,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,flet*] 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 & ,mr4 
,posey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide = ! ,national ,academies to /udy
 & report on a ,f$]al rese>* ag5da to   
advance ! und]/&+ ( ,,pfas1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,,pfas ,rese>*      
,evaluation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,p]fluoroalkyl &    
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances 7,,pfas7 are a
 gr\p ( man-made *emicals t h be5 us$ 9 
a wide range ( products s9ce ! #aidjs   
includ+ firefight+ foam1 c>pet+1        
packag+1 & cookw>e4 ,!re are m ?an      
#e1jjj types ( regi/]$ ,,pfas comp\nds4 
,?is *emical class is n curr5tly        
regulat$ at ! ,f$]al level4  7#b7 ,,pfas
 h be5 detect$ 9 air1 wat]1 soil1 food1 
biosolids1 & m4 ,!y accumulate & rema9 9
 ! body = a long "t1 & c lead to s]i\s  

heal? effects includ+ canc]1 l[ infant  
bir?weight1 liv] & kidney issues1       
reproductive & developm5tal problems1 & 
m4  7#c7 ,!re rema9s mu* unkn[n ab\t    
,,pfas toxicity1 human & environm5tal   
heal? effects1 exposure pa?ways1 z well 
z effective removal1 treatm5t1 &        
de/ruction me?ods1 & safe alt]natives to
 ,,pfas4  7#d7 ,!re is curr5tly no      
cohesive1 int]ag5cy ef=t to address     
,,pfas1 & no ,f$]al ag5cy is focus$ on a
 multidiscipl9>y1 cross-sector approa*4 
,r1 !re are fragm5t$ ef=ts at v>i\s     
ag5cies t h fail$ to address ! full     
scope ( *all5ges pres5t$ by ,,pfas4     
7#e7 ,regulatory action & cleanup dep5d 
on sci5tific analysis ( toxicity data1  
decision mak+ on h[ be/ to deal ) !     
?\s&s ( ,,pfas1 & und]/&+ ! significance
 ( ! _m exposure pa?ways t exi/4 ,a     
cons5sus /udy by ! ,national ,academies 
( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e w\ld    
help in=m decisions by ,f$]al & ,/ate   
,gov]nm5ts1 indu/ry1 & o!r /akehold]s on
 h[ to be/ address ,,pfas4  #c4         

,national ,academies reports  7a7       
,rese>* assessm5ts ( ,,pfas exposure &  
toxicity  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal       
,protection ,ag5cy1 9 consultation ) !  
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !    
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies ) exp]tise 
relevant to und]/&+ ,,pfas exposure &   
toxicity1 %all ent] into an agreem5t ) !
 ,national ,academies to conduct a      
two-phase /udy & submit reports 9       
accordance ) ?is subsection to id5tify  
rese>* & developm5t ne$$ to advance     
human exposure e/imation & toxicity &   
haz>d e/imation ( individual or total   
,,pfas4  7#b7 ,phase ,i /udy & report on
 human exposure e/imation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! phase ,i /udy requir$ to be conduct$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 at a m9imum--   
7i7 consid] life-cycle in=mation on !   
manufacture1 use1 & disposal (          
,,pfas-conta9+ products to id5tify      

exposure s\rces & pot5tial exposure     
pa?ways = ! public2  7ii7 evaluate !    
fate & transport ( ,,pfas & _! breakd[n 
products2  7iii7 if feasible1 e/imate   
exposure to individual or total ,,pfas  
to det]m9e relative s\rce contributions 
= v>i\s exposure pa?ways 7su* z air1    
wat]1 soil1 or food72  7iv7 det]m9e     
environm5tally relevant ,,pfas2 &  7v7  
id5tify rese>* ne$$ to advance exposure 
e/imation to individual or total ,,pfas4
  7,b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #bgj days    
aft] ! date on :i* ! agreem5t describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 is f9aliz$1 ! ,national  
,academies %all submit to ,congress a   
report conta9+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations 
( ! /udy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 &  
%all make su* report available on a     
publicly accessible website4  7#c7      
,phase ,,ii /udy & report on ,,pfas     
toxicity & haz>d e/imation  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! phase ,,ii /udy requir$ to be  
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 at a    
m9imum-- 7i7 review animal & human      
toxicity in=mation on ! environm5tally  

relevant ,,pfas id5tifi$ 9 ! ,phase ,i  
report "u p>agraph 7#b7 & develop an    
approa* = conduct+ a haz>d assessm5t (  
^! ,,pfas2  7ii7 give consid]ation z to 
:e!r *emical category-bas$ approa*es =  
assess+ toxicity w\ld be appropriate =  
evaluat+ ,,pfas z a gr\p2 &  7iii7      
id5tify rese>* ne$$ to advance toxicity 
& haz>d assessm5t ( individual or total 
,,pfas4  7,b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #bgj  
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,phase ,i     
report is submitt$ to ,congress "u      
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,national ,academies   
%all submit to ,congress a report       
conta9+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( !    
/udy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 & %all 
make su* report available on a publicly 
accessible website4  7b7 ,rese>*        
assessm5t ( managem5t & treatm5t        
alt]natives = ,,pfas contam9ation 9 !   
environm5t  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy & ! ,director ( !    
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 9         

consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se &  
o!r ,f$]al ag5cies ) exp]tise relevant  
to ! developm5t ( ,,pfas alt]natives & !
 managem5t & treatm5t ( ,,pfas1 %all    
jo9tly ent] into an agreem5t ) !        
,national ,academies to conduct a /udy &
 submit a report 9 accordance ) ?is     
subsection to bett] und]/& ! rese>* &   
developm5t ne$$ to advance ! und]/&+ ( !
 ext5t & implications ( environm5tal    
contam9ation by ,,pfas1 h[ to manage &  
treat su* contam9ation1 & ! developm5t (
 safe alt]natives4  7#b7 ,scope ( /udy  
,! /udy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all1  
at a m9imum1 include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an 
assessm5t ( ! curr5t rese>* on su*      
issues4  7,b7 ,a description ( ! rese>* 
gaps relat+ to su* issues4  7,c7        
,recomm5dations on h[ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 c address ! rese>* ne$s id5tifi$       
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b74  7,d7     
,recomm5dations on h[ rese>* c be/      
incorporate consid]ations (             
socioeconomic issues into ! developm5t (
 rese>* proposals & ! conduct ( rese>*4 

7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #edj days aft] 
! date on :i* ! agreem5t describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 is f9aliz$1 ! ,national   
,academies %all submit to ,congress a   
report conta9+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations 
( ! /udy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 & %all
 make su* report available on a publicly
 accessible website4  7c7 ,au?orization 
( ,appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section--  
7#a7 to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy1 #c1jjj1jjj2 &  7#b7 
to ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce    
,f\ndation1 #a1jjj1jjj4  #d4            
,implem5tation plan ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] submission to ,congress (     
late/ ( ! ,national ,academies reports  
"u section #c1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 9         
coord9ation ) all relevant ,f$]al       
ag5cies1 %all submit to ,congress an    
implem5tation plan = ,f$]al ,,pfas      
rese>*1 developm5t1 & demon/ration      
activities4 ,9 prep>+ su* an            
implem5tation plan1 ! ,director %all    

take into consid]ation ! recomm5dations 
includ$ 9 ! reports 9 section #c4  #e4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,national 
,academies ,! t]m ,national ,academies  
means ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1
 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e4  7#b7 ,,pfas ,!   
t]m ,,pfas means p]- & polyfluoroalkyl  
sub/ances4