[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7858]
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  SA 4306. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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. RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR PURCHASING BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF CERTAIN ITEMS 
                   CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND 
                   POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       (a) Prohibition on Procurement and Purchasing.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may not procure or purchase any covered 
     item for use in a child development center if such item 
     contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) Inclusion in contracts.--The Secretary shall include 
     the prohibition under subsection (a) in any contracts to 
     procure covered items for use in child development centers.
       (2) No requirement for testing.--The Secretary shall not 
     have an obligation to test covered items procured for use in 
     child development centers to confirm the absence of 
     perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered item.--The term ``covered item'' means--
       (A) nonstick cookware or cooking utensils for use in 
     kitchen or dining facilities;
       (B) upholstered furniture, carpets, and rugs;
       (C) food packaging materials;
       (D) furniture or floor waxes;
       (E) mattresses, nap mats or cots, and bedding materials; 
     and
       (F) cleaning products.
       (2) Perfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``perfluoroalkyl 
     substance'' means a man-made chemical of which all of the 
     carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
       (3) Polyfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance'' means a man-made chemical containing at least one 
     fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully 
     fluorinated carbon atom.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
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