"The final language of the NDAA was shared by the House Armed Services Committee on Sunday, after weeks of delays pushed the annual funding bill to the end of the year. Among a host of other language changes made as part of reconciling different versions of the legislation drafted by the Senate and the House of Representatives, two provisions focused on the right to repair-Section 836 of the Senate bill and Section 863 of the House bill-have both been removed."
"As reported by WIRED in late November, defense contractor lobbying efforts seem to have worked to convince lawmakers who led the conference process, including Mike Rogers, a Republican from Alabama who is chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and ranking member Adam Smith of Washington, to pull the repair provisions, which enjoyed bipartisan support and was championed by the Trump administration, from the act."
The finalized 2026 National Defense Authorization Act removed right-to-repair provisions that would have allowed military members to repair their own equipment. Sections 836 (Senate) and 863 (House) were dropped during reconciliation, and Section 1832 from the House version, which raised concerns about a possible "data-as-a-service" subscription model with contractors, was also removed. Defense-contractor lobbying influenced the conference leaders responsible for the final language, persuading key lawmakers to pull the repair measures despite earlier bipartisan support and executive-branch backing. The outcome weakens efforts to expand repair rights for service members while avoiding mandated subscription repair dependency.
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