text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act 
  of 2005''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
              (1) Investigations in 2004 and 2005 by the Government 
          Accountability Office revealed that appropriated funds have 
          been used in more than one Federal agency to fund ``covert 
          propaganda'' that is ``misleading as to source''.
              (2) An independent investigation revealed that the 
          Department of Education paid a conservative commentator to 
          speak in support of the No Child Left Behind Act during his 
          television and radio appearances.
              (3) The American public has been subjected to receiving 
          millions of dollars worth of messages in print, television, 
          radio, and in person without being informed that the sources 
          are not independent.
              (4) There is not enough information about Federal public 
          relations and advertising efforts to allow for consistent 
          oversight by Congress.
      (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
              (1) to ensure that advertising and public relations 
          campaigns paid for with Federal appropriations are unbiased and 
          factual, and do not contain a political message or covert 
          propaganda;
              (2) to increase the oversight and evaluation of advertising 
          campaigns paid for by the Federal Government by requiring that 
          agencies provide notice to the appropriate congressional 
          committees of all public relations, media relations, and 
          advertising contracts;
              (3) to require that all public relations and media outreach 
          tools developed by Federal agencies inform the target audience 
          of the source of funding for the message; and
              (4) to make permanent the prohibition against spending 
          Federal funds on publicity and propaganda that has been 
          included in appropriations Acts since 1951.
  
  SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
  
      (a) Requirement to Notify Congress Regarding Certain Contracts.-- 
  Not later than 30 days after entering into a covered contract, an 
  Executive agency shall submit to each covered congressional committee a 
  written notification containing the name of the contractor, the amount 
  of the contract, the purpose of the contract, a summary of the 
  statement of work for the contract, and any other information the 
  agency considers relevant.
      (b) Requirement to Submit Other Information Upon Request.--Upon 
  request by the Comptroller General or the chairman or ranking minority 
  member of any covered congressional committee, an Executive agency that 
  provided a notification under subsection (a) for a covered contract 
  shall provide to the person making the request--
              (1) a copy of the covered contract;
              (2) any modifications to the covered contract; and
              (3) any materials produced under the covered contract.
      (c) Covered Contracts.--In this section, the term ``covered 
  contract'' means a contract with an Executive agency for public 
  relations, media relations, advertising, or public opinion research 
  services, or any subcontract for such services under a Federal 
  contract.
      (d) Covered Congressional Committees.--In this section, the term 
  ``covered congressional committee'', with respect to a notification 
  submitted by an Executive agency under subsection (a), means each of 
  the following:
              (1) The Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
          Representatives.
              (2) The Committee on Governmental Affairs and Homeland 
          Security of the Senate.
              (3) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
          Representatives.
              (4) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
              (5) Each authorizing committee of the House of 
          Representatives and the Senate with jurisdiction over the 
          Executive agency submitting the notification.
      (e)  Executive Agency.--In this section, the term ``Executive 
  agency'' has the meaning provided in section 105 of title 5, United 
  States Code.
  
  SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICITY 
                OR PROPAGANDA PURPOSES.
  
      (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is 
  amended by adding at the end the following new section:
  ``Sec. 1355. Prohibition on unauthorized expenditure of funds for 
                publicity or propaganda purposes
      ``(a) Prohibition.--An officer or employee of the United States 
  Government may not make or authorize an expenditure or obligation of 
  funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States 
  unless authorized by law.
      ``(b) Penalties.--
              ``(1) Adverse personnel action.--An officer or employee of 
          the United States Government violating subsection (a) shall be 
          subject to appropriate administrative discipline including, 
          when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without pay or 
          removal from office.
              ``(2) Criminal penalty.--An officer or employee of the 
          United States Government knowingly and willfully violating 
          subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned 
          for not more than 2 years, or both.''.
      (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 13 of 
  such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
  
  ``1355. Prohibition on unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity 
                              or propaganda purposes.''.
  
  SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL SPONSORSHIP OF ALL 
                FEDERAL ADVERTISING OR OTHER COMMUNICATION MATERIALS.
  
      (a) Requirement.--Each advertisement or other communication paid 
  for by an Executive agency, either directly or through a contract 
  awarded by the Executive agency, shall include a prominent notice 
  informing the target audience that the advertisement or other 
  communication is paid for by that Executive agency.
      (b) Advertisement or Other Communication.--In this section, the 
  term ``advertisement or other communication'' includes--
              (1) an advertisement disseminated in any form, including 
          print or by any electronic means; and
              (2) a communication by an individual in any form, including 
          speech, print, or by any electronic means.
      (c)  Executive Agency.--In this section, the term ``Executive 
  agency'' has the meaning provided in section 105 of title 5, United 
  States Code.
target: Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act of 2005 - Requires an Executive agency, not later than 30 days after entering into a contract for public relations, media relations, advertising, or public opinion research services, to submit in writing to specified congressional committees the contractor's name, the amount and the purpose of the contract, a summary of the contract, other relevant information, and, upon request: (1) a copy of the covered contract; (2) any contract modifications; and (3) any materials produced under the contract. Prohibits an officer or employee of the U.S. Government from making or authorizing an expenditure or obligation of funds for publicity or propaganda within the United States unless authorized by law. Imposes penalties.
  
  Requires each advertisement or other communication paid for by an Executive agency to include a prominent notice that the advertisement or other communication is paid for by that agency.
feat_title: To require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes.