§2714 Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Task Force

Summary

Creates a PFAS Task Force inside the Department of Defense to deal with releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals. The group is led by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment and also includes the Assistant Secretaries for Installations, Energy, and Environment for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, plus the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and others the Secretary of Defense selects will provide support. The Task Force must watch health findings from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, find and fund a safe replacement for firefighting foam that contains PFAS, coordinate DoD efforts to reduce releases, check how Congress and the public view those efforts, support PFAS research, and make research results and data available to the public quickly and fully. The chair must send a report to Congress within 90 days after the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 became law, and then every year through 2029. Perfluoroalkyl substance: a man-made chemical with all carbon atoms fully fluorinated. Polyfluoroalkyl substance: a man-made chemical with a mix of fully fluorinated, partially fluorinated, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.