PUBLIC LAW 116–30—JULY 25, 2019  133 STAT. 1032  Public Law 116–30  116th Congress  An Act  July 25, 2019  [H.R. 866]  Fairness For  Breastfeeding  Mothers Act  of 2019.  40 USC 101 note.  40 USC 3318.  To provide a lactation room in public buildings.  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of  the United States of America in Congress assembled,  This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness For Breastfeeding  Mothers Act of 2019’’.  (a) LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—Chapter 33 of  title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end  the following new section:  ‘‘(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 sub- section (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  SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  SEC. 2. LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.  ‘‘§ 3318. Lactation room in public buildings 