,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,ms4 
,dean 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1    
,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 and ,ms4       
,houlahan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,science1 
,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to
 be subsequently determined by the      
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,defense to award grants and carry out  
other activities to develop alternatives
 to aqueous film-forming foam1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,pfas ,free   
,foam ,research and ,development ,act4  
#b4 ,research and development of        
alternative to aqueous film-forming foam
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of    
,defense1 acting through the ,national  

,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 and in consultation with appropriate   
stakeholders and manufacturers1 research
 institutions1 and other ,federal       
agencies1 shall award grants and carry  
out other activities to-- 7#a7 promote  
and advance the research and development
 of additional alternatives to aqueous  
film-forming foam 7in this section      
referred to as ,,afff7 containing per-  
and polyfluoroalkyl substances 7in this 
section referred to as ,,pfas7 to       
facilitate the development of a military
 specification and subsequent fielding  
of a ,,pfas-free fire-fighting foam2    
7#b7 advance the use of green and       
sustainable chemistry for a             
fluorine-free alternative to ,,afff2    
7#c7 increase opportunities for sharing 
best practices within the research and  
development sector with respect to      
,,afff2  7#d7 assist in the testing of  
potential alternatives to ,,afff2 and   
7#e7 provide guidelines on priorities   
with respect to an alternative to       

,,afff4  7b7 ,additional requirements   
,in carrying out the program required   
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall-- 7#a7 take into consideration the
 different uses of ,,afff and the       
priorities of the ,department of        
,defense in finding an alternative2     
7#b7 prioritize green and sustainable   
chemicals that do not pose a threat to  
public health or the environment2 and   
7#c7 use and leverage research from     
existing ,department of ,defense        
programs4  7c7 ,report ,the ,secretary  
shall submit to ,congress a report on-- 
7#a7 the priorities and actions taken   
with respect to finding an alternative  
to ,,afff and the implementation of such
 priorities2 and  7#b7 any alternatives 
the ,secretary has denied1 and the      
reason for any such denial4  7d7 ,use of
 funds ,this section shall be carried   
out using amounts authorized to be      
available for the ,strategic            
,environmental ,research and            
,development ,program4