Purposes

(a) In general An eligible government may use a grant received under the program to provide funding for any of the following purposes: (1) Monitoring (including through blood serum testing) the PFAS-related health complications of a person, and members of the household of that person, if agricultural land the person lives or works on is found to be contaminated by PFAS. (2) Buying, selling, or providing compensation for agricultural land or farm products found, through test results provided to the eligible government, to be contaminated by PFAS, including costs associated with the depopulation or disposal of farm products, premortem or postmortem. (3) Investing in agricultural equipment, facilities, and infrastructure to ensure that agricultural land that, or a commercial farm any agricultural land of which, is found to be contaminated by PFAS maintains profitability while the producers on the agricultural land, in response to the PFAS contamination— (A) transition to an alternative production system; or (B) implement remediation strategies (including disposal), technological adaptations, or other modifications to the operations of the agricultural land or commercial farm. (4) Assisting the producers on agricultural land that, or a commercial farm any agricultural land of which, is found to be contaminated by PFAS in developing an enterprise budget for— (A) alternative production systems; (B) remediation strategies; (C) technological adaptations; (D) transitioning to an alternative revenue stream; or (E) relocating a farming operation to new agricultural land. (5) Providing financial assistance to a person the commercial farm of which is found to be contaminated by PFAS, including income replacement. (6) Evaluating and expanding the capacity of PFAS testing and data management in the territory of the eligible government. (7) Conducting research that— (A) supports short-term farm management decisions with respect to agricultural land that has been contaminated by PFAS; and (B) assesses future options for viable uses of agricultural land and water used for agricultural production that has been contaminated by PFAS. (8) Conducting research that quantifies the impact of PFAS on commercial farms and agricultural communities in the territory of the eligible government. (9) Conducting research on— (A) soil and water remediation systems; (B) the viability of those systems for PFAS-contaminated commercial farms; (C) the composting or disposal of PFAS-contaminated crops or livestock; (D) implementing alternative production systems in response to PFAS contamination; (E) the PFAS uptake of various farm products; and (F) food safety relating to PFAS contamination. (10) Developing and implementing educational programs for owners of agricultural land, including determining best practices for— (A) informing residents about the potential of being near or on a site on which sludge or septage application was licensed or permitted by the eligible government or the Federal Government; and (B) providing information and guidance on buying or selling agricultural land on which sludge or septage was applied. (11) Long-term monitoring of agricultural land contaminated by PFAS and establishing a corresponding centralized data repository. (12) Assisting owners and operators of commercial farms not directly affected by PFAS contamination with marketing efforts whose branding and marketing may be affected by the public perception of PFAS contamination in the territory of the eligible government. (13) Voluntary testing of farm products, agricultural land, or other locations that are suspected to be contaminated with PFAS. (b) Priority (1) In general In using funding received under the program, an eligible government shall prioritize purposes that directly assist producers who are experiencing financial losses due to agricultural PFAS contamination. (2) Department of Agriculture priority In providing grants under the program, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of grants to eligible governments that will use the grant funds for the purposes described in paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (a).