[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 6220. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr.
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 C of title III, add the following:
SEC. 334. INFORMATIONAL PRODUCT ON KNOWN EXPOSURES TO
PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES ON INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide to each member of the Armed Forces an
informational product on perfluoroalkyl substances and
polyfluoroalkyl substances that includes all the major
categories of known exposures to such substances while
serving in the Armed Forces, including--
(1) aqueous film forming foam;
(2) certain industrial products used in aerospace,
photographic imaging, semiconductor, automotive,
construction, electronics, and aviation industries;
(3) drinking water systems on an installation of the
Department of Defense; and
(4) surface water and runoff on an installation of the
Department.
(b) Health Concerns.--The informational product required
under subsection (a) shall include information about health
concerns relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(c) Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances Defined.--In this section, the term
``perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances''
means the following:
(1) Perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as
``PFOA'', Chemical Abstracts Service No. 335-67-1).
(2) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (commonly referred to as
``PFOS'', Chemical Abstracts Service No. 1763-23-1).
(3) Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (commonly referred to as
``PFBS'', Chemical Abstracts Service No. 375-73-5).
(4) Hexafluoropropylene oxide (commonly referred to as
``GenX'', Chemical Abstracts Service No. 13252-13-1).
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