To improve the safety of pasteurized donor human milk and enhance regulation.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8964 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8964 To improve the safety of pasteurized donor human milk and enhance regulation. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve the safety of pasteurized donor human milk and enhance regulation. 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 ``Developing Oversight for Nutrition through the Official Regulation of Milk Act'' or the ``DONOR Milk Act''. SEC. 2. REGULATION OF PASTEURIZED DONOR HUMAN MILK. (a) Definitions.--Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended-- (1) in subsection (ss)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) pasteurized donor human milk.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(tt) The term `pasteurized donor human milk' means human milk which-- ``(1) is expressed by a mother and donated for use by a recipient that is not the mother's own infant; and ``(2) has been collected, pasteurized, and dispensed without additives.''. (b) Clarification of Food Manufacturer Registration Requirement.-- Section 415(c)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350d(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Beginning on the date of the enactment of the DONOR Milk Act, a food establishment that manufactures, processes, pack