❝ Legislators have released the final text of this year’s National Defence Authorisation Act, which outlines defence policy and funding for the next fiscal year. The bill could come up for a vote as early as this week.
“The Secretary of Defence, pursuant to existing authorities, shall seek to provide assistance, including training, equipment, logistics support, supplies and services, to the Government of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon for the purposes of … increasing the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces in order to disarm the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah,” the legislation reads.
It adds that the Secretary of Defence and the head of US Central Command must submit a report by June 30, 2026, on plans to continue financial and material aid, to include a “rubric for assessing the progress of the Lebanese Armed Forces in disarming Hezbollah, and options for suspending assistance to the Lebanese armed forces if it is determined that such forces are unwilling to act to disarm Hezbollah”.
The legislation also amends a subsection of the 2016 NDAA on defence aid to Lebanon by adding “such support may be used only to promote the ability of the armed forces of Lebanon to counter the threat posed by Lebanese Hezbollah and any other terrorist organisation that threatens the security of Lebanon and its neighbours.” ❞
Source: The National