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. 2661 note 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.