A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.

Sponsor: Gary C. Peters (Democratic-MI)December 11, 2025

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Requires the Pentagon to speed up cleanup of toxic 'forever chemicals' near military sites.

This bill would make the Department of Defense create a plan to clean up PFAS chemicals faster around military bases. It would also require a public website showing cleanup progress and funding, giving communities more information.

What Would Change

Today, the Department of Defense works on cleaning up PFAS chemicals. However, there is no clear, required plan to speed up these cleanup efforts. Also, there is no public, regularly updated way for people to track the progress and funding for these cleanups. If this bill becomes law, the Department of Defense would have to create a strategy to accelerate cleanups within 180 days. It would also launch a public online dashboard within one year, updated every six months, to share information on these efforts.

Key Provisions

Requires the Department of Defense to create a strategy within 180 days to speed up the cleanup of PFAS chemicals at military sites.
Requires this strategy to include how the Department prioritizes cleanup sites based on health and environmental risks.
Requires the strategy to include timelines for each cleanup phase and plans to use more resources to reduce delays.
Requires the strategy to include benchmarks for evaluating how well military departments and Defense Agencies reduce risks from PFAS releases.
Requires the Department of Defense to launch a public online dashboard within one year to show progress on PFAS cleanups.
Requires the public dashboard to be updated every six months with information on funding, cleanup status, timelines, and community contacts.

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A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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