BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 36-3013
5 AUGUST 2021
Personnel
LACTATION ROOMS AND BREAST
MILK STORAGE FOR NURSING
MOTHERS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A1S
Supersedes: AFGM2020-36-01
Certified by: SAF/MR
Pages: 12
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-30, Military Entitlements, and
is consistent with Public Law 111-148, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section
4207; United States (US) Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Memorandum for Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies, Nursing Mothers in Federal Employment; US OPM, Guide
for Establishing a Federal Nursing Mother’s Program; Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness Memorandum, Department-Wide Policy for Nursing and Lactation Rooms;
Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, DoD Building Code
(General Building Requirements); and, Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 91-203, Air Force
Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards. It establishes minimum requirements for
providing lactation rooms to meet the needs of Total Force Airmen and Guardians, including US
government civilian employees, herein referred to as “personnel,” within units to express human
breast milk. It also identifies additional considerations and requirements for the refrigeration and
storage of expressed milk. In collaboration with the Director of Personnel and Logistics for the
United States Space Force, Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Director of the Air National Guard,
and Deputy Air Force Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs develops policy for Total Force
Human Resource Management. This instruction applies to all Department of the Air Force (DAF)
units and facilities that have personnel, as previously described, assigned. Ensure all records
generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction
(AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in
accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force
