Burlison UAP Disclosure Amendment, FY2027 NDAA
Amendment to the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800) offered by Rep. Eric Burlison and adopted by the House on July 23, 2026. Would establish a UAP Records Collection at the National Archives, an independent UAP Records Review Board, and extend UAP-record disclosure duties to Department of War contractors.
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Rep. Burlison press release (primary) ↗Official description
Burlison amendment to H.R. 8800 (FY2027 NDAA). Text last updated July 15, 2026. Adopted by the House July 23, 2026 as part of an en bloc amendment package. Establishes: (1) a permanent UAP Records Collection at the National Archives and Records Administration; (2) an independent UAP Records Review Board with authority to compel declassification; (3) an affirmative disclosure obligation on Department of War contractors handling UAP-related material. Modeled on the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.
Editor's context
The Burlison amendment is the first UAP-specific declassification framework to pass a floor vote in either chamber since the abbreviated 2023 Schumer Amendment (whose most consequential provisions were stripped in conference). Its adoption within 48 hours of the July 21 House Oversight hearing (Restoring Public Trust) demonstrates the tight political coupling between whistleblower testimony and floor action in the FY2027 cycle. The amendment now moves to the Senate, where the FY2027 NDAA remains held pending motion to reconsider following the July 14 cloture failure.
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What scientists and analysts generally think
This is legislative process, not phenomenon. Interpretive value: the JFK-Records-Collection model is the most substantive statutory template ever applied to UAP records. If the amendment survives conference and reaches enactment, it would create the first permanent legal infrastructure for compelled UAP declassification.
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- Stampp. amendment headerHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ADOPTED EN BLOC
- AnnotationSponsor: Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO).
- AnnotationAdopted: July 23, 2026 as part of an en bloc amendment package to H.R. 8800.
- AnnotationStructural model: JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.
- AnnotationThree primary provisions: (1) permanent UAP Records Collection at NARA; (2) independent UAP Records Review Board with declassification-compelling authority; (3) contractor disclosure duty extended to DoW contractors.
- AnnotationNext step: Senate consideration of FY2027 NDAA, currently held pending motion to reconsider July 14 cloture failure.
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U.S. Government. "Burlison UAP Disclosure Amendment, FY2027 NDAA." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-07-23. File ID: H.R. 8800 Burlison Amendment. https://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-adopts-burlison-amendment-establishing-uap-disclosure-framework. Accessed 2026-07-24 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/burlison-ndaa-fy2027-uap-amendment-2026.
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