Sec. 335. Report on Department of Defense efforts to track health implications of fuel leaks at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the efforts of the Secretary to appropriately track the health implications of fuel leaks from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, including members and dependents from each Armed Force, including the Coast Guard.
The report shall include each of the following: A plan to coordinate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to align with the environmental health assessment and monitoring efforts of the Centers. A description of any potential benefits of coordinating and sharing data with the State of Hawaii Department of Health. An analysis of the extent to which data from the State of Hawaii Department of Health and data from other non-Department of Defense sources can and should be used in any long-term health study relating to fuel leaks from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility.
A description of the potential health implications of contaminants, including fuel, found in the drinking water distribution system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility during testing after the fuel leaks that occurred in May and November 2021. A description of any contaminants, including fuel, detected in the water during the 12-month period preceding the fuel leak that occurred in November 2021. A description of any potential benefits of broadening the tracing window to include indications of contaminants, including fuel, in the drinking water supply at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility before May 2021.
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.