,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,agriculture1 ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency from awarding       
contracts for public relations1 market  
research1 or other similar activities4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,end ,,epa ,advertising ,act4   
#b4 ,prohibition on public relations    
contracting by ,environmental           
,protection ,agency  7a7 ,prohibition   
,the ,administrator of the              

,environmental ,protection ,agency may  
not award any contract for public       
relations1 market research1 or other    
similar activities4  7b7 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,public relations   
,the term public relations includes     
writing services1 event planning and    
management1 media relations1 radio and  
television analysis1 and press services4
  7#b7 ,market research ,the term market
 research includes telephone and field  
interviews1 focus testing1 and surveys4 
7c7 ,effective date ,this section shall 
apply with respect to contracts awarded 
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4