Sec. 347. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING CERTAIN PFAS SUBSTANCES

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## SEC. 347 COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING CERTAIN PFAS SUBSTANCES ###

(a)Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the procurement by the Department of Defense of certain items that contain covered PFAS substances. ###

(b)Elements In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess the following: ####

(1)The extent to which information is available to the Department of Defense regarding the presence of covered PFAS substances in the items procured by the Department. ####

(2)The challenges, if any, that exist in identifying the presence of covered PFAS substances in the items the Department procures, including whether there are certain categories of items that are more readily identified than others as containing such substances. ####

(3)The extent to which the Department has examined the feasibility of prohibiting the procurement of items containing covered PFAS substances. ####

(4)Such other topics as may be determined necessary by the Comptroller General. ###

(c)Items In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall, to the extent practicable, examine information relating to the consideration by the Department of Defense of such substances in the following items: ####

(1)Furniture or floor waxes. ####

(2)Car wax and car window treatments. ####

(3)Cleaning products. ####

(4)Shoes and clothing for which treatment with a covered PFAS substance is not necessary for an essential function. ###

(d)Briefing and Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on the study conducted under subsection (a), including any preliminary observations. After such interim briefing, the Comptroller General shall submit to the committees a report on the study at a date mutually agreed upon by the Comptroller General and the committees. ###

(e)Covered PFAS Substance Defined In this section, the term “covered PFAS substance” means any of the following: ####

(1)Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA). ####

(2)Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). ####

(3)Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). ####

(4)Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). ####

(5)Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS). ####

(6)Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS). ####

(7)GenX.