[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2283 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2283

To prohibit the procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane 
 sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and prioritize the 
              procurement of products not containing PFAS.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2023

  Mr. Peters (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Moran) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane 
 sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and prioritize the 
              procurement of products not containing PFAS.

    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 ``PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING 
              PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS) OR PERFLUOROOCTANOIC 
              ACID (PFOA).

    Beginning on October 1, 2025, the head of an executive agency may 
not enter into a contract for the procurement of cookware, utensils, 
carpets, or furniture that contain perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or 
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

SEC. 3. PRIORITY PROCUREMENT OF PRODUCTS NOT CONTAINING PFAS.

    The head of an executive agency shall prioritize the procurement of 
products, where available, that do not contain PFAS.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Executive agency defined.--The term ``executive 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 
        41, United States Code.
            (2) PFAS.--The term ``PFAS'' means a perfluoroalkyl or 
        polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made and has not fewer 
        than 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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