White House Opposes More PFAS Restrictions On Pentagon Purchases

The White House has come out in opposition to expanded restrictions on the Defense Department’s (DOD) purchases of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as part of the latest annual defense authorization bill slated for a House vote later this week. “The Administration is concerned that section 342, which would prohibit DoD from procuring a wide range of items that may contain PFAS, and would significantly increase the number of PFAS to which the existing prohibition would apply (from...