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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4976 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that removal and remedial 
actions relating to PFAS contamination result in levels meeting or ex-
ceeding certain standards, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 6, 2021 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that removal 
and remedial actions relating to PFAS contamination 
result in levels meeting or exceeding certain standards, 
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 ‘‘Ensuring PFAS Clean-
up Meets or Exceeds Stringent Standards Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO PFAS CONTAMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting a response action 
to address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance con-
tamination from Department of Defense or National 
Guard activities, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
such actions to achieve a level of such substances in the 
environmental media that meets or exceeds the most strin-
gent of the following standards for each applicable 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in any environ-
mental media: 
(1) A State standard, in effect in the State in 
which the response action is being conducted, as de-
scribed in section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and 
Liability 
Act 
of 
1980 
(42 
U.S.C. 
9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)). 
(2) A Federal standard, as described in section 
121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(i)). 
(3) 
A 
health 
advisory 
under 
section 
1412(b)(1)(F) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(F)). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl or polyfluo-
roalkyl substance’’ means any man-made chemical 
with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. 
(2) RESPONSE
ACTION.—The term ‘‘response 
action’’ means an action taken pursuant to section 
104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601). 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Except with respect to the 
specific level required to be met under subsection (a), 
nothing in this section affects the application of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607). 
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