Sec. 213. Task force for the promotion of breastfeeding in the workplace
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, or their designees, shall convene a task force for the purpose of promoting breastfeeding among working mothers (referred to in this section as the Task Force ). The Task Force shall be composed of members who are— expert staff from the Department of Labor with expertise in workforce issues; expert staff from the Department of Health and Human Services with expertise in the areas of breastfeeding and breastfeeding promotion; members of the United States Breastfeeding Committee; expert staff from the Department of Agriculture; and appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, including— working mothers who have experience in working and breastfeeding; and representatives of the human resource departments of both large and small employers that have successfully promoted breastfeeding and breastmilk pumping support at work.
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Task Force. Any vacancy in the Task Force shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The Task Force shall be chaired jointly by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, or their designees. Consistent with the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding (2011), the Task Force shall examine the following issues: The challenges that mothers face with continuing breastfeeding when the mothers return to work after giving birth, including different challenges that mothers of varying socio-economic status and in different professions may face.
The challenges that employers face in accommodating mothers who seek to continue to breastfeed or to express milk when the mothers re-enter the workforce. The benefits that accrue to mothers, babies, and to employers when mothers are able to continue to breastfeed or to express breast milk at work after the mothers have re-entered the workforce. Federal and State statutes that may have the effect of reducing breastfeeding and breastfeeding retention rates among working mothers.
The implementation of the reasonable break time for nursing mothers requirements under section 7(r) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(r)). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Task Force shall issue a public report with recommendations on the following: Steps that can be taken to promote breastfeeding among working mothers and to remove barriers to breastfeeding among working mothers. Potential ways in which the Federal Government can work with employers to promote breastfeeding among working mothers.
Areas in which changes to existing Federal, State, or local laws would likely have the effect of making it easier for working mothers to breastfeed or would remove impediments to breastfeeding that currently exist in such laws. Whether or not increased rates of breastfeeding among working mothers would likely have the result of reducing health care costs among such mothers and their children, and, in particular, whether increased rates of breastfeeding would be likely to result in lower Federal expenditures on health care for such mothers and their children.
Areas in which the Federal Government, through increased efforts by Federal agencies, or changes to existing Federal law, can and should increase the Federal Government's efforts to promote breastfeeding among working mothers. Upon completion of the report described in subparagraph (A), the Task Force shall submit a copy of the report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
The Task Force may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to carry out this section. The Task Force may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Task Force considers necessary to carry out this section. Upon request of the Chair of the Task Force, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Task Force. The Task Force may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
The Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of donations of services or property. The operating expenses of the Task Force, including travel expenses for members of the Task Force, shall be paid for from the general operating expenses funds of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor.
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