S.Amdt. 735

SA 735. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1083. REPORT ON BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS OVERSEAS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
(1) a detailed report on the Department of State's efforts
to equip 100 percent of United States embassies and
consulates with dedicated lactation spaces, other than
bathrooms, that are shielded from view and free from
intrusion from coworkers and the public for use by employees,
including the expected demand for such space as well as the
status of such rooms when there is no demand for such space;
and
(2) a description of costs and other resources needed to
provide such spaces.
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