Corrects two drafting errors in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: it changes the license requirement for military judge advocates and removes the word "posthumous" from a section heading about a Vietnam Distinguished-service Cross award to Isaac "Ike" Camacho.

Official title: A bill to make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Next stop House: awaiting action

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House

Received 24-MAR-2026

Senate

Introduced 23-MAR-2026

Passed 24-MAR-2026

Key points

Amends the judge advocate qualification in section 806 of title 10, United States Code (article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), requiring a license in good standing that provides eligibility to practice law.
Strikes the word "posthumous" from the heading of section 592 of the FY2026 NDAA (Public Law 119-60), which authorizes a Distinguished-service Cross for Isaac "Ike" Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam.
Amends the provisions as they were added by section 561(a) and section 592 of the FY2026 NDAA.

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Sponsor Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) Cosponsors · 1

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