[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2638 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2638

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
 issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing 
                     PFAS, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2019

Mrs. Fletcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
 issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing 
                     PFAS, 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. GUIDANCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall issue guidance on minimizing the use of 
firefighting foam and other equipment containing any PFAS by 
firefighters, police officers, paramedics, emergency medical 
technicians, and other first responders, in order to minimize the risk 
to such firefighters, police officers, paramedics, emergency medical 
technicians, and other first responders, and the environment, without 
jeopardizing firefighting efforts.
    (b) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``PFAS'' means a 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully 
fluorinated carbon atom.
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