,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aiba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ad1  
#bjad,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,coburn1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a      
,federal agency to include language in  
certain educational and advertising     
materials indicating that such materials
 are produced and disseminated at       
taxpayer expense4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,taxpayer
 ,transparency ,act of #bjac4  #b4      
,requirements for ,printed ,materials   
and ,advertisements by ,federal         
,agencies  7a7 ,identification of       
funding sources ,each communication     
funded by a ,federal agency for         
advertising or educational purposes     
shall clearly state-- 7#a7 in the case  
of a printed communication1 including   
mass mailings1 signs1 and billboards1   

that the communication is printed and   
published at taxpayer expense2 and  7#b7
 in the case of a communication         
transmitted through radio1 television1  
the ,internet1 or any means other than  
the means referred to in paragraph 7#a71
 that the communication is produced and 
disseminated at taxpayer expense4  7b7  
,additional requirements  7#a7 ,printed 
communication ,any printed communication
 described under subsection 7a77#a7     
shall-- 7,a7 be of sufficient type size 
to be clearly readable by the recipient 
of the communication2  7,b7 be contained
 in a printed box set apart from the    
other contents of the communication2 and
  7,c7 be printed with a reasonable     
degree of color contrast between the    
background and the printed statement4   
7#b7 ,radio1 television1 and ,internet  
communication  7,a7 ,audio communication
 ,any audio communication described     
under subsection 7a77#b7 shall include  
an audio statement in a clearly spoken  
manner indicating that the communication

 is produced and disseminated at        
taxpayer expense4  7,b7 ,video          
communication ,any video communication  
described under subsection 7a77#b7 shall
 include a statement indicating that the
 communication is produced and          
disseminated at taxpayer expense4 ,such 
statement-- 7i7 shall be conveyed in a  
clearly spoken manner2  7ii7 shall be   
conveyed by a voice-over or screen view 
of the person making the statement2 and 
7iii7 shall also appear in writing at   
the end of the communication in a       
clearly readable manner with a          
reasonable degree of color contrast     
between the background and the printed  
statement1 for a period of not less than
 #d seconds4  7,c7 ,e-mail communication
 ,any e-mail communication described    
under subsection 7a77#b7 shall-- 7i7 be 
of sufficient type size to be clearly   
readable by the recipient of the        
communication2  7ii7 be set apart from  
the other contents of the communication2
 and  7iii7 be displayed with a         

reasonable degree of color contrast     
between the background and the printed  
statement4  7c7 ,exceptions ,subsections
 7a7 and 7b7 do not apply to-- 7#a7     
information in or relating to a         
solicitation for-- 7,a7 offers for a    
,federal contract2 or  7,b7 applications
 or submissions of a bid or proposal for
 a ,federal grant or other means of     
funding under a ,federal program2 and   
7#b7 advertisements for employment      
opportunities1 not including advertising
 materials developed for use for        
recruitment and retention of personnel  
for the ,armed ,forces4  7d7            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,federal agency ,the term ,federal      
agency has the meaning given the term   
,executive agency in section #acc of    
title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,mass mailing ,the term mass mailing--  
7,a7 means any mailing or distribution  
of #dii or more newsletters1 pamphlets1 
or other printed matter with            
substantially identical content1 whether

 such matter is deposited singly or in  
bulk1 or at the same time or different  
times2 and  7,b7 does not include any   
mailing-- 7i7 in direct response to a   
communication from a person to whom the 
matter is mailed2 or  7ii7 of a news    
release to the communications media4    
7e7 ,source of ,funds ,the funds used by
 a ,federal agency to carry out this    
,act shall be derived from amounts made 
available to the agency for advertising 
or other communications regarding the   
programs and activities of the agency4