Sec. 316. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL STUDY ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER

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## SEC. 316 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL STUDY ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER ###

(a)Study on Human Health Implications ####

(A)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; #####

(B)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)— ######

(i)complete such study and make any appropriate recommendations; and ######

(ii)submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of such study; and #####

(C)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. ####

(2)Funding #####

(A)Source of funds The study and assessment performed pursuant to this section may be paid for using funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”. #####

(B)Transfer authority ######

(i)Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, not more than $10,000,000 shall be transferred by the Secretary of Defense, without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for the study and assessment required by this section. ######

(ii)Without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $15,000,000 a year during fiscal years 2019 through 2022 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for the study and assessment required by this section. ######

(iii)Without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $20,000,000 during fiscal year 2023 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for the study and assessment required by this section. ######

(iv)Without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $5,000,000 a year during fiscal years 2024 through 2025 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for the study and assessment required by this section. #####

(C)Expenditure authority Amounts transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be used to carry out the study and assessment under this section through contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants. In addition, such funds may be transferred by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to other accounts of the Department for the purposes of carrying out this section. #####

(D)Relationship to other transfer authorities The transfer authority provided under this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. ####

(3)Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the congressional defense committees; #####

(B)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 #####

(C)the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. ###

(b)Exposure Assessment ####

(1)In general 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. ####

(2)Contents The exposure assessment required under this subsection shall— #####

(A)include— ######

(i)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 ######

(ii)bio-monitoring for assessing the contamination described in paragraph (1); and #####

(B)produce findings, which shall be— ######

(i)used to help design the study described in subsection (a)(1)(A); and ######

(ii)released to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 1 year after the conclusion of such exposure assessment. ####

(3)Timing The exposure assessment required under this subsection shall— #####

(A)begin not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and #####

(B)conclude not later than 2 years after such date of enactment. ###

(c)Coordination With Other Agencies 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). ###

(d)No Effect on Regulatory Process 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.