,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #cac #aag?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gbhi
 ,report ,no4 #aag-djf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1         
#bjbb,mrs4 ,flet*] 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,meij]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,july #ac1        
#bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1    
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 
,gallagh]  ,july #ac1 #bjbb,report$ ) an
 am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !  
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be printed,strike out all aft] 
! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9    
italic,for text ( introduc$ bill1 see   
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,m>* #cj1    
#bjbb  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !       
,national ,academies to /udy & report on
 a ,f$]al rese>* ag5da to advance !     
und]/&+ ( ,,pfas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,f$]al ,,pfas ,rese>* ,evaluation ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7

 ,p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl       
sub/ances 7,,pfas7 are a gr\p ( man-made
 *emicals t h be5 us$ 9 a wide range (  
products s9ce ! #aidjs includ+          
firefight+ foam1 c>pet+1 packag+1 &     
cookw>e4 ,!re are m ?an #e1jjj types (  
regi/]$ ,,pfas comp\nds4 ,?is *emical   
class is n curr5tly regulat$ at ! ,f$]al
 level4  7#b7 ,,pfas h be5 detect$ 9    
air1 wat]1 soil1 food1 biosolids1 & m4  
,!y c accumulate & rema9 9 ! body = a   
long "t1 & pot5tially lead to s]i\s     
heal? effects includ+ canc]1 l[ infant  
bir?weight1 liv] & kidney issues1       
reproductive & developm5tal problems1 & 
m4  7#c7 ,!re rema9s mu* unkn[n ab\t    
,,pfas toxicity1 human & environm5tal   
heal? effects1 exposure pa?ways1 z well 
z effective removal1 treatm5t1 &        
de/ruction me?ods1 & safe alt]natives to
 ,,pfas4  7#d7 ,f$]al rese>* ef=ts h be5
 fragm5t$ at v>i\s ag5cies & /ruggl$ to 
effectively address ! full scope (      
*all5ges pres5t$ by ,,pfas4  7#e7       
,regulatory action & cleanup dep5d on   

sci5tific analysis ( toxicity data1     
decision mak+ on h[ be/ to deal )       
,,pfas1 & und]/&+ ! significance ( ! _m 
exposure pa?ways t exi/4 ,a cons5sus    
/udy by ! ,national ,academies (        
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e w\ld help 
in=m decisions by ,f$]al & ,/ate        
,gov]nm5ts1 indu/ry1 & o!r /akehold]s on
 h[ to be/ address ,,pfas4  #c4         
,national ,academies reports  7a7       
,rese>* assessm5ts ( ,,pfas  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 9    
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 & o!r ,f$]al       
ag5cies ) exp]tise relevant to und]/&+  
,,pfas exposure1 behavior1 & toxicity1  
%all ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,national
 ,academies to conduct a /udy & submit a
 report 9 accordance ) ?is subsection to
 fur!r address rese>* & k gaps id5tifi$ 
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ,human ,heal?     

,,pfas ,rese>* ,work%op held on ,octob] 
#bf & #bg1 #bjbj1 & id5tify rese>* &    
developm5t ne$$ to id5tify1 categorize1 
evaluate1 & address individual or total 
,,pfas4  7#b7 ,/udy & report on human   
exposure e/imation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
/udy requir$ to be conduct$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all1 at a m9imum-- 7i7 consid]    
life-cycle in=mation on ! manufacture1  
use1 & disposal ( ,,pfas-conta9+        
products to id5tify pot5tial human      
exposure s\rces1 includ+ occupational   
exposures1 & pot5tial exposure pa?ways =
 ! public2  7ii7 evaluate ! fate &      
transport ( ,,pfas & _! breakd[n        
products2  7iii7 if feasible1 e/imate   
human exposure to individual or total   
,,pfas to det]m9e relative s\rce        
contributions = v>i\s exposure pa?ways  
7su* z air1 wat]1 soil1 or food72  7iv7 
det]m9e ! range ( solubility1 /ability1 
& volatility ( ,,pfas mo/ likely to be  
f\nd 9 ! environm5t & ! result+         
preval5ce 9 animals & humans2  7v7 give 
consid]ation z to :e!r *emical          

