[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5386-S5387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3589. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 142, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:


 study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater

       Sec. 433.  (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Director''), in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Administrator''), shall complete a study to conduct 
     targeted monitoring of occurrences of perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater in each region of 
     the United States in areas in which the substances may be 
     anticipated to be found and to which humans may be exposed, 
     based on the best available information.

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       (b) The Director, in consultation with the Administrator, 
     is encouraged to develop a public information campaign to 
     inform impacted communities and the general public of 
     potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances resulting from releases in groundwater.
       (c) Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and annually thereafter, the Director, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report that describes the 
     findings of the study completed under subsection (a).
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