,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ai1  
#bjba,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,shaheen1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mrs4      
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 and ,mr4      
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to list     
certain perfluoroalkyl and              
polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous 
air pollutants1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prevent ,release ,of ,toxics   
,emissions1 ,contamination1 and         
,transfer ,act of #bjba or the ,,protect
 ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,listing of        
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances as hazardous air pollutants  
7a7 ,listing  7#a7 ,initial listing     
,section #aab7;b7 of the ,clean ,air    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdab7;b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#h7 ,perfluoroalkyl and    

polyfluoroalkyl substances  7,a7 ,in    
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71  
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,prevent ,release ,of ,toxics       
,emissions1 ,contamination1 and         
,transfer ,act of #bjba1 the following  
substances are included on the list of  
hazardous air pollutants under paragraph
 7#a73 7i7 ,perfluorooctanoic acid and  
its salts4  7ii7                        
,perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and its   
salts4  7iii7 ,perfluorobutanesulfonic  
acid4  7iv7 ,hexafluoropropylene oxide  
dimer acid and its ammonium salt        
7commonly referred to as ,gen,x         
chemicals74  7,b7 ,implementing         
regulations  7i7 ,source categories     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 not later than #b years   
after the date of enactment of the      
,prevent ,release ,of ,toxics           
,emissions1 ,contamination1 and         
,transfer ,act of #bjba1 the            
,administrator shall revise the list of 
the categories and subcategories of     

major sources and area sources          
established under subsection 7c77#a7 to 
include the categories and subcategories
 of the substances described in         
subparagraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,other         
regulations ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of this section and except as 
provided in clause 7i71 not later than  
#e years after the date of enactment of 
the ,prevent ,release ,of ,toxics       
,emissions1 ,contamination1 and         
,transfer ,act of #bjba1 the            
,administrator shall finalize the       
emission standards and other regulations
 necessary under this section for the   
substances included on the list of      
hazardous air pollutants under          
subparagraph 7,a74  7iii7 ,savings      
clause ,the ,administrator may not      
enforce the listing of any hazardous air
 pollutant under subparagraph 7,a7 until
 the regulations issued under clause    
7ii7 are finalized4  4  7#b7 ,additional
 listings  7,a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #e years after the date of         

enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 ,act as the ,administrator7 shall      
determine whether to issue1 in          
accordance with section #aab of the     
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdab71 
final rules adding perfluoroalkyl and   
polyfluoroalkyl substances other than   
the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl  
substances described in subsection      
7b77#h7 of that section to the list of  
hazardous air pollutants established    
under subsection 7b7 of that section4   
7,b7 ,sources categories ,not later than
 #b years after the date on which a     
final rule is issued pursuant to        
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator   
shall revise the list of the categories 
and subcategories of major sources and  
area sources established under section  
#aab7;c77#a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdab7;c77#a77 to include
 the categories and subcategories of    
major sources and area sources of the   

perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances listed pursuant to that final
 rule4  7,c7 ,other regulations         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
section #aab of the ,clean ,air ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdab7 and except as     
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 not later
 than #e years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall finalize the       
emission standards and other regulations
 necessary under that section for the   
substances described in subparagraph    
7,a74  7b7 ,petitions ,nothing in this  
,act or an amendment made by this ,act  
affects the requirement that the        
,administrator grant or deny a petition 
under section #aab7;b77#c77;,a7 of the  
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gdab7;b77#c77;,a77 within #ah months of
 the receipt of the petition1 including 
a petition with respect to a substance  
described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a74   
7c7 ,quantification ,for each substance 
added to the list of hazardous air      

pollutants established under section    
#aab7;b7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #gdab7;b77 pursuant to this   
,act or under an amendment made by this 
,act1 the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7   
provide support and services to advance 
the understanding of sources of         
emissions of the substance1 or an       
appropriate surrogate for that          
substance1 the state of technology for  
control of those emissions1 and         
measurement approaches to quantify and  
measure those emissions2 and  7#b7 to   
the extent practicable1 continue to     
develop and improve the relevant source 
testing and ambient air measurement     
methodologies to facilitate-- 7,a7 the  
identification of emissions sources of  
the substance2 and  7,b7 the detection  
and reporting of the emitted amounts of 
the substance4