Lawmakers locked in a nine-month fight with the White House over access to a classified 2018 directive on offensive cyber operations, known as National Security Presidential Memorandum 13, prevailed with the defense spending bill being signed by President Trump on Friday.

“Even if you support the general direction this policy is headed in, that doesn’t remove the need for congressional oversight,” a senior House Democratic aide said. “This will remove any claim that they can make on a statutory basis that they are not required to share this.”