Congress Removes Provisions in Policy Bill that Would Have Allowed Military to Repair Its Own Equipment

Congress quietly strips right-to-repair provisions from 2026 NDAA despite wide support

Despite its popularity and broad bipartisan support, right-to-repair provisions that would have given service members the ability to fix their own equipment in the field were stripped from the compromise version of the 2026 defense policy bill after industry pushback.  The House’s Data-as-a-Service Solutions for Weapon System Contracts provision, which would have required DoD to negotiate access to technical data and necessary software before si…

Congress strips right-to-repair from military spending bill

: A win for the contractors

Congress removes provisions in policy bill that would have allowed military to repair its own equipment

The NDAA does not include the Right to Repair Act, requiring contractors to provide technical data for troops to repair equipment in the field.

Congress removes right to repair language from 2026 defense bill

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 has removed language that would have granted the US military the right to repair its own equipment rather than requiring it to use official defense contractors for maintenance

The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away

The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment.

Congress Quietly Strips Right-To-Repair Provisions From US Military Spending Bill

Congress quietly removed provisions that would have let the U.S. military fix its own equipment without relying on contractors, despite bipartisan and Pentagon support. The Register reports: The House and Senate versions of the NDAA passed earlier both included provisions that would have extended common right-to-repair rules to US military branches, requiring defense contractors to provide access to technical data, information, and components th…