Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019

To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a lactation room in public buildings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 2. Lactation rooms in public buildings (a) In general Chapter 33 (1) by redesignating sections 3315, 3316, and 3317 as sections 3316, 3317, and 3318, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 3314 the following: 3315. Lactation rooms in public buildings (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate authority The term appropriate authority (A) the head of a Federal agency; (B) the Architect of the Capitol; and (C) another official authority responsible for the operation of a public building. (2) Covered public building (A) In general The term covered public building (i) is open to the public; and (ii) contains a public restroom. (B) Inclusion The term covered public building (3) Lactation room The term lactation room (A) is shielded from view; (B) is free from intrusion; and (C) contains— (i) a chair; (ii) a working surface; and (iii) if the public building is supplied with electricity, an electrical outlet. (b) Lactation rooms required Except as provided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a covered public building shall ensure that the building contains a lactation room that is made available for use by members of the public to express breast milk. (c) Exceptions A covered public building may be excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the discretion of the appropriate authority if— (1) the public building— (A) does not contain a lactation room for employees who work in the building; and (B) does not have a room that could be repurposed as a lactation room or a space that could be made private using portable materials, at a reasonable cost; or (2) new construction would be required to create a lactation room in the public building and the cost of the construction is not feasible. (d) No unauthorized entry Nothing in this section authorizes an individual to enter a public building or portion of a public building that the individual is not otherwise authorized to enter. . (b) Technical amendment The table of sections for chapter 33 3315. Lactation rooms in public buildings. 3316. Delegation. 3317. Report to Congress. 3318. Certain authority not affected. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 (Sec. 2) This bill requires that certain public buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by members of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be shielded from public view, be free from intrusion, and contain a chair, a working surface, and (if the building is supplied with electricity) an electrical outlet. A public building may be excluded from such requirement at the discretion of the official responsible for its operation if it does not contain a lactation room for employees and does not have a space that could be repurposed as one or that could be made private by using portable materials, at a reasonable cost; or the cost of new construction required to create a lactation room is not feasible.