,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eeee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,rounds1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 and ,mrs4       
,gillibrand7 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 initiate interim remedial  
actions with respect to perfluoroalkyl  
and polyfluoroalkyl substances at       
certain installations of the ,department
 of ,defense1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,pfas ,remediation ,actions to 
,prevent an ,increasingly ,delayed      
,response ,act or the ,,pfas ,,rapid    
,response ,act4  #b4 ,initiation of     
remedial actions with respect to        
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances  7a7 ,initiation of remedial 
actions  7#a7 ,in general ,to the extent
 that it is consistent with the         
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1

 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 and 
any other applicable law1 and except as 
provided in paragraph 7#b71 not later   
than two years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall initiate interim      
remedial actions with respect to        
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances at not fewer than #ajj       
covered sites4  7#b7 ,exception  7,a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary may initiate
 interim remedial actions with respect  
to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl   
substances at fewer than #ajj covered   
sites only if the ,secretary cannot find
 enough covered sites meeting the factor
 specified under section                
#cjj4dae7;b77#b77;i7 of title #dj1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations1 or successor 
regulations4  7,b7 ,report ,if the      
,secretary utilizes the exception under 
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
submit to ,congress a report verifying  
that the ,secretary assessed each       

covered site and was unable to find a   
sufficient number of covered sites      
meeting the factor specified in such    
subparagraph4  7b7 ,timely completion of
 ongoing actions ,the ,secretary shall  
ensure the timely completion of interim 
remedial actions at installations of the
 ,department of ,defense that are       
ongoing as of the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  7c7 ,briefing required   
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary shall brief the ,committees  
on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and  
the ,house of ,representatives on the   
status and outlook of remediation of    
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances at covered sites4  7d7       
,covered site defined ,in this section1 
the term covered site-- 7#a7 means1 of  
the #gbg installations of the           
,department of ,defense assessed for use
 or potential use of perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances set forth in 
the publication of the ,department dated

 ,june #cj1 #bjbf1 the installations at 
which the estimated remedial            
investigation or feasibility study end  
date is delayed as compared to the date 
specified for such site in the similar  
publication of the ,department dated    
,december #ca1 #bjbd2 and  7#b7 shall be
 interpreted consistent with the        
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 and 
any other applicable law4