[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4443-S4444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PREVENTING PFAS RUNOFF AT AIRPORTS ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 462, S. 3662.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3662) to temporarily increase the cost share 
     authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing 
     equipment, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing PFAS Runoff at 
     Airports Act''.

     SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASED COST SHARE AUTHORITY FOR AQUEOUS 
                   FILM FORMING FOAM INPUT-BASED TESTING 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Special Rule for Covered Equipment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Government's share of allowable 
     project costs for covered equipment and its installation 
     shall be 100 percent.
       ``(2) Definition of covered equipment.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `covered equipment' means aqueous 
     film forming foam input-based testing equipment that is 
     eligible for Airport Improvement Program funding based on 
     Federal Aviation Administration PGL 21-01, titled `Extension 
     of Eligibility for stand-alone acquisition of input-based 
     testing equipment and truck modification', dated October 5, 
     2021 (or any other successor program guidance letter).
       ``(3) Sunset.--The higher cost share authority established 
     in this subsection shall terminate on the earlier of--
       ``(A) 180 days after the date on which the eligibility of 
     covered equipment for Airport Improvement Program funding 
     under the authority described in paragraph (2) terminates or 
     is discontinued by the Administrator; or
       ``(B) 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Outreach Efforts.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct an outreach 
     effort to make airports aware of the higher cost share 
     authority established in section 47109(g) of title 49, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Forward-looking Airport Reimbursements.--Not later than 
     18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives that reviews--
       (1) potential options for Congress to reimburse airports 
     that--
       (A) are certificated under part 139 of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations; and
       (B) acquired covered equipment (as defined in section 
     47109(g) of title 49, United States Code) as added by 
     subsection (a)--
       (i) with Federal funding but with a Government's share less 
     than 100 percent; or
       (ii) without Federal funding;
       (2) information relevant to estimating the potential cost 
     of providing such reimbursement;
       (3) the status of the Federal Aviation Administration's 
     outreach efforts as required under subsection (b); and
       (4) any additional information the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration considers appropriate.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask unanimous consent that the committee-
reported substitute be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be 
considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was 
agreed to.

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  The bill (S. 3662), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

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