Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps

(a) In general None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 may be used to establish, or implement a requirement to establish, a cap on reimbursement of compensation and benefits for non-Federal employees under contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration or employees of any Federally-funded research and development center supporting— (1) any atomic energy defense activity, as defined in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101); (2) the sustainment and modernization of— (A) nuclear weapons delivery systems and platforms of the Department of Defense; (B) nuclear command, control, and communication systems of the Department; or (C) any infrastructure association with the systems or platforms described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or (3) the development, testing, or fielding of technologies supporting the Golden Dome missile defense system. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply with, the requirements of— (1) section 3744(a) of title 10, United States Code; or (2) section 4304(a) of title 41, United States Code.