40 U.S.C. § 3318: Lactation room in public buildings

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. 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. is shielded from view; is free from intrusion; and contains a chair, a working surface, and, if the public building is otherwise supplied with electricity, an electrical outlet. 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. does not contain a lactation room for employees who work in the building; and 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 new construction would be required to create a lactation room in the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible. 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.