,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #died  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #f1 #bjba,mrs4 
,d+ell 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = 
a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !  
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security1 9 consultation ) o!r 
ag5cies1 to develop guidance =          
firefight]s & o!r em]g5cy response      
p]sonnel on be/ practices to protect su*
 p]sonnel f exposure to ,,pfas & to     
limit & prev5t ! release ( ,,pfas into !
 environm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,firefight]s f ,adv]se        
,sub/ances ,act or ! ,,pfas ,act4  #b4  
,guidance on prev5t+ exposure to &      
release ( ,,pfas  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  

?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9
 consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration1 !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,in/itute = ,occupational     
,safety & ,heal?1 & ! heads ( any o!r   
relevant ag5cies1 %all-- 7#a7 make      
available a curriculum design$ to-- 7,a7
 r$uce & elim9ate exposure to p]- &     
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances 7h]e9aft]     
ref]r$ to z ,,pfas7 f firefight+ foam & 
p]sonal protective equipm5t2  7,b7      
prev5t ! release ( ,,pfas f firefight+  
foam into ! environm5t2 &  7,c7 educate 
firefight]s & o!r em]g5cy response      
p]sonnel on foams & non-foam            
alt]natives1 p]sonal protective         
equipm5t1 & o!r firefight+ tools &      
equipm5t t d n conta9 ,,pfas2  7#b7     
develop & publi% guidance = firefight]s 
& o!r em]g5cy response p]sonnel on      
tra9+1 education programs1 & be/        
practices on ! in=mation describ$ 9     

p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 create an onl9e  
public repository1 & update su*         
repository on a regul> basis1 conta9+   
tools & be/ practices = firefight]s &   
o!r em]g5cy response p]sonnel to r$uce1 
limit1 & prev5t ! release ( & exposure  
to ,,pfas4  7b7 ,curriculum  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 develop+ ! curriculum requir$  
"u subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration %all
 make recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security on ! cont5t ( !       
curriculum4  7#b7 ,consultation ,= !    
purpose ( mak+ recomm5dations "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration %all consult
 ) int]e/$ entities1 z appropriate1     
includ+-- 7,a7 firefight]s & o!r em]g5cy
 response p]sonnel1 includ+ national    
fire s]vice & em]g5cy response          
organizations2  7,b7 impact$ communities
 deal+ ) ,,pfas contam9ation2  7,c7     
sci5ti/s1 includ+ public & occupational 
heal? & safety exp]ts1 :o are /udy+     
,,pfas & ,,pfas alt]natives 9 firefight+

 foam2  7,d7 volunt>y /&>ds             
organizations engag$ 9 develop+ /&>ds = 
firefight] & firefight+ equipm5t2  7,e7 
,/ate fire tra9+ academies2  7,f7 ,/ate 
fire m>%als2  7,g7 manufactur]s (       
firefight+ tools & equipm5t2 &  7,h7 any
 o!r relevant entities1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire    
,adm9i/ration4  7c7 ,review ,n lat] ?an 
#c ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! guidance & 
curriculum requir$ "u subsection 7a7 is 
issu$1 & n less frequ5tly ?an once e #c 
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security1 9 consultation ) !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire    
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 & !   
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute =     
,occupational ,safety & ,heal?1 %all    
review ! guidance & curriculum &1 z     
appropriate1 issue updates to ! guidance
 & curriculum4  7d7 ,applicability (    
,,faca ,! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee   
,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all n apply  

to ?is ,act4  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to     
require ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
to promulgate or en=ce regulations "u   
sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #e ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
,adm9i/rative ,proc$ure ,act74