Document · D-039

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: new rules on AARO, without the UAP Disclosure Act

Public Law 119-60 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

United States Congress · Dec 18, 2025 · USA · Law

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Official entry read on GovInfo (title and date); the content of sections 1671–1673 comes from UAPRAD and DefenseScoop and was not compared line by line with the text of the law.

What it contains: It is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA), which became law on December 18, 2025. According to the available analyses, the UAP provisions are sections 1671–1673: a briefing on UAP intercepts by NORAD and NORTHCOM since 2004, easier access for AARO to agency data, with the repeal of the quarterly reports, and a review of the UAP classification guides. Schumer and Rounds's UAP Disclosure Act was not included.
What it shows and what it does not: It documents that for the third year Congress did not establish an independent review board for UAP records, preferring more limited measures. The provisions on intercepts request information and do not presuppose that they concern non-human craft.
How it came to light: Published by the Government Publishing Office on GovInfo.
The document: Open the document (govinfo.gov)

Sources

DefenseScoop, December 10, 2025 – the UAP provisions in the 2026 defense budget (press)
UAPRAD – page on the UAP provisions of PL 119-60 (analysis, pro-disclosure)

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