,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #bef  #aahth       
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #bbhc    
,report ,no4 #aah-aah  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #ab1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,peters 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and
 ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,november #cj1 #bjbc ,reported by ,mr4  
,peters1 with an amendment ,strike out  
all after the enacting clause and insert
 the part printed in italic  ,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  #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 new contract
 for the procurement of a covered item  
that contains 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 covered items1 where 
available and practicable1 that do not  
contain harmful perfluoroalkyl or       
polyfluoroalkyl substances 7,,pfas74    
#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 ,covered   
items ,the term covered items means--   
7,a7 nonstick cookware and cooking      
utensils2 and  7,b7 furniture1 carpets1 
and rugs treated with stain-resistant   
coatings4  ,november #cj1 #bjbc         
,reported with an amendment