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| https://dankildee.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kildee-leads-pushes-more-federal-resources-clean-toxic-pfas-chemicals | Rep. Kildee Leads Pushes for More Federal Resources to Clean Up Toxic PFAS Chemicals | 2020-12-04 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | Senate | MI | Dan Kildee | K000380 | dankildee.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONCongressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, todayled a bipartisanletter,signed by 58 other Members of Congress, to House and Senate Appropriations Committees, in support of robust funding in the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 21) spending bill to protect communities fromharmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. The letter outlines tens of millions of dollars in efforts to urgently address PFAS chemicals and ensure clean water. PFASchemicals have been found in our drinking water because of their use in firefighting foam and other commercial products. HarmfulPFASchemicals have been linked to serious health effects, including high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, testicular cancer, kidney cancer and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Furthermore, there is preliminary evidence thatPFASchemicals could exacerbate the effects of COVID-19, the letter reads. Congressman Kildee has worked with Republicans and Democrats at all levels of government to address PFAS chemical contamination. As the founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, Kildee has previously introduced legislation to set anational drinking water standardforPFAS,fundclean-up effortsanddetect PFAS contaminationat other sites across the country. In January, Kildee also championed the passage of thePFAS Action Actthrough the House. Below is the full text of theletter: Chairwoman Lowey, Chairman Shelby, Ranking Member Granger and Vice Chairman Leahy: As you work to complete funding for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 21), we write in support of funding for the following provisions in this year's FY 21 full-year appropriations bill. This funding will help to protect our communities from harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. PFASchemicals have been found in our drinking water because of their use in firefighting foam and other commercial products. HarmfulPFASchemicals have been linked to serious health effects, including high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, testicular cancer, kidney cancer and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Furthermore, there is preliminary evidence thatPFASchemicals could exacerbate the effects of COVID-19. Therefore, we ask the following provisions be included in a final FY 21 full-year appropriations bill to help our communities protect themselves from harmfulPFASchemicals: Defense Appropriations Bill $83.1 million across Defense Department accounts to cleanupPFAScontamination at active military installations, including National Guard facilities; $11 million for the Navy Base Operations Support $8 million for the Army Base Operations Support $47.6 million for Army National Guard Base Operations Support $16.5 million for Air National Guard Base Operations Support $15 million for the continuation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's study on health exposure of defense communities affected byPFAS; $2.5 million for the Navy to develop a new military specification for fluorine free aqueous film forming foam (AFFF). $5 million for an AFFF innovation prize to incentive new research to meet the requirement of fielding aPFAS-free AFFF alternative by 2024. $50 million in research and development funding for both for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) to develop and field-testPFASremediation, treatment and disposal technologies. A requirement that the Pentagon report to Congress on its program to test the blood of military firefighters forPFASas part of their annual physical, set to begin in October. A requirement that the Pentagon publicly release the levels ofPFAScontamination found at each installation. A requirement that the Pentagon report to Congress on the expected and actual costs associated with investigating and cleaning upPFASat active military sites. Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill At least $200 million within the Base Realignment and Closure Account to increase the pace of cleanup at former military installations affected byPFAS. A requirement that the Pentagon regularly report to Congress on the progress being made identifying and remediating PFOS/PFOA at closed military installations, including estimating current and future costs and timelines for remediation. A requirement that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continue collaborating with the Defense Department'sPFASTask Force, academia, and other health institutions to monitor the health effects fromPFAS. A provision encouraging the VA to establish and maintain a registry for veterans who may have been exposed toPFASdue to exposure to AFFF during their military service. Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill At least $14.5 million in additional funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) scientific and regulatory work onPFAS, including: $2.5 million to support EPA's regulatory work needed to designatePFASchemicals as hazardous substances under the Superfund law. $2.487 million for the development of wastewater standards, also known as Effluent Limitation Guidelines, forPFASchemicals. $1.5 million for setting Maximum Contaminant Levels forPFASin drinking water. $1.4 million to support the reporting ofPFASreleases into the air and water under the Toxic Release Inventory, as required by the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). $3.5 million to help support research needs onPFASin air, agriculture settings andHealth and Environmental Risk Assessments. $2 million to study the relationship betweenPFASexposure and susceptibility to COVID-19. $1.2 million to support U.S. Geologic Survey's work to monitor waterways forPFAS, as required by the 2020 NDAA. $15 million for the multipurpose grant program included in the FY 20 appropriations bill, requiring that funds be used for assisting states with their regulatory, cleanup and remediation responses toPFAScontamination. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill A provision directing the FDA to review any new scientific information pertaining toPFASchemicals and determine whetherPFASchemicals currently allowed for use as a food contact substance in food packaging continue to meet the safety standard of a reasonable certainty of no harm under the intended conditions of use. Thank you and we look forward to working with you on protecting our communities from harmfulPFASchemicals. Sincerely, Representative Daniel T. Kildee (MI-05), Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), RepresentativeNanette Diaz Barragn (CA-44), Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At-Large), Representative Donald Beyer (VA-08), Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Representative David Cicilline (RI-01), Representative Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Representative Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), Representative Suzan K. DelBene (WA-01), Representative Deb Haaland (NM-01), Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Representative Henry C. Hank Johnson, Jr. (GA-04), Representative Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Representative Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Representative Andy Levin (MI-09), Representative Andy Kim (NJ-03), Representative Elaine G. Luria (VA-02), Representative Ron Kind (WI-03), Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Representative Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02), Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Representative Jess G. "Chuy" Garca (IL-04), Representative A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02), Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Representative Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Representative Linda T. Snchez (CA-38), Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Representative Robert C. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At-Large), Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), Representative Brad Sherman (CA-30), Representative Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), Representative Jackie Speier (CA-14), Representative Bill Posey (FL-08), Representative Haley M. Stevens (MI-11), Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Representative Thomas R. Suozzi (NY-03), Representative Kathleen M. Rice (NY-04), Representative Mark Takano (CA-41), Representative David Rouzer (NC-07), Representative Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Representative Paul Tonko (NY-20), Representative David Trone (MD-06), Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Representative Juan Vargas (CA-51), Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03), Representative Peter Welch (VT-At-Large) | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |