[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6555 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6555

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
 to designate breast pumps and certain lactation supplies as eligible 
       for certain financial assistance, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2022

  Ms. Underwood (for herself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
 to designate breast pumps and certain lactation supplies as eligible 
       for certain financial assistance, 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 ``Delivering Essentials to Mothers 
Amid Natural Disasters Act of 2022'' or the ``DEMAND Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. BREASTFEEDING SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, in consultation with the Co-chairs of the Federal 
Interagency Breastfeeding Workgroup, shall include breast pumps, other 
lactation supplies appropriate for use in emergency settings, other 
equipment necessary to support the safe use of such breast pumps, and 
services by lactation support providers as eligible for financial 
assistance under section 408(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)).
    (b) Lactation Support Providers Defined.--In this section, the term 
``lactation support providers'' includes breastfeeding and lactation 
educators or counselors, including a lactation consultant, 
breastfeeding counselor, breastfeeding peer counselor, or lactation 
educator, without regard to the type of license or certification such 
individual holds.
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