To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

S. 4784 is legislation introduced in the Senate that would authorize fiscal year 2027 appropriations for Department of Defense military activities, military construction, and Department of Energy defense activities, and set military personnel strengths. It organizes dozens of defense policy changes into divisions covering procurement, research, operations, personnel, health care, contracting, cyber, foreign assistance, space, and military construction. The bill also includes many limits, reporting requirements, studies, and pilot programs tied to defense management and readiness. This matters because it can affect military pay, benefits, bases, weapons programs, and the services military families and communities rely on.