,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bh1         
#bjai,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,tillis1    
,mr4 ,burr1 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,director of the ,united ,states        
,geological ,survey to perform a        
nationwide survey of perfluorinated     
compounds1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,pfas ,detection ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7#b7 ,director ,the term ,director means
 the ,director of the ,united ,states   
,geological ,survey4  7#c7              
,perfluorinated compound  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the term perfluorinated        

compound means a perfluoroalkyl         
substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance
 that is manmade with at least #a fully 
fluorinated carbon atom4  7,b7          
,definitions ,in this definition3 7i7   
,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substituents have been replaced by      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  7ii7 ,nonfluorinated carbon  
atom ,the term nonfluorinated carbon    
atom means a carbon atom on which no    
hydrogen substituents have been replaced
 by fluorine4  7iii7 ,partially         
fluorinated carbon atom ,the term       
partially fluorinated carbon atom means 
a carbon atom on which some1 but not    
all1 of the hydrogen substituents have  
been replaced by fluorine4  7iv7        
,perfluoroalkyl substance ,the term     
perfluoroalkyl substance means a manmade
 chemical of which all of the carbon    
atoms are fully fluorinated carbon      
atoms4  7v7 ,polyfluoroalkyl substance  
,the term polyfluoroalkyl substance     

means a manmade chemical containing a   
mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms1  
partially fluorinated carbon atoms1 and 
nonfluorinated carbon atoms4  #c4       
,performance standard for the detection 
of perfluorinated compounds  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,director shall establish a
 performance standard for the detection 
of perfluorinated compounds4  7b7       
,emphasis  7#a7 ,in general ,in         
developing the performance standard     
under subsection 7a71 the ,director     
shall emphasize the ability to detect as
 many perfluorinated compounds present  
in the environment as possible using    
analytical methods that are as sensitive
 as is feasible and practicable4  7#b7  
,requirement ,in developing the         
performance standard under subsection   
7a71 the ,director may-- 7,a7 develop   
quality assurance and quality control   
measures to ensure accurate sampling and
 testing2  7,b7 develop a training      
program with respect to the appropriate 
method of sample collection and analysis

 of perfluorinated compounds2 and  7,c7 
coordinate as necessary with the        
,administrator to develop methods to    
detect individual and different         
perfluorinated compounds simultaneously4
  #d4 ,nationwide sampling  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,director shall carry out a
 nationwide sampling to determine the   
concentration of perfluorinated         
compounds in estuaries1 lakes1 streams1 
springs1 wells1 wetlands1 rivers1       
aquifers1 and soil using the performance
 standard developed under section       
#c7;a74  7b7 ,requirements ,in carrying 
out the sampling under subsection 7a71  
the ,director shall-- 7#a7 first carry  
out the sampling at sources of drinking 
water near locations with known or      
suspected releases of perfluorinated    
compounds2  7#b7 when carrying out      
sampling of sources of drinking water   
under paragraph 7#a71 carry out the     
sampling prior to any treatment of the  
water2  7#c7 survey for ecological      
exposure to perfluorinated compounds1   

with a priority in determining direct   
human exposure through drinking water2  
and  7#d7 consult with-- 7,a7 ,states to
 determine areas that are a priority for
 sampling2 and  7,b7 the                
,administrator-- 7i7 to enhance coverage
 of the sampling2 and  7ii7 to avoid    
unnecessary duplication4  7c7 ,report   
,not later than #ij days after the      
completion of the sampling under        
subsection 7a71 the ,director shall     
prepare a report describing the results 
of the sampling and submit the report   
to-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,environment
 and ,public ,works and the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of   
the ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives2  7#c7 the ,senators of
 each ,state in which the ,director     
carried out the sampling2 and  7#d7 each
 ,member of the ,house of               
,representatives that represents a      
district in which the ,director carried 
out the sampling4  #e4 ,data usage  7a7 

,in general ,the ,director shall provide
 the sampling data collected under      
section #d to-- 7#a7 the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency2 and  7#b7 other ,federal and   
,state regulatory agencies on request4  
7b7 ,usage ,the sampling data provided  
under subsection 7a7 shall be used to   
inform and enhance assessments of       
exposure1 likely health and             
environmental impacts1 and remediation  
priorities4  #f4 ,collaboration ,in     
carrying out this ,act1 the ,director   
shall collaborate with-- 7#a7           
appropriate ,federal and ,state         
regulators2  7#b7 institutions of higher
 education2  7#c7 research institutions2
 and  7#d7 other expert stakeholders4   
#g4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to the ,director to carry out this     
,act-- 7#a7 #e1jjj1jjj for fiscal year  
#bjbj2 and  7#b7 #aj1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjba through #bjbd4