Sec. 316. Centers for Disease Control study on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and, as appropriate, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and in consultation with the Department of Defense, shall— commence a study on the human health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS)contamination in drinking water, ground water, and any other sources of water and relevant exposure pathways, including the cumulative human health implications of multiple types of PFAS contamination at levels above and below health advisory levels; not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act (or 7 years after such date of enactment after providing notice to the appropriate congressional committees of the need for the delay)— complete such study and make any appropriate recommendations; and submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of such study; and not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until submission of the report under subparagraph (B)(ii), submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress of the study. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense, $7,000,000 shall be available to carry out the study under this subsection. In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and, as appropriate, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and in consultation with the Department of Defense, shall conduct an exposure assessment of no less than 8 current or former domestic military installations known to have PFAS contamination in drinking water, ground water, and any other sources of water and relevant exposure pathways. The exposure assessment required under this subsection shall— include— for each military installation covered under the exposure assessment, a statistical sample to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the relevant State health departments; and bio-monitoring for assessing the contamination described in paragraph (1); and produce findings, which shall be— used to help design the study described in subsection (a)(1)(A); and released to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 1 year after the conclusion of such exposure assessment. The exposure assessment required under this subsection shall— begin not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and conclude not later than 2 years after such date of enactment. The Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry may, as necessary, use staff and other resources from other Federal agencies in carrying out the study under subsection
(a)and the assessment under subsection (b). The study and assessment conducted under this section shall not interfere with any regulatory processes of the Environmental Protection Agency, including determinations of maximum contaminant levels.