Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4187 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2024''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I--PHASEOUT OF NONESSENTIAL PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND ALL RELEASES Sec. 101. Agreement with the National Academies concerning the essential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 102. Manufacturing and use phaseout program. Sec. 103. United States perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance policy. Sec. 104. Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance release phaseout. Sec. 105. Use for research. Sec. 106. Inspections, monitoring, and entry. Sec. 107. Enforcement. Sec. 108. Citizen suits. Sec. 109. Imminent hazard. Sec. 110. Application of Federal, State, and local law to Federal agencies. Sec. 111. Judicial review. Sec. 112. Regulatory authority. Sec. 113. Funding. Sec. 114. Severability. Sec. 115. Retention of State authority. TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS WITH RESPECT TO PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES Sec. 201.…
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