The US Senate today passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizing $901 billion in military spending, and the White House announced that President Donald Trump will sign the provision.
The law authorizes a four percent increase in salaries for soldiers, the purchase of military equipment and increased competitiveness with China and Russia, Reuters reports.
The bill was passed by 77 senators, with 20 voting against, while the House of Representatives passed it last week.
This year's NDAA also includes several provisions to strengthen security in Europe, despite Trump's release of a National Security Strategy earlier this month that is seen as favorable to Russia.
The agreement on security assistance to Ukraine for fiscal year 2026 provides for $800 million, $400 million in each of the next two years, as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which pays US companies for weapons for the Ukrainian military.
The law also authorizes the Baltic Security Initiative and provides $175 million to support the defense of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, but also limits the ability of the US Department of Defense to reduce the number of US troops in Europe to less than 76.000.
The NDAA also does not include funding to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, which Trump wanted to do but cannot do without congressional approval.
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