S.Amdt. 4609

SA 4609. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Collins) 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 126, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
``(5) Support research efforts relating to perfluoroalkyl
substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
``(6) Establish practices to ensure the timely and complete
dissemination of research findings and related data relating
to perfluoroalkyl substanes or polyfluoroalkyl substances to
the general public.

At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following:

SEC. 356. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING
RESEARCH RELATING TO PERFLUOROALKYL OR
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

(a) Publication of Information.--Beginning not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
Secretary of Defense shall publish on the publicly available
website established under section 331(b) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law
116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) timely and regularly updated
information on the research efforts of the Department of
Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances, which shall include the following:
(1) A description of any research collaborations and data
sharing by the Department with the Department of Veterans
Affairs, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry, or any other agency (as defined in section 551
title 5, United States Code), States, academic institutions,
nongovernmental organizations, or any other entity.
(2) Regularly updated information on research projects
supported or conducted by the Department of Defense
pertaining to the development, testing, and evaluation of a
fluorine-free firefighting foam or any other alternative to
aqueous film forming foam that contains perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances, excluding any proprietary
information that is business confidential.
(3) Regularly updated information on research projects
supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to the
health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances, including information relating to the impact of
such substances on firefighters, veterans, and military
families and excluding any personally identifiable
information.
(4) Regularly updated information on research projects
supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to
treatment options for drinking water, surface water, ground
water, and the safe disposal of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(5) Budget information, including specific spending
information for the research projects relating to
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances that are
supported or conducted by the Department.
(6) Such other matters as may be relevant to ongoing
research projects supported or conducted by the Department to
address the use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances and the health effects of the use of such
substances.
(b) Format.--The information published under subsection (a)
shall be made available in a downloadable, machine-readable,
open, and a user-friendly format.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``military installation'' includes active,
inactive, and former military installations.
(2) The term ``perfluoroalkyl substance'' means a man-made
chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully
fluorinated carbon atoms.
(3) The term ``polyfluoroalkyl substance'' means a man-made
chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms,
partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon
atoms.
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