With Honor Action Sends Letter Detailing FY27 NDAA Priorities

On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, With Honor Action sent a letter to the 18 members of the For Country Caucus on the House Armed Services Committee detailing our initial priorities for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. These priorities include the Warrior Right to Repair Act, co-led by For Country Caucus members Reps. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA), provisions of the SHIPS for America Act, co-led by With Honor Action allies Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and the expansion of youth service programs.

To the Members of the House Armed Services Committee and the For Country Caucus,  

Each year, With Honor Action endorses several pieces of bipartisan national security legislation. For the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), we ask that you consider including the following 16 provisions in your initial submissions to HASC. As we enter an election year that will undoubtedly raise the partisan temperature, this critical, consensus-driven legislation is more important than ever, and the principled veteran leadership demonstrated by the members of the For Country Caucus (4CC) is the path toward a more prosperous and secure nation. 

Modernizing the Department of Defense and Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base:

1. H.R. 5155 / S. 2209 – Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025  
2. Special consideration of key national security pieces of the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act (H.R.3151/S.1541):
   1. Sec. 403 – Assessment of Undersea Cable Repair Contingencies
   2. Sec. 512 – Plan of action for use of Defense Production Act of 1950 authorities
   3. Sec. 521 – United States Center for Maritime Innovation
   4. Sec. 616 – Military to maritime transition

Expanding Pathways and Opportunities to Service:

1. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC)
   1. With Honor Action supports the authorization of funding for the JROTC program at or above the FY26 congressionally-authorized level of $353.9 million.
2. United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC)
   1. With Honor Action supports the authorization of funding for the USNSCC program at or above the FY26 congressionally-authorized level of $4.3 million.
3. Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
   1. With Honor Action supports the authorization of funding for the CAP program at or above the FY26 congressionally-authorized level of $50.3 million for aircraft and maintenance.
4. National Guard STARBASE Program
   1. With Honor Action supports the authorization of funding for the DoD STARBASE program at or above the FY26 congressionally-authorized level of $50 million.

Supporting Our Global Allies & Partners:

1. The establishment of a preservation process for the service records of recognized “Afghan allies” in the Department of Defense.
2. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI)
   1. With Honor Action supports the authorization of funding for USAI at or above the FY26 authorized level of $400 million for FY27.
3. Baltic Security Initiative (BSI)
   1. With Honor Action supports the authorization of funding for BSI at or above the FY26 authorized level of $175 million for FY27.
4. Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative (TSCI) 
   1. With Honor Action supports the authorization of funding for TSCI at or above the FY26 authorized level of $1 billion for FY27.

Addressing Military Quality & Ease of Life:

1. H.R. 6383 – Brandon Act Training and Protocol Act 
2. H.R. 7188 / S. 3654 – Military Occupancy Living Defense (MOLD) Act 
3. H.R. 6976 – Duty Status Reform Act  
4. The designation of a senior official responsible for the management and oversight of all programs and activities of the Department of Defense related to the transition of members of the Armed Forces to civilian status.  

Other National Security Matters:

1. H.R. 6469 – Special consideration of the Feasibility Review of Emerging Equipment for Digital Open Media (FREEDOM) Act
2. The requirement of an intelligence community assessment on the foreign malign influence operations of the Chinese Communist Party in key regions at the expense of the United States and its allies.

Detailed descriptions of these measures can be found in Appendix I, and specific legislative text may be found in Appendix II attached to this letter.

Vice President of Government Affairs, Kaylan Swartz, is available to assist your staff with any follow-up information you may need (swartz@withhonor.org).

Rye Barcott

Co-Founder & CEO

With Honor

You can read the full text of the letter here.