Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act

This bill would create exemptions from the Endangered Species Act for military operations. It would prevent wildlife agencies from designating military bases or National Guard facilities as critical habitat for endangered species, and would allow the Department of Defense to block other areas from being designated as critical habitat if the military needs them for training or weapons testing. The bill would also exempt military personnel, DOD employees, and contractors from laws that normally prohibit harming, killing, importing, or exporting endangered species when they are doing defense-related work. Additionally, it would exempt cases where endangered species are accidentally injured or killed during military operations, as long as harming the species wasn't the main purpose of the operation.

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