[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3162 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3162
To require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under
which the Secretary shall develop and implement a comprehensive
wastewater surveillance system at certain installations of the
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 7, 2025
Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under
which the Secretary shall develop and implement a comprehensive
wastewater surveillance system at certain installations of the
Department of Defense, 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. PILOT PROGRAM ON WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall develop
and implement a comprehensive wastewater surveillance system at not
fewer than four installations of a military department at which the
Secretary seeks to improve the testing, identification, and analysis of
usage of covered drugs and to identify the prevalence of infectious
diseases among members of the Armed Forces at the installation (in this
section referred to as the ``pilot program'').
(b) Technologies and Data System Used.--In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary shall ensure the system developed and
implemented under subsection (a) is comprised of appropriate
technologies and a uniform data system across the Department of
Defense.
(c) Minimum Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary shall establish, at a minimum--
(1) at least one wastewater surveillance system for
monitoring of use of covered drugs at one installation; and
(2) at least one wastewater surveillance system for
monitoring of infectious diseases at one installation.
(d) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out during a two-
year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot
program.
(e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination of the
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes the following:
(1) A summary of the findings from the wastewater
surveillance system under the pilot program.
(2) Recommendations for interventions or policy changes
based on trends observed under the pilot program.
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program
in enhancing force health protection and readiness.
(f) Use of Existing Resources and Authorities.--The Secretary shall
use existing resources and authorities of the Department of Defense, as
the Secretary determines appropriate, to implement the pilot program.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Congressional defense committees.--The term
``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Covered drug defined.--The term ``covered drug''--
(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means a
drug included on schedule I or schedule II established
under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 812); and
(B) does not include a drug that--
(i) was newly included on such schedule I
or schedule II;
(ii) was previously approved under section
505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 355); and
(iii) received such approval not later than
20 years before the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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