Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6095 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6095

 To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating 
  to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control 
                      Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2023

  Ms. McClellan (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. Ross, Ms. 
   Mace, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. 
   Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating 
  to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control 
                      Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense PFAS Discharge 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) Request for Revision.--Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect 
to each permit under section 402(p) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(p)) that applies to a Department of Defense 
facility, request from the State that issued the permit, or the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as applicable, 
approval of a modification to such permit, or a revision to an 
applicable stormwater management plan, to require--
            (1) monitoring of discharges of perfluoroalkyl and 
        polyfluoroalkyl substances not less frequently than quarterly; 
        and
            (2) implementation of appropriate best management practices 
        or control technologies to reduce such discharges consistent 
        with the requirements of such Act.
    (b) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act, or otherwise made available to the Secretary in each fiscal year, 
for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation efforts, 
not less than 1 percent shall be obligated or expended annually for 
testing for such substances in stormwater runoff at Department of 
Defense facilities.
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