Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act

Bill: 116-hr-7392
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Military facilities and property
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7392 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act . 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) ).