,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bebe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mrs4 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,g>dn]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !    
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology to conduct a /udy ( p]sonal  
protective equipm5t worn by firefight]s 
to det]m9e ! preval5ce & conc5tration ( 
p]- & polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,gu>antee+ ,equipm5t    
,safety = ,firefight]s ,act ( #bjai4    
#b4 ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &      
,te*nology /udy on p]- & polyfluoroalkyl
 sub/ances 9 p]sonal protective equipm5t
 worn by firefight]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national         
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all1 9 
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute = ,occupational ,safety &    

,heal?1 comm5ce a /udy ( ! cont5ts &    
composition ( new & unus$ p]sonal       
protective equipm5t worn by firefight]s4
  7b7 ,cont5ts ( /udy ,9 c>ry+ out !    
/udy requir$ by subsection 7a71 !       
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all exam9e--  7#a7 
! id5tity1 preval5ce1 & conc5tration (  
p]- & polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances         
7commonly kn[n z ,,pfas7 9 ! p]sonal    
protective equipm5t worn by firefight]s2
  7#b7 ! conditions & ext5t to :i* p]- &
 polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances are releas$  
into ! environm5t ov] "t f ! degradation
 ( p]sonal protective equipm5t f normal 
use by firefight]s2 &  7#c7 ! relative  
risk ( exposure to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl
 sub/ances fac$ by firefight]s f-- 7,a7 
_! use ( p]sonal protective equipm5t2 & 
7,b7 degradation ( p]sonal protective   
equipm5t f normal use by firefight]s4   
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director %all submit to ,congress a    
report describ+--  7#a7 ! f9d+s ( !     

,director ) respect to ! /udy c>ri$ out 
"u subsection 7a72 &  7#b7              
recomm5dations on :at additional rese>* 
or te*nical improvem5ts to p]sonal      
protective equipm5t mat]ials or         
compon5ts %\ld be pursu$ to avoid       
unnecess>y occupational exposure among  
firefight]s to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl    
sub/ances ?r\gh p]sonal protective      
equipm5t4  #c4 ,rese>* on p]- &         
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances 9 p]sonal     
protective equipm5t worn by firefight]s 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #edj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all--  7#a7 issue a
 solicitation = rese>* proposals to c>ry
 out ! rese>* recomm5dations id5tifi$ 9 
! report submitt$ "u section #b7;c72 &  
7#b7 aw>d grants to applicants t submit 
rese>* proposals to develop safe        
alt]natives to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl    
sub/ances 9 p]sonal protective equipm5t4
  7b7 ,crit]ia ,! ,director %all select 
rese>* proposals to receive a grant "u  

subsection 7a7 on ! basis ( m]it1 us+   
crit]ia id5tifi$ by ! ,director1 includ+
 ! likelihood t ! rese>* results w      
address ! f9d+s ( ! ,director ) respect 
to ! /udy conduct$ "u section #b7;a74   
7c7 ,eligible entities ,any entity or   
gr\p ( #b or m entities may submit to ! 
,director a rese>* proposal 9 response  
to ! solicitation = rese>* proposals "u 
subsection 7a71 includ+--  7#a7 ,/ate & 
local ag5cies2  7#b7 public in/itutions1
 includ+ public in/itutions ( high]     
education2  7#c7 private corporations2 &
  7#d7 nonpr(it organizations4  7d7     
,fund+  7#a7 ,reque/s ,beg9n+ 9 ! fir/  
full fiscal ye> foll[+ ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n less frequ5tly 
?an once ea* ye> !reaft] = #b ye>s1 !   
,director may reque/ su* fund+ z !      
,director consid]s necess>y to c>ry out 
?is section4  7#b7 ,limitation ,9 c>ry+ 
out ?is section1 ! ,director may n exp5d
 or obligate m ?an #e1jjj1jjj 9 any #a  
fiscal ye>4  #d4 ,au?ority = ,director (
 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &       

,te*nology to consult ) exp]ts on matt]s
 relat+ to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ances ,9 c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 !      
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology may consult ) ,f$]al
 ag5cies1 nongov]nm5tal organizations1  
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 & sci5ce &     
rese>* in/itutions det]m9$ by !         
,director to h sci5tific or mat]ial     
int]e/ 9 r$uc+ unnecess>y occupational  
exposure to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl       
sub/ances by firefight]s4