[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3514-S3515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 505. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 324. CONTRACT CRITERIA FOR REMEDIATION OF PERFLUOROALKYL 
                   SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       (a) Establishment of Criteria.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish criteria for treatment and 
     remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances (PFAS) in drinking water and ground water at 
     military installations and other Department of Defense 
     facilities.
       (b) Elements.--The criteria established under subsection 
     (a) shall--
       (1) ensure the utilization of best value contracting 
     methods;
       (2) require consideration of long-term operation and 
     maintenance costs;
       (3) for treatment or remediation techniques that include 
     water filtration, include performance specifications that--
       (A) give preference to filtration products made from 
     materials mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
     States, consistent with chapter 83 of title 41, United States 
     Code (commonly referred to as the ``Buy American Act''); and

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       (B) require that--
       (i) filtration materials may be recycled for extended use; 
     and
       (ii) filtration materials demonstrate long-term useful 
     life; and
       (4) require the submission and consideration of filtration 
     material performance data such as performance curves and 
     operations cost projections over 5- and 10-year periods.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--If the Department of Defense 
     enters into a contract for treatment and remediation services 
     pursuant to this section that does not utilize filtration 
     products made from materials mined, produced, or manufactured 
     in the United States, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report justifying 
     the use of such products, including an explanation of the 
     circumstances that necessitate the use of such products 
     despite the preference established pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(3)(A).
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