I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7284 
To require the Director of the United States Geological Survey to perform 
a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2018 
Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. BERGMAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
WELCH, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the United States Geological Sur-
vey to perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated 
compounds, 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 Detection Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Geological Survey. 
(3) PERFLUORINATED COMPOUND.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘‘per-
fluorinated compound’’ means a perfluoroalkyl 
substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is 
manmade with at least 1 fully fluorinated car-
bon atom. 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this definition: 
(i) FULLY
FLUORINATED
CARBON 
ATOM.—The term ‘‘fully fluorinated carbon 
atom’’ means a carbon atom on which all 
the hydrogen substituents have been re-
placed by fluorine. 
(ii) 
NON-FLUORINATED
CARBON 
ATOM.—The term ‘‘nonfluorinated carbon 
atom’’ means a carbon atom on which no 
hydrogen substituents have been replaced 
by fluorine. 
(iii) PARTIALLY
FLUORINATED
CAR-
BON
ATOM.—The term ‘‘partially fluo-
rinated carbon atom’’ means a carbon 
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atom on which some, but not all, of the hy-
drogen substituents have been replaced by 
fluorine. 
(iv) PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.— 
The 
term 
‘‘perfluoroalkyl 
substance’’ 
means a manmade chemical of which all of 
the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated car-
bon atoms. 
(v) 
POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUB-
STANCE.—The term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance’’ means a manmade chemical con-
taining a mix of fully fluorinated carbon 
atoms, partially fluorinated carbon atoms, 
and nonfluorinated carbon atoms. 
SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR THE DETECTION 
OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a per-
formance standard for the detection of perfluorinated 
compounds. 
(b) EMPHASIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the perform-
ance standard under subsection (a), the Director 
shall emphasize the ability to detect as many 
perfluorinated compounds present in the environ-
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ment as possible using analytical methods that are 
as sensitive as is feasible and practicable. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In developing the per-
formance standard under subsection (a), the Direc-
tor may— 
(A) develop methods to detect different 
perfluorinated compounds simultaneously; 
(B) develop methods to detect specific 
perfluorinated 
compounds, 
if 
the 
specific 
perfluorinated compound is difficult to detect 
using a method under subparagraph (A); and 
(C) coordinate as necessary with the Ad-
ministrator. 
SEC. 4. NATIONWIDE SAMPLING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a na-
tionwide sampling to determine the concentration of 
perfluorinated compounds in estuaries, lakes, streams, 
springs, wells, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, air, and soil 
using the performance standard developed under section 
3(a). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the sampling 
under subsection (a), the Director shall— 
(1) first carry out the sampling at sources of 
drinking water near locations with known or sus-
pected releases of perfluorinated compounds; 
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(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2023. 
(b) PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR THE DETECTION 
OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS.—In addition to the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), 
there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out section 3. 
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