To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a compensation fund for military firefighters exposed to PFAS.

This bill requires the Department of Defense to create a fund to pay current and former military firefighters who got sick from exposure to chemicals called PFAS while doing their jobs. The bill assumes military firefighters were exposed to these man-made chemicals if they worked at military bases or National Guard facilities when PFAS was present there. If a military firefighter has died, their surviving spouse gets the payment, or if there's no spouse, it goes to their children or parents. The Department of Defense must also provide medical equipment and cover travel costs for firefighters getting treatment for illnesses related to PFAS exposure.

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