,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjbd,ms4  
,slotk9 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,craig1 & ,mr4  
,trone7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue
 ,code ( #aihf to d5y ! d$uction =      
adv]tis+ & promotional exp5ses =        
prescription drugs4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,tax      
,breaks = ,drug ,ads ,act4  #b4         
,disall[ance ( d$uction = adv]tis+ &    
promotional exp5ses = prescription drugs
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,,ix ( sub*apt] ,b ( 
*apt] #a ( subtitle ,a ( ! ,int]nal     
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #bhj;,i4
 ,disall[ance ( d$uction =              
direct-to-consum] adv]tis+ (            
prescription drugs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no    
d$uction %all be all[$ "u ?is *apt] =   
exp5ses relat+ to direct-to-consum]     
adv]tis+ ( prescription drugs = any     
taxable ye>4  7b7 ,direct-to-,consum]   

adv]tis+ ,= purposes ( ?is section1 !   
t]m direct-to-consum] adv]tis+ means any
 dissem9ation1 by or on behalf ( a      
sponsor ( a prescription drug product 7z
 su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #gce7c7 ( ! 
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act71 
( an adv]tisem5t :i*-- 7#a7 is 9 reg>d  
to su* prescription drug product1 &     
7#b7 prim>ily t>get$ to ! g5]al public1 
includ+ ?r\gh-- 7,a7 publication 9      
j\rnals1 magaz9es1 o!r p]iodicals1 &    
newspap]s1  7,b7 broadca/+ ?r\gh m$ia   
su* z radio1 television1 & telephone    
communication sy/ems1 direct mail1 &    
billbo>ds1 &  7,c7 dissem9ation on !    
,int]net or ?r\gh digital plat=ms       
7includ+ social m$ia1 mobile m$ia1 web  
applications1 digital applications1     
mobile applications1 & electronic       
applications74  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t  
,! table ( sections = su* "p ,,ix ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ 
by add+ aft] ! item relat+ to section   
#bhj;,h ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4       
#bhj;,i4 ,disall[ance ( d$uction =      

direct-to-consum] adv]tis+ (            
prescription drugs4  4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all apply to am\nts paid or incurr$    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9  
taxable ye>s end+ aft] su* date4