Section 3318 - [1] Lactation room in public buildings(a) DEFINITIONS.-In this section:(1) APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.-The term "appropriate authority" means the head of a Federal agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official authority responsible for the operation of a public building.(2) COVERED PUBLIC BUILDING.-The term "covered public building" means a public building (as defined in section 3301) that is open to the public and contains a public restroom, and includes a building listed in section 6301 or 5101.(3) LACTATION ROOM.-The term "lactation room" means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom, that-(A) is shielded from view;(B) is free from intrusion; and(C) contains a chair, a working surface, and, if the public building is otherwise supplied with electricity, an electrical outlet.(b) LACTATION ROOM REQUIRED.-Except as provided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a covered public building shall ensure that the building contains a lactation room that is made available for use by members of the public to express breast milk.(c) EXCEPTIONS.-A covered public building may be excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the discretion of the appropriate authority if-(1) the public building-(A) does not contain a lactation room for employees who work in the building; and(B) does not have a room that could be repurposed as a lactation room or a space that could be made private using portable materials, at a reasonable cost; or(2) new construction would be required to create a lactation room in the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible.(d) NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.-Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an individual to enter a public building or portion thereof that the individual is not otherwise authorized to enter.1 Another section 3318 is set out after this section.
Added Pub. L. 116-30, §2(a), July 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 1032.STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 116-30, §2(c), July 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 1033, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 25, 2019]."