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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2530 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for private lactation 

areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2015 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. TAKAI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 

New York, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

LIPINSKI, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. ROONEY of 

Florida, and Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for private 

lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium 

hub airports, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Friendly Airports for 

5 Mothers Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LACTATION AREAS IN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIR2 PORTS. 

3 (a) LACTATION AREA DEFINED.—Section 47102 of 

4 title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through 

6 (28) as paragraphs (11) through (29), respectively; 

7 and 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(10) ‘lactation area’ means a room or other lo11 cation in a commercial service airport that— 

12 ‘‘(A) provides a location for members of 

13 the public to express breast milk that is shield14 ed from view and free from intrusion from the 

15 public; 

16 ‘‘(B) has a door that can be locked; 

17 ‘‘(C) includes a place to sit, a table or 

18 other flat surface, and an electrical outlet; 

19 ‘‘(D) is readily accessible to and usable by 

20 individuals with disabilities, including individ21 uals who use wheelchairs; and 

22 ‘‘(E) is not located in a restroom.’’. 

23 (b) PROJECT GRANT WRITTEN ASSURANCES FOR

24 LARGE AND MEDIUM HUB AIRPORTS.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 47107(a) of such 

26 title is amended— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (20) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (B) in paragraph (21) by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(22) with respect to a large hub or medium 

7 hub airport, the airport owner or operator will main8 tain a lactation area at each passenger terminal 

9 building of the airport behind the airport security 

10 screening area.’’. 

11 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

12 paragraph (1) shall apply to a project grant applica13 tion submitted for a fiscal year beginning on or after 

14 the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 

15 of this Act. 

16 (c) TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS.—Section 

17 47119(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) LACTATION AREAS.—In addition to the 

20 projects described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

21 may approve a project for terminal development for 

22 the construction or installation of a lactation area at 

23 a commercial service airport.’’. 

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