To protect and expand access to pasteurized, donor human milk, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect and expand access to pasteurized, donor human milk, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Education.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3A6F95023C5348BDB4D5558C6DCEC982: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Donor Milk Act of 2023.
- Section H8BCCE50A5AA945408CA7EA898EBC52F1: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term donor human milk means human milk that is collected, pasteurized, and dispensed without additives. The term donor human...
- Section id2f72399c414f4c2f9d87b2459b3fe005: 3. Support for donor human milk activities Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— in subsection (b)(4), by inserting...
- Section H22F98234549443C1B869EB212A0F76A5: 4. Emergency capacity funding for human milk banks The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall award...
- Section H4A1EF3FFF292477DB17E63EA54925B08: 5. Public awareness campaign with respect to donor human milk The Secretary of Health and Human Services— shall, acting through the Administrator of the Health...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect and expand access to pasteurized, donor human milk, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To protect and expand access to pasteurized, donor human milk, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Durbin for ( Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity that— is a nonprofit donor human milk bank registered with the Food and Drug Administration
an organization that— meets standards established by the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of ensuring the safety of donor human milk and human milk banks
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