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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2375 
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 4, 2017 
Mr. KNIGHT (for himself, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mrs. 
BROOKS of Indiana, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mrs. TORRES) in-
troduced 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Friendly Airports for 
Mothers Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. LACTATION AREAS IN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIR-
PORTS. 
(a) LACTATION AREA DEFINED.—Section 47102 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through 
(28) as paragraphs (11) through (29), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) ‘lactation area’ means a room or other lo-
cation in a commercial service airport that— 
‘‘(A) provides a location for members of 
the public to express breast milk that is shield-
ed from view and free from intrusion from the 
public; 
‘‘(B) has a door that can be locked; 
‘‘(C) includes a place to sit, a table or 
other flat surface, and an electrical outlet; 
‘‘(D) is readily accessible to and usable by 
individuals with disabilities, including individ-
uals who use wheelchairs; and 
‘‘(E) is not located in a restroom.’’. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT WRITTEN ASSURANCES
FOR 
LARGE AND MEDIUM HUB AIRPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 47107(a) of such 
title is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (20) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (21) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) with respect to a large hub or medium 
hub airport, the airport owner or operator will main-
tain a lactation area at each passenger terminal 
building of the airport behind the airport security 
screening area.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1)(C) shall apply to a project grant ap-
plication submitted for a fiscal year beginning on or 
after the date that is 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) 
TERMINAL
DEVELOPMENT
COSTS.—Section 
47119(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) LACTATION
AREAS.—In addition to the 
projects described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may approve a project for terminal development for 
the construction or installation of a lactation area at 
a commercial service airport.’’. 
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