,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjbb,mr4   
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 & ,mrs4 
,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = ! ,national      
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e to /udy & report on a ,f$]al    
rese>* ag5da to advance ! und]/&+ (     
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al  
,,pfas ,rese>* ,evaluation ,act 4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7          
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances are a gr\p ( manmade *emicals 
t h be5 us$ 9 a wide range ( products   
s9ce ! #aidjs1 includ+ firefight+ foam1 
c>pet+1 packag+1 & cookw>e2  7#b7 !re   
are m ?an #e1jjj types ( regi/]$        
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances2  7#c7 p]fluoroalkyl &        
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances are n curr5tly

 regulat$ at ! ,f$]al level2  7#d7      
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances-- 7,a7 h be5 detect$ 9 air1   
wat]1 soil1 food1 biosolids1 & m1 :]e !y
 p]si/ = a long "t2  7,b7 c accumulate &
 rema9 9 ! human body & 9 wildlife & o!r
 biota = a long "t2 &  7,c7 c lead to   
s]i\s heal? effects1 includ+ canc]1 l[  
infant bir?weight1 liv] & kidney issues1
 reproductive & developm5tal problems1 &
 m2  7#e7 !re rema9s mu* unkn[n ab\t--  
7,a7 ! toxicity1 human & environm5tal   
heal? effects1 exposure pa?ways1 &      
effective removal1 treatm5t1 &          
de/ruction me?ods ( p]fluoroalkyl &     
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances2 &  7,b7 safe 
alt]natives to p]fluoroalkyl &          
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances2  7#f7 ,f$]al 
rese>* ef=ts h be5 fragm5t$ at v>i\s    
,f$]al ag5cies & h /ruggl$ to           
effectively address ! full scope (      
*all5ges pres5t$ by p]fluoroalkyl &     
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances2  7#g7        
regulatory action & cleanup ) respect to
 p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl        

sub/ances dep5d on-- 7,a7 sci5tific     
analysis ( toxicity data ( p]fluoroalkyl
 & polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances2  7,b7     
decisionmak+ on h[ be/ to deal ) ! ?\s&s
 ( p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl      
sub/ances2 &  7,c7 und]/&+ !            
significance ( ! _m exposure pa?ways =  
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances t exi/2 &  7#h7 a cons5sus    
/udy by ! ,national ,academies w\ld help
 in=m decisions by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1  
,/ate gov]nm5ts1 indu/ry1 & o!r         
/akehold]s on h[ to be/ address         
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator  
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,director ,!  
t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7#c7     
,national academies ,! t]m ,national    
,academies means ! ,national ,academies 
( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e4  #d4   
,national academies reports  7a7 ,rese>*
 assessm5ts ( ,,pfas exposure & toxicity

  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,director1 9 consultation ) !           
,adm9i/rator1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !  
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 & ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies )
 exp]tise relevant to und]/&+ exposure  
to & toxicity ( p]fluoroalkyl &         
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances1 %all ent]    
into an agreem5t ) ! ,national          
,academies-- 7,a7 to conduct a #b-phase 
/udy 9 accordance ) ?is subsection to   
id5tify rese>* & developm5t ne$$ to     
advance human exposure e/imations &     
toxicity & haz>d e/imations ( individual
 p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ances or p]fluoroalkyl &            
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances collectively2 
&  7,b7 to submit reports describ+ !    
results ( ! /udies 9 accordance ) ?is   
subsection4  7#b7 ,phase ,i /udy &      
report on human exposure e/imation  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! phase ,i /udy "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all1 at a m9imum-- 7i7 consid]    
lifecycle in=mation on ! manufacture1   

use1 & disposal ( products conta9+      
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances to id5tify pot5tial human     
exposure s\rces & pa?ways2  7ii7        
evaluate-- 7,i7 ! fate & transport (    
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances2 &  7,,ii7 ! breakd[n products
 ( p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl      
sub/ances1 z relat$ to human exposure2  
7iii7 if feasible1 e/imate human        
exposure to individual p]fluoroalkyl &  
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances or            
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances collectively to det]m9e       
relative s\rce contributions = v>i\s    
exposure pa?ways 7su* z air1 wat]1 soil1
 or food72  7iv7 det]m9e :i*            
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances are mo/ likely to contribute  
to human exposure2 &  7v7 id5tify rese>*
 t is ne$$ to advance exposure          
e/imations to individual p]fluoroalkyl &
 polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances or           
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances collectively4  7,b7 ,report ,n

