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On September 25, Congress avoided a looming government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution (CR) keeping the federal government open until December 20. The passage of the CR meant that most government programs will carry on at fiscal year 2024 levels. However, the CR failed to extend one crucial provision from the national security supplemental passed earlier this spring—the increase in presidential drawdown authority (PDA), the ability for the administration to transfer weapons from existing U.S. stockpiles, from $100.0 million to $7.8 billion. This will have serious implications for U.S. assistance to Ukraine. The Biden administration will need to take steps if it wants to ensure Ukraine does not lose its current momentum on the battlefield going into the winter months.