[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4534 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4534

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2010

Mr. Kildee (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Davis of 
California, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Peters, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Miller 
    of Michigan, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
 California, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
   Rangel) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that restrooms in 
      public buildings 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. 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.), a restroom in a public building shall be a 
family restroom or shall otherwise 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 to--
            ``(1) a restroom in a public building that is not available 
        for public use; or
            ``(2) a restroom in a public building that contains clear 
        and conspicuous signage indicating where a family restoom is 
        located within the same section or corridor of such public 
        building.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `baby changing facility' means a table or 
        other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child age 3 
        or under.
            ``(2) The term `family restroom' means a restroom that has 
        been specifically equipped to accommodate use by men and women 
        for the purpose of changing of the diaper of a child and aiding 
        a child in the restroom.''.
    (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 subsection (a) shall 
apply--
            (1) in the case of a public building constructed, altered, 
        or acquired by the Administrator of General Services on or 
        after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment 
        of this section, beginning on that date; and
            (2) in the case of a public building not described in 
        paragraph (1), beginning on the date that is 2 years after the 
        date of the enactment of this section.
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