#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #bca
  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to
 develop guidance = firefight]s & o!r   
em]g5cy response p]sonnel on be/        
practices to protect !m f exposure to   
,,pfas & to limit & prev5t ! release (  
,,pfas into ! environm5t1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,firefight]s f   
,adv]se ,sub/ances ,act or ! ,,pfas     
,act4  #b4 ,guidance on h[ to 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 develop & publi% guidance =       
firefight]s & o!r em]g5cy response      
p]sonnel on tra9+1 education programs1 &

 be/ practices2  7#b7 make available a  
curriculum design$ to-- 7,a7 r$uce &    
elim9ate exposure to p]- &              
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances 7commonly     
ref]r$ 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#c7   
create an onl9e public repository1 :i*  
%all be updat$ on a regul> basis1 on    
tools & be/ practices = firefight]s &   
o!r em]g5cy response p]sonnel to r$uce1 
limit1 & prev5t ! release ( & exposure  
to ,,pfas4  7b7 ,curriculum  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,= ! purpose ( develop+ !         
curriculum requir$ "u subsection        
7a77#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration %all make    
recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& 
,security z to ! 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$ure ,act74  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,july 
#bi1 #bjba4,secret>y