1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been used in a wide range of products since the 1940s including firefighting foam, carpeting, packaging, and cookware. There are more than 5,000 types of registered PFAS compounds. This chemical class is not currently regulated at the Federal level. (2) PFAS have been detected in air, water, soil, food, biosolids, and more. They accumulate and remain in the body for a long time, and can lead to serious health effects including cancer, low infant birthweight, liver and kidney issues, reproductive and developmental problems, and more. (3) There remains much unknown about PFAS toxicity, human and environmental health effects, exposure pathways, as well as effective removal, treatment, and destruction methods, and safe alternatives to PFAS. (4) There is currently no cohesive, interagency effort to address PFAS, and no Federal agency is focused on a multidisciplinary, cross-sector approach. Rather, there are fragmented efforts at various agencies that have failed to address the full scope of challenges presented by PFAS. (5) Regulatory action and cleanup depend on scientific analysis of toxicity data, decision making on how best to deal with the thousands of PFAS, and understanding the significance of the many exposure pathways that exist. A consensus study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine would help inform decisions by Federal and State Governments, industry, and other stakeholders on how to best address PFAS. 3. National Academies reports (a) Research assessments of PFAS exposure and toxicity (1) In General Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National Institutes