Sec. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATER FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

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## SEC. 318 SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATER FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should— ####

(1)develop a plan for the remediation of perchlorate contamination resulting from the activities of the Department of Defense to ensure that the Department is prepared to respond quickly and appropriately once the United States establishes a drinking water standard for perchlorate; ####

(2)continue remediation activities for perchlorate contamination at those sites where perchlorate contamination poses an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and welfare and where the Department is undertaking site-specific remedial action as of the date of the enactment of this Act; ####

(3)develop a plan for the remediation of perchlorate contamination resulting from the activities of the Department of Defense in cases in which, notwithstanding the lack of a drinking water standard for perchlorate, such contamination is present in ground or surface water at levels that the Secretary of Defense determines pose a hazard to human health; and ####

(4)continue the process of evaluating and prioritizing perchlorate contamination sites without waiting for the establishment of the Federal drinking water standard for perchlorate. ## Subtitle C Workplace and Depot Issues * * * * * * *