,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #bc1 #bjah,ms4  
,/ab5[ 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,nelson1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4  
,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to enc\rage ,f$]al ag5cies to          
exp$iti\sly ent] into or am5d coop]ative
 agreem5ts ) ,/ates = removal & rem$ial 
actions to address ,,pfas contam9ation 9
 dr9k+1 surface1 & gr\nd wat] & l&      
surface & subsurface /rata1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,pfas ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #bjah4  #b4 ,coop]ative agreem5ts )   
,/ates = removal & rem$ial actions to   
address dr9k+1 surface1 & gr\nd wat] &  
soil contam9ation f ,,pfas  7a7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,f$]al
 facility  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m ,f$]al  
facility means a facility 7z def9$ 9    
section #aja ( ! ,compreh5sive          

,environm5tal ,response1 ,comp5sation1 &
 ,liability ,act ( #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ifja77 t is own$ or op]at$ by ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t4  7,b7 ,inclusion ,! t]m      
,f$]al facility includes-- 7i7 an active
 milit>y in/allation2 &  7ii7 a         
,national ,gu>d facility4  7#b7 ,=m]    
,f$]al facility  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m   
=m] ,f$]al facility means a facility 7z 
def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,compreh5sive  
,environm5tal ,response1 ,comp5sation1 &
 ,liability ,act ( #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ifja77 t has be51 b is no long]1 own$  
or op]at$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7,b7  
,inclusion ,! t]m =m] ,f$]al facility   
includes-- 7i7 a decommission$ milit>y  
in/allation2 &  7ii7 a =m] ,national    
,gu>d facility4  7#c7 ,fully fluor9at$  
c>bon atom ,! t]m fully fluor9at$ c>bon 
atom means a c>bon atom on :i* all !    
hydrog5 sub/itu5ts h be5 replac$ by     
fluor9e4  7#d7 ,p]fluor9at$ comp\nd ,!  
t]m p]fluor9at$ comp\nd means a         
p]fluoroalkyl sub/ance or a             
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance 7or ,,pfas7 t  

is manmade ) at lea/ #a fully fluor9at$ 
c>bon atom4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( !  
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act ( #aihj 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja74  7b7 ,coop]ative 
agreem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on reque/ by ! 
,gov]nor or *ief executive ( a ,/ate1 a 
,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all "w        
exp$iti\sly to f9alize a coop]ative     
agreem5t =1 or to am5d an exi/+         
coop]ative agreem5t to address1 te/+1   
monitor+1 removal1 & rem$ial actions to 
address contam9ation or suspect$        
contam9ation ( dr9k+ wat]1 surface wat]1
 or gr\ndwat] or l& surface or          
subsurface /rata f a p]fluor9at$        
comp\nd--  7,a7 orig9at+ f a ,f$]al     
facility2 or  7,b7 t 0 releas$ dur+ !   
p]iod 9 :i* a =m] ,f$]al facility 0 own$
 or op]at$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 
,m9imum /&>ds ,a coop]ative agreem5t    
f9aliz$ or am5d$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
require ! area subject to ! coop]ative  
agreem5t to meet or exce$ ! mo/ /r+5t ( 

! foll[+ /&>ds = p]fluor9at$ comp\nds 9 
any environm5tal m$ia3  7,a7 ,an        
en=ceable ,/ate /&>d1 9 effect 9 t      
,/ate1 = dr9k+ wat]1 surface wat]1 or   
gr\ndwat] or l& surface or subsurface   
/rata1 z requir$ "u section #aba7;d7 ( !
 ,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1 
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act ( #aihj 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifba7;d774  7,b7 ,a     
heal? advisory "u section               
#adab7;b77#a77;,f7 ( ! ,safe ,dr9k+     
,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#cjj;g-#a7;b77#a77;,f774  7,c7 ,any     
,f$]al /&>d1 requirem5t1 crit]ion1 or   
limit1 includ+ a /&>d1 requirem5t1      
crit]ion1 or limit issu$ "u--  7i7 !    
,toxic ,sub/ances ,control ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq472  7ii7 ! ,safe 
,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f 
et seq472  7iii7 ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472  7iv7 !      
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472  7v7 !   
,m>9e ,protection1 ,rese>*1 &           
,sanctu>ies ,act ( #aigb 7commonly kn[n 

z ! ,ocean ,dump+ ,act7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4  
#adja et seq472 or  7vi7 ! ,solid ,wa/e 
,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fija et  
seq474  7c7 ,notification requirem5t    
7#a7 ,def9ition ( appropriate           
congressional committees ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,report  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,if a coop]ative agreem5t is n    
f9aliz$ or am5d$ "u subsection 7b7 by ! 
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* a   
reque/ by ! ,gov]nor or *ief executive (
 a ,/ate 0 made1 ! ,presid5t %all submit
 a report describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7   
to--  7i7 ! appropriate congressional   
committees2  7ii7 ea* ,s5ator f ! ,/ate 
affect$ by ! p]fluor9at$ comp\nd        
contam9ation2 &  7iii7 ea* memb] (      
,congress t repres5ts a di/rict affect$ 
by ! p]fluor9at$ comp\nd contam9ation4  
7,b7 ,report describ$ ,! report ref]r$  

to 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include-- 7i7
 a detail$ explanation ( :y a coop]ative
 agreem5t has n be5 f9aliz$ or am5d$1 z 
applicable2 &  7ii7 a project$ timel9e =
 f9aliz+ or am5d+ a coop]ative agreem5t1
 z applicable4