[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3929. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be 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:
       On page 127, line 9, insert ``and a remedial investigation 
     and feasibility study under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.)'' after ``testing''.
       On page 127, line 11, insert ``and areas surrounding such 
     installations and facilities'' after ``United States''.
       On page 127, beginning on line 15, strike ``military 
     installation or facility of the National Guard'' and insert 
     ``military installation, facility of the National Guard, or 
     surrounding area''.
       On page 127, line 17, strike ``installation or facility'' 
     and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 127, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       ``(3) whether the release of a perfluoroalkyl substance or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance from the installation or facility 
     has resulted in the occurrence of the perfluoroalkyl 
     substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance in groundwater that is 
     part of a sole-source aquifer at a concentration that 
     presents a risk of exposure of a person to the substance in a 
     quantity that exceeds the minimal risk level for that 
     substance established by the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
     Disease Registry.
       On page 128, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       ``(e) Final Basis for Remedial Action for Assessment and 
     Testing Before Enactment.--If preliminary assessment and site 
     inspection testing required by subsection (a) has been 
     completed for an installation, facility, or area with respect 
     to contamination from perfluoroalkyl substances and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances by the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, 
     such assessment and testing shall provide a final basis for 
     alternative remedial actions necessary to address such 
     contamination.
       On page 128, line 14, strike the period and insert ``and 
     the status of the selection by the Secretary of alternative 
     remedial actions necessary to address contamination from 
     perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances at 
     any installation, facility, or area covered by such 
     testing.''.
       On page 128, line 18, strike ``installation or facility'' 
     and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 128, line 20, strike ``installation or facility'' 
     and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 128, line 23, strike ``installations or 
     facilities'' and insert ``installations, facilities, or 
     areas''.
       On page 129, beginning on line 1, strike ``installations or 
     facilities'' and insert ``installations, facilities, or 
     areas''.
       On page 129, line 3, strike ``the actions'' and insert 
     ``the remedial actions''.
       On page 129, beginning on line 4, strike ``actions, for 
     each installation or facility'' and insert ``remedial 
     actions, for each installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 129, line 13, insert after the period the 
     following:
       ``(f) Remedial Action Defined.--The term ``remedial 
     action'' has the meaning given such term in section 101(24) 
     of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(24)).
       On page 135, strike ``locations'' and insert 
     ``installations or facilities, including nearby areas 
     surrounding such installations or facilities''.
       On page 137, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (51) Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
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