,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,collins1 and ,mr4 ,moran7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the   
procurement of certain items containing 
perfluorooctane sulfonate 7,,pfos7 or   
perfluorooctanoic acid 7,,pfoa7 and     
prioritize the procurement of products  
not containing ,,pfas4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,,pfas-,free ,procurement ,act of #bjbc4
  #b4 ,prohibition on procurement of    
certain items containing perfluorooctane
 sulfonate 7,,pfos7 or perfluorooctanoic
 acid 7,,pfoa7 ,beginning on ,october   
#a1 #bjbe1 the head of an executive     
agency may not enter into a contract for
 the procurement of cookware1 utensils1 
carpets1 or furniture that contain      
perfluorooctane sulfonate 7,,pfos7 or   

perfluorooctanoic acid 7,,pfoa74  #c4   
,priority procurement of products not   
containing ,,pfas ,the head of an       
executive agency shall prioritize the   
procurement of products1 where          
available1 that do not contain ,,pfas4  
#d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,executive agency defined ,the term     
executive agency has the meaning given  
the term in section #acc of title #da1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,,pfas ,the
 term ,,pfas means a perfluoroalkyl or  
polyfluoroalkyl substance that is       
man-made and has not fewer than #a fully
 fluorinated carbon atom4