Rep. Ronny Jackson on Defense Bill Funding to Counter PRC Influence

National Defense Authorization Act for FY26

• 🇺🇸 Representative Ronny Jackson supports HR 3838, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026, also known as the Speed Act.
• 🤝 The bill is a bipartisan effort, marking the 65th consecutive year such legislation has been brought to the floor.

Countering PRC Influence and Strategic Competition

• 💰 The bill includes approximately $2.2 billion in reconciliation funding to equip special operations forces, the defense enterprise, and the security cooperation enterprise.
• 🎯 These resources are intended to support the department's efforts in strategic competition and countering malign PRC actions.
• 🚀 Critical platforms like the V22 and MV75 are supported, with assembly occurring in Texas's 13th Congressional District.

Accelerating Innovation and Capabilities

• 💡 The legislation grants the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) the ability to accelerate research, development, testing, and procurement.
• ⚡ This acceleration aims to achieve outcomes against adversaries through urgent innovation technologies and capabilities via the urgent innovation technologies and capabilities pilot program.
• 🛡️ The combined efforts of SOCOM, the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, and the Defense Security Cooperation AY are seen as a strategic hedge against an increasingly contested battle space.
• 📈 The bill aims to enhance the US military's lethality and enable leaders to make informed decisions in a complex world.
• 🌟 This increased resourcing is considered the beginning of what's needed to support special operations forces and related enterprises in strategic competition and countering malign influence.