,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjae ,mr4    
,nelson 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4    
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,wyd51     
,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al            
,communications ,commission to revise & 
update its sponsor%ip id5tification     
rules applicable to comm]cial &         
political adv]tis+4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sun%9e 9     
,sponsor%ip ,id5tification ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,f$]al law has requir$ broadca/]s  
to id5tify ! sponsors ( broadca/ cont5t 
s9ce ! ,radio ,act ( #aibg 7#dg         
,u4,s4,c4 #ha et seq474  7#b7 ,! ,f$]al 
,communications ,commission has _h !    
au?ority to adopt & en=ce rules requir+ 
! disclosure ( ! sponsors ( comm]cial & 
political broadca/s s9ce ! passage (    

section #cag ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cag74  7#c7       
,section #cag ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd requires ! full & fair disclosure
 ( ! true id5tity ( ! sponsors ( all    
on-air comm]cial & political broadca/s4 
7#d7 ,9 #aidd1 ! ,f$]al ,communications 
,commission adopt$ rules implem5t+      
section #cag ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd4 ,^? rules rema9 l>gely 9 place   
today4  7#e7 ,:ile ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission has         
p]iodically issu$ updat$ rules &        
guidance reg>d+ its application (       
section #cag & its rules promulgat$ "u t
 section1 ! ,commission has n engag$ 9 a
 ?or\gh review ( ^? rules 9 _m decades4 
7#f7 ,9 a #bjac report1 ! ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice recomm5d$ t !     
,f$]al ,communications ,commission      
engage 9 a compreh5sive review ( its    
sponsor%ip id5tification rules to ensure
 t su* rules are reflective ( ! curr5t  
practices ( comm]cial & political       
adv]tis]s4  7#g7 ,giv5 ! dramatic *anges

 9 te*nology 9 ! _m ye>s s9ce ! ,f$]al  
,communications ,commission put =? =mal 
guidance on ^! issues1 ! ,commission    
%\ld review its sponsor%ip id5tification
 policies to make sure t ,am]ican       
citiz5s are fully appris$ ( ! id5tity ( 
entities seek+ to influ5ce !m4  #c4     
,mod]nization ( sponsor%ip id5tification
 rules  7a7 ,rulemak+ requir$ ,n lat]   
?an #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,communications      
,commission %all comm5ce a rulemak+ to  
update its rules & guidance promulgat$  
"u section #cag ( ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cag74  7b7     
,consid]ations ,z "p ( ! rulemak+       
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,f$]al     
,communications ,commission %all1 at a  
m9imum--  7#a7 update & mod]nize its    
sponsor%ip id5tification rules &        
guidance to reflect curr5t te*nologies &
 comm]cial & political adv]tis+         
practices2  7#b7 ensure t political     
broadca/s include disclosures conta9+ m 
detail$ in=mation ab\t ! id5tity ( !    

true sponsors ( su* broadca/s2 &  7#c7  
consid] h[ be/ to require ! disclosure (
 sponsor%ip id5tification in=mation1    
includ+ by requir+ t m detail$          
sponsor%ip id5tification in=mation be   
plac$ onl9e or 9 ano!r =m m readily     
accessible to ! public4  7c7 ,timeframe 
,! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission   
%all complete ! rulemak+ requir$ by     
subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #bgj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4