H.R. 4192

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4192 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4192

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Defense to submit to Congress an annual report on the funding and 
status of interim remedial actions of the Department of Defense 
relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 26, 2025

Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself, Mr. Bergman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Defense to submit to Congress an annual report on the funding and 
status of interim remedial actions of the Department of Defense 
relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 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 Military PFAS Transparency Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDING AND STATUS OF INTERIM REMEDIAL ACTIONS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO PFAS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2717. Annual report on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances
``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the funding and status of 
interim remedial actions of the Department of Defense relating to 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this section referred 
to as `PFAS').
``(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
include information regarding the following:
``(1) The total funding budgeted and obligated, for the 
current fiscal year and for any prior fiscal year, per site at 
each installation, for interim remedial actions of the 
Department of Defense relating to PFAS.
``(2) In the case of each report after the initial report, 
the total funding budgeted, obligated and expensed, per site at 
each installation, on such actions since the previous report.
``(3) The general and operating status of interim remedial 
actions related to PFAS per site at each installation, 
including--
``(A) a list of all announced or selected interim 
remedial actions, and for each such action, the 
function and role of the action with respect to 
addressing PFAS at the installation;
``(B) for each action listed, a phase-specific 
status update including whether--
``(i) the design is pending, in progress, 
or completed;
``(ii) contracting is pending, in 
solicitation, awarded, or delayed;
``(iii) construction or execution has 
begun, is in progress, completed, or delayed;
``(iv) the action is currently operating, 
its duration, and any performance metrics 
available;
``(C) identification of actions that are one-time 
in nature (such as soil removal and disposal), and the 
status of each action;
``(D) timelines for completion of each phase, 
including original projected timelines and any updates;
``(E) for any phase delayed by more than 12 months 
beyond the original projection, a site-specific 
explanation for the delay; and
``(F) identification of any administrative, 
regulatory, funding, or other barriers contributing to 
delays or budgetary effects, along with the plan of the 
Secretary to address each such barrier.''.
(b) Required Remediation Acceleration Strategy.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation acceleration 
strategy, which shall include--
(1) criteria for prioritizing military installations based 
on risk to human health, environmental impact, and proximity to 
affected communities;
(2) timelines for completing each phase of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) cleanup process;
(3) a plan for deploying additional resources, 
technologies, or personnel to reduce delays, including an 
identification of--
(A) the number of laboratories that are accredited 
by the Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory 
Accreditation Program to test for PFAS; and
(B) the number of laboratories that are in the 
process of being so accredited; and
(4) benchmarks for evaluating performance of each military 
department or defense agency on perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances response efforts.
(c) Public Transparency.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make publicly 
available an accessible online dashboard that includes the actions of 
the Department of Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. The dashboard shall be updated semiannually 
and shall include a summary of--
(1) site-by-site funding levels and expenditures at each 
installation;
(2) the status of remediation and investigation efforts;
(3) projected and actual completion timelines; and
(4) points of contact for community engagement.
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