WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan announced that 10 of his amendments were included in the House-passed FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (FY27 NDAA) (H.R. 8800). The FY27 NDAA provides authorization for key defense initiatives that enhance America’s national security, modernize our capabilities, improve military readiness and increase support for servicemembers and their families.
“The United States remains the greatest military force the world has ever seen,” said Buchanan. “Each of my proposals helps enhance military training, develop readiness, improve military nutrition, expand access to innovative health technologies, counter AI-enabled threats and root out fraud. Together, they help rebuild the arsenal of freedom and honor the brave servicemembers who safeguard our nation.”
Congressman Buchanan’s 10 amendments in the bipartisan FY27 NDAA are aimed at strengthening America through military advancement and protection. His amendments advance key defense priorities such as strengthening America’s defense supply chains, countering AI threats from foreign adversaries, improving military training, reinforcing tactical vehicle safety and expanding innovative health technologies for servicemembers.
Buchanan’s 10 amendments included in the House FY27 NDAA are:
- Requires the Department of the Navy and the Marine Corps to strengthen tactical vehicle risk management by establishing clearly defined responsibilities for vehicle commanders and implementing standardized procedures that enable first-line supervisors to identify, assess and mitigate operational risks during training and mission execution.
- Establishes a pilot program providing Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology to servicemembers. Mirroring Rep. Buchanan’s FORCE-FIT Act, the program will improve health and cut long-term health care costs.
- Requires the Secretary of War to provide a report on the implementation of the Go for Green (G4G) nutrition program at military dining facilities.
- Mandates the Secretary of War report to Congress on the threat of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered attacks, scams and fraud to U.S. military installations, operations and operations, and personnel. This report should evaluate the use of AI artificial intelligence by foreign adversaries for surveillance and targeting.
- Requires the Department of the Army to submit a report on whether operational units have sufficient personnel, resources and organizational capacity to effectively implement ground-safety programs related to tactical vehicle operations.
- Directs the Department of War to inventory legacy semiconductor dependencies in major weapon programs and submit a plan to eliminate reliance on foreign single-source suppliers.
- Requires the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy to begin and complete an assessment of their installation-wide food programs according to the recommendation of GAO-24-106155 within 180 days of enactment.
- Mandates the Secretary of War submit a report to the House Armed Services Committee on progress made by each military department to reduce training-related accidents, fatalities and serious injuries. The report must include trend data and year-over-year comparisons for each military service; an assessment of the effectiveness of actions taken in response to prior congressional concerns regarding training safety; and a description of ongoing and planned efforts by each military department to further reduce training incidents, improve risk management practices and enhance service member safety during training operations.
- Requires the Department of War to identify best practices for nutrition, fitness and chronic disease prevention programs across the services and share successful models department-wide.
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In December 2025, Buchanan saw four of his legislative proposals signed into law as part of the final version of the FY26 NDAA. These proposals included measures to enhance military training and increase economic and technological security.
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