NDAA Deal Softens Climate Change Language For DOD Adaptation Strategy

Senate and House conferees have agreed to a defense authorization bill that preserves but walks back provisions of the House-passed version of the legislation that requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to update its “roadmap” for responding to the effects of climate change. The final agreement strips all references to “climate change” from that portion of the massive bill while retaining the requirement that DOD update what is now referred to as an “adaptation roadmap.” The move underscores the continued...