A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) aimed at keeping white nationalists out of the U.S. military was stripped of the phrase “white nationalists” before it was sent to the White House, HuffPost first reported.

While a version of the bill with the language regarding white nationalists passed the Democratic-majority House, the GOP-controlled Senate passed a different version without it.

The end result after negotiations between the two sides was that the version of the massive policy bill sent to President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE's desk earlier this week excludes the House rhetoric and instead requires the Defense Department to study ways to screen military enlistees for “extremist and gang-related activity," HuffPost reports.

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A conference report released after the House-Senate negotiations spells out the actions.