,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aghe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,hawley 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to d5y ! d$uction 
= adv]tis+ & promotional exp5ses = c]ta9
 drugs4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,h&\ts = ,drug         
,adv]tisem5ts ,act4  #b4  ,disall[ance (
 d$uction = adv]tis+ & promotional      
exp5ses = c]ta9 drugs  7a7  ,9 g5]al    
,"p ,,ix ( sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #a (     
subtitle ,a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (
 #aihf is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #bhj;,i4           
,disall[ance ( d$uction =               
direct-to-consum] adv]tis+ ( c]ta9 drugs
  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,no d$uction %all be   
all[$ "u ?is *apt] = exp5ses relat+ to  
direct-to-consum] adv]tis+ ( cov]$ drugs
 = any taxable ye>4  7b7                
,direct-to-,consum] adv]tis+  ,=        

purposes ( ?is section-- 7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! t]m direct-to-consum] adv]tis+ means 
any dissem9ation1 by or on behalf ( a   
cov]$ entity1 ( an adv]tisem5t :i*--    
7,a7 is 9 reg>d to a cov]$ drug1 &  7,b7
 prim>ily t>get$ to ! g5]al public1     
includ+ ?r\gh--  7i7 broadca/+ ?r\gh    
m$ia su* z radio1 television1 &         
telephone communication sy/ems1 direct  
mail1 & billbo>ds1 &  7ii7 dissem9ation 
on ! ,int]net or ?r\gh digital plat=ms  
7includ+ social m$ia1 mobile m$ia1 web  
applications1 digital applications1     
mobile applications1 & electronic       
applications74  7#b7  ,exception  ,su*  
t]m %all n include an adv]tisem5t made  
?r\gh publication 9 j\rnals & o!r       
p]iodicals4  7#c7  ,o!r t]ms  ,=        
purposes ( ?is subsection--  7,a7       
,cov]$ entity  ,! t]m cov]$ entity      
means-- 7i7 a sponsor ( a prescription  
drug product 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9      
section #gce7c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act71 or  7ii7 a p]son t  
owns an outs\rc+ facility 7z su* t]m is 

def9$ 9 section #ejc;,b7d77#d7 ( su*    
,act71 ei!r directly or indirectly ?r\gh
 a subsidi>y4  7,b7  ,cov]$ drug  ,! t]m
 cov]$ drug means-- 7i7 a prescription  
drug product 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9      
section #gce7c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act71 or  7ii7 a drug     
comp\nd$ 9 accordance ) section #ejc;,a 
or #ejc;,b ( su* ,act4  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$uction =
 direct-to-consum] adv]tis+ ( c]ta9     
drugs4  4  7c7  ,effective date  ,!     
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to am\nts paid or incurr$ aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 taxable ye>s   
end+ aft] su* date4