S.Amdt. 3929

SA 3929. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 127, line 9, insert ``and a remedial investigation
and feasibility study under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9601 et seq.)'' after ``testing''.
On page 127, line 11, insert ``and areas surrounding such
installations and facilities'' after ``United States''.
On page 127, beginning on line 15, strike ``military
installation or facility of the National Guard'' and insert
``military installation, facility of the National Guard, or
surrounding area''.
On page 127, line 17, strike ``installation or facility''
and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
On page 127, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
``(3) whether the release of a perfluoroalkyl substance or
polyfluoroalkyl substance from the installation or facility
has resulted in the occurrence of the perfluoroalkyl
substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance in groundwater that is
part of a sole-source aquifer at a concentration that
presents a risk of exposure of a person to the substance in a
quantity that exceeds the minimal risk level for that
substance established by the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry.
On page 128, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
``(e) Final Basis for Remedial Action for Assessment and
Testing Before Enactment.--If preliminary assessment and site
inspection testing required by subsection (a) has been
completed for an installation, facility, or area with respect
to contamination from perfluoroalkyl substances and
polyfluoroalkyl substances by the date of the enactment of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022,
such assessment and testing shall provide a final basis for
alternative remedial actions necessary to address such
contamination.
On page 128, line 14, strike the period and insert ``and
the status of the selection by the Secretary of alternative
remedial actions necessary to address contamination from
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances at
any installation, facility, or area covered by such
testing.''.
On page 128, line 18, strike ``installation or facility''
and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
On page 128, line 20, strike ``installation or facility''
and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
On page 128, line 23, strike ``installations or
facilities'' and insert ``installations, facilities, or
areas''.
On page 129, beginning on line 1, strike ``installations or
facilities'' and insert ``installations, facilities, or
areas''.
On page 129, line 3, strike ``the actions'' and insert
``the remedial actions''.
On page 129, beginning on line 4, strike ``actions, for
each installation or facility'' and insert ``remedial
actions, for each installation, facility, or area''.
On page 129, line 13, insert after the period the
following:
``(f) Remedial Action Defined.--The term ``remedial
action'' has the meaning given such term in section 101(24)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(24)).
On page 135, strike ``locations'' and insert
``installations or facilities, including nearby areas
surrounding such installations or facilities''.
On page 137, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
(51) Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
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