10 U.S.C. § 2714 — Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Task Force
submitted 5 years ago by Pub. L. 117-81 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 420 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Defense must establish a task force on the effects of releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from Department of Defense activities. The section names its members, duties, reporting schedule, and definitions.
(a) In general. The Secretary of Defense must establish a task force to address the effects of releases of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances from Department of Defense activities. This section calls it the “PFAS Task Force.”
(b) Membership. The PFAS Task Force consists of:
(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment*.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army* for Installations, Energy, and Environment.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment.
(4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy.
(5) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
(c) Chairman. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment is the PFAS Task Force chairman.
(d) Support. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and any other people the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate must support the task force’s activities.
(e) Duties. The task force must:
(1) Monitor the health aspects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2) Identify and fund the purchase of an effective alternative to firefighting foam containing those substances.
(3) Coordinate within the Department of Defense to reduce the effects of releases of those substances.
(4) Assess Congress’s and the public’s views of the Department’s efforts to reduce effects of releases from Department activities.
(5) Support research about those substances.
(6) Establish practices to ensure that research findings and related data about those substances are shared with the general public completely and on time.
(f) Report. No later than 90 days after enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, and every year afterward through 2029, the chairman must submit Congress a report about the task force’s activities.
(g) Definitions.
(1) “Perfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical whose carbon atoms are all fully fluorinated.
(2) “Polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical containing a mixture of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partly fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a task force to address the effects of the release* of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances from activities of the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the “PFAS Task Force”).
The members of the PFAS Task Force are the following:
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment*.
The Assistant Secretary of the Army* for Installations, Energy, and Environment.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment.
The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall be the chairman of the PFAS Task Force.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and such other individuals as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate shall support the activities of the PFAS Task Force.
The duties of the PFAS Task Force are the following:
Monitoring the health aspects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, as found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Identifying, and funding the procurement of, an effective alternative to firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Coordinating within the Department of Defense with respect to mitigating the effects of the release of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Assessing the perceptions of Congress and the public of the efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to mitigating the effects of the release of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances from activities of the Department.
Supporting research efforts relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Establishing practices to ensure the timely and complete dissemination of research findings and related data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances to the general public.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, and annually thereafter through 2029, the Chairman of the PFAS Task Force shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the task force.
In this section:
The term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
The term “polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title III, § 341(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1641; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title III, § 341(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2529; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title III, § 331, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 221.)
- 2021Enacted · Pub. L. 117-81 · 135 Stat. 1641
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 2529
- 2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-31 · 137 Stat. 221
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