(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of the Comprehen-
sive 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 work expeditiously to finalize a coop-
erative agreement for, or to amend an existing coop-
erative agreement to address, testing, monitoring, 
removal, and remedial actions to address contamina-
tion or suspected contamination of drinking water, 
surface water, or groundwater or land surface or 
subsurface strata from a perfluorinated compound 
originating from a Federal facility. 
(2) 
MINIMUM
STANDARDS.—A 
cooperative 
agreement finalized or amended under paragraph 
(1) shall require the area subject to the cooperative 
agreement to meet or exceed the most stringent of 
the following standards for perfluorinated com-
pounds in any environmental media: 
(A) An enforceable State standard, in ef-
fect in that State, for drinking water, surface 
water, or groundwater or land surface or sub-
surface strata, as required under section 121(d) 
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of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9621(d)). 
(B) A health advisory under 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.); 
(v) the Marine Protection, Research, 
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Ocean Dumping Act’’) (33 
U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); or 
(vi) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
(3) OTHER AUTHORITY.—In addition to the re-
quirements for a cooperative agreement under para-
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graph (1), when otherwise authorized to expend 
funds for the purpose of addressing ground or sur-
face water contaminated by a perfluorinated com-
pound, the head of a Federal department or agency 
may, to expend those funds, enter into a grant 
agreement, cooperative agreement, or contract 
with— 
(A) the local water authority with jurisdic-
tion over the contamination site, including— 
(i) a public water system (as defined 
in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)); and 
(ii) a publicly owned treatment works 
(as defined in section 212 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1292)); or 
(B) a State, local, or Tribal government. 
(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
CONGRES-
SIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
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(C) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a cooperative agree-
ment is not finalized or amended under sub-
section (b) by the date that is 1 year after the 
date on which a request by the Governor or 
chief executive of a State was made, the Presi-
dent shall submit a report described in subpara-
graph (B) to— 
(i) the appropriate congressional com-
mittees; 
(ii) each Senator from the State af-
fected by the perfluorinated compound con-
tamination; and 
(iii) each member of Congress that 
represents a district affected by the per-
fluorinated compound contamination. 
(B) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a detailed explanation of why a co-
operative agreement has not been finalized 
or amended, as applicable; and 
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(ii) a projected timeline for finalizing 
or amending a cooperative agreement, as 
applicable. 
Æ 
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