 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !   
agreem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is    
f9aliz$1 ! ,national ,academies %all--  
7i7 submit to ,congress a report conta9+
 ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( ! /udy      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7    
make ! report "u clause 7i7 available on
 a publicly accessible website4  7#c7   
,phase ,,ii /udy & report on ,,pfas     
toxicity & haz>d e/imation  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! phase ,,ii /udy "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all1 at a m9imum-- 7i7 7,i7 review
 animal & human toxicity in=mation on ! 
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances mo/ likely to contribute to   
human exposure1 z id5tifi$ 9 ! phase ,i 
report "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i72 &      
7,,ii7 develop an approa* = conduct+ a  
human heal? haz>d assessm5t ( ! id5tifi$
 p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ances2  7ii7 give consid]ation z to 
:e!r *emical category-bas$ approa*es =  
assess+ haz>ds w\ld be appropriate =    
evaluat+ p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl
 sub/ances z a gr\p2 &  7iii7 id5tify   

rese>* t is ne$$ to advance toxicity &  
haz>d assessm5ts ( individual           
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances or p]fluoroalkyl &            
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances collectively4 
7,b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date on :i* ! phase ,i report is        
submitt$ to ,congress "u p>agraph       
7#b77;,b77i71 ! ,national ,academies    
%all-- 7i7 submit to ,congress a report 
conta9+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( !    
/udy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &     
7ii7 make ! report "u clause 7i7        
available on a publicly accessible      
website4  7b7 ,rese>* assessm5ts (      
managem5t & treatm5t alt]natives =      
,,pfas contam9ation 9 ! environm5t &    
developm5t ( safe alt]natives  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director & !   
,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! heads ( o!r     
,f$]al ag5cies ) exp]tise relevant to ! 
developm5t ( alt]natives to             
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         

sub/ances & ! managem5t & treatm5t (    
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances1 %all jo9tly ent] into an     
agreem5t ) ! ,national ,academies-- 7,a7
 to conduct a #b-phase /udy 9 accordance
 ) ?is subsection to bett] und]/&-- 7i7 
! rese>* & developm5t ne$$ to advance ! 
und]/&+ ( ! ext5t & implications (      
environm5tal contam9ation by            
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances2  7ii7 ! be/ me?ods to manage 
& treat t contam9ation2 &  7iii7 !      
developm5t ( safe alt]natives to        
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances2 &  7,b7 to submit reports    
describ+ ! results ( ! /udies 9         
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7#b7      
,phase ,i /udy & report on treatm5t &   
rem$iation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! phase ,i   
/udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 at a        
m9imum-- 7i7 assess ! be/ available     
/rategies = treatm5t1 site rem$iation1 &
 safe disposal ( p]fluoroalkyl &        
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances2 &  7ii7      
describe rese>* gaps relat+ to ! issues 

describ$ 9 clause 7i71 includ+          
socioeconomic consid]ations & ways t !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t c address ! rese>*     
ne$s4  7,b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah     
mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! agreem5t     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is f9aliz$1 !  
,national ,academies %all-- 7i7 submit  
to ,congress a report conta9+ ! f9d+s & 
recomm5dations ( ! /udy describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 make ! report 
"u clause 7i7 available on a publicly   
accessible website4  7#c7 ,phase ,,ii   
/udy & report on assessm5t ( safe       
alt]natives = ,,pfas  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
phase ,,ii /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1  
at a m9imum-- 7i7 exam9e ! /ate ( k =   
alt]natives to p]fluoroalkyl &          
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances 9 applications
 curr5tly1 z ( ! date ( ! /udy1 us+     
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances t contribute to significant   
human heal? or ecological exposures &   
pot5tial risk2 &  7ii7 id5tify rese>*   
ne$s to address ! highe/ priorities =   
developm5t ( alt]natives to             

p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances4  7,b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c 
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! agreem5t      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is f9aliz$1 !  
,national ,academies %all-- 7i7 submit  
to ,congress a report conta9+ ! f9d+s & 
recomm5dations ( ! /udy describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 make ! report 
"u clause 7i7 available on a publicly   
accessible website4  #e4 ,implem5tation 
plan  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date on :i* all reports f !     
,national ,academies "u section #d h be5
 submitt$ to ,congress1 ! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 9
 coord9ation ) ! heads ( all relevant   
,f$]al ag5cies1 %all submit to ,congress
 an implem5tation plan = increas$       
collaboration & coord9ation ( ,f$]al    
rese>*1 developm5t1 & demon/ration      
activities ) respect to p]fluoroalkyl & 
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances4  7b7         
,requirem5t ,9 prep>+ ! implem5tation   
plan "u subsection 7a71 ! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy   

%all take into consid]ation !           
recomm5dations includ$ 9 ! reports      
submitt$ to ,congress "u section #d4