,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #caj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,long 7= himself & ,mr4 ,f>5?old7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a ,f$]al  
ag5cy to include language 9 c]ta9       
educational & adv]tis+ mat]ials indicat+
 t su* mat]ials are produc$ & dissem9at$
 at taxpay] exp5se4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,taxpay]      
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjae4  #b4          
,requirem5ts = pr9t$ mat]ials &         
adv]tisem5ts by ,f$]al ag5cies  7a7     
,requirem5t ,to id5tify fund+ s\rce =   
communication fund$ by ,f$]al ag5cy ,ea*
 communication fund$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy t
 is an adv]tisem5t1 or t provides       
in=mation ab\t any ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t     
program1 b5efit1 or s]vice1 %all cle>ly 
/ate--  7#a7 9 ! case ( a pr9t$         
communication1 includ+ mass mail+s1     
signs1 & billbo>ds1 t ! communication is
 pr9t$ or publi%$ at taxpay] exp5se2 &  

7#b7 9 ! case ( a communication         
transmitt$ ?r\gh radio1 television1 !   
,int]net1 or any means o!r ?an ! means  
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a71 t !          
communication is produc$ or dissem9at$  
at taxpay] exp5se4  7b7 ,additional     
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,pr9t$ communication  
,any pr9t$ communication describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be (     
suffici5t type size to be cle>ly        
readable by ! recipi5t ( !              
communication2  7,b7 to ! ext5t         
feasible1 be conta9$ 9 a pr9t$ box set  
ap>t f ! o!r cont5ts ( ! communication2 
&  7,c7 to ! ext5t feasible1 be pr9t$ ) 
a reasonable degree ( color contra/     
betwe5 ! backgr\nd & ! pr9t$ /atem5t4   
7#b7 ,radio1 television1 & int]net      
communication  7,a7 ,audio communication
 ,any audio communication describ$ 9    
subsection 7a77#b7 %all include an audio
 /atem5t t communicates ! in=mation     
requir$ "u t subsection 9 a cle>ly spok5
 mann]4  7,b7 ,video communication ,any 
video communication describ$ 9          

subsection 7a77#b7 %all include a       
/atem5t ) ! in=mation ref]r$ to "u t    
subsection--  7i7 t is convey$ 9 a      
cle>ly spok5 mann]2  7ii7 t is convey$  
by a voice-ov] or scre5 view ( ! p]son  
mak+ ! /atem5t2 &  7iii7 to ! ext5t     
feasible1 t also appe>s 9 writ+ at ! end
 ( ! communication 9 a cle>ly readable  
mann] ) a reasonable degree ( color     
contra/ betwe5 ! backgr\nd & ! pr9t$    
/atem5t1 = a p]iod ( at lea/ #d seconds4
  7,c7 ,e-mail communication ,any e-mail
 communication describ$ 9 subsection    
7a77#b7 %all include ! in=mation requir$
 "u t subsection1 display$ 9 a mann] t--
  7i7 is ( suffici5t type size to be    
cle>ly readable by ! recipi5t ( !       
communication2  7ii7 is set ap>t f ! o!r
 cont5ts ( ! communication2 &  7iii7    
includes a reasonable degree ( color    
contra/ betwe5 ! backgr\nd & ! pr9t$    
/atem5t4  7c7 ,id5tification ( o!r fund+
 s\rce = c]ta9 communications ,9 ! case 
( a communication fund$ entirely by us] 
fees1 by any o!r s\rce t does n include 

,f$]al funds1 or by a comb9ation ( su*  
fees or o!r s\rce1 a ,f$]al ag5cy may   
apply ! requirem5ts ( subsections 7a7 & 
7b7 by sub/itut+ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t = at taxpay] exp5se4  7d7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,f$]al    
ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy 9 section   
#acc ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7#b7 ,mass mail+ ,! t]m mass mail+ means
 any mail+ or di/ribution ( #dii or m   
newslett]s1 pamphlets1 or o!r pr9t$     
matt] ) sub/antially id5tical cont5t1   
:e!r su* matt] is deposit$ s+ly or 9    
bulk1 or at ! same "t or diff]5t times1 
except t su* t]m does n include any     
mail+--  7,a7 9 direct response to a    
communication f a p]son to :om ! matt]  
is mail$2 or  7,b7 ( a news release to !
 communications m$ia4  7e7 ,s\rce (     
funds ,! funds us$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy to 
c>ry out ?is ,act %all be d]iv$ f am\nts
 made available to ! ag5cy = adv]tis+1  
or = provid+ in=mation ab\t any ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t program1 b5efit1 or s]vice4   

7f7 ,effective date ,?is section %all   
apply only to communications pr9t$ or   
o!rwise produc$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,guidance =           
implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget %all develop & issue guidance on
 implem5t+ ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4    
#d4 ,judicial review & en=ceability  7a7
 ,judicial review ,!re %all be no       
judicial review ( compliance or         
noncompliance ) any provision ( ?is     
,act4  7b7 ,en=ceability ,no provision (
 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to create any 
"r or b5efit1 sub/antive or proc$ural1  
en=ceable by any adm9i/rative or        
judicial action4