,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbe,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,defense to request       
modifications relating to certain       
permits issued under the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,department of      
,defense ,,pfas ,discharge ,prevention  
,act4  #b4 ,stormwater discharge permits
 and testing at ,department of ,defense 
facilities  7a7 ,request for            
modification ,except as provided in     
subsection 7b71 not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall1 
with respect to each permit under       
section #djb7p7 of the ,federal ,water  
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdb7p77 that applies to a facility of 

the ,department of ,defense1 request    
from the ,state that issued the permit1 
or the ,administrator of the            
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 as  
applicable1 a modification to such      
permit to require-- 7#a7 monitoring of  
discharges of perfluoroalkyl and        
polyfluoroalkyl substances not less     
frequently than quarterly2 and  7#b7    
implementation of appropriate best      
management practices or control         
technologies to reduce such discharges  
consistent with the requirements of such
 ,act4  7b7 ,exceptions ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense is not required to request a
 modification to a permit under         
subsection 7a7 if such permit contains  
the elements specified under paragraphs 
7#a7 and 7#b7 of such subsection4  7c7  
,funding for monitoring and reduction of
 discharges ,of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made       
available to the ,secretary of ,defense 
in each fiscal year for remediation     
efforts relating to perfluoroalkyl and  

polyfluoroalkyl substances1 not less    
than one percent shall be obligated or  
expended annually to carry out          
activities described in paragraphs 7#a7 
and 7#b7 of subsection 7a74