I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6835 
To encourage Federal agencies to enter into or amend cooperative agreements 
with States for removal and remedial actions to address PFAS contami-
nation in drinking water, surface water, ground water, sediment, and 
soil, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. KILDEE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To encourage Federal agencies to enter into or amend coop-
erative agreements with States for removal and remedial 
actions to address PFAS contamination in drinking 
water, surface water, ground water, sediment, and soil, 
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 ‘‘PFAS Federal Facility 
Accountability Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES FOR RE-
MOVAL AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS TO AD-
DRESS CONTAMINATION FROM PFAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) FACILITY.—The term ‘‘facility’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). 
(2) FEDERAL
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
facility’’ means a facility that is owned or operated 
by the Federal Government. 
(3) FORMER
FEDERAL
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘former Federal facility’’ means a facility that has 
been, but is no longer, owned or operated by the 
Federal Government. 
(4) FULLY FLUORINATED CARBON ATOM.—The 
term ‘‘fully fluorinated carbon atom’’ means a car-
bon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents 
have been replaced by fluorine. 
(5) PERFLUORINATED COMPOUND.—The term 
‘‘perfluorinated compound’’ means a perfluoroalkyl 
substance, or a polyfluoroalkyl substance, that— 
(A) is manmade; and 
(B) contains at least 1 fully fluorinated 
carbon atom. 
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(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On request by the Governor 
or chief executive of a State, a Federal department 
or agency shall enter into a cooperative agreement, 
or amend an existing cooperative agreement, with 
such State pursuant to which the Federal depart-
ment or agency will conduct testing, monitoring, re-
moval, and remedial actions to address contamina-
tion or suspected contamination of drinking water, 
surface water, ground water, sediment, or soil from 
a perfluorinated compound released at— 
(A) a Federal facility; or 
(B) a former Federal facility during the 
period in which the former Federal facility was 
owned or operated by the Federal Government. 
(2) 
MINIMUM
STANDARDS.—A 
cooperative 
agreement entered into or amended under paragraph 
(1) shall require that the drinking water, surface 
water, ground water, sediment, or soil with respect 
to which the cooperative agreement applies meet or 
exceed each of the following with respect to 
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perfluorinated compounds, if applicable and appro-
priate: 
(A) A State standard, requirement, cri-
teria, or limitation, in effect in the State, for 
drinking water, surface water, ground water, 
sediment, or soil, identified pursuant to section 
121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)). 
(B) A health advisory level published pur-
suant to section 1412(b)(1)(F) of the Safe 
Drinking 
Water 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
300g– 
1(b)(1)(F)). 
(C) Any Federal standard, requirement, 
criterion, or limit, including a standard, re-
quirement, criterion, or limit issued under— 
(i) the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); 
(ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f et seq.); 
(iii) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.); 
(iv) the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
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