[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3372 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3372

  To establish a performance standard for breast pumps to facilitate 
 their regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 1999

 Mrs. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
   Crowley, and Mr. Shays) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a performance standard for breast pumps to facilitate 
 their regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``Safe and Effective Breast Pumps 
Act''.

SEC. 2. BREAST PUMPS.

    (a) Performance Standards.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall take such action as may be appropriate to put into 
effect a performance standard for breast pumps irrespective of the 
class to which the breast pumps have been classified under section 513 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360c). In 
establishing such standard, the Secretary shall identify those pumps 
appropriate for use on a regular basis in a place of employment based 
on the efficiency and effectiveness of the pump and on sanitation 
factors related to communal use. Action to put into effect a 
performance standard shall be taken within one year of the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Compliance Policy Guide.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall 
issue a compliance policy guide which will assure that women who want 
to breastfeed a child are given full and complete information 
respecting breast pumps.
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