,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mrs4   
,flet*] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to issue guidance on 
m9imiz+ ! use ( firefight+ foam conta9+ 
,,pfas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,guidance
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all issue guidance  
on m9imiz+ ! use ( firefight+ foam & o!r
 equipm5t conta9+ any ,,pfas by         
firefight]s1 police (fic]s1 p>am$ics1   
em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians1 & o!r fir/   
respond]s1 9 ord] to m9imize ! risk to  
su* firefight]s1 police (fic]s1         
p>am$ics1 em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians1 &  
o!r fir/ respond]s1 & ! environm5t1 )\t 
jeop>diz+ firefight+ ef=ts4  7b7        
,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,,pfas    
means a p]fluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl

 sub/ance ) at lea/ "o fully fluor9at$  
c>bon atom4