[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 191 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7566]
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SA 4127. Mrs. SHAHEEN 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:
At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following:
SEC. 356. MORATORIUM ON INCINERATION BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES, POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES, AND AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM.
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall not incinerate materials
containing perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl
substances, or aqueous film forming foam until regulations
have been prescribed by the Secretary that--
(1) implement the requirements of section 330 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note); and
(2) take into consideration the interim guidance published
by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
under section 7361 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (15 U.S.C. 8961).
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