# 119-s-2472: Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act

119-s-2472, Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2472
- Congress: 119
- Title: Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Tightens PFAS controls at Department of Defense stormwater sites.** This bill would require DoD facilities to add regular PFAS testing and pollution controls to their stormwater permits and dedicate a small share of cleanup funds to those efforts. - Families and local communities near military sites would see more frequent testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, at least quarterly, which could help spot and limit local contamination. - Department of Defense installations and managers would have to request permit modifications within one year to add quarterly monitoring and to implement best management practices or control technologies when permits lack those elements. The DoD would also have to use at least 1% of annual PFAS remediation funds for these activities. - State permitting agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency would be asked to modify section 402(p) stormwater permits to require PFAS monitoring and appropriate controls consistent with the Clean Water Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quarterly PFAS testing at Defense sites: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense, within one year of enactment, to ask states or EPA to change stormwater permits for Defense facilities. Permits would need quarterly testing for PFAS discharges and required best management practices or control technologies. At least 1% of annual Do…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2472 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2472)

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- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2472 (as of 2025-12-21).