To require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on a plan to characterize the asbestos risk of former Air Force defense sites, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8308
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2022-07-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to develop and submit to Congress a report on a plan to characterize the asbestos risk of defense sites formerly used by or under the jurisdiction of the Air Force.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8308 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2022 Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on a plan to characterize the asbestos risk of former Air Force defense sites, and for other purposes.

1. Report on plan to characterize asbestos risk of former Air Force defense sites (a) Report Not later than December 15, 2022, the Secretary of the Air Force shall develop and submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on a plan to characterize the asbestos risk of defense sites formerly used by or under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and, if required, provide remediation for such sites. (b) Matters included The report under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum— (1) a list of defense sites formerly used by or under the jurisdiction of the Secretary with known or expected asbestos contamination; (2) a timeline and prioritized list for characterizing the asbestos risk of such sites through site inspections and remedial investigations; and (3) an assessment of the deterioration of facilities and the corresponding risk of friable asbestos being released into soils and groundwater.