The National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) can affect defense acquisition program managers because:

Answer:

• NEPA requires environmental impacts to be considered in the decision making process for acquisition programs

Wrong Answers:

• Deputy Secretary of DefenseViolators of the NEPA process are subject to fines and prison sentences
• NEPA requires environmental impacts to be completely eliminated before approval will be granted for an acquisition program
• NEPA requires program managers to take remedial action to restore the environment before they can initiate a new acquisition program

Link:  ELO: 3b. Identify key federal and DoD policies governing environmental, safety, & health issues associated with defense systems acquisition