patrols with no crew on board. The money may be held until 2030.

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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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    “$98,000,000 more for Coast Guard MQ-9 aircraft,” 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-sec219-mq-9-aircraft/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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