3.0.0 7931 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z House HR 2020-08-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOULAHAN:H.R. 7931.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4219]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-04T15:02:20Z William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2020-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 N D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2020-08-04 True L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2020-08-04 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-08-04 True Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intergovernmental relations Research administration and funding Research and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-08-04 Introduced in House 2020-11-10T14:49:08Z PFAS Interagency Research Coordination Strategy Act or the PIRCS Act

This bill directs the National Science and Technology Council to establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities to advance research and development needed to address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to 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.

The interagency working group shall (1) provide for interagency coordination of federally funded PFAS research and development, and (2) develop and update every two years a strategic plan for federal support for PFAS research and development.

]]> PIRCS Act Display Title PIRCS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PIRCS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PFAS Interagency Research Coordination Strategy Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an interagency working group to coordinate Federal activities to advance research and development needed to address PFAS. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7931ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7931ih.xml 2020-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.