S.Amdt. 505

SA 505. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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. 324. CONTRACT CRITERIA FOR REMEDIATION OF PERFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

(a) Establishment of Criteria.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall establish criteria for treatment and
remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) in drinking water and ground water at
military installations and other Department of Defense
facilities.
(b) Elements.--The criteria established under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) ensure the utilization of best value contracting
methods;
(2) require consideration of long-term operation and
maintenance costs;
(3) for treatment or remediation techniques that include
water filtration, include performance specifications that--
(A) give preference to filtration products made from
materials mined, produced, or manufactured in the United
States, consistent with chapter 83 of title 41, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the ``Buy American Act''); and

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(B) require that--
(i) filtration materials may be recycled for extended use;
and
(ii) filtration materials demonstrate long-term useful
life; and
(4) require the submission and consideration of filtration
material performance data such as performance curves and
operations cost projections over 5- and 10-year periods.
(c) Reporting Requirement.--If the Department of Defense
enters into a contract for treatment and remediation services
pursuant to this section that does not utilize filtration
products made from materials mined, produced, or manufactured
in the United States, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report justifying
the use of such products, including an explanation of the
circumstances that necessitate the use of such products
despite the preference established pursuant to subsection
(b)(3)(A).
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