,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bg1
 #bjaf,mr4 ,schumer introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require an    
,air ,force report on perfluorooctanoic 
acid 7,,pfoa7 and perfluorooctane       
sulfonates 7,,pfos7 contamination at    
certain military installations and      
require reparation for identified       
contaminated sites and affected areas4  
#a4 ,air ,force report on               
perfluorooctanoic acid 7,,pfoa7 and     
perfluorooctane sulfonates 7,,pfos7     
contamination at certain military       
installations  7a7 ,findings ,congress  
makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,an  
increasing number of communities across 
,new ,york have reportedly identified   
the presence of perfluorooctanoic acid  
7,,pfoa7 and perfluorooctane sulfonates 
7,,pfos71 which can contaminate water   
and cause adverse health effects4  7#b7 

,according to reports1 levels of ,,pfoa 
and ,,pfos have been detected in the    
public and private water supplies in the
 cities of ,newburgh and ,plattsburgh   
and the towns of ,hoosick ,falls and    
,petersburgh1 ,new ,york4 ,public and   
private wells in these communities are  
being tested by the ,new ,york          
,department of ,environmental           
,conservation 7,,dec7 and the ,new ,york
 ,department of ,health 7,,doh74  7#c7  
,the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 
7,,epa7 has identified ,,pfoa as an     
emerging contaminant1 and in #bjji1 the 
,,epa issued an updated provisional     
health advisory for drinking water of   
#gj parts per trillion for ,,pfoa and   
,,pfos4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of the ,air ,force1 in       
collaboration with the ,administrator of
 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1
 shall submit to ,congress a report on  
perfluorooctanoic acid 7,,pfoa7 and     

perfluorooctane sulfonates 7,,pfos7     
contamination at ,stewart ,air ,national
 ,guard ,base1 ,newburgh1 ,plattsburgh1 
,hoosick ,falls1 and ,petersburgh1 ,new 
,york1 and any other sites the          
,secretary determines appropriate4  7#b7
 ,elements ,the report required under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following elements3 7,a7 ,an accelerated
 timeline and status on the inspection  
and cleanup at ,stewart ,air ,national  
,guard ,base1 ,newburgh1 ,plattsburgh1  
,hoosick ,falls1 and ,petersburgh1 ,new 
,york4  7,b7 ,an update on the ,air     
,force's efforts to identify and notify 
everyone potentially affected or        
impacted by the contamination4  7,c7 ,an
 assessment of the ,air ,force's role1  
if any1 in the new contaminations4  7,d7
 ,a summary of the ,air ,force's        
support1 where appropriate1 for the     
,,epa with respect to the latest        
contaminations4  7,e7 ,a detailed       
proposal mandating the financial        
compensation and reimbursement for      

cleanup1 water accessibility interim    
programs1 and water source filtration   
initiatives in the event the ,air ,force
 is responsible for the contamination   
pursuant to the ,comprehensive          
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq474