,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #c71        
#bjbb,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require the ,administrator of the   
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
to include breast pumps and other       
lactation supplies and equipment in     
disaster relief and emergency response4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,delivering ,essentials to      
,mothers ,amid ,natural ,disasters ,act 
of #bjbb or the ,,demand ,act of #bjbb4 
#b4 ,lactation support provider defined 
,in this ,act1 the term lactation       
support provider-- 7#a7 means an        
individual who is a breastfeeding and   
lactation educator or counselor1 without
 regard to the type of license or       
certification the individual holds1 if  

any2 and  7#b7 includes-- 7,a7 a        
lactation consultant2  7,b7 a           
breastfeeding counselor2  7,c7 a        
breastfeeding peer counselor2 and  7,d7 
a lactation educator4  #c4              
,breastfeeding supplies and support     
services ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 in      
consultation with the head of the       
,federal ,interagency ,breastfeeding    
,workgroup1 shall designate the         
following items as items for which      
individuals and households may receive  
financial assistance under section      
#djh7;e7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford   
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#eagd7;e773 7#a7 ,breast pumps4  7#b7   
,other lactation supplies appropriate   
for use in an emergency setting4  7#c7  
,other equipment necessary to support   
the safe use of breast pumps4  7#d7     
,services of lactation support          

providers4