Title: Safe Water for Military Families Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Safe Water for Military Families Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that, no later than January 1, 2029, it uses only non-fluorinated firefighting foam, which does not contain a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
DOD shall study best practices to clean up ground contaminated by PFAS substances.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3226 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3226

To direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the use of firefighting 
 foam containing perfuoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2019

   Mr. Kim 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 prohibit the use of firefighting 
 foam containing perfuoroalkyl 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 ``Safe Water for Military Families 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PFAS BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2029, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of 
        Defense uses only non-fluorinated firefighting foam, which does 
        not contain covered PFAS.
            (2) Covered pfas.--In this subsection, the term ``covered 
        PFAS'' means a perfuoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with 
        at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) Study required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
        a study of the best practices to clean up ground contaminated 
        by perfuoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
            (2) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection 
        (a), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) evaluate best practices in the cleanup (not 
                including incineration) of ground contaminated by 
                perfuoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances;
                    (B) determine the estimated costs of the different 
                types of cleanup methods; and
                    (C) estimate the length of time for various types 
                of cleanup methods.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out the study under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that 
        describes--
                    (A) the findings and conclusions of the study; and
                    (B) any recommendations of the Secretary.
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