Title: Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to publicly disclose the results of any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (i.e., PFAS) conducted on military installations or formerly used defense sites. Prior to conducting any testing for PFAS, DOD must also provide written notice to the managers of the public water system and the publicly owned treatment works serving the areas located immediately adjacent to the military installation where such testing is to occur.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7392 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7392

To direct the Secretary of Defense to publicly disclose the results of 
  Department of Defense testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
                  substances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2020

Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Turner) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to publicly disclose the results of 
  Department of Defense testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
                  substances, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military PFAS Testing Disclosure 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TESTING 
              FOR PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

    (a) Public Disclosure of Pfas Testing.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall publicly disclose the results of any testing for perfluoroalkyl 
or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as ``PFAS'') 
conducted on military installations or formerly used defense sites, 
including--
            (1) all such testing results conducted by the Department of 
        Defense; and
            (2) all such testing results conducted by a non-Department 
        entity (including any Federal agency and any public or private 
        entity) under contract by or pursuant to an agreement with the 
        Department of Defense.
    (b) Nature of Disclosure.--The Secretary of Defense may satisfy the 
disclosure requirement under subsection (a) by publishing the 
information, datasets, and results relating to the testing referred to 
in such subsection--
            (1) on the publicly available website established under 
        section 331(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 
        2020 (Public Law 116-92);
            (2) on another publicly available website of the Department 
        of Defense; or
            (3) in the Federal Register.
    (c) Requirements.--The information required to be disclosed by the 
Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) and published under 
subsection (b) shall--
            (1) constitute a record for the purposes of chapter 21, 29, 
        31, and 33 of title 44, United States Code; and
            (2) include any underlying datasets or additional 
        information of interest to the public, as determined by the 
        Secretary of Defense.
    (d) Local Notification.--Prior to conducting any testing for 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the managers of the public water system and the 
publicly owned treatment works serving the areas located immediately 
adjacent to the military installation where such testing is to occur 
notice in writing of the testing.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``formerly used defense site'' means any site 
        formerly used by the Department of Defense or National Guard 
        eligible for environmental restoration by the Secretary of 
        Defense funded under the ``Environmental Restoration Account, 
        Formerly Used Defense Sites'' account established under section 
        2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (3) The term ``perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
        substance'' means any man-made chemical with at least one fully 
        fluorinated carbon atom.
            (4) The term ``public water system'' has the meaning given 
        such term under section 1401(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 300f(4)).
            (5) The term ``treatment works'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 212(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)).
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