S.Amdt. 684

SA 684. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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:

On page 103, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, begin an exposure assessment of no less than 8
current or former military installations known to have per-
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in
drinking water, ground water, and any other sources of water
and relevant

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exposure vectors, and such assessment shall--
(A) include--
(i) a statistical sample at each installation, to be
determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(ii) blood testing and bio-monitoring for assessing such
contamination;
(B) conclude no later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(C) produce findings, which shall be--
(i) used to help design the study described in paragraph
(2); and
(ii) released to the appropriate congressional committees
not later than 1 year after the conclusion of such
assessment;
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