[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2175 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2175

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2009

   Mr. Moran of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania) 
 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, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 or for male enhancement. 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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