SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINTED MATERIALS AND AD-
VERTISEMENTS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING SOURCES.—Each 
communication funded by a Federal agency for advertising 
or educational purposes shall clearly state— 
(1) in the case of a printed communication, in-
cluding mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that 
the communication is printed and published at tax-
payer expense; and 
(2) in the case of a communication transmitted 
through radio, television, the Internet, or any means 
other than the means referred to in paragraph (1), 
that the communication is produced and dissemi-
nated at taxpayer expense. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PRINTED
COMMUNICATION.—Any printed 
communication described under paragraph (1) of 
subsection (a) shall— 
(A) be of sufficient type size to be clearly 
readable by the recipient of the communication; 
(B) be contained in a printed box set apart 
from the other contents of the communication; 
and 
(C) be printed with a reasonable degree of 
color contrast between the background and the 
printed statement. 
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(2) RADIO, TELEVISION, AND INTERNET COM-
MUNICATION.— 
(A) AUDIO
COMMUNICATION.—Any audio 
communication described under paragraph (2) 
of subsection (a) shall include an audio state-
ment in a clearly spoken manner indicating that 
the communication is produced and dissemi-
nated at taxpayer expense. 
(B) VIDEO
COMMUNICATION.—Any video 
communication described under paragraph (2) 
of subsection (a) shall include a statement indi-
cating that the communication is produced and 
disseminated at taxpayer expense. Such state-
ment— 
(i) shall be conveyed in a clearly spo-
ken manner; 
(ii) shall be conveyed by a voice-over 
or screen view of the person making the 
statement; and 
(iii) shall also appear in writing at the 
end of the communication in a clearly 
readable manner with a reasonable degree 
of color contrast between the background 
and the printed statement, for a period of 
at least 4 seconds. 
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(C) E-MAIL COMMUNICATION.—Any e-mail 
communication described under paragraph (2) 
of subsection (a) shall— 
(i) be of sufficient type size to be 
clearly readable by the recipient of the 
communication; 
(ii) be set apart from the other con-
tents of the communication; and 
(iii) be displayed with a reasonable de-
gree of color contrast between the back-
ground and the printed statement. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not 
apply to— 
(1) information in or relating to a solicitation 
for offers for a Federal contract; and 
(2) advertisements for employment opportuni-
ties, not including advertising materials developed 
for use for recruitment and retention of personnel 
for the Armed Forces. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ in section 133 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
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(2) MASS MAILING.—The term ‘‘mass mailing’’ 
means any mailing or distribution of 499 or more 
newsletters, pamphlets, or other printed matter with 
substantially identical content, whether such matter 
is deposited singly or in bulk, or at the same time 
or different times, except that such term does not 
include any mailing— 
(A) in direct response to a communication 
from a person to whom the matter is mailed; or 
(B) of a news release to the communica-
tions media. 
(e) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The funds used by a Fed-
eral agency to carry out this Act shall be derived from 
amounts made available to the agency for advertising. 
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