,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ggh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,ms4  
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,effective date    
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall carry out section #agbj,m of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by
 this section1 not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4