Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Natural Disasters Act of 2022 or the DEMAND Act of 2022
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to designate breast pumps and certain lactation supplies as eligible for financial assistance under major disaster relief provisions.
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
 to include breast pumps and other lactation supplies and equipment in 
                disaster relief and emergency response.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Delivering Essentials to Mothers 
Amid Natural Disasters Act of 2022'' or the ``DEMAND Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. LACTATION SUPPORT PROVIDER DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``lactation support provider''--
            (1) means an individual who is a breastfeeding and 
        lactation educator or counselor, without regard to the type of 
        license or certification the individual holds, if any; and
            (2) includes--
                    (A) a lactation consultant;
                    (B) a breastfeeding counselor;
                    (C) a breastfeeding peer counselor; and
                    (D) a lactation educator.

SEC. 3. BREASTFEEDING SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in 
consultation with the head of the Federal Interagency Breastfeeding 
Workgroup, shall designate the following items as items for which 
individuals and households may receive financial assistance under 
section 408(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)):
            (1) Breast pumps.
            (2) Other lactation supplies appropriate for use in an 
        emergency setting.
            (3) Other equipment necessary to support the safe use of 
        breast pumps.
            (4) Services of lactation support providers.
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DEMAND Act of 2022
A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to include breast pumps and other lactation supplies and equipment in disaster relief and emergency response.
DEMAND Act of 2022
Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Natural Disasters Act of 2022
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy