S.Amdt. 4431

SA 4431. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 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 B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 306. AIR FORCE REPORT ON PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)
AND PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES (PFOS)
CONTAMINATION AT CERTAIN MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.

(a) Finding.--Congress makes the following findings:

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(1) An increasing number of communities across New York
have reportedly identified the presence of perfluorooctanoic
acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS), which can
contaminate water and cause adverse health effects.
(2) According to reports, levels of PFOA and PFOS have been
detected in the public and private water supplies in the city
of Newburgh, New York. Public and private wells in these
communities are being tested by the New York Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York Department
of Health (DOH) .
(3) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
identified PFOA as an ``emerging contaminant,'' and in 2009,
the EPA issued an updated provisional health advisory for
drinking water of 70 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 1, 2016, the
Secretary of the Air Force, in collaboration with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall
submit to Congress a report on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
and perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) contamination at
Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following elements:
(A) An update on the cleanup at Stewart Air National Guard
Base.
(B) An update on the Air Force's efforts to identify and
notify everyone affected or impacted by the contamination.
(C) An assessment of the Air Force's role, if any, in the
new contaminations.
(D) A summary of the Air Force's support, where
appropriate, for the EPA with respect to the latest
contaminations.
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