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 mandates that the Secretary of Defense submit a comprehensive strategy within 180 days to accelerate the Department's response efforts concerning releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its activities. This strategy must outline criteria for prioritizing response actions on military installations and National Guard facilities based on relative risk to human health and the environment. It also requires specific timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup process under CERCLA and a plan for deploying additional technologies, personnel, and resources to reduce remediation delays. Furthermore, the bill directs the Secretary to establish a publicly accessible online dashboard within one year, updated semiannually, to provide transparency on the Department's PFAS remediation actions. This dashboard will include detailed information on obligated and expended funding, the status of response efforts under CERCLA for each site, and projected versus actual timelines for completing these actions. It will also list points of contact for community engagement, ensuring public access to critical information regarding environmental cleanup progress.
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.
USA119th CongressS-3446| Senate
| Updated: 12/11/2025
This bill mandates that the Secretary of Defense submit a comprehensive strategy within 180 days to accelerate the Department's response efforts concerning releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its activities. This strategy must outline criteria for prioritizing response actions on military installations and National Guard facilities based on relative risk to human health and the environment. It also requires specific timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup process under CERCLA and a plan for deploying additional technologies, personnel, and resources to reduce remediation delays. Furthermore, the bill directs the Secretary to establish a publicly accessible online dashboard within one year, updated semiannually, to provide transparency on the Department's PFAS remediation actions. This dashboard will include detailed information on obligated and expended funding, the status of response efforts under CERCLA for each site, and projected versus actual timelines for completing these actions. It will also list points of contact for community engagement, ensuring public access to critical information regarding environmental cleanup progress.