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DONOR Milk Act

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This Act may be cited as the Developing Oversight for Nutrition through the Official Regulation of Milk Act or the DONOR Milk Act.
Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended—
in subsection (ss)—
in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end;
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
by adding at the end the following:
pasteurized donor human milk.
by adding at the end the following:
The term pasteurized donor human milk means human milk which—
is expressed by a mother and donated for use by a recipient that is not the mother’s own infant; and
has been collected, pasteurized, and dispensed without additives.
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, packs, or holds critical foods shall not be considered a nonprofit food establishments in which food is prepared for or served directly to the consumer and the exception in the preceding sentence shall no longer apply to such a facility.
Section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct inspections, including unannounced inspections, of the facilities of each entity that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds pasteurized donor human milk in accordance with a risk-based approach to ensure compliance with relevant food safety and food labeling requirements under this Act or any other provision of law administered by the Secretary.
Section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350a), as amended by subsection (c) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
The Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit entities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold pasteurized donor human milk and are registered under section 415(c) to assist such entities in complying with this Act, including through assisting such entities with respect to making any upgrades in equipment, obtaining necessary certifications, and entering into contracts with third parties for food safety quality consultations.
There are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out paragraph (1).

Legislative Timeline

3 actions
  1. May 21, 2026
    Introduced in House
  2. May 21, 2026
    Introduced in House
  3. May 21, 2026 House
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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