,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjbc,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require       
community engagement and reporting      
relating to activities of the           
,department of ,defense with respect to 
perfluoroalkyl substances and           
polyfluoroalkyl substances1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,pfas         
,community ,engagement and ,transparency
 ,act4  #b4 ,congressional defense      
committees defined ,in this ,act1 the   
term congressional defense committees   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4  #c4 ,office for 
,engagement with ,communities ,impacted 
by ,,pfas ,contamination  7a7           
,establishment ,the ,under ,secretary of
 ,defense for ,acquisition and          

,sustainment shall establish1 under the 
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,energy1 ,installations1 and            
,environment1 an office to be known as  
the ,office for ,engagement with        
,communities ,impacted by ,,pfas        
,contamination 7referred to in this     
section as the ,office74  7b7 ,duties   
,the ,office shall be responsible for-- 
7#a7 leading engagement by the          
,department of ,defense with communities
 impacted by releases of perfluoroalkyl 
substances and polyfluoroalkyl          
substances through activities of the    
,department2  7#b7 working in           
cooperation with the appropriate        
entities of the military departments    
responsible for testing1 remediation1   
and outreach relating to such           
substances2  7#c7 coordinating with the 
military departments to develop and     
maintain informational resources for    
communities and individuals experiencing
 contamination from such substances     
associated with installations of the    

,department of ,defense2 and  7#d7 such 
other duties as the ,assistant          
,secretary of ,defense for ,energy1     
,installations1 and ,environment may    
determine appropriate4  7c7 ,initial    
briefing ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for   
,acquisition and ,sustainment shall     
brief the congressional defense         
committees on the resources1            
organization1 and other matters required
 to establish the ,office4  7d7 ,annual 
report ,not later than one year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and annually thereafter1 the ,under     
,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition 
and ,sustainment shall submit to the    
congressional defense committees a      
report on metrics relating to community 
engagement conducted by the ,office4    
#d4 ,technical assistance for           
communities and individuals potentially 
affected by releases at current and     
former ,department of ,defense          

facilities  7a7 ,technical assistance   
for navigation of response actions  7#a7
 ,in general ,beginning not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and subject to  
such amounts as are provided in         
appropriations ,acts1 the ,secretary of 
,defense1 acting through the ,director  
of the ,office of ,local ,defense       
,community ,cooperation1 shall furnish  
technical assistance services described 
in paragraph 7#c7 to communities1 or    
individuals who are members thereof1    
that may be affected by a release or    
threatened release of a pollutant at a  
facility under the jurisdiction of1 or  
formerly used by or under the           
jurisdiction of1 the ,department of     
,defense4  7#b7 ,implementation ,the    
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,office of ,local ,defense      
,community ,cooperation1 may furnish    
technical assistance services pursuant  
to paragraph 7#a7 through a ,federal    
interagency agreement1 a private service

 provider1 or a cooperative agreement   
entered into with a nonprofit           
organization4  7#c7 ,services provided  
,the technical assistance services      
described in this paragraph are services
 to improve public participation in1 or 
assist in the navigation of1            
environmental response efforts1         
including-- 7,a7 the provision of advice
 and guidance to a community or         
individual specified in paragraph 7#a7  
regarding additional technical          
assistance with respect to which such   
community or individual may be eligible 
7including pursuant to subsection 7b772 
7,b7 the interpretation of site-related 
documents2  7,c7 the interpretation of  
health-related information2  7,d7       
assistance with the preparation of      
public comments2 and  7,e7 the          
development of outreach materials to    
improve public participation4  7b7      
,grants for technical assistance  7#a7  
,authority ,beginning not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         

enactment of this ,act1 and subject to  
such amounts as are provided in         
appropriations ,acts1 the ,secretary of 
,defense1 acting through the ,director  
of the ,office of ,local ,defense       
,community ,cooperation1 shall          
administer a grant program under which  
the ,director may award a grant to a    
community1 or individuals who are       
members thereof1 that may be affected by
 a release or threatened release of a   
pollutant at a facility under the       
jurisdiction of1 or formerly used by or 
under the jurisdiction of1 the          
,department of ,defense4  7#b7 ,use of  
amounts ,funds provided under a grant   
awarded pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 in   
connection with a release or threatened 
release of a pollutant at a facility may
 be used by the grant recipient only to 
obtain technical assistance and services
 for public participation in various    
stages of the processes of response1    
remediation1 and removal actions at the 
facility1 including-- 7,a7 interpreting 

the nature of the release or threatened 
release1 including monitoring and       
testing plans and reports associated    
with site assessment and                
characterization at the facility2  7,b7 
interpreting documents1 plans1 proposed 
actions1 and final decisions related    
to-- 7i7 an interim remedial action2    
7ii7 a remedial investigation or        
feasibility study2  7iii7 a record of   
decision2  7iv7 a remedial design2  7v7 
the selection and construction of       
remedial action2  7vi7 operation and    
maintenance2 and  7vii7 a five-year     
review at the facility2  7,c7 a removal 
action at such facility2 and  7,d7      
services specified under subsection     
7a77#c74  7c7 ,prohibition on use of    
amounts ,none of the amounts made       
available under this section may be used
 for the purpose of conducting-- 7#a7   
lobbying activities2 or  7#b7 legal     
challenges of final decisions of the    
,department of ,defense4  #e4 ,dashboard
 of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl  

substances and polyfluoroalkyl          
substances ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall include with the submission to    
,congress by the ,president of the      
annual budget of the ,department of     
,defense for a fiscal year under section
 #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 a separate budget justification 
document that consolidates all          
information pertaining to activities of 
the ,department of ,defense relating to 
perfluoroalkyl substances and           
polyfluoroalkyl substances1 including   
funding for and descriptions of-- 7#a7  
research and development efforts2  7#b7 
testing2  7#c7 remediation2  7#d7       
contaminant disposal2  7#e7 community   
outreach2 and  7#f7 unfunded            
requirements4  #f4 ,biennial report on  
testing and remediation of              
perfluoroalkyl substances and           
polyfluoroalkyl substances  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #bgj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and once every two years thereafter1 the

 ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a  
report on the status of testing for and 
remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances
 and polyfluoroalkyl substances at      
current or former military installations
 in the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,elements 
,at a minimum1 each report required     
under subsection 7a7 shall include--    
7#a7 a list of all current or former    
military installations assessed to have 
been contaminated by perfluoroalkyl     
substances or polyfluoroalkyl           
substances2 and  7#b7 the current       
testing or remediation status of those  
installations1 including remediation    
phase1 estimated cost-to-complete1 and  
estimated schedule1 including the       
estimated number of sites anticipated to
 reach completion of remedy construction
 within three years of the date of      
submission of the report4  #g4          
,government ,accountability ,office     
report on testing and remediation of    
perfluoroalkyl substances and           

polyfluoroalkyl substances ,not later   
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and once every  
five years thereafter1 the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to the congressional defense     
committees a report assessing the state 
of ongoing testing and remediation by   
the ,department of ,defense of current  
or former military installations        
contaminated with perfluoroalkyl        
substances or polyfluoroalkyl           
substances1 including-- 7#a7 assessments
 of the thoroughness1 pace1 and         
cost-effectiveness of efforts of the    
,department to conduct testing and      
remediation relating to those           
substances2  7#b7 recommendations to    
improve those efforts2 and  7#c7 such   
other matters as the ,comptroller       
,general determines appropriate4