{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-votes-for-annual-defense-bill-to-support-our-military-keep-america-secure/", "Young Votes for Annual Defense Bill to Support Our Military, Keep America Secure", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) voted for thefinal National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. The legislation passed the Senate 77-20 and will now be sent to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\nThe annual defense bill sets policy for the Department of Defense (DoD), establishes national security priorities, and gives service members a much-deserved pay raise.\n\n\u201cThe National Defense Authorization Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation Congress considers each year. I\u2019m pleased this year\u2019s bill includes several priorities I\u2019ve worked on to modernize our defense capabilities, support Indiana\u2019s defense industrial base and workforce, and maintain American leadership in biotech. This year\u2019s NDAA also includes my bill to repeal the Gulf and Iraq War AUMFs and close the book on these \u2018forever wars.\u2019 I\u2019ve been pushing for years to repeal these outdated AUMFs, and I am pleased that my repeal bill is included in the final NDAA. I look forward to President Trump signing this critical bill into law,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nSenator Young worked to secure the following provisions in this year\u2019s NDAA:\n\nSupport for Indiana\u2019s defense capabilities and technologies:\n\n$10 million for reusable hypersonic test bed integration and testing for MACH-TB at Naval Surface Warfare Center-Crane Division (NSWC Crane) in southern Indiana.\n\n$10 million for PELE microreactor production by BWXT, which has a facility in Mount Vernon, and supported by Rolls Royce in Indianapolis. This cutting-edge technology will provide American military bases and installations with resilient, reliable electricity.\n\n$5 million for AI Maritime Maneuver (2.0) funding to support Trine University and NSWC Crane\u2019s collaborative development of AI-enabled maritime maneuvering and navigation.\n\nAnti-Submarine Warfare Equipment funding to protect our Navy as they are on the forefront of securing vital sea lanes, securing commerce, and reducing threats to the homeland from the navies of China and Russia. Sonobuoys, like those manufactured by Ultra Maritime in Columbia City, are a vital tool in detecting and tracking submarine threats from our peer competitors.\n\n$5 million to support the Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hub, led by the Indiana-based Applied Research Institute (ARI), that will accelerate national security innovation and deliver emerging technologies to the DoD. Senator Young supported ARI\u2019s winning application for this Hub project earlier this year.\n\nAuthorizations for the procurement of additional Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), which will be built by AM General in Mishawaka.\n\n$12 million for the Quantum Communications Corridor to boost Indiana\u2019s quantum footprint.\n\nCritical updates to Indiana\u2019s defense infrastructure:\n\n$72 million for Crane Army Ammunition Activity to modernize the production of pyrotechnics.\n\n$55 million to the Indiana Army National Guard in Shelbyville for critical flight facility upgrades.\n\n$18 million for an F-16 training facility in Fort Wayne.\n\nThe AUMF repeal bill, authored by Senators Young and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq. The Gulf War started 34 years ago, and the Iraq War began 22 years ago. These conflicts have long ended, and today Iraq is a partner, not an adversary. This legislation, which was included in both the House-version and the Senate-version of the NDAA, repeals the outdated AUMFs and close the book on these forever wars.\n\nThe BIOSECURE Act, legislation to prohibit federal contracting with certain biotechnology providers connected to foreign adversaries. This effort stems in part from Senator Young\u2019s role as chair of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB). The NDAA also includes 17 other NSCEB recommendations that would spur biotech innovation critical to our national security and defense capabilities and ensure the U.S. maintains global leadership in biotechnology.\n\nProvisions included in the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) to authorize funding, provide legal authorities, and enhance oversight of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The NDAA includes language that would help keep America secure by addressing threats to our defense, industrial, agricultural, and health sectors. 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