[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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