,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,gardner1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 and ,mr4        
,sullivan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct the ,administrator of the    
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
to develop guidance for firefighters and
 other emergency response personnel on  
best practices to protect them from     
exposure to ,,pfas and to limit and     
prevent the release of ,,pfas into the  
environment1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,protecting ,firefighters  
from ,adverse ,substances ,act of #bjai 
or the ,,pfas ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,guidance on how to prevent exposure to 
and release of ,,pfas  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         

,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 in      
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,united ,states ,fire               
,administration1 the ,administrator of  
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
the ,director of the ,national          
,institute for ,occupational ,safety and
 ,health1 and the heads of any other    
relevant agencies1 shall--  7#a7 develop
 and publish guidance for firefighters  
and other emergency response personnel  
on training1 education programs1 and    
best practices to--  7,a7 reduce the    
exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl    
substances 7commonly referred to as     
,,pfas7 from firefighting foam and      
personal protective equipment2 and  7,b7
 limit or prevent the release of ,,pfas 
from firefighting foam into the         
environment2  7#b7 develop and issue    
guidance to firefighters and other      
emergency response personnel on         
alternative foams1 personal protective  
equipment1 and other firefighting tools 

and equipment that do not contain       
,,pfas2 and  7#c7 create an online      
public repository1 which shall be       
updated on a regular basis1 on tools and
 best practices for firefighters and    
other emergency response personnel to   
reduce1 limit1 and prevent the release  
of and exposure to ,,pfas4  7b7         
,required consultation ,in developing   
the guidance required under subsection  
7a71 the ,administrator of the ,federal 
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
consult with appropriate interested     
entities1 including--  7#a7 firefighters
 and other emergency response personnel1
 including national fire service and    
emergency response organizations2  7#b7 
impacted communities dealing with ,,pfas
 contamination2  7#c7 scientists1       
including public and occupational health
 and safety experts1 who are studying   
,,pfas and ,,pfas alternatives in       
firefighting foam2  7#d7 voluntary      
standards organizations engaged in      
developing standards for firefighter and

 firefighting equipment2  7#e7 ,state   
fire training academies2  7#f7 ,state   
fire marshals2  7#g7 manufacturers of   
firefighting tools and equipment2 and   
7#h7 any other relevant entities1 as    
determined by the ,administrator of the 
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
and the ,administrator of the ,united   
,states ,fire ,administration4  7c7     
,review of guidance ,not later than #c  
years after the date on which the       
guidance required under subsection 7a7  
is issued1 and not less frequently than 
once every #b years thereafter1 the     
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 in      
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,united ,states ,fire               
,administration1 the ,administrator of  
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
and the ,director of the ,national      
,institute for ,occupational ,safety and
 ,health1 shall review the guidance and1
 as appropriate1 issue updates to the   
guidance4  7d7 ,applicability of ,,faca 

,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to 
this ,act4