Chairman Moolenaar on House Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON DC — Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Select Committee members secured major wins in the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House of Representatives in today. The NDAA is the legislative vehicle that authorizes policies, programs, and spending for the Department of Defense.

Chairman Moolenaar said, “The 2025 NDAA is a victory for the American people and our courageous servicemembers. It’s also bad news for the Chinese Communist Party. I’m proud that the House has taken decisive action to enhance the Department of Defense’s ability to identify Chinese companies working on behalf of the Chinese military, prevent future Chinese drones from dominating our air space, and advance American research security, among many other accomplishments. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Senate on this important legislation that will keep our country safe and make sure the United States is able to deter the mounting threats from Xi Jinping.”

The bill includes several China-related provisions championed by Select Committee members, such as:

• Adds PRC drone manufacturer DJI to the FCC’s covered list, preventing future DJI products from operating in the United States.
• Provides dedicated funding for the DoD office that identifies Chinese military companies, which are housed on DoD’s 1260H list.
• Establishes a National Security Capital Forum to convene private sector entities, USG personnel, and allied and partner nation representatives to better facilitate strategically-aligned international investments.
• Modifies the Pacific Deterrence Initiative by requiring a more detailed description of the initiative’s progress in achieving INDOPACOM’s performance goals.
• Requires DoD to evaluate enhanced defense industrial cooperation with Taiwan.
• Restricts DoD funding for fundamental research collaboration with PRC entities of concern identified by the Department of Defense.
• Prohibits colleges and universities that conduct DoD-funded research from entering into agreements with foreign entities of concern.
• Limits principal investigators on DoD-funded research projects in critical technologies at institutions of higher education from seeking or accepting employment at foreign entities of concern.
• Prohibits DoD funding from being used to provide active and direct DoD support to film, TV, or entertainment companies that produce or co-produce projects with PRC propaganda outlets.
• Tasks DoD with a study to assess the operational impact of persistent elevated network sensors that can identify, classify, and provide firing quality track data to U.S. and allied missile defense systems on air defense missions.
• Requires a study and report on the production and acquisition of shipping containers from foreign adversaries.