Sec. 373. Secretary of Defense report on establishing procedure for alerting about exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress detailing how to establish a process for alerting active and retired members of the Armed Forces (and their families) about any applicable exposure of such individuals to perfluoroalkyl substances, and any potential health risks resulting from such exposure. For purposes of subsection (a), applicable exposure means exposure while serving on a military base that contains perfluoroalkyl substance contamination of more than the acceptable exposure limits provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (0.004 parts per trillion
(ppt)for perfluorooctanoic acid
(PFOA)and 0.02 ppt for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)).