,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,kim 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,dean1
 and ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new        
,mexico7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct 
the ,secretary of ,defense to carry out 
a pilot program under which the         
,secretary determines the exposure of   
certain children of members of the      
,armed ,forces to perfluoroalkyl and    
polyfluoroalkyl substances4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protect ,our ,military ,children ,act4 
#b4 ,pilot program for blood testing of 
certain children to determine exposure  
to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl   
substances  7a7 ,pilot program  7#a7 ,in
 general ,during the period preceding   
,october #a1 #bjbc1 the ,secretary of   
,defense1 acting through the ,defense   
,health ,agency1 shall carry out a pilot
 program under which the ,secretary     

provides blood testing to a covered     
child to determine and document the     
potential exposure of the child to      
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances 7commonly known as ,,pfas74  
,the ,secretary shall provide such      
testing at military medical treatment   
facilities at locations selected        
pursuant to subsection 7b74  7#b7       
,standards ,the ,secretary shall carry  
out the blood testing under paragraph   
7#a7 in accordance with standards       
established by the ,agency for ,toxic   
,substances and ,disease ,registry of   
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention4  7b7 ,locations ,the       
,secretary shall select military        
installations at which to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection 7a77#a74 
,a criterion in making such selection   
shall be whether the military           
installation has a high rate of covered 
children who receive health care at     
military medical treatment facilities at
 the installation4  7c7 ,results ,in    

carrying out the pilot program under    
subsection 7a77#a71 the ,secretary shall
 provide the results of a blood test of 
a covered child to the parent or        
guardian of the child4  7d7 ,outreach   
,the ,secretary shall conduct outreach  
at military installations at which the  
pilot program under subsection 7a77#a7  
is carried out to encourage             
participation in the pilot program1     
including by notifying members of the   
,armed ,forces and dependents who live  
on or near such installations of--  7#a7
 the background on perfluoroalkyl and   
polyfluoroalkyl substances2  7#b7 the   
availability of blood tests under the   
pilot program2 and  7#c7 the benefits of
 such tests4  7e7 ,report ,not later    
than ,january #a1 #bjbd1 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the congressional       
defense committees 7as defined in       
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code7 a report on the  
pilot program under subsection 7a77#a71 
including a summary of the results of   

the testing conducted under the pilot   
program4  7f7 ,covered child defined ,in
 this subsection1 the term covered child
 means a child specified in section     
#ajgb7f7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code1 who-- 7#a7 has not attained the  
age of #ah2 and  7#b7 is a dependent of 
a member of the ,armed ,forces whom the 
,secretary determines served on a       
military installation in the continental
 ,united ,states that was exposed to    
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances at any time during the       
#aj-year period preceding the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4