#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bca  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the        
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency to       
develop guidance for firefighters and   
other emergency response personnel on   
best practices to protect them from     
exposure to ,,pfas and to limit and     
prevent the release of ,,pfas into the  
environment1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protecting ,firefighters from  
,adverse ,substances ,act or the ,,pfas 
,act4  #b4 ,guidance on how to prevent  
exposure to and release of ,,pfas  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 in consultation with the     
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,fire ,administration1 the              
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 the ,director of   
the ,national ,institute for            
,occupational ,safety and ,health1 and  

the heads of any other relevant         
agencies1 shall-- 7#a7 develop and      
publish guidance for firefighters and   
other emergency response personnel on   
training1 education programs1 and best  
practices2  7#b7 make available a       
curriculum designed to-- 7,a7 reduce and
 eliminate exposure to per- and         
polyfluoroalkyl substances 7commonly    
referred to as ,,pfas7 from firefighting
 foam and personal protective equipment2
  7,b7 prevent the release of ,,pfas    
from firefighting foam into the         
environment2 and  7,c7 educate          
firefighters and other emergency        
response personnel on foams and non-foam
 alternatives1 personal protective      
equipment1 and other firefighting tools 
and equipment that do not contain       
,,pfas2 and  7#c7 create an online      
public repository1 which shall be       
updated on a regular basis1 on tools and
 best practices for firefighters and    
other emergency response personnel to   
reduce1 limit1 and prevent the release  

of and exposure to ,,pfas4  7b7         
,curriculum  7#a7 ,in general ,for the  
purpose of developing the curriculum    
required under subsection 7a77#b71 the  
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,fire ,administration shall make        
recommendations to the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security as to the content of
 the curriculum4  7#b7 ,consultation    
,for the purpose of making              
recommendations under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,administrator of the ,united       
,states ,fire ,administration shall     
consult with interested entities1 as    
appropriate1 including-- 7,a7           
firefighters and other emergency        
response personnel1 including national  
fire service and emergency response     
organizations2  7,b7 impacted           
communities dealing with ,,pfas         
contamination2  7,c7 scientists1        
including public and occupational health
 and safety experts1 who are studying   
,,pfas and ,,pfas alternatives in       
firefighting foam2  7,d7 voluntary      

standards organizations engaged in      
developing standards for firefighter and
 firefighting equipment2  7,e7 ,state   
fire training academies2  7,f7 ,state   
fire marshals2  7,g7 manufacturers of   
firefighting tools and equipment2 and   
7,h7 any other relevant entities1 as    
determined by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security and the             
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,fire ,administration4  7c7 ,review ,not
 later than #c years after the date on  
which the guidance and curriculum       
required under subsection 7a7 is issued1
 and not less frequently than once every
 #c years thereafter1 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with the ,administrator of the ,united  
,states ,fire ,administration1 the      
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 and the ,director  
of the ,national ,institute for         
,occupational ,safety and ,health1 shall
 review the guidance and curriculum and1
 as appropriate1 issue updates to the   

guidance and curriculum4  7d7           
,applicability of ,,faca ,the ,federal  
,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app47 shall not apply to this ,act4    
7e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this ,act shall be construed to require 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to
 promulgate or enforce regulations under
 subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly     
known as the ,administrative ,procedure 
,act74  ,passed the ,senate ,july #bi1  
#bjba4,secretary