[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7378-S7379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3892. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be

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proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2022 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 D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 356. STANDARDS FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CONTAMINATION FROM PFAS.

       (a) In General.--In conducting response actions to address 
     PFAS contamination from activities of the Department of 
     Defense or National Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct such actions to achieve a level of PFAS in the 
     environmental media that meets or exceeds the most stringent 
     of the following standards for PFAS in any environmental 
     media:
       (1) The applicable State standard, in effect in that State, 
     as described in clause (ii) of section 121(d)(2)(A) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)).
       (2) The applicable Federal standard as described in clause 
     (i) of such section.
       (3) A health advisory under section 1412(b)(1)(F) of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(1)(F)).
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) PFAS.--The term ``PFAS'' means a perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated 
     carbon atom.
       (2) Response action.--The term ``response action'' means an 
     action taken pursuant to section 104 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604).
       (c) Savings Clause.--Except with respect to the specific 
     level required to be met under subsection (a), nothing in 
     this section affects the application of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
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