,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #acgb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #h1 #bjai,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 and ,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to encourage ,federal agencies to expeditiously enter into or amend cooperative agreements with ,states for removal and remedial actions to address ,,pfas contamination in drinking1 surface1 and ground water and land surface and subsurface strata1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,pfas ,accountability ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,cooperative agreements with ,states for removal and remedial actions to address drinking1 surface1 and ground water and soil contamination from ,,pfas 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal facility 7,a7 ,in general ,the term ,federal facility means a facility 7as defined in section #aja of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja77 that is owned or operated by the ,federal ,government4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term ,federal facility includes-- 7i7 a facility or site-- 7,i7 owned by1 leased to1 or otherwise possessed by the ,united ,states2 or 7,,ii7 under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of ,defense2 7ii7 a facility or site that1 at the time of the actions leading to contamination or suspected contamination of drinking water1 surface water1 or groundwater or land surface or subsurface strata from a perfluorinated compound1 was-- 7,i7 owned by1 leased to1 or otherwise possessed by the ,united ,states2 or 7,,ii7 under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of ,defense2 and 7iii7 land owned and operated by a ,state when the land is used for training the ,national ,guard pursuant to chapter #e of title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 with funds provided by the ,secretary of ,defense or the ,secretary of a military department1 even though that land is not under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of ,defense4 7#b7 ,fully fluorinated carbon atom ,the term fully fluorinated carbon atom means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine4 7#c7 ,perfluorinated compound ,the term perfluorinated compound means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance 7or ,,pfas7 that is manmade with at least #a fully fluorinated carbon atom4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given the term in section #aja of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja74 7b7 ,cooperative agreement 7#a7 ,in general ,on request by the ,governor or chief executive of a ,state1 a ,federal department or agency shall work expeditiously to finalize a cooperative agreement for1 or to amend an existing cooperative agreement to address1 testing1 monitoring1 removal1 and remedial actions to address contamination or suspected contamination of drinking water1 surface water1 or groundwater or land surface or subsurface strata from a perfluorinated compound originating from a ,federal facility4 7#b7 ,minimum standards ,a cooperative agreement finalized or amended under paragraph 7#a7 shall require the area subject to the cooperative agreement to meet or exceed the most stringent of the following standards for perfluorinated compounds in any environmental media3 7,a7 ,an enforceable ,state standard1 in effect in that ,state1 for drinking water1 surface water1 or groundwater or land surface or subsurface strata1 as required under section #aba7;d7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifba7;d774 7,b7 ,a health advisory under section #adab7;b77#a77;,f7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#a7;b77#a77;,f774 7,c7 ,any ,federal standard1 requirement1 criterion1 or limit1 including a standard1 requirement1 criterion1 or limit issued under-- 7i7 the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq472 7ii7 the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq472 7iii7 the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472 7iv7 the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472 7v7 the ,marine ,protection1 ,research1 and ,sanctuaries ,act of #aigb 7commonly known as the ,ocean ,dumping ,act7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #adja et seq472 or 7vi7 the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fija et seq474 7#c7 ,other authority ,in addition to the requirements for a cooperative agreement under paragraph 7#a71 when otherwise authorized to expend funds for the purpose of addressing ground or surface water contaminated by a perfluorinated compound1 the head of a ,federal department or agency may1 to expend those funds1 enter into a grant agreement1 cooperative agreement1 or contract with-- 7,a7 the local water authority with jurisdiction over the contamination site1 including-- 7i7 a public water system 7as defined in section #adja of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f772 and 7ii7 a publicly owned treatment works 7as defined in section #bab of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abib772 or 7,b7 a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government4 7c7 ,notification requirement 7#a7 ,definition of appropriate congressional committees ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,report 7,a7 ,in general ,if a cooperative agreement is not finalized or amended under subsection 7b7 by the date that is #a year after the date on which a request by the ,governor or chief executive of a ,state was made1 the ,president shall submit a report described in subparagraph 7,b7 to-- 7i7 the appropriate congressional committees2 7ii7 each ,senator from the ,state affected by the perfluorinated compound contamination2 and 7iii7 each member of ,congress that represents a district affected by the perfluorinated compound contamination4 7,b7 ,report described ,the report referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7 a detailed explanation of why a cooperative agreement has not been finalized or amended1 as applicable2 and 7ii7 a projected timeline for finalizing or amending a cooperative agreement1 as applicable4