[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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