Sec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam
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Section 322 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 2661 note prec.) is amended— in subsection (b)— by striking October 1, 2023 and inserting October 1, 2026 ; and by striking in excess of one part per billion of and inserting detectable ; in subsection (c)— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as subparagraphs
(A)and (B), respectively; by striking may not be used at any military installation on or after the earlier of the following dates and inserting may not be used at the following: Any military installation that, as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, has transitioned to the use of a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent that meets the military specifications issued pursuant to subsection (a). Any other military installation on or after the earlier of the following dates: ; and in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by subparagraph
(A)of this paragraph, by striking October 1, 2024 and inserting October 1, 2026 ; by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: Subsections
(b)and
(c)shall not apply to firefighting foam for use— onboard oceangoing vessels, including use in pier-side inspection, testing, and maintenance; that is necessary to conduct testing to meet military specification qualification requirements and ensure quality standards of the inventory of the Department; in connection with the research, development, test, and evaluation of a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent; on naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants; or in any tactical vehicle, or equipment, that is incompatible with fluorine-free fire-fighting agents. ; and in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting the limitation under subsection
(b)or before the prohibition ; and in subparagraph (B)— in clause (ii), by inserting or to maintain military readiness after safety ; by striking clause
(iii)and redesignating clauses
(iv)and
(v)as clauses
(iii)and (iv), respectively; and in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking and does not require revision ; and in paragraph (2)(C), by striking Secretary of Defense and inserting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment .
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Modification of requirements relating to replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam
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