Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§323 PROHIBITION OF UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 159— - REAL PROPERTY; RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY; AND LEASE OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY › § 323
Summary
Military bases must not let fluorinated AFFF spill or escape into the environment. The foam can be used in emergencies, or for testing and training only if systems fully contain and capture it and it is disposed of so none enters the environment. AFFF — fluorinated firefighting foam.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §323
Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
“(a)Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the uncontrolled release of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘AFFF’) at military installations.
“(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a), fluorinated AFFF may be released at military installations as follows:
“(1)AFFF may be released for purposes of an emergency response.
“(2)A non-emergency release of AFFF may be made for the purposes of testing of equipment or training of personnel, if complete containment, capture, and proper disposal mechanisms are in place to ensure no AFFF is released into the environment.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 323
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73