#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#ggh  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 to require a     
lactation space in each medical center  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,lactation ,spaces  
for ,veteran ,moms ,act4  #b4 ,lactation
 spaces in medical centers of the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #agbj,m4        
,lactation spaces in medical centers of 
the ,department  7a7 ,lactation space   
required ,the ,secretary shall ensure   
that each medical center of the         
,department contains a lactation space4 
7b7 ,no unauthorized entry ,nothing in  
this section shall be construed to      
authorize an individual to enter a      
medical center of the ,department or    
portion thereof that the individual is  
not otherwise authorized to enter4  7c7 

,lactation space defined ,in this       
section1 the term lactation space means 
a hygienic place1 other than a bathroom1
 that-- 7#a7 is shielded from view2     
7#b7 is free from intrusion2  7#c7 is   
accessible to disabled individuals      
7including such individuals who use     
wheelchairs72  7#d7 contains a chair and
 a working surface2  7#e7 is easy to    
locate2  7#f7 is clearly identified with
 signage2 and  7#g7 is available for use
 by women veterans and members of the   
public to express breast milk4  4  7b7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item related to section #agbj,l the 
following new item3  #agbj,m4 ,lactation
 spaces in medical centers of the       
,department4  4  7c7 ,implementation    
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall ensure that-- 7#a7 not later than 
two years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 not fewer than  
#hj percent of medical centers of the   

,department of ,veterans ,affairs are in
 compliance with section #agbj,m of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 not  
later than three years after such date  
of enactment1 all medical centers of the
 ,department are in compliance with such
 section4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general
 ,not later than one year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the  
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a report on the        
progress of the ,secretary in meeting   
the requirements under section #agbj,m  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
added by subsection 7a71 including--    
7,a7 a list of which medical centers of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
currently have a lactation space2  7,b7 
a list of which medical centers of the  
,department do not have a lactation     

space2 and  7,c7 for each medical center
 listed under subparagraph 7,b71 a      
description of actions the ,department  
has taken to design and plan a lactation
 space and a timeline for such lactation
 space to be fully functional and open  
for use within the time periods         
specified under subsection 7c74  7#b7   
,termination ,the ,secretary is not     
required to submit a report under       
paragraph 7#a7 on or after the date on  
which the ,secretary confirms in a      
report submitted under such paragraph   
that each medical center of the         
,department contains a lactation space4 
,passed the ,senate ,november #i1       
#bjbe4,secretary