[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2091. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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. 324. MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTION ON DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING 
                   PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE OR PERFLUOROOCTANOIC 
                   ACID.

       (a) In General.--Section 333 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 333. RESTRICTION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT 
                   OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL AND 
                   POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       ``(a) Restriction on Procurement of Certain Items.--The 
     Department of Defense may not procure any covered item that 
     contains or is produced using any of the following:
       ``(1) Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).
       ``(2) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
       ``(3) Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS).
       ``(4) Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS).
       ``(5) Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA).
       ``(6) GenX.
       ``(b) Inclusion in Contracts.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include the prohibition under subsection (a) in any 
     contract entered into by the Department of Defense to procure 
     a covered item.
       ``(c) No Obligation to Test.--In carrying out the 
     prohibition under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall not have an obligation to test a covered item to 
     confirm the absence of perfluoroalkyl substances or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances.
       ``(d) Existing Inventory.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to impact existing inventories of covered items 
     procured by the Secretary of Defense before the effective 
     date of this section.
       ``(e) Covered Item Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `covered item' means--
       ``(1) non-stick cookware or food service ware for use in 
     galleys or dining facilities;
       ``(2) food packaging materials;
       ``(3) cleaning products;
       ``(4) carpeting; and
       ``(5) rugs and upholstered furniture.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on April 1, 2026.
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