(4) Federal research efforts have been fragmented 
at various agencies and struggled to effectively ad-
dress the full scope of challenges presented by PFAS. 
(5) Regulatory action and cleanup depend on 
scientific analysis of toxicity data, decision making 
on how best to deal with PFAS, and understanding 
the significance of the many exposure pathways that 
exist. A consensus study by the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine would help in-
form decisions by Federal and State Governments, in-
dustry, and other stakeholders on how to best address 
PFAS. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REPORTS. 
(a) RESEARCH ASSESSMENTS OF PFAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health, and other Federal agen-
cies with expertise relevant to understanding PFAS 
exposure, behavior, and toxicity, shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academies to conduct a 
study and submit a report in accordance with this 
subsection to further address research and knowledge 
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gaps identified by the Federal Government Human 
Health PFAS Research Workshop held on October 26 
and 27, 2020, and identify research and development 
needed to identify, categorize, evaluate, and address 
individual or total PFAS. 
(2) STUDY AND REPORT ON HUMAN EXPOSURE 
ESTIMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The study required to be 
conducted under paragraph (1) shall, at a min-
imum— 
(i) consider life-cycle information on 
the manufacture, use, and disposal of 
PFAS-containing products to identify po-
tential human exposure sources, including 
occupational exposures, and potential expo-
sure pathways for the public; 
(ii) evaluate the fate and transport of 
PFAS and their breakdown products; 
(iii) if feasible, estimate human expo-
sure to individual or total PFAS to deter-
mine relative source contributions for var-
ious exposure pathways (such as air, water, 
soil, or food); 
(iv) determine the range of solubility, 
stability, and volatility of PFAS most likely 
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to be found in the environment and the re-
sulting prevalence in animals and humans; 
(v) give consideration as to whether 
chemical category-based approaches would 
be appropriate for evaluating PFAS tox-
icity and exposure; 
(vi) identify research needed to ad-
vance exposure estimation to individual or 
total PFAS; and 
(vii) identify research needed to ad-
vance toxicity and hazard assessment of in-
dividual or total PFAS. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days 
after the date on which the agreement described 
in paragraph (1) is finalized, the National Acad-
emies shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining the findings and recommendations of the 
study described in subparagraph (A) and shall 
make such report available on a publicly acces-
sible website. 
(b) RESEARCH ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND 
TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR PFAS CONTAMINATION IN 
THE ENVIRONMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
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of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense and other Fed-
eral agencies with expertise relevant to the develop-
ment of PFAS alternatives and the management and 
treatment of PFAS, shall jointly enter into an agree-
ment with the National Academies to conduct a study 
and submit a report in accordance with this sub-
section to better understand the research and develop-
ment needed to advance the understanding of the ex-
tent and implications of human and environmental 
contamination by PFAS, how to manage and treat 
such contamination, and the development of safe al-
ternatives. 
(2) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The study described in 
paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An assessment of the best available 
strategies for PFAS treatment, site remediation, 
and safe disposal, including demonstration or 
pilot projects related to destruction methods and 
alternative materials or tools for firefighters. 
(B) A description of the research gaps relat-
ing to such issues, including consideration of 
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emerging or future PFAS and potential classi-
fication methods. 
(C) Recommendations on how the Federal 
Government can best address the research needs 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) through 
increased collaboration or coordination of exist-
ing and new programs. 
(D) Recommendations on how research can 
best incorporate considerations of socioeconomic 
issues into the development of research proposals 
and the conduct of research. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the 
date on which the agreement described in paragraph 
(1) is finalized, the National Academies shall submit 
to Congress a report containing the findings and rec-
ommendations of the study described in paragraph 
(2) and shall make such report available on a pub-
licly accessible website. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
Not later than 180 days after submission to Congress 
of latest of the National Academies reports under section 
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3, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy, in coordination with all relevant Federal agencies, shall 
submit to Congress an implementation plan for increased 
collaboration and coordination of Federal PFAS research, 
development, and demonstration activities. In preparing 
such an implementation plan, the Director shall take into 
consideration the recommendations included in the reports 
in section 3. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NATIONAL ACADEMIES.—The term ‘‘National 
Academies’’ 
means 
the 
National 
Academies 
of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 
(2) PFAS.—The term ‘‘PFAS’’ means per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances, including mixtures of such 
substances. 
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Union Calendar No. 313 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7289 
[Report No. 117–406] 
A BILL 
To provide for the National Academies to study and 
report on a Federal research agenda to advance 
the understanding of PFAS, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 13, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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