,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
a lactation room in public buildings4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fairness ,for ,breastfeeding   
,mothers ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,lactation 
room in public buildings  7a7 ,lactation
 room in public buildings ,chapter #cc  
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #ccah4          
,lactation room in public buildings  7a7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,appropriate authority ,the term        
appropriate authority means the head of 
a ,federal agency1 the ,architect of the
 ,capitol1 or other official authority  
responsible for the operation of a      
public building4  7#b7 ,covered public  
building ,the term covered public       

building means a public building 7as    
defined in section #ccja7 that is open  
to the public and contains a public     
restroom1 and includes a building listed
 in section #fcja or #eaja4  7#c7       
,lactation room ,the term lactation room
 means a hygienic place1 other than a   
bathroom1 that--  7,a7 is shielded from 
view2  7,b7 is free from intrusion2 and 
7,c7 contains a chair1 a working        
surface1 and1 if the public building is 
otherwise supplied with electricity1 an 
electrical outlet4  7b7 ,lactation room 
required ,except as provided in         
subsection 7c71 the appropriate         
authority of a covered public building  
shall ensure that the building contains 
a lactation room that is made available 
for use by members of the public to     
express breast milk4  7c7 ,exceptions ,a
 covered public building may be excluded
 from the requirement in subsection 7b7 
at the discretion of the appropriate    
authority if-- 7#a7 the public          
building--  7,a7 does not contain a     

lactation room for employees who work in
 the building2 and  7,b7 does not have a
 room that could be repurposed as a     
lactation room or a space that could be 
made private using portable materials1  
at a reasonable cost2 or  7#b7 new      
construction would be required to create
 a lactation room in the public building
 and the cost of such construction is   
unfeasible4  7d7 ,no unauthorized entry 
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to authorize an individual to 
enter a public building or portion      
thereof that the individual is not      
otherwise authorized to enter4  4  7b7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #cc
 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after the item    
related to section #ccaf the following  
new item3  #ccah4 ,lactation room in    
public buildings4  4  7c7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4