Military Installation Retail Security Act of 2025

This bill, titled the Military Installation Retail Security Act of 2025, aims to bolster national security by restricting foreign influence on U.S. military installations. It prohibits the Secretary of Defense from entering into, renewing, or extending long-term concessions agreements with retailers controlled by a covered nation to operate on military bases, applying to all new agreements. A waiver is possible only if the retailer's services are vital for military welfare and morale , no alternatives exist, and national security risks are mitigated, requiring a congressional report for each waiver. The Secretary can also terminate agreements if a retailer misrepresents its ownership or control. For existing "covered retailers," the bill mandates a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), requiring disclosure of ties to covered nations. CFIUS investigates national security impacts, and disapproval or non-compliance with annual ownership disclosures leads to immediate agreement termination by the Secretary of Defense. Additionally, the Secretary of Defense must independently assess all existing long-term concessions agreements within 180 days to identify retailers controlled by covered nations. If such control is confirmed, the Secretary is required to terminate the agreement, reinforcing the bill's objective to remove foreign influence from military retail operations.