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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9286 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to expedite the implementation of early 

actions to mitigate the migration of groundwater contaminated by perand polyfluoroalkyl substances from a source located on a military installation to protect or minimize the effects on groundwater, surface water, 

underground sources of drinking water, and sediment, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 2, 2024 

Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to expedite the implementation of early actions to mitigate the migration of 

groundwater contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl 

substances from a source located on a military installation to protect or minimize the effects on groundwater, 

surface water, underground sources of drinking water, 

and sediment, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accelerating DoD 

3 PFAS Cleanups Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXPEDITED ACTION TO ADDRESS THE MIGRATION 

5 OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUB6 STANCES FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

7 INSTALLATIONS AND NATIONAL GUARD FA8 CILITIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall ex10 pedite the implementation of early actions to mitigate the 

11 migration of groundwater contaminated by per- and 

12 polyfluoroalkyl substances (hereinafter in this section re13 ferred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) from a source located on a military 

14 installation to protect or minimize the effects on ground15 water, surface water, underground sources of drinking 

16 water, and sediment. 

17 (b) EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 

18 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary shall complete an evaluation and assessment of 

20 all covered facilities where a release, or a threat of a re21 lease, of PFAS subject to a response action under the De22 fense Environmental Restoration Program under section 

23 2701 of title 10, United States Code, to— 

24 (1) identify potential early actions that may be 

25 implemented at such facilities to prevent or reme26 diate the release or threatened release of PFAS; 


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1 (2) identify such facilities at which an under2 ground source of drinking water is, or may be, con3 taminated by a release or a threat of a release of 

4 PFAS; and 

5 (3) prioritize facilities for the implementation of 

6 early actions or other actions to prevent or reduce 

7 risks to human health and the environment. 

8 (c) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall 

9 make the results of an evaluation and assessment for a 

10 covered facility conducted under subsection (b) available 

11 to communities and individuals affected by a release, or 

12 the threat of a release, of PFAS at the covered facility. 

13 (d) REPORT.—For each covered facility for which an 

14 evaluation and assessment is required under subsection 

15 (b), not later than 270 days after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly avail17 able on an appropriate website of the Department— 

18 (1) a description of early actions identified by 

19 the evaluation and assessment; 

20 (2) a description of interim remedies or other 

21 early actions that have been implemented; 

22 (3) a list of facilities at which the migration of 

23 contaminated ground water is not under control or 

24 for which data are insufficient to determine whether 


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1 contaminated ground water migration is controlled; 

2 and 

3 (4) a schedule for the implementation of in4 terim remedies or other early actions. 

5 (e) PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE WATER TO PRO6 TECT PUBLIC HEALTH.— 

7 (1) NOTICE; PROVISION OF WATER.—Not later 

8 than 60 days after the discovery of the release, or 

9 the threat of release, of PFAS from a covered facil10 ity into an underground source of drinking water, 

11 the Secretary shall— 

12 (A) provide notice pursuant to section 

13 2705 of title 10, United States Code, to the re14 gional offices of the Environmental Protection 

15 Agency and appropriate State, Tribal and local 

16 authorities; 

17 (B) identify private and public water wells 

18 with a concentration of a PFAS chemical that 

19 exceeds the maximum contaminant level estab20 lished pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and 

22 (C) provide alternative water to households 

23 and communities served by wells identified pur24 suant to paragraph (2)(B)(ii) as expeditiously 

25 as possible, but in no case more than 30 days 


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1 after the notice is required under paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS OF NOTICE.—A notice pro4 vided under this subsection shall— 

5 (A) be made available to the public and 

6 provided to communities and households served 

7 by private and public wells identified under 

8 paragraph (1)(B); and 

9 (B) include— 

10 (i) an identification of any private or 

11 public water well that is affected by a re12 lease, or the threat of a release, of PFAS 

13 from the covered facility; 

14 (ii) an identification of any private or 

15 public water well with a concentration of a 

16 PFAS chemical that exceeds the maximum 

17 contaminant level established pursuant to 

18 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 300f et seq.); and 

20 (iii) a plan and schedule for the provi21 sion of safe alternative water for house22 holds and communities served by water 

23 wells identified under clause (ii). 

24 (f) EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall 

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1 gate, or eliminate an imminent and substantial 

2 endangerment to the health of persons presented by a re3 lease or threatened release of a pollutant or contaminant 

4 from an on-base source, including the use of emergency 

5 authorities for approval of contracting services and the 

6 commitment of funds. 

7 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘covered facility’’ means— 

9 (A) a military installation, as such term is 

10 defined in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United 

11 States Code; 

12 (B) a formerly used defense site; or 

13 (C) a National Guard facility, under the 

14 meaning of such term in section 2700(4) of title 

15 10, United States Code. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘formerly used defense site’’ 

17 means any site formerly used by the Department of 

18 Defense or National Guard eligible for environ19 mental restoration by the Secretary of Defense fund20 ed under the ‘‘Environmental Restoration Account, 

21 Formerly Used Defense Sites’’ account established 

22 under section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States 

23 Code. 

24 (3) The term ‘‘underground source of drinking 

25 water’’ has the meaning given such term in section 


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1 144.3 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or 

2 any successor regulation. 

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