,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for progress   
reports on the national transition plan 
related to a fluorine-free firefighting 
foam4  #a4 ,progress reports on the     
national transition plan related to a   
fluorine-free firefighting foam  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 and
 every #ahj days thereafter until the   
progress report termination date        
described in subsection 7c71 the        
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,administrator of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency and the ,secretary  
of ,defense1 shall submit to the        
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
progress report on the development and  
implementation of a national transition 

plan related to a fluorine-free         
firefighting foam that meets the        
performance standards referenced in     
chapter #f of the advisory circular of  
the ,,faa titled ,aircraft ,fire        
,extinguishing ,agents1 issued on ,july 
#h1 #bjjd 7,advisory ,circular          
#aej_/ebaj-f;,d7 and is acceptable under
 section #aci4cai7l7 of title #ad1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations1 for use at   
part #aci airports4  7b7 ,required      
information ,each progress report under 
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the   
progress made by the ,,faa with respect 
to providing part #aci airports with--  
7,a7 guidance from the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency on acceptable       
environmental limits relating to        
fluorine-free firefighting foam2  7,b7  
guidance from the ,department of        
,defense on the transition of the       
,department of ,defense to a            
fluorine-free firefighting foam2  7,c7  
best practices for the decontamination  

of existing aircraft rescue and         
firefighting vehicles1 systems1 and     
other equipment used to deploy          
firefighting foam at part #aci airports2
 and  7,d7 timelines for the release of 
policy and guidance relating to the     
development of implementation plans for 
part #aci airports to obtain approved   
military specification products and     
firefighting personnel training4  7#b7  
,a comprehensive list of the amount of  
aqueous film-forming firefighting foam  
at each part #aci airport as of the date
 of the submission of the progress      
report1 including the amount of such    
firefighting foam held in firefighting  
equipment and the number of gallons     
regularly kept in reserve at each such  
airport4  7#c7 ,an assessment of the    
progress made by the ,,faa with respect 
to providing airports that are not part 
#aci airports and local authorities with
 responsibility for inspection and      
oversight with guidance described in    
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph

 7#a7 as such guidance relates to the   
use of fluorine-free firefighting foam  
at such airports4  7#d7 ,any other      
information that the ,administrator     
determines is appropriate4  7c7         
,progress report termination date ,the  
progress report termination date        
described in this subsection is the date
 on which the ,administrator notifies   
the appropriate committees of ,congress 
that development and implementation of  
the national transition plan described  
in subsection 7a7 is complete4  7d7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration4  7#b7       
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7   
,,faa ,the term ,,faa means the ,federal

 ,aviation ,administration4  7#d7 ,part 
#aci airport defined ,the term part #aci
 airport means an airport certified     
under part #aci of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations4