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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4192 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense 
to submit to Congress an annual report on the funding and status 
of interim remedial actions of the Department of Defense relating to 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2025 
Ms. MCDONALD RIVET (for herself, Mr. BERGMAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, and Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report 
on the funding and status of interim remedial actions 
of the Department of Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘the Military PFAS Trans-
parency Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDING AND STATUS OF IN-
TERIM REMEDIAL ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE RELATING TO PFAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 160 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2717. 
Annual 
report 
on 
perfluoroalkyl 
and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and annually there-
after, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the funding and status of 
interim remedial actions of the Department of Defense re-
lating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in 
this section referred to as ‘PFAS’). 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by sub-
section (a) shall include information regarding the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The total funding budgeted and obligated, 
for the current fiscal year and for any prior fiscal 
year, per site at each installation, for interim reme-
dial actions of the Department of Defense relating 
to PFAS. 
‘‘(2) In the case of each report after the initial 
report, the total funding budgeted, obligated and ex-
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pensed, per site at each installation, on such actions 
since the previous report. 
‘‘(3) The general and operating status of in-
terim remedial actions related to PFAS per site at 
each installation, including— 
‘‘(A) a list of all announced or selected in-
terim remedial actions, and for each such ac-
tion, the function and role of the action with re-
spect to addressing PFAS at the installation; 
‘‘(B) for each action listed, a phase-specific 
status update including whether— 
‘‘(i) 
the 
design 
is 
pending, 
in 
progress, or completed; 
‘‘(ii) contracting is pending, in solici-
tation, awarded, or delayed; 
‘‘(iii) construction or execution has 
begun, is in progress, completed, or de-
layed; 
‘‘(iv) the action is currently operating, 
its duration, and any performance metrics 
available; 
‘‘(C) identification of actions that are one- 
time in nature (such as soil removal and dis-
posal), and the status of each action; 
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‘‘(D) timelines for completion of each 
phase, including original projected timelines 
and any updates; 
‘‘(E) for any phase delayed by more than 
12 months beyond the original projection, a 
site-specific explanation for the delay; and 
‘‘(F) identification of any administrative, 
regulatory, funding, or other barriers contrib-
uting to delays or budgetary effects, along with 
the plan of the Secretary to address each such 
barrier.’’. 
(b) 
REQUIRED
REMEDIATION
ACCELERATION 
STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation 
acceleration strategy, which shall include— 
(1) criteria for prioritizing military installations 
based on risk to human health, environmental im-
pact, and proximity to affected communities; 
(2) timelines for completing each phase of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) 
cleanup process; 
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(3) a plan for deploying additional resources, 
technologies, or personnel to reduce delays, including 
an identification of— 
(A) the number of laboratories that are ac-
credited by the Department of Defense Envi-
ronmental Laboratory Accreditation Program to 
test for PFAS; and 
(B) the number of laboratories that are in 
the process of being so accredited; and 
(4) benchmarks for evaluating performance of 
each military department or defense agency on 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances re-
sponse efforts. 
(c) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall make publicly available an acces-
sible online dashboard that includes the actions of the De-
partment of Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. The dashboard shall be up-
dated semiannually and shall include a summary of— 
(1) site-by-site funding levels and expenditures 
at each installation; 
(2) the status of remediation and investigation 
efforts; 
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(3) projected and actual completion timelines; 
and 
(4) points of contact for community engage-
ment. 
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