,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cagj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #i1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,ms4      
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor      
,standards ,act of #aich to expand      
access to breastfeeding accommodations  
in the workplace1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,providing ,urgent  
,maternal ,protections for ,nursing     
,mothers ,act or the ,,pump for ,nursing
 ,mothers ,act4  #b4 ,breastfeeding     
accommodations in the workplace  7a7    
,expanding employee access to break time
 and space ,the ,fair ,labor ,standards 
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et    
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ac  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7--  7,a7 in         
subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding 

paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7except    
section #g7r77 after and #g2  7,b7 in   
each of subsections 7b71 7e71 7h71 7i71 
and 7j71 by inserting 7except section   
#g7r77 after provisions of section #g2  
7,c7 in subsection 7d71 by inserting    
7except section #g7r77 after #f1 #g2    
7,d7 in subsection 7e71 by striking     
provisions of section #g each place     
where the term appears and inserting    
provisions of section #g 7except section
 #g7r772 and  7,e7 in subsection 7f71 by
 striking #f1 #g1 #aa1 and #ab and      
inserting #f1 #g 7except section #g7r771
 #aa1 and #ab2 and  7#b7 in section     
#ad7;d7 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;d771 by    
inserting 7except section #g7r77 after  
#g4  7b7 ,clarifying remedies ,section  
#af7;b7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards  
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7;b77  
is amended by striking #ae7;a77#c7 each 
place the term appears and inserting    
#g7r7 or #ae7;a77#c74  7c7 ,clarifying  
application of unpaid break time        
provision to hourly and salaried workers

 ,section #g7r77#b7 of the ,fair ,labor 
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjg7r77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 by      
striking 7#b7 ,an and inserting         
7#b77;,a7 ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71
 an2  7#b7 by striking work time spent  
and inserting time spent during the work
 day2  7#c7 by inserting 1 unless       
otherwise required by ,federal1 ,state1 
or local law before the period at the   
end2 and  7#d7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7,b7 ,in the case of an     
employee who is compensated on an hourly
 basis1 the employer shall compensate   
the employee for reasonable break time  
under paragraph 7#a7 if the employee is 
not entirely relieved from duty during  
the break4  4  #c4 ,effective date  7a7 
,expanding access ,the amendments made  
under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of section
 #b shall take effect on the date that  
is #abj days after the date of enactment
 of this ,act4  7b7 ,remedies and       
clarification ,the amendments made under
 section #b7;c7 shall take effect on the

 date of enactment of this ,act4