Luna Amendment to #1394 The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
Date last updated: Jul 21, 2026
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) introduced Amendment 1394/320 to the H.R. 8800 (National Defense Authorization Act) on July 20, 2026.
Related legislation: H.R.8800; S.4784
Bill Summary: The Luna Amendment strikes 7 words, including four instances of the word "integration/integrate" from Sec. 219 of the NDAA, the section that creates the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.
Context: The changes made by this Amendment are entirely cosmetic. The Amendment is a cosmetic cynical ploy and bad faith politics on the part of REP Luna and the Republican Majority to muddy the waters around this section. Specifically, the Amendment:
Does not strike the most important instance of the term 'integration,' which occurs in Section (a)(1), as follows:
identifying jointly developed or Israeli-origin technologies with operational utility for potential integration into United States systems and programs of record;
Would not have any meaningful impact on the overall direction of the Initiative - it would not remove the directive for integration of Israeli tech into U.S. weapons systems; would not substantively change the 10 areas of emerging tech collaboration, would not impact the directive to expand coproduction, and would not remove the directive to appoint an Executive Agent in DOD to see the program forward.
A New Policy’s Recommendation: OPPOSE
A New Policy opposes the amendment as it is a cosmetic change to section 219 and bad faith politics, and A New Policy is urging Members to OPPOSE the Luna Amendment on that basis. Had the Majority wished to have a real debate on this issue, they could have advanced the Massie-Khanna Amendment to strike Sec. 219 entirely. The fact they did not tells you everything you need to know about this Amendment
For more information please contact Josh Paul, info@anewpolicy.org, (202) 770-0055
