{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mccaul.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/mccaul-applauds-ndaa-passage-inclusion-provisions-he-championed", "McCaul Applauds NDAA Passage, Inclusion of Provisions He Championed", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Michael T. McCaul", "M001157", "mccaul.house.gov", "mccaul", "https://mccaul.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul \u2014 chairman emeritus of the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security \u2014 issued the following statement after voting to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026.\n\n\u201cFunding our military, ensuring our warfighters are ready to win against any adversary, and taking care of our servicemembers are some of Congress\u2019 core duties. This year\u2019s NDAA accomplishes those goals and delivers on the president\u2019s peace through strength agenda,\u201d said Rep. McCaul. \u201cIn addition to improving our servicemembers\u2019 pay and quality of life, the bill delivers new capabilities to our warfighters at a faster pace, revitalizes our defense industrial base to improve readiness and boost our economy, and funds the Golden Dome, which will protect Americans from modern threats like hypersonic missiles for years to come. I was proud to vote for this bill and ensure our nation is prepared to face \u2014 and overcome \u2014 the challenges of the 21st century.\u201d\n\nMcCaul championed several of the provisions in this year\u2019s NDAA, including:\n\nTitle LXXXVII, a provision that builds on McCaul\u2019s DFC Modernization Act.\n\n\u201cIn the great power competition with China, the DFC is a crucial tool to form partnerships that strengthen U.S. national security. Much like my DFC Modernization Act, this provision will increase the DFC's investment firepower and allow us to partner with high-income countries in important sectors like energy, critical minerals, and rare earths. I\u2019m proud to have played a role in the inception of this provision, which will make the DFC more effective in advancing U.S. interests around the globe.\u201d -Rep. McCaul\n\nTitle LXXXV, a provision to restrict outbound investment, which includes the sector-based approach McCaul has championed for years.\n\n\u201cFor years, I\u2019ve worked to prevent American investment dollars from flowing into sectors that empower our adversaries' military development and surveillance states. The comprehensive and preventative approach in this provision will ensure the CCP and other adversaries cannot leverage U.S. capital to prop up their war machines and advance their malign agendas.\u201d -Rep. McCaul\n\nText of the AUKUS Improvement Act, legislation he introduced with Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.).\n\n\u201cThe AUKUS security pact, which I prioritized as chairman, serves as a critical deterrent to China\u2019s aggression in the Indo-Pacific. The inclusion of this provision in the NDAA will build on that momentum, enhance collaboration amongst AUKUS defense companies, and help establish the deterrence needed to prevent the CCP from instigating a worldwide catastrophe.\u201d -Rep. McCaul\n\nSections 8362-8363, which are similar to a provision McCaul championed in the State Department Reauthorization to identify, track, and locate abducted Ukrainian children and to hold Russia accountable with sanctions.\n\n\u201cThe Russian Federation\u2019s abduction of at least 20,000 children is evil in its purest form. By abducting, indoctrinating, and militarizing these children, Russia is preparing a generation of children for war with NATO. I\u2019m proud to stand on the right side of history by fighting for their repatriation, which is a national security imperative \u2014 and a moral imperative.\u201d -Rep. McCaul\n\nTitle LXXXVI, which deputizes state and local authorities to address drone threats at mass gatherings \u2014 one of the primary goals of McCaul\u2019s \u201cTask Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs chairman of the special events task force, I have been laser-focused on the growing threat posed by unmanned aircraft systems. According to the NFL, there has been a 4,000% increase in drone sightings at stadiums in the past five years. This provision takes a major step toward securing our upcoming games by ensuring state and local law enforcement officers have the authorities needed to prevent drone attacks before they occur.\u201d -Rep. 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