Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§8962 Pfas Research and Development

Title 15 › Chapter 115— PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS › Subchapter V— OTHER MATTERS › § 8962

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The EPA Administrator, through the Office of Research and Development, must study how PFAS chemicals (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) affect people and the environment and make the results public. The agency must set up a way to decide which PFAS or groups of PFAS need more study based on how likely people are exposed, how toxic they might be, and what is already known. The agency must also make new tools to detect PFAS in drinking water, wastewater, surface water, groundwater, solids, and air, test ways to clean up PFAS pollution, and create better ways to tell the public about PFAS. Congress authorized $15,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out these tasks.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §8962

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(a)The Administrator, acting through the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development, shall—

(1)(A)further examine the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on human health and the environment; and

(B)make publicly available information relating to the findings under subparagraph (A);

(2)develop a process for prioritizing which perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or classes of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, should be subject to additional research efforts that is based on—

(A)the potential for human exposure to the substances or classes of substances;

(B)the potential toxicity of the substances or classes of substances; and

(C)information available about the substances or classes of substances;

(3)develop new tools to characterize and identify perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment, including in drinking water, wastewater, surface water, groundwater, solids, and the air;

(4)evaluate approaches for the remediation of contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment; and

(5)develop and implement new tools and materials to communicate with the public about perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

(b)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 8962

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60