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S. 4164Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)Passed Senate

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

Sponsored by Roger F. WickerSen. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
Introduced March 23, 2026

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This bill makes technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. It updates the language describing the qualifications for military judge advocates and removes the word “posthumous” from the heading of a Distinguished Service Cross award for Isaac “Ike” Camacho. The changes affect how judge advocate eligibility is defined and how the award is presented.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the judge advocate qualification rule to require that a lawyer maintains a license in good standing, clarifying the eligibility requirement.
  • Strikes the word “posthumous” from the heading of the section that authorizes the Distinguished Service Cross for Isaac “Ike” Camacho, changing how the award is described.

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March 24, 2026 • 2:11 PM

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March 23, 2026

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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1560; text: CR S1560)

March 23, 2026

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March 24, 2026 • 2:02 PM

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Held at the desk.

March 24, 2026 • 2:11 PM

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James Lankford
Sen. James LankfordR-OK · Mar 23, 2026

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4164, which is at the desk. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read…

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Considered and Passed SenateIssued March 23, 2026

II

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4164

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 23, 2026

Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

A BILL

To make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

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Technical corrections to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

(a)

Qualifications for judge advocates

Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 806 of title 10, United States Code (article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 561(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60), is amended to read as follows:

(B)

maintains a license status in good standing that provides eligibility to practice law;

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(b)

Authorization for award of the distinguished-service cross to Isaac Ike Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam

Section 592 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60) is amended by striking posthumous in the section heading.