MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REPLACEMENT OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM.

SEC. 315. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REPLACEMENT OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM. Section 322 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2661note prec.) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking “October 1, 2023” and inserting “October 1, 2026”; and (B) by striking “in excess of one part per billion of” and inserting “detectable”; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) by striking “may not be used at any military installation on or after the earlier of the following dates” and inserting “may not be used at the following:” “(1) Any military installation that, as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, has transitioned to the use of a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent that meets the military specifications issued pursuant to subsection (a). “(2) Any other military installation on or after the earlier of the following dates:” ; and (C) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking “October 1, 2024” and inserting “October 1, 2026”; (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: “(d) Exemptions.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to firefighting foam for use— “(1) onboard oceangoing vessels, including use in pier-side inspection, testing, and maintenance; “(2) that is necessary to conduct testing to meet military specification qualification requirements and ensure quality standards of the inventory of the Department; “(3) in connection with the research, development, test, and evaluation of a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent; “(4) on naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants; or “(5) in any tactical vehicle, or equipment, that is incompatible with fluorine-free fire-fighting agents.” ; and (4) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “the limitation under subsection (b) or” before “the prohibition”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (ii), by inserting “or to maintain military readiness” after “safety”; (II) by striking clause (iii) and redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and (III) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking “and does not require revision”; and (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking “Secretary of Defense” and inserting “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment”.