,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #iej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bh1 #bjai,ms4    
,/ab5[ 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4     
,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,burr1 & ,ms4
 ,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,director ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,geological ,survey to p]=m a    
nationwide survey ( p]fluor9at$         
comp\nds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,pfas  
,detection ,act ( #bjai4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,director ,!  
t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey4  7#c7
 ,p]fluor9at$ comp\nd  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
t]m p]fluor9at$ comp\nd means a         
p]fluoroalkyl sub/ance or a             
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance t is manmade ) 
at lea/ #a fully fluor9at$ c>bon atom4  

7,b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is def9ition3 7i7  
,fully fluor9at$ c>bon atom ,! t]m fully
 fluor9at$ c>bon atom means a c>bon atom
 on :i* all ! hydrog5 sub/itu5ts h be5  
replac$ by fluor9e4  7ii7 ,nonfluor9at$ 
c>bon atom ,! t]m nonfluor9at$ c>bon    
atom means a c>bon atom on :i* no       
hydrog5 sub/itu5ts h be5 replac$ by     
fluor9e4  7iii7 ,p>tially fluor9at$     
c>bon atom ,! t]m p>tially fluor9at$    
c>bon atom means a c>bon atom on :i* "s1
 b n all1 ( ! hydrog5 sub/itu5ts h be5  
replac$ by fluor9e4  7iv7 ,p]fluoroalkyl
 sub/ance ,! t]m p]fluoroalkyl sub/ance 
means a manmade *emical ( :i* all ( !   
c>bon atoms are fully fluor9at$ c>bon   
atoms4  7v7 ,polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance ,!
 t]m polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance means a   
manmade *emical conta9+ a mix ( fully   
fluor9at$ c>bon atoms1 p>tially         
fluor9at$ c>bon atoms1 & nonfluor9at$   
c>bon atoms4  #c4 ,p]=mance /&>d = !    
detection ( p]fluor9at$ comp\nds  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,director %all e/abli% a      
p]=mance /&>d = ! detection (           

p]fluor9at$ comp\nds4  7b7 ,emphasis    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 develop+ ! p]=mance    
/&>d "u subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all
 emphasize ! ability to detect z _m     
p]fluor9at$ comp\nds pres5t 9 !         
environm5t z possible us+ analytical    
me?ods t are z s5sitive z is feasible & 
practicable4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ,9       
develop+ ! p]=mance /&>d "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,director may-- 7,a7 develop     
quality assurance & quality control     
measures to ensure accurate sampl+ &    
te/+2  7,b7 develop a tra9+ program )   
respect to ! appropriate me?od ( sample 
collection & analysis ( p]fluor9at$     
comp\nds2 &  7,c7 coord9ate z necess>y )
 ! ,adm9i/rator to develop me?ods to    
detect individual & diff]5t p]fluor9at$ 
comp\nds simultane\sly4  #d4 ,nationwide
 sampl+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all 
c>ry out a nationwide sampl+ to det]m9e 
! conc5tration ( p]fluor9at$ comp\nds 9 
e/u>ies1 lakes1 /reams1 spr+s1 wells1   
wetl&s1 riv]s1 aquif]s1 & soil us+ !    
p]=mance /&>d develop$ "u section       

#c7;a74  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out !
 sampl+ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,director  
%all-- 7#a7 fir/ c>ry out ! sampl+ at   
s\rces ( dr9k+ wat] ne> locations ) kn[n
 or suspect$ releases ( p]fluor9at$     
comp\nds2  7#b7 :5 c>ry+ out sampl+ (   
s\rces ( dr9k+ wat] "u p>agraph 7#a71   
c>ry out ! sampl+ prior to any treatm5t 
( ! wat]2  7#c7 survey = ecological     
exposure to p]fluor9at$ comp\nds1 ) a   
priority 9 det]m9+ direct human exposure
 ?r\gh dr9k+ wat]2 &  7#d7 consult )--  
7,a7 ,/ates to det]m9e areas t are a    
priority = sampl+2 &  7,b7 !            
,adm9i/rator-- 7i7 to enhance cov]age ( 
! sampl+2 &  7ii7 to avoid unnecess>y   
duplication4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! completion ( ! sampl+ "u
 subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all prep>e
 a report describ+ ! results ( ! sampl+ 
& submit ! report to-- 7#a7 ! ,committee
 on ,environm5t & ,public ,works & !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (       

,repres5tatives2  7#c7 ! ,s5ators ( ea* 
,/ate 9 :i* ! ,director c>ri$ out !     
sampl+2 &  7#d7 ea* ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives t repres5ts a di/rict 9 
:i* ! ,director c>ri$ out ! sampl+4  #e4
 ,data usage  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director 
%all provide ! sampl+ data collect$ "u  
section #d to-- 7#a7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy2 &     
7#b7 o!r ,f$]al & ,/ate regulatory      
ag5cies on reque/4  7b7 ,usage ,! sampl+
 data provid$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be 
us$ to in=m & enhance assessm5ts (      
exposure1 likely heal? & environm5tal   
impacts1 & rem$iation priorities4  #f4  
,collaboration ,9 c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 ! 
,director %all collaborate )-- 7#a7     
appropriate ,f$]al & ,/ate regulators2  
7#b7 in/itutions ( high] education2     
7#c7 rese>* in/itutions2 &  7#d7 o!r    
exp]t /akehold]s4  #g4 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,director to c>ry out  
?is ,act-- 7#a7 #e1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjbj2 &  7#b7 #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (      

fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbd4