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Emil Michael: DoD Office of Strategic Capital has $200B in lending authority

Emil Michael · War with Iran + Pentagon vs Anthropic with Under Secretary of War Emil Michael · Mar 6, 2026 · at 1:11:41

Emil Michael, Under Secretary of War, discusses federal efforts to finance domestic manufacturing for critical defense components and reduce dependence on China.

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“I have the office of strategic capital, which has two hundred billion in lending authority.”

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The claim, plainly

The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Strategic Capital has $200 billion in lending authority.

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Assessment

Official Department of Defense budget justification documents and federal legislation confirm that following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in July 2025, the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) received credit subsidy funding supporting approximately $200 billion in direct loan obligation capacity. Independent analyses and official program documentation corroborate that OSC possesses $200 billion (or up to $210 billion when combined with discretionary baseline authority) in total lending authority.

DoD FY2027 Budget Justification Documents show that mandatory credit subsidy appropriations under OBBBA support approximately $200 billion in direct loan obligation capacity.
July 2025 reporting and September 2025 analysis by the Foundation for American Innovation confirm OBBBA expanded OSC's direct loan authority to $200 billion.

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