S. 231 would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and publish guidance for firefighters and other emergency responders to reduce exposure to PFAS.1 The guidance would include information on best practices, training, and education developed in consultation with scientists, firefighters, manufacturers, and staff at other federal agencies. The bill also would require FEMA to create and maintain an online repository for tools and best practices concerning PFAS.
For this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill will be enacted in fiscal year 2021. CBO expects that FEMA could incur some costs in 2021 but that most of the costs would be incurred i
