Congressional Record — Senate, S3416 (June 25, 2020)
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Page S3416 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for June 25, 2020, in interleaved columns, carrying amendment text. Provisions require an estimate of the costs of making a pilot program permanent and expanding it nationwide, along with recommendations for legislative or administrative action. Guidance is required not later than 14 days after enactment so agencies report obligations and expenditures of large CARES Act funds under division A. Another section sets a 180-day deadline for developing and publishing guidance for firefighters with the Fire Administration and an occupational safety institute.
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S3416 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 25, 2020
the making of the pilot program permanent Director of the Office of Management and the Administrator of the United States Fire
with an expansion nationwide. Budget shall issue guidance for agencies to Administration, the Administrator of the
(G) An estimate of the costs of making the ensure the collection and timely reporting Environmental Protection Agency, the Di-
pilot program permanent and expanding it for the obligation and expenditure of large rector of the National Institute for Occupa-
nationwide in accordance with the rec- covered funds under division A of the CARES tional Safety and Health, and the heads of
ommendation in subparagraph (F). Act (Public Law 116–136) on and after the any other relevant agencies, shall—
(H) Such recommendations for legislative date of enactment of that Act. (1) develop and publish guidance for fire-
or administrative action as the Secretary (B) REQUIREMENT.—The guidance issued fighters and other emergency response per-
considers appropriate in light of the pilot under subparagraph (A) shall require that, sonnel on training, education programs, and
program. not later than 120 days after the date of en- best practices to—
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS actment of this Act, agencies shall make all (A) reduce the exposure to per- and
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap- reports required under section 15011 of divi- polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly re-
propriate committees of Congress’’ means— sion B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– ferred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) from firefighting foam
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 136) relating to large covered funds under di- and personal protective equipment; and
the Committee on Homeland Security and vision A of such Act that have been expended (B) limit or prevent the release of PFAS
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and or obligated during the period beginning on from firefighting foam into the environment;
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the date of enactment of the CARES Act (2) develop and issue guidance to fire-
the Committee on Homeland Security of the (Public Law 116–136) and ending on the day fighters and other emergency response per-
House of Representatives. before the date of enactment of this Act. sonnel on alternative foams, personal protec-
(j) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the (C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in tive equipment, and other firefighting tools
term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several this subsection shall be construed to affect and equipment that do not contain PFAS;
States, the District of Columbia, the Com- the deadlines for reporting under section and
monwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 15011 of division B of the CARES Act (Public (3) create an online public repository,
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and Law 116–136) relating to large covered funds which shall be updated on a regular basis, on
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana that have been expended or obligated under tools and best practices for firefighters and
Islands. division A or B of such Act on or after the other emergency response personnel to re-
date of enactment of this Act. duce, limit, and prevent the release of and
SA 1937. Mr. PETERS (for himself exposure to PFAS.
and Mr. JOHNSON) submitted an amend- SA 1938. Mr. PETERS submitted an (b) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—In devel-
ment intended to be proposed by him amendment intended to be proposed by oping the guidance required under subsection
(a), the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appro- him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap- gency Management Agency shall consult
priations for fiscal year 2021 for mili- propriations for fiscal year 2021 for with appropriate interested entities, includ-
tary activities of the Department of military activities of the Department ing—
Defense, for military construction, and of Defense, for military construction, (1) firefighters and other emergency re-
for defense activities of the Depart- and for defense activities of the De- sponse personnel, including national fire
ment of Energy, to prescribe military partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- service and emergency response organiza-
personnel strengths for such fiscal tary personnel strengths for such fiscal tions;
(2) impacted communities dealing with
year, and for other purposes; which was year, and for other purposes; which was
PFAS contamination;
ordered to lie on the table; as follows: ordered to lie on the table; as follows: (3) scientists, including public and occupa-
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- tional health and safety experts, who are
lowing: lowing: studying PFAS and PFAS alternatives in
SEC. ll. AMENDMENTS TO THE PANDEMIC RE- SEC. lll. OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS IN- firefighting foam;
SPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COM- FORMATION. (4) voluntary standards organizations en-
MITTEE. Section 406 of the Ethics in Government gaged in developing standards for firefighter
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—Title V of division B Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read and firefighting equipment;
of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic as follows: (5) State fire training academies;
Security Act (Public Law 116–136) is amend- ‘‘SEC. 406. TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO (6) State fire marshals;
ed, in the matter under the heading ‘‘PAN- CONGRESS. (7) manufacturers of firefighting tools and
DEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COM- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any equipment; and
MITTEE’’ under the heading ‘‘INDEPENDENT other provision of law, including any regula- (8) any other relevant entities, as deter-
AGENCIES’’, by striking ‘‘funds provided in tion, upon the request of any committee or mined by the Administrator of the Federal
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘covered funds and subcommittee of Congress, the Director shall Emergency Management Agency and the Ad-
the Coronavirus response (as those terms are transmit to Congress information and views ministrator of the United States Fire Ad-
defined in paragraphs (6) and (7), respec- on the functions of, responsibilities of, or ministration.
tively, of section 15010(a) of this Act), includ- other matters relating to the Office of Gov- (c) REVIEW OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 3
ing efforts’’. ernment Ethics. years after the date on which the guidance
(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON.—Section ‘‘(b) FORMAT.—The Director may transmit required under subsection (a) is issued, and
15010(c) of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, information and views under subsection (a) not less frequently than once every 2 years
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public by report, testimony, or otherwise. thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal
Law 116–136) is amended— ‘‘(c) WITHOUT REVIEW.—The Director shall Emergency Management Agency, in con-
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ transmit information and views to Congress sultation with the Administrator of the
and inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; and under subsection (a) without review, clear- United States Fire Administration, the Ad-
(2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ‘‘of the ance, or approval by any administrative au- ministrator of the Environmental Protection
Council’’ after ‘‘Chairperson’’. thority.’’. Agency, and the Director of the National In-
(c) DEFINITION OF COVERED FUNDS.—Section stitute for Occupational Safety and Health,
15010(a)(6) of division B of the Coronavirus, SA 1939. Mr. PETERS submitted an shall review the guidance and, as appro-
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act priate, issue updates to the guidance.
amendment intended to be proposed by (d) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal
(Public Law 116–136) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘this him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap- Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘notwithstanding section propriations for fiscal year 2021 for shall not apply to this section.
3, division A or B of this Act’’; and military activities of the Department
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘pri- of Defense, for military construction, SA 1940. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and
marily making appropriations’’ and insert- and for defense activities of the De- Ms. ERNST) submitted an amendment
ing ‘‘making appropriations or authorizing partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- intended to be proposed by her to the
Federal spending’’. tary personnel strengths for such fiscal bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations
(d) RETROACTIVE REPORTING ON LARGE COV- for fiscal year 2021 for military activi-
ERED FUNDS.—
year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows: ties of the Department of Defense, for
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the
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military construction, and for defense
terms ‘‘agency’’ and ‘‘large covered funds’’ At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
lowing:
activities of the Department of Energy,
have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 15011 of division B of the Coronavirus, SEC. ll. GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PREVENT EXPO-
to prescribe military personnel
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act SURE TO AND RELEASE OF PFAS. strengths for such fiscal year, and for
(Public Law 116–136). (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days other purposes; which was ordered to
(2) GUIDANCE.— after the date of enactment of this Act, the lie on the table; as follows:
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days Administrator of the Federal Emergency At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Management Agency, in consultation with lowing:
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