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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7392 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to publicly disclose the results of Depart-
ment of Defense testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2020 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Mr. TURNER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to publicly disclose the 
results of Department of Defense testing for perfluoroal-
kyl or 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 Testing 
Disclosure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE TESTING FOR PERFLUOROAL-
KYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
(a) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF PFAS TESTING.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall publicly disclose the results of 
any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances 
(commonly referred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) conducted on military 
installations or formerly used defense sites, including— 
(1) all such testing results conducted by the 
Department of Defense; and 
(2) all such testing results conducted by a non- 
Department entity (including any Federal agency 
and any public or private entity) under contract by 
or pursuant to an agreement with the Department 
of Defense. 
(b) NATURE OF DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of De-
fense may satisfy the disclosure requirement under sub-
section (a) by publishing the information, datasets, and 
results relating to the testing referred to in such sub-
section— 
(1) on the publicly available website established 
under section 331(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–92); 
(2) on another publicly available website of the 
Department of Defense; or 
(3) in the Federal Register. 
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(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The information required to be 
disclosed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) 
and published under subsection (b) shall— 
(1) constitute a record for the purposes of 
chapter 21, 29, 31, and 33 of title 44, United States 
Code; and 
(2) include any underlying datasets or addi-
tional information of interest to the public, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) LOCAL NOTIFICATION.—Prior to conducting any 
testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the managers 
of the public water system and the publicly owned treat-
ment works serving the areas located immediately adja-
cent to the military installation where such testing is to 
occur notice in writing of the testing. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘formerly used defense site’’ 
means any site formerly used by the Department of 
Defense or National Guard eligible for environ-
mental restoration by the Secretary of Defense fund-
ed under the ‘‘Environmental Restoration Account, 
Formerly Used Defense Sites’’ account established 
under section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2801(c)(4) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance’’ means any man-made chemical with at 
least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. 
(4) The term ‘‘public water system’’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 1401(4) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f(4)). 
(5) The term ‘‘treatment works’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 212(2) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)). 
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