[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1420 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1420

  To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a 
         medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

     Mr. Moran of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Ross) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a 
         medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Families for ED Advertising Decency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF INDECENCY.

    Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Communications Commission shall revise the Commission's 
interpretations of, and enforcement policies concerning, section 
73.3999 of the Commission's regulations (47 CFR 73.3999), relating to 
indecent material that no licensee of a radio or television broadcast 
station shall broadcast on any day between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., to treat 
as indecent for such purposes any advertisement for a medication for 
the treatment of erectile dysfunction. This section shall not require 
treating as indecent any product placement or other display or mention 
merely of the trademarked name or generic name for such a medication.
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