Overview
- Congressional negotiators released a final NDAA authorizing roughly $900–901 billion for 2026 and a 4% raise for enlisted troops, noting the bill sets policy but does not provide funding.
- The package establishes an outbound investment screening regime for deals involving high‑risk technologies in China and phases Chinese‑made technologies and certain biotech firms out of Pentagon supply chains.
- Lawmakers move to reclaim war powers by repealing the 1991 and 2002 Iraq AUMFs and by setting a floor of 76,000 U.S. troops in Europe absent certifications and allied consultation.
- The bill authorizes $400 million per year for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for two years and directs continued support to European security, with separate spending measures still required.
- Domestic and oversight measures include an FBI notification requirement for probes of federal candidates, cuts to DEI and climate programs, the exclusion of expanded IVF coverage, and a mandate to release videos of recent anti‑cartel boat strikes.