,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #dic #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,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  ,july #bb1             
#bjbj,report$ by ,mr4 ,wick]1 ) an      
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,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$uc+ unnecess>y occupational  
exposure to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl       
sub/ances by firefight]s4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 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 #c ye>s aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    

,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology %all1 9 p>tn]%ip ) !         
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute =     
,occupational ,safety & ,heal?1 complete
 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 ,reports  7#a7 

,progress reports ,n less frequ5tly ?an 
once ea* ye> = ! duration ( ! /udy      
conduct$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,director 
%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
progress ( ! ,director 9 conduct+ su*   
/udy4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,director    
completes ! /udy requir$ by subsection  
7a71 ! ,director %all submit to         
,congress a report describ+-- 7,a7 !    
f9d+s ( ! ,director ) respect to ! /udy2
 &  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 #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! submittal ( ! report requir$ 
by section #b7;c77#b71 ! ,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     
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 

g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,director su* sums z may be       
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 
,supplem5t n supplant ,funds made       
available to c>ry out ?is section %all  
supplem5t & n supplant funds made       
available to ! ,director = o!r purposes4
  #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$uc+ unnecess>y occupational  
exposure to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl       
sub/ances by firefight]s4  ,july #bb1   
#bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t