category-bas$ approa*es w\ld be         
appropriate = evaluat+ ,,pfas toxicity &
 exposure2  7vi7 id5tify rese>* ne$$ to 
advance exposure e/imation to individual
 or total ,,pfas2 &  7vii7 id5tify      
rese>* ne$$ to advance toxicity & haz>d 
assessm5t ( individual or total ,,pfas4 
7,b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #edj days aft] 
! date on :i* ! agreem5t describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 is f9aliz$1 ! ,national   
,academies %all submit to ,congress a   
report conta9+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations 
( ! /udy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 &  
%all make su* report available on a     
publicly accessible website4  7b7       
,rese>* assessm5t ( managem5t & treatm5t
 alt]natives = ,,pfas contam9ation 9 !  
environm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy & ! ,director ( !    
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 9         
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se &  
o!r ,f$]al ag5cies ) exp]tise relevant  
to ! developm5t ( ,,pfas alt]natives & !

 managem5t & treatm5t ( ,,pfas1 %all    
jo9tly ent] into an agreem5t ) !        
,national ,academies to conduct a /udy &
 submit a report 9 accordance ) ?is     
subsection to bett] und]/& ! rese>* &   
developm5t ne$$ to advance ! und]/&+ ( !
 ext5t & implications ( human &         
environm5tal contam9ation by ,,pfas1 h[ 
to manage & treat su* contam9ation1 & ! 
developm5t ( safe alt]natives4  7#b7    
,scope ( /udy ,! /udy describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 at a m9imum1 include
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an assessm5t ( ! be/   
available /rategies = ,,pfas treatm5t1  
site rem$iation1 & safe disposal1       
includ+ demon/ration or pilot projects  
relat$ to de/ruction me?ods & alt]native
 mat]ials or tools = firefight]s4  7,b7 
,a description ( ! rese>* gaps relat+ to
 su* issues1 includ+ consid]ation (     
em]g+ or future ,,pfas & pot5tial       
classification me?ods4  7,c7            
,recomm5dations on h[ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 c be/ address ! rese>* ne$s id5tifi$   
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b7 ?r\gh      

increas$ collaboration or coord9ation ( 
exi/+ & new programs4  7,d7             
,recomm5dations on h[ rese>* c be/      
incorporate consid]ations (             
socioeconomic issues into ! developm5t (
 rese>* proposals & ! conduct ( rese>*4 
7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #edj days aft] 
! date on :i* ! agreem5t describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 is f9aliz$1 ! ,national   
,academies %all submit to ,congress a   
report conta9+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations 
( ! /udy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 & %all
 make su* report available on a publicly
 accessible website4  7c7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ #c1jjj1jjj to ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to
 c>ry out ?is section4  #d4             
,implem5tation plan ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] submission to ,congress (     
late/ ( ! ,national ,academies reports  
"u section #c1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 9         
coord9ation ) all relevant ,f$]al       
ag5cies1 %all submit to ,congress an    

implem5tation plan = increas$           
collaboration & coord9ation ( ,f$]al    
,,pfas rese>*1 developm5t1 &            
demon/ration activities4 ,9 prep>+ su*  
an implem5tation plan1 ! ,director %all 
take into consid]ation ! recomm5dations 
includ$ 9 ! reports 9 section #c4  #e4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,national 
,academies ,! t]m ,national ,academies  
means ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1
 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e4  7#b7 ,,pfas ,!   
t]m ,,pfas means p]- & polyfluoroalkyl  
sub/ances1 includ+ mixtures ( su*       
sub/ances4  ,july #ac1 #bjbb,report$ )  
an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !
 ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &   
ord]$ to be pr9t$