To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that removal and remedial actions relating to PFOS or PFOA contamination result in levels meeting or exceeding certain standards, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to attain specific standards in cleaning up perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination in drinking water and other groundwater from past DOD and National Guard activities. Specifically, DOD must reduce the presence of PFOS and PFOA in drinking water and other groundwater to meet or exceed the most stringent standard among federal health advisories and enforceable federal and state requirements.

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Timeline

1. 11 September 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 September 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 September 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 September 2020

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 11 September 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 September 2020

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Sponsors

• Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsas00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021