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Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act
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.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to request modifications to stormwater discharge permits for Department of Defense facilities under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The requested modifications must require quarterly or more frequent monitoring of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in discharges from DoD facilities. The modifications must also require implementation of best management practices or control technologies to reduce PFAS discharges. The bill requires that at least 1 percent of annual PFAS remediation funding be spent on testing for PFAS in stormwater runoff at DoD facilities.
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Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
Actions (3)
- Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Mar 6, 2025 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. · house
- Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Ms. McClellan (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Ryan, Mr. LaLota, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) 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
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. <all>
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