S.Amdt. 6220

SA 6220. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 C of title III, add the following:

SEC. 334. INFORMATIONAL PRODUCT ON KNOWN EXPOSURES TO PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to each member of the Armed Forces an informational product on perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances that includes all the major categories of known exposures to such substances while serving in the Armed Forces, including--

(1) aqueous film forming foam;

(2) certain industrial products used in aerospace, photographic imaging, semiconductor, automotive, construction, electronics, and aviation industries;

(3) drinking water systems on an installation of the Department of Defense; and

(4) surface water and runoff on an installation of the Department.

(b) Health Concerns.--The informational product required under subsection (a) shall include information about health concerns relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

(c) Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Defined.--In this section, the term “perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances” means the following:

(1) Perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as “PFOA”, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 335-67-1).

(2) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (commonly referred to as “PFOS”, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 1763-23-1).

(3) Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (commonly referred to as “PFBS”, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 375-73-5).

(4) Hexafluoropropylene oxide (commonly referred to as “GenX”, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 13252-13-1).