Title: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, to authorize certain prizes for the development of non-PFAS-containing turnout gear, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to award cash and other prizes to recognize outstanding achievements in the development of personal protective firefighting equipment (e.g., turnout gear pants) that does not contain an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, commonly known as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8900 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8900

 To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 
to authorize certain prizes for the development of non-PFAS-containing 
                 turnout gear, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2022

 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 
to authorize certain prizes for the development of non-PFAS-containing 
                 turnout gear, 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. PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PFAS-CONTAINING TURNOUT GEAR.

    Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3528; 10 U.S.C. 2661 note 
prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``of a non-PFAS-containing'' and 
                inserting ``of the following:
            ``(1) A non-PFAS-containing''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Covered personal protective firefighting equipment 
        that does not contain an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl 
        substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance.''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `perfluoroalkyl substance' means a man-made 
        chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated 
        carbon atoms.
            ``(2) The term `polyfluoroalkyl substance' means a man-made 
        chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom 
        and at least one non-fully fluorinated carbon atom.
            ``(3) The term `covered personal protective firefighting 
        equipment'' means the following:
                    ``(A) Turnout gear jacket or coat.
                    ``(B) Turnout gear pants.
                    ``(C) Turnout coveralls.
                    ``(D) Any other personal protective firefighting 
                equipment, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
                in consultation with the Administrator of the United 
                States Fire Administration.''.
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