To require community engagement and reporting relating to activities of the Department of Defense with respect to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require community engagement and reporting relating to activities of the Department of Defense with respect to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Community Engagement and Transparency Act.
- Section id5bc42cb4db774d83b1ed6a40df016745: 2. Congressional defense committees defined In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of...
- Section id9620ed32d2574fbc8cf32ddb8a65d4cf: 3. Office for Engagement with Communities Impacted by PFAS Contamination The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish, under...
- Section id9ad7366b515f4b56905dea580f5a23dc: 4. Technical assistance for communities and individuals potentially affected by releases at current and former Department of Defense facilities Beginning not...
- Section id389888113f0b455dad03fa144e00cdc0: 5. Limitation on availability of travel funds until submittal of plan for restoring data sharing on testing of water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require community engagement and reporting relating to activities of the Department of Defense with respect to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require community engagement and reporting relating to activities of the Department of Defense with respect to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
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