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The amounts appropriated in title IV of this Act are hereby reduced by $1,000,000,000 due to the expiration of authorizations contained in 15 U.S.C. 638, as follows: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, $140,000,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, $157,000,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, $325,000,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force, $140,000,000; and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, $238,000,000: Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropriations for the National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That if a law reauthorizing 15 U.S.C. 638 for fiscal year 2026 is enacted after the date of the enactment of this section and before September 30, 2026, the required expenditure amount in 15 U.S.C. 638 for the Department of Defense for such program for such fiscal year shall be prorated on an annual basis for the remainder of such fiscal year based on the extramural budget (as defined in 15 U.S.C. 638(e)(1)) of the Department on the date of the enactment of such law.