,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gica  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbj,ms4  
,h\lahan 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4    
,lamborn1 & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !     
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy to e/abli% an        
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p to coord9ate ,f$]al
 activities to advance rese>* &         
developm5t ne$$ to address ,,pfas4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,pfas ,int]ag5cy ,rese>* ,coord9ation  
,/rategy ,act or ! ,,pircs ,act4  #b4   
,int]ag5cy body on rese>* relat$ to p]- 
& polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (   
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,national ,sci5ce & ,te*nology       
,c\ncil1 %all e/abli% an int]ag5cy work+
 gr\p to coord9ate ,f$]al activities to 
advance rese>* & developm5t ne$$ to     
address ,,pfas4  7b7 ,ag5cy p>ticipation

 ,! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all include a 
repres5tative ( ea*-- 7#a7 !            
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy2  7#b7 
! ,national ,in/itute ( ,environm5tal   
,heal? ,sci5ces2  7#c7 ! ,ag5cy = ,toxic
 ,sub/ances & ,disease ,regi/ry2  7#d7 !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation2  7#e7 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7#f7 ! ,national  
,in/itutes ( ,heal?2  7#g7 ! ,national  
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology2  7#h7 !
 ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic       
,adm9i/ration2  7#i7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !    
,int]ior2  7#aj7 ! ,dep>tm5t (          
,transportation2  7#aa7 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,homel& ,security2  7#ab7 ! ,national   
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration2     
7#ac7 ! ,national ,toxicology ,program2 
7#ad7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2  7#ae7
 ! ,geological ,survey2  7#af7 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2  7#ag7 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,en]gy2  7#ah7 ! ,(fice ( ,in=mation 
& ,regulatory ,affairs2  7#ai7 ! ,(fice 
( ,managem5t & ,budget2 &  7#bj7 any su*
 o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy z !       
,presid5t consid]s appropriate4  7c7    

,co-,*airs ,! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all 
be co-*air$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy & a        
repres5tative f "o or m ag5cies1 select$
 by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &  
,te*nology ,policy f ! li/ ( ag5cies "u 
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,responsibilities (
 ! work+ gr\p ,! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7  
provide = int]ag5cy coord9ation (       
f$]ally fund$ ,,pfas rese>* &           
developm5t2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an #ab mon?s
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & e
 #b ye>s subsequ5t1 develop or update a 
/rategic plan = ,f$]al support = ,,pfas 
rese>* & developm5t t-- 7,a7 ) respect  
to ! fiscal ye> = :i* su* /rategic plan 
is to be develop$1 id5tifies1 by ag5cy1 
! f$]ally fund$ ,,pfas rese>* &         
developm5t1 includ+ ! nature & scope (  
su* rese>* & developm5t & ! am\nt (     
fund+ associat$ ) su* rese>* &          
developm5t = su* fiscal ye>2  7,b7      
id5tifies sci5tific & te*nological      
*all5ges t mu/ be address$ to und]/& &  

to significantly r$uce ! environm5tal & 
human heal? impacts ( ,,pfas & to       
id5tify co/-effective-- 7i7 alt]natives 
to ,,pfas t are design$ to be saf] & m  
environm5tally fri5dly2  7ii7 me?ods =  
removal ( ,,pfas f ! environm5t2 &      
7iii7 me?ods to safely de/roy or degrade
 ,,pfas2  7,c7 e/abli%es goals1         
priorities1 & metrics = f$]ally fund$   
,,pfas rese>* & developm5t t takes into 
acc\nt ! progress ( ! rese>* &          
developm5t id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 7,a7 & ! 
*all5ges id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 7,b72 &    
7,d7 develops an implem5tation plan =   
,f$]al ag5cies4  7e7 ,consultation ,9   
develop+ ! /rategic plan "u subsection  
7d71 ! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all consult
 ) ,/ates1 ,indian ,tribes1 t]ritories1 
local gov]nm5ts1 appropriate indu/ries1 
in/itutions ( high] education1 &        
nongov]nm5tal organizations ) exp]tise 9
 ,,pfas rese>* & developm5t1 treatm5t1  
managem5t1 & alt]native developm5t4  7f7
 ,annual report ,= ea* fiscal ye> beg9n+
 ) fiscal ye> #bjbb1 n lat] ?an #ij days

 aft] submission ( ! ,presid5t's annual 
budget reque/ = su* fiscal ye>1 !       
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all prep>e &      
submit to ,congress a report t          
includes-- 7#a7 a summ>y ( f$]ally fund$
 ,,pfas rese>* & developm5t = su* fiscal
 ye> & ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 includ+ a   
disaggregation ( sp5d+ = any ag5cy t has
 fund$ ,,pfas rese>*2 &  7#b7 a         
description ( h[ ! ,f$]al ag5cies "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 are implem5t+ ! /rategic  
plan describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7g7    
,sunset ,! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p e/abli%$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate #f ye>s 
aft] ! date on :i* su* work+ gr\p is    
e/abli%$4  7h7 ,,pfas rese>* &          
developm5t ,! t]m ,,pfas rese>* &       
developm5t includes any rese>* or       
project t has ! goal ( accompli%+ !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! removal ( ,,pfas f !    
environm5t4  7#b7 ,! safe de/ruction or 
degradation ( ,,pfas4  7#c7 ,!          
developm5t & deploym5t ( saf] & m       
environm5tally fri5dly alt]native       
sub/ances t are functionally simil> to  

^? made ) ,,pfas4  7#d7 ,! und]/&+ (    
s\rces ( environm5tal ,,pfas            
contam9ation & pa?ways to exposure = !  
public4  7#e7 ,! und]/&+ ( ! toxicity ( 
,,pfas to humans & animals4  7#f7 ,any  
o!r rese>* project or goal t ! ,director
 det]m9es appropriate4