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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2638
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 17, 2019Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing
mothers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act.
2.
Mothers’ rooms
Section 47107(w) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking In fiscal year 2021 and all that follows through the Secretary of Transportation and inserting The Secretary of Transportation;
(2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking one men’s and one women’s and inserting at least one men’s and at least one women’s;
(3) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following:
(A)
Airport size
(i)
In general
The requirements in paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor of—
(I) a medium or large hub airport in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; and
(II) an applicable small hub airport in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(ii)
Applicable small hub airport defined
In clause (i)(II), the term applicable small hub airport means an airport designated as a small hub airport during—
(I) the 3-year period consisting of 2020, 2021, and 2022; or
(II) any consecutive 3-year period beginning after 2020.
;
(4) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the date of enactment of this Act complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) and inserting October 5, 2018, complies with the requirement in paragraph (1)(A); and
(5) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (1)(A).