,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #f1      
#bjah,mrs4 ,mc,caskill introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the  
,social ,security ,act to make          
improvements to the transparency report 
requirements under section #aabh;,g of  
such ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,patient ,advocacy  
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of  
certain information regarding payments  
to certain organizations in transparency
 reports  7a7 ,information ,section     
#aabh;,g7a77#a77;,a77vi7 of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#g;h7a77#a77;,a77vi77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,,xiv71 by 
striking grant2 or and inserting grant1 
including an education grant or capacity
 building grant22  7#b7 by redesignating
 subclause 7,,xv7 as subclause          
7,,xviii72 and  7#c7 by inserting after 

subclause 7,,xiv7 the following new     
subclauses3  7,,xv7 fundraising event   
sponsorship2  7,,xvi7 meeting or        
conference expenses that are not        
otherwise included in another subclause 
of this clause2  7,,xvii7 funding of    
marketing1 public relations activities1 
placement on television programs or     
internet websites1 or social media      
support2 or  4  7b7 ,covered recipient  
,section #aabh;,g7e77#f77;,a7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;a-#g;h7e77#f77;,a77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
clauses3  7iii7 ,a professional society 
of health care providers or pharmacists4
  7iv7 ,a patient advocacy organization1
 consumer advocacy organization1        
voluntary health agency1 or a coalition 
of such organizations1 including a      
disease-specific advocacy organization4 
7v7 ,a patient education organization4  
7vi7 ,a provider of continuing          
education1 including a medical education
 or communications company4  7vii7 ,a   

clinical trial organization4  7viii7 ,an
 education accreditation organization4  
7ix7 ,a co-pay assistance organization  
or other organization providing         
financial assistance to patients4  7x7  
,a foundation established by an entity  
described in any of clauses 7iii7       
through 7ix74  4  7c7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to information 
required to be submitted under section  
#aabh;,g of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g;h7 on the     
#ijth day of each calendar year         
beginning with #bjbc4