To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a Coordinator for Engagement with PFAS-impacted defense communities.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10166 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10166

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a Coordinator for 
           Engagement with PFAS-impacted defense communities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2024

 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Kildee) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a Coordinator for 
           Engagement with PFAS-impacted defense communities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COORDINATOR FOR ENGAGEMENT FOR PFAS-IMPACTED DEFENSE 
              COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate an official of the 
Department of Defense as the ``Coordinator for Engagement with Defense 
Communities Affected by PFAS''.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Coordinator 
designated under subsection (a) are--
            (1) to improve the outreach, education, and communication 
        efforts of the Department with respect to current or former 
        defense communities located in the United States that have been 
        affected by the contamination or leakage of perfluoroalkyl and 
        polyfluoroalkyl substances (referred to in this section as 
        ``PFAS''); and
            (2) to serve as a dedicated liaison between the Department 
        of State and local governments, advocacy organizations, and 
        individual citizens in the current and former defense 
        communities where the Department has ongoing or incomplete PFAS 
        remediation projects.
    (c) Definition of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.--
For the purposes of this section, the terms ``perfluoroalkyl 
substance'' and ``polyfluoroalkyl substance'' have the meanings given 
such terms in section 333(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3531; 10 U.S.C. 
3062 note).
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