,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjai,mr4 ,kim 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,dean1 &
 ,ms4 ,torres ,small ( ,new ,mexico7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 to c>ry out a pilot program "u :i* !   
,secret>y det]m9es ! exposure ( c]ta9   
*ildr5 ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to      
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,milit>y  
,*ildr5 ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program =     
blood te/+ ( c]ta9 *ildr5 to det]m9e    
exposure to p]fluoroalkyl &             
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances  7a7 ,pilot   
program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod    
prec$+ ,octob] #a1 #bjbc1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,def5se ,heal?    
,ag5cy1 %all c>ry out a pilot program "u
 :i* ! ,secret>y provides blood te/+ to 
a cov]$ *ild to det]m9e & docum5t !     
pot5tial exposure ( ! *ild to           

p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances 7commonly kn[n z ,,pfas74 ,!  
,secret>y %all provide su* te/+ at      
milit>y m$ical treatm5t facilities at   
locations select$ pursuant to subsection
 7b74  7#b7 ,/&>ds ,! ,secret>y %all    
c>ry out ! blood te/+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9
 accordance ) /&>ds e/abli%$ by ! ,ag5cy
 = ,toxic ,sub/ances & ,disease ,regi/ry
 ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &       
,prev5tion4  7b7 ,locations ,! ,secret>y
 %all select milit>y in/allations at :i*
 to c>ry out ! pilot program "u         
subsection 7a77#a74 ,a crit]ion 9 mak+  
su* selection %all be :e!r ! milit>y    
in/allation has a high rate ( cov]$     
*ildr5 :o receive heal? c>e at milit>y  
m$ical treatm5t facilities at !         
in/allation4  7c7 ,results ,9 c>ry+ out 
! pilot program "u subsection 7a77#a71 !
 ,secret>y %all provide ! results ( a   
blood te/ ( a cov]$ *ild to ! p>5t or   
gu>dian ( ! *ild4  7d7 ,outrea* ,!      
,secret>y %all conduct outrea* at       
milit>y in/allations at :i* ! pilot     

program "u subsection 7a77#a7 is c>ri$  
out to enc\rage p>ticipation 9 ! pilot  
program1 includ+ by notify+ memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces & dep5d5ts :o live on or ne>
 su* in/allations (--  7#a7 ! backgr\nd 
on p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl      
sub/ances2  7#b7 ! availability ( blood 
te/s "u ! pilot program2 &  7#c7 !      
b5efits ( su* te/s4  7e7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit to ! congressional def5se       
committees 7z def9$ 9 section           
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 a report on ! pilot program "u  
subsection 7a77#a71 includ+ a summ>y ( !
 results ( ! te/+ conduct$ "u ! pilot   
program4  7f7 ,cov]$ *ild def9$ ,9 ?is  
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ *ild means a    
*ild specifi$ 9 section #ajgb7f7 ( title
 #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :o-- 7#a7 has
 n atta9$ ! age ( #ah2 &  7#b7 is a     
dep5d5t ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :om ! 
,secret>y det]m9es s]v$ on a milit>y    
in/allation 9 ! cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates 
t 0 expos$ to p]fluoroalkyl &           

polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances at any "t dur+
 ! #aj-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4