Chairman. I oppose this amendment. In January of this year. the Pentagon issued a directive saying: "The Department of Defense must be able to adapt current and future operations to address the impacts of climate change in order to maintain an effective and efficient U.S. military." This followed a DOD report to Congress released last July that said: "Climate change is an urgent and growing threat to our national security. contributing to increased natural disasters. refugee flows. and conflicts over basic resources such as food and water ... and the scope. scale. and intensity of these impacts are projected to increase." From 2006 to 2010. Syria experienced overwhelming refugee flows that DOD characterized as a climaterelated security risk creating negative effects on human security and requiring DOD involvement and resources. In 2014. the Pentagon reported that the impacts of climate change may increase the frequency. scale. and complexity of future missions. while at the same time undermining the capacity of our domestic installation to support training activities. The readiness of our military depends on being able to train and equip the most advanced force in the world. but the threat of rising sea levels from escalating temperatures and melting icecaps could put dozens of military installations at risk.