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                                                 Union Calendar No. 605
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5147

                          [Report No. 114-774]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2016

  Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
  DeLauro, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Jackson 
 Lee, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
  New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
 Polis, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

                           September 20, 2016

     Additional sponsors: Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
 California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
    Duckworth, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Speier, Mr. Curbelo of 
         Florida, and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico

                           September 20, 2016

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               29, 2016]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that male and female 
     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. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Bathrooms Accessible in Every 
Situation Act'' or ``BABIES Act''.

SEC. 2. 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.) restrooms in a public building shall 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--
            ``(1) to a restroom in a public building that is not 
        available or accessible for public use;
            ``(2) to a restroom in a public building that contains 
        clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with 
        a baby changing table is located on the same floor of such 
        public building;
            ``(3) if new construction would be required to install a 
        baby changing facility in the public building and the cost of 
        such construction is unfeasible; or
            ``(4) to a building not subject to an alteration as set 
        forth in section 3307.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Baby changing facility.--The term `baby changing 
        facility' means a table or other device suitable for changing 
        the diaper of a child age 3 or under.
            ``(2) Pubic building.--The term `public building' means a 
        public building as defined in section 3301 and controlled by 
        the Public Building Service of the General Services 
        Administration.''.
    (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 section 3314(a) of title 
40, United States Code, shall apply in the case of a public building 
constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General 
Services on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, beginning on that date.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 40, 
        United States Code, to require restrooms in public buildings to 
        be equipped with baby changing facilities.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 605

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5147

                          [Report No. 114-774]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 20, 2016

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed