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Congress Unveils $901 Billion Defense Bill With China Investment Curbs and Europe, Korea Troop Limits

Floor action is expected this week following release of a compromise that pairs a higher topline with China investment curbs plus troop‑reduction limits.

A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
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Overview

  • The compromise FY26 NDAA authorizes roughly $900–901 billion, about $8 billion above the administration’s request, and now heads to House Rules before expected chamber votes.
  • It creates an outbound investment screening regime empowering Treasury to block or require notification of deals tied to high‑risk technologies in China and adds procurement bans targeting Chinese biotech and other equipment.
  • The bill requires certifications before lowering U.S. forces in Europe below 76,000 or in Korea below 28,500 and conditions any move to relinquish the NATO Supreme Allied Commander role.
  • Lawmakers repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq AUMFs while leaving the 2001 counterterrorism authority in place, and they reauthorize the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative at $400 million per year for FY26 and FY27.
  • Personnel provisions include a 4% raise for enlisted troops, the omission of IVF expansion and a separate housing measure, the inclusion of an FBI notification requirement for investigations of federal candidates, and codification of multiple Trump executive orders with cuts to DEI and certain climate programs.