,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #begf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,ms4   
,norton introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,budget  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a   
report on expenditures for contracts for
 advertising services1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,government
 ,advertising ,equity ,accountability   
,act4  #b4 ,report on expenditures for  
contracts for advertising services  7a7 
,in general ,section #aaje7;a7 of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#dj7 ,the following        
information with respect to each        
executive agency3 7,a7 ,expenditures of 
the executive agency for the prior      
fiscal year for--  7i7 all contracts for
 advertising services2 and  7ii7        
contracts for the advertising services  
of--  7,i7 socially and economically    
disadvantaged small business concerns   

7as defined in section #h7;a77#d7 of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcg7;a77#d772 and  7,,ii7 women- and   
minority-owned businesses4  7,b7        
,estimated expenditures of the executive
 agency for the fiscal year for which   
the budget is submitted for--  7i7 all  
contracts for advertising services2 and 
7ii7 contracts for the advertising      
services of--  7,i7 socially and        
economically disadvantaged small        
business concerns 7as defined in section
 #h7;a77#d7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;a77#d772 and      
7,,ii7 women- and minority-owned        
businesses4  4  7b7 ,application date   
,the amendment made by this ,act shall  
apply to the report submitted under     
section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 for fiscal year #bjba1   
and each fiscal year thereafter4