[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6808 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6808

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
 develop a risk-communication strategy to inform the public about the 
  hazards or potential hazards of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
                  substances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2023

Mrs. Fletcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
 develop a risk-communication strategy to inform the public about the 
  hazards or potential hazards of 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 ``PFAS Risk-Communication Strategy 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RISK-COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
develop a risk-communication strategy to inform the public about the 
hazards or potential hazards of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances, or categories of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances, by--
            (1) disseminating information about the risks or potential 
        risks posed by such substances or categories in land, air, 
        water (including drinking water and water used for agricultural 
        purposes), and products;
            (2) notifying the public about exposure pathways and 
        mitigation measures through outreach and educational resources; 
        and
            (3) consulting with States that have demonstrated effective 
        risk-communication strategies for best practices in developing 
        a national risk-communication strategy.
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