The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act is putting China “on notice,” according to a Republican member of Congress. The large bill that funds the Department of War and America’s defense priorities includes legislation that restricts U.S. investments into China.
The Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act is included in the $900 billion annual defense bill and places restrictions on a “country of concern,” including China.
“No more letting American investors unknowingly bankroll China’s military and surveillance state. Beijing is officially on notice,” Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., who introduced the act that is included in the NDAA, wrote on X.
Specifically, the bill blocks American’s savings and retirement funds from being invested in key sectors of the Chinese economy or military.
Barr’s bill “establishes a comprehensive framework to protect American innovation, strengthen national security, and ensure transparency in critical economic and technological sectors,” according to the congressman.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who introduced companion legislation in the Senate to Barr’s bill, said he is pleased to see that the NDAA includes the priorities of “protecting military bases from foreign land purchases, strengthening supply chains, and stopping U.S. capital from aiding China’s military.”
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on the over 3,000-page NDAA. The bill includes a number of President Donald Trump’s key policy priorities.
“This year’s National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President Trump and Republicans’ Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump’s executive orders, ending woke ideology at the Pentagon, securing the border, revitalizing the defense industrial base, and restoring the warrior ethos,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said.
Because the NDAA includes critical funding for American defense, it is considered a “must pass” bill and is expected to pass in the House and Senate before lawmakers leave Washington for the Christmas holiday.
