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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5147 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5147

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
           the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen

                                 An Act

 
 To amend title 40, United States Code, to require restrooms in public 
         buildings to be equipped with baby changing facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Bathrooms Accessible in Every 
Situation Act'' or ``BABIES Act''.
SEC. 2. BABY CHANGING FACILITIES IN RESTROOMS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 as sections 
    3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after section 3313 the following new section:
``Sec. 3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms
    ``(a) Additional Requirement for the Construction, Alteration, and 
Acquisition of Public Buildings.--Except as provided in subsection (b) 
and subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for 
individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) restrooms in a public building shall be equipped 
with baby changing facilities that the Administrator determines are 
physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall not 
apply--
        ``(1) to a restroom in a public building that is not available 
    or accessible for public use;
        ``(2) to a restroom in a public building that contains clear 
    and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby 
    changing table is located on the same floor of such public 
    building;
        ``(3) if new construction would be required to install a baby 
    changing facility in the public building and the cost of such 
    construction is unfeasible; or
        ``(4) to a building not subject to an alteration as set forth 
    in section 3307.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Baby changing facility.--The term `baby changing 
    facility' means a table or other device suitable for changing the 
    diaper of a child age 3 or under.
        ``(2) Pubic building.--The term `public building' means a 
    public building as defined in section 3301 and controlled by the 
    Public Building Service of the General Services Administration.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 and 
inserting the following:

``3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms.
``3315. Delegation.
``3316. Report to Congress.
``3317. Certain authority not affected.''.

    (c) Applicability.--The requirement under section 3314(a) of title 
40, United States Code, shall apply in the case of a public building 
constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General 
Services on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, beginning on that date.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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