[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3979 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3979

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for 
 advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2009

  Mr. Berry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for 
 advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals.

    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 ``Protecting Americans from Drug 
Marketing Act''.

SEC. 2. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL 
              EXPENSES FOR PRESCRIPTION PHARMACEUTICALS.

    (a) In General.--Part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items not deductible) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 280I. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR PRESCRIPTION PHARMACEUTICALS 
              ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES.

    ``(a) In General.--No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter 
for expenses relating to advertising or promoting the sale and use of 
prescription pharmaceuticals for any taxable year.
    ``(b) Advertising or Promoting.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `advertising or promoting' includes direct to consumer advertising 
in any media and any activity designed to promote the use of a 
prescription pharmaceutical directed to providers or others who may 
make decisions about the use of prescription pharmaceuticals (including 
the provision of product samples, free trials, and starter kits).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such part IX 
of such Code is amended by adding after the item relating to section 
280H the following new item:

``Sec. 280I. Disallowance of deduction for prescription pharmaceuticals 
                            advertising and promotional expenses.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.
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