Both cited sources are reachable and support the CHAMPIONED rating for this promise. The promise (2024-06-19) was to work to pass the FY2025 NDAA through the Senate and House and get it signed into law, keeping the U.S. military ahead of near-peer adversaries such as China and Russia. OUTCOME confirmed by the CRS report: the House passed the negotiated bicameral agreement 281-140 (Dec 11, 2024), the Senate agreed 85-14 (Dec 18, 2024), and President Biden signed it into law Dec 23, 2024 as P.L. 118-159. LEADERSHIP evidence confirmed by Rounds's official Senate press release (PRIMARY): he authored 40 provisions in the FY25 NDAA, sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee (the drafting committee) as the top Republican on its Cybersecurity Subcommittee, and one provision requires DOD to review war plans in light of growing cooperation between Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, matching the promise's adversary-competition framing. Authorship of 40 provisions plus senior committee crafting exceeds a mere vote or support, so CHAMPIONED is supportable. Both cited quotes appear verbatim in their sources (the CRS quote's ellipsis is a legitimate omission marker between two contiguous sentences). The CHAMPIONED-vs-FULL call carries modest uncertainty because the NDAA is a collective, must-pass bill and Rounds was not its lead sponsor or floor manager, but the documented, specific authorship supports the leadership label. Rating upheld.