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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4295 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under 
which the Secretary determines the exposure of certain children of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Mr. KIM (for himself, Ms. DEAN, and Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot 
program under which the Secretary determines the expo-
sure of certain children of members of the Armed Forces 
to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
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 ‘‘Protect Our Military 
Children Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR BLOOD TESTING OF CERTAIN 
CHILDREN TO DETERMINE EXPOSURE TO 
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period preceding 
October 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Defense Health Agency, shall carry out 
a pilot program under which the Secretary provides 
blood testing to a covered child to determine and 
document the potential exposure of the child to 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (com-
monly known as ‘‘PFAS’’). The Secretary shall pro-
vide such testing at military medical treatment fa-
cilities at locations selected pursuant to subsection 
(b). 
(2) STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the blood testing under paragraph (1) in accordance 
with standards established by the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall select military 
installations at which to carry out the pilot program under 
subsection (a)(1). A criterion in making such selection 
shall be whether the military installation has a high rate 
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of covered children who receive health care at military 
medical treatment facilities at the installation. 
(c) RESULTS.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall provide the 
results of a blood test of a covered child to the parent 
or guardian of the child. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct out-
reach at military installations at which the pilot program 
under subsection (a)(1) is carried out to encourage partici-
pation in the pilot program, including by notifying mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and dependents who live on or 
near such installations of— 
(1) the background on perfluoroalkyl and poly-
fluoroalkyl substances; 
(2) the availability of blood tests under the pilot 
program; and 
(3) the benefits of such tests. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2024, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
United States Code) a report on the pilot program under 
subsection (a)(1), including a summary of the results of 
the testing conducted under the pilot program. 
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(f) COVERED CHILD DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘covered child’’ means a child specified in section 
1072(6) of title 10, United States Code, who— 
(1) has not attained the age of 18; and 
(2) is a dependent of a member of the Armed 
Forces whom the Secretary determines served on a 
military installation in the continental United States 
that was exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroal-
kyl substances at any time during the 10-year period 
preceding the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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