Sec. 3. Breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers
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An air carrier employer that, as described in subsection (b), is subject to the requirements of this section with respect to an employee who is a crewmember shall provide— a reasonable break time for such an employee to express breast milk for such employee’s nursing child for 1 year after the child’s birth each time such employee has need to express the milk; and a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by such an employee to express breast milk.
An air carrier employer shall be subject to the requirements of this section with respect to an employee who is a crewmember provided that (as defined and delimited by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration through regulations issued under section 4)— in providing a break described in subsection (a)(1) to such an employee, an air carrier employer shall not be required to provide such break during critical phases of flight; and compliance with the requirements of this section does not— impact the safety or security of flight or the operation of an aircraft in flight or on the ground; or require the air carrier employer to incur significant expense, such as through the addition of a crewmember in response to providing a break described in subsection (a)(1) to another crewmember, removal or retrofitting of seats, or the modification or retrofitting of an aircraft.
For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B), modifying or retrofitting an aircraft by installing a curtain or other screening protection shall not be considered a significant expense.