,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #caj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjae ,mr4 ,long 7for himself and ,mr4 ,farenthold7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,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 #bjae4 #b4 ,requirements for printed materials and advertisements by ,federal agencies 7a7 ,requirement ,to identify funding source for communication funded by ,federal agency ,each communication funded by a ,federal agency that is an advertisement1 or that provides information about any ,federal ,government program1 benefit1 or service1 shall clearly state-- 7#a7 in the case of a printed communication1 including mass mailings1 signs1 and billboards1 that the communication is printed or 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 or disseminated at taxpayer expense4 7b7 ,additional requirements 7#a7 ,printed communication ,any printed communication described in subsection 7a77#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by the recipient of the communication2 7,b7 to the extent feasible1 be contained in a printed box set apart from the other contents of the communication2 and 7,c7 to the extent feasible1 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 in subsection 7a77#b7 shall include an audio statement that communicates the information required under that subsection in a clearly spoken manner4 7,b7 ,video communication ,any video communication described in subsection 7a77#b7 shall include a statement with the information referred to under that subsection-- 7i7 that is conveyed in a clearly spoken manner2 7ii7 that is conveyed by a voice-over or screen view of the person making the statement2 and 7iii7 to the extent feasible1 that also appears 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 at least #d seconds4 7,c7 ,e-mail communication ,any e-mail communication described in subsection 7a77#b7 shall include the information required under that subsection1 displayed in a manner that-- 7i7 is of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by the recipient of the communication2 7ii7 is set apart from the other contents of the communication2 and 7iii7 includes a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement4 7c7 ,identification of other funding source for certain communications ,in the case of a communication funded entirely by user fees1 by any other source that does not include ,federal funds1 or by a combination of such fees or other source1 a ,federal agency may apply the requirements of subsections 7a7 and 7b7 by substituting by the ,united ,states ,government for at taxpayer expense4 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 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 times1 except that such term does not include any mailing-- 7,a7 in direct response to a communication from a person to whom the matter is mailed2 or 7,b7 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 advertising1 or for providing information about any ,federal ,government program1 benefit1 or service4 7f7 ,effective date ,this section shall apply only to communications printed or otherwise produced after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,guidance for implementation ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall develop and issue guidance on implementing the requirements of this ,act4 #d4 ,judicial review and enforceability 7a7 ,judicial review ,there shall be no judicial review of compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this ,act4 7b7 ,enforceability ,no provision of this ,act shall be construed to create any right or benefit1 substantive or procedural1 enforceable by any administrative or judicial action4