To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1863 To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 25, 2019 Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. KIM, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Ms. DEAN, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to deter- mine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:46 Apr 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1863.IH H1863 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1863 IH SECTION 1. PROVISION OF BLOOD TESTING FOR FIRE- 1 FIGHTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 2 DETERMINE EXPOSURE TO 3 PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 4 SUBSTANCES. 5 The Secretary of Defense shall provide blood testing 6 to determine and document potential exposure to 7 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly 8 known as ‘‘PFAS’’) for each firefighter of the Department 9 of Defense during the annual physical exam conducted by 10 the Department for each such firefighter. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:46 Apr 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1863.IH H1863 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS