[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1110 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1110

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2017

     Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mrs. McCaskill) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 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 Representatives 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''.

SEC. 2. LACTATION AREAS IN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORTS.

    (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 following:
            ``(10) `lactation area' means a room or other location in a 
        commercial service airport that--
                    ``(A) provides a location for members of the public 
                to express breast milk that is shielded 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 individuals 
                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--
                    (A) in paragraph (20), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (21), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(22) with respect to a large hub airport or medium hub 
        airport, the airport owner or operator will maintain 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) 
        shall apply to a project grant application submitted for a 
        fiscal year beginning on or after the date that is 2 years 
        after the date of the enactment 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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