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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4829 

To create intergovernmental coordination on addressing perfluoroalkyl and 

polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To create intergovernmental coordination on addressing 

perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PFAS Intergovern5 mental Coordination Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

5 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Re7 form of the House of Representatives. 

8 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

9 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg10 et. 

11 (3) PFAS.—The term ‘‘PFAS’’ means a 

12 perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance that is 

13 man-made and has not fewer than 1 fully 

14 fluorinated carbon atom. 

15 (4) WORKING GROUP.—The term ‘‘working 

16 group’’ means the working group established under 

17 section 3(a). 

18 SEC. 3. CREATION OF WORKING GROUP. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall estab21 lish a working group to facilitate more effective coopera22 tion, coordination, and mutual accountability among every 

23 level of the Federal Government and State, local, and 

24 Tribal governments on a holistic response to PFAS con25 tamination in communities across the United States. 


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1 (b) TERMINATION.— 

2 (1) TERMINATION DATE.—The working group 

3 shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the 

4 date on which the working group is established. 

5 (2) EXTENSION.—Based on the recommenda6 tion of the working group described in section 

7 6(a)(2), the Director may extend the working group 

8 beyond the termination date. 

9 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS. 

10 (a) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall appoint to 

11 the working group representatives with expertise in PFAS 

12 from Federal agencies, State, local, and Tribal govern13 ments and academic research institutions, including— 

14 (1) not less than 1 representative from— 

15 (A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 

16 (B) the Department of Defense; 

17 (C) the Council on Environmental Quality; 

18 (D) the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

19 (E) the Department of Agriculture; 

20 (F) the National Science Foundation; 

21 (G) an institution of higher education en22 gaged in PFAS contamination research; and 

23 (H) any other relevant entity, as deter24 mined by the Director; 


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1 (2) not less than 5 representatives from the De2 partment of Health and Human Services, including 

3 not less than 1 representative from— 

4 (A) the Centers for Disease Control and 

5 Prevention; 

6 (B) the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

7 Disease Registry; 

8 (C) the National Institute for Occupation 

9 Safety and Health; 

10 (D) the National Institutes of Health; and 

11 (E) the Food and Drug Administration; 

12 and 

13 (3) not less than 15 representatives from a di14 verse cross-section of State, local, and Tribal govern15 ments, including not less than 5 representatives 

16 from— 

17 (A) State governments; 

18 (B) local governments; and 

19 (C) Tribal governments. 

20 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Director may consult rel21 evant entities in selecting appointees to the working group. 

22 (c) CHAIR.—The Director may chair the working 

23 group or designate a chair. 

24 (d) MEETINGS.—The working group shall convene on 

25 a quarterly basis. 


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1 SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE WORKING GROUP. 

2 The duties of the working group shall include— 

3 (1) considering the common challenges in ad4 dressing PFAS contamination across every level of 

5 the Federal Government and State, local, and Tribal 

6 governments; 

7 (2) facilitating more effective cooperation, co8 ordination, and mutual accountability among every 

9 level of the Federal Government and State, local, 

10 and Tribal governments on a holistic response to 

11 PFAS contamination; 

12 (3) incorporating the diverse perspectives of the 

13 working group to devise ways to— 

14 (A) improve the administration and coordi15 nation of responses to PFAS contamination; 

16 and 

17 (B) mitigate future PFAS contamination; 

18 (4) providing steps for more productive inter19 governmental collaboration in the future, including 

20 enhanced communication protocols and recommenda21 tions and solutions that would fully address PFAS 

22 contamination across the Federal Government and 

23 State, local, and Tribal governments; and 

24 (5) any other relevant duties as determined by 

25 the working group. 


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1 SEC. 6. REPORT. 

2 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

3 of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 

4 appropriate congressional committees a report that— 

5 (1) describes any guidelines created in per6 forming the duties under section 5; and 

7 (2) makes a recommendation with respect to ex8 tending the authorization of the working group. 

9 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

10 on which the Director submits the report required under 

11 subsection (a), the Director shall brief the appropriate 

12 congressional committees on the implementation of any 

13 guidelines described in subsection (a)(1). 

14 (c) PUBLISHING.—After Congress has been given the 

15 opportunity to review the report described in subsection 

16 (a) and has been briefed by the Director, and not later 

17 than 120 days after the date on which the Director sub18 mits such report, the Director shall make the report pub19 licly available. 

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