,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mrs4 
,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 & ,ms4   
,hassan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to e/abli% & ma9ta9 a regi/ry = c]ta9   
individuals :o may h be5 expos$ to p]- &
 polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances due to !     
environm5tal release ( aque\s film-=m+  
foam on milit>y in/allations4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,pfas 
,regi/ry ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,regi/ry (  
individuals expos$ to p]- &             
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances on milit>y    
in/allations  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( regi/ry 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all--    
7,a7 e/abli% & ma9ta9 a regi/ry =       
eligible individuals :o may h be5 expos$
 to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances 79  
?is section ref]r$ to z ,,pfas7 due to !

 environm5tal release ( aque\s film-=m+ 
foam 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ,,afff7 
on milit>y in/allations to meet !       
requirem5ts ( milit>y specification     
,,mil-,f-#bdche;,f2  7,b7 include any   
in=mation 9 su* regi/ry t ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs det]m9es necess>y to  
asc]ta9 & monitor ! heal? effects ( !   
exposure ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to    
,,pfas associat$ ) ,,afff2  7,c7 develop
 a public in=mation campaign to in=m    
eligible individuals ab\t ! regi/ry1    
includ+ h[ to regi/] & ! b5efits (      
regi/]+2 &  7,d7 p]iodically notify     
eligible individuals ( significant      
developm5ts 9 ! /udy & treatm5t (       
conditions associat$ ) exposure to      
,,pfas4  7#b7 ,coord9ation ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all coord9ate ) !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se 9 c>ry+ out p>agraph
 7#a74  7b7 ,reports  7#a7 ,initial     
report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* ! regi/ry "u subsection 7a7 is   
e/abli%$1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all submit to ,congress an    

initial report conta9+ ! foll[+3  7,a7  
,an assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( actions
 tak5 by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to collect &   
ma9ta9 in=mation on ! heal? effects (   
exposure to ,,pfas4  7,b7               
,recomm5dations to improve ! collection 
& ma9t5ance ( su* in=mation4  7,c7 ,us+ 
e/abli%$ & previ\sly publi%$            
epidemiological /udies1 recomm5dations  
reg>d+ ! mo/ effective & prud5t means ( 
address+ ! m$ical ne$s ( eligible       
individuals ) respect to exposure to    
,,pfas4  7#b7 ,foll[-up report ,n lat]  
?an five ye>s aft] submitt+ ! initial   
report "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to        
,congress a foll[-up report conta9+ !   
foll[+3  7,a7 ,an update to ! initial   
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 
,an assessm5t ( :e!r & to :at degree !  
cont5t ( ! regi/ry e/abli%$ "u          
subsection 7a7 is curr5t & sci5tifically
 up-to-date4  7#c7 ,indep5d5t sci5tific 
organization ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    

,affairs %all ent] into an agreem5t ) an
 indep5d5t sci5tific organization to    
prep>e ! reports "u p>agraphs 7#a7 &    
7#b74  7c7 ,recomm5dations = additional 
exposures ,to be includ$ ,n lat] ?an    
five ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & e five ye>s !reaft]1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy1 %all submit to      
,congress recomm5dations = additional   
*emicals ) respect to :i* individuals   
expos$ to su* *emicals %\ld be includ$ 9
 ! regi/ry e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  
7d7 ,eligible individual def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m eligible individual means
 any individual :o1 on or aft] a date   
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs ?r\gh regulations1 s]v$ or is  
s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces at a milit>y       
in/allation :]e ,,afff 0 us$ or at ano!r
 location ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se :]e   
,,afff 0 us$4