Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1938 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	I
2	2	119THCONGRESS
3	3	1
4	4	STSESSION H. R. 1938
5	5	To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to
6	6	certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
7	7	and for other purposes.
8	8	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9	9	MARCH6, 2025
10	10	Ms. M
11	11	CCLELLAN(for herself, Mrs. KIGGANSof Virginia, Mr. RYAN, Mr.
12	12	L
13	13	ALOTA, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK,
14	14	Ms. T
15	15	LAIB, and Mr. SCOTTof Virginia) introduced the following bill;
16	16	which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition
17	17	to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to
18	18	be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
19	19	ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
20	20	concerned
21	21	A BILL
22	22	To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications
23	23	relating to certain permits issued under the Federal
24	24	Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
25	25	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
26	26	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
27	27	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
28	28	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 4
29	29	PFAS Discharge Prevention Act’’. 5
30	30	VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:04 Mar 20, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1938.IH H1938
31	31	ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2
32	32	•HR 1938 IH
33	33	SEC. 2. STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS FOR DEPART-1
34	34	MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 2
35	35	(a) R
36	36	EQUEST FORREVISION.—Not later than one 3
37	37	year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 4
38	38	of Defense shall, with respect to each permit under section 5
39	39	402(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 6
40	40	U.S.C. 1342(p)) that applies to a Department of Defense 7
41	41	facility, request from the State that issued the permit, or 8
42	42	the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-9
43	43	cy, as applicable, approval of a modification to such per-10
44	44	mit, or a revision to an applicable stormwater manage-11
45	45	ment plan, to require— 12
46	46	(1) monitoring of discharges of perfluoroalkyl 13
47	47	and polyfluoroalkyl substances not less frequently 14
48	48	than quarterly; and 15
49	49	(2) implementation of appropriate best manage-16
50	50	ment practices or control technologies to reduce such 17
51	51	discharges consistent with the requirements of such 18
52	52	Act. 19
53	53	(b) F
54	54	UNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-20
55	55	priated by this Act, or otherwise made available to the 21
56	56	Secretary in each fiscal year, for perfluoroalkyl and 22
57	57	polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation efforts, not less 23
58	58	than 1 percent shall be obligated or expended annually for 24
59	59	VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:04 Mar 20, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1938.IH H1938
60	60	ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3
61	61	•HR 1938 IH
62	62	testing for such substances in stormwater runoff at De-1
63	63	partment of Defense facilities. 2
64	64	Æ
65	65	VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:04 Mar 20, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1938.IH H1938
66	66	ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS