A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DoD) to create and submit a strategy within 180 days to speed up cleanup efforts at military bases and National Guard facilities contaminated with PFAS chemicals (like firefighting foam). The strategy must detail how the DoD prioritizes sites based on health/environmental risks, set specific cleanup timelines for each location, and outline plans to add labs, staff, or technology to reduce delays. It also mandates a public online dashboard updated every six months, showing funding use, cleanup progress, completion dates, and community contacts for each affected site. The bill directly affects military installations and National Guard facilities with PFAS contamination and aims to improve transparency and accelerate remediation under federal cleanup law.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 11, 2025
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Dec 11, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Dec 11, 2025
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Gary C. Peters
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