,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bh1 #bjbj,ms4  
,meng introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to encourage
 the donation of menstrual products to  
nonprofit organizations for             
distribution1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,good ,samaritan ,menstrual     
,products ,act4  #b4 ,limitation of     
liability for damages from donated      
menstrual products  7a7 ,liability of   
person1 manufacturer1 or distributor ,a 
person1 manufacturer1 or distributor    
shall not be subject to civil or        
criminal liability arising from the     
nature1 age1 packaging1 or condition of 
apparently usable menstrual products    
that the person1 manufacturer1 or       
distributor donates in good faith to a  
nonprofit organization for ultimate     
distribution to individuals in need of  
such products4  7b7 ,liability of       

nonprofit organization ,a nonprofit     
organization shall not be subject to    
civil or criminal liability arising from
 the nature1 age1 packaging1 or         
condition of apparently usable menstrual
 products that the nonprofit            
organization received as a donation in  
good faith from a person1 manufacturer1 
or distributor for ultimate distribution
 to individuals in need of such         
products4  7c7 ,exception ,subsections  
7a7 and 7b7 do not apply to an act or   
omission of a person1 manufacturer1     
distributor1 or nonprofit organization1 
as applicable1 constituting gross       
negligence or intentional misconduct    
that results in injury to or death of a 
user or recipient of the menstrual      
product4  #c4 ,definition ,in this ,act3
 7#a7 ,the term menstrual product means 
a sanitary napkin1 tampon1 liner1 cup1  
and any similar item used by an         
individual with respect to menstruation4
  7#b7 ,the term apparently usable      
means1 with respect to a product1 that  

the product meets all quality and       
labeling standards imposed by ,federal1 
,state1 and local laws and regulations  
even if the product may not be readily  
marketable4