U.S. Congress - H.R.5736 Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012
H.R.5736 - Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012
To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States intended primarily for foreign audiences, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States intended primarily for foreign audiences, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 as introduced.
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5/10/2012--Introduced.Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide for the preparation and dissemination of information intended for fOfficial Summary
5/10/2012--Introduced.Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide for the preparation and dissemination of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, including about its people, its history, and the federal government's policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social media, and through information centers and instructors. (Under current law such authority is restricted to information disseminated abroad, with a limited domestic exception.) Authorizes the Secretary and the Board to make available in the United States motion pictures, films, video, audio, and other materials prepared for dissemination abroad or disseminated abroad pursuant to such Act, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, or the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to prohibit funds for the Department of State or the Board from being used to influence public opinion or propagandizing in the United States. (Under current law such provision applies to the United States Information Agency [USIA].) Applies such prohibition only to programs carried out pursuant to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act. States that such provision shall:(1) not prohibit the Department or the Board from providing information about its operations, policies, programs, or program material, or making such information available to members of the media, public, or Congress;
(2) not be construed to prohibit the Department from engaging in any medium of information on a presumption that a U.S. domestic audience may be exposed to program material; and
(3) apply only to the Department and the Board and to no other federal department or agency.
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H.R.5736 Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012
pajacobs
February 01, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Texas. I oppose H.R.5736 - Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Patrick Jacobs -
H.R.5736 Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012
janedoe242
July 16, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 14th Congressional district of Florida. I am writing as your constituent in the 14th Congressional district of Florida. I oppose H.R.5736 - Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
By allowing this bill to pass you are telling the American people that you and the US governement are not to be trusted. Using propaganda on its own pe... -
H.R.5736 To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States intended primarily for foreign audiences, and for other purposes.
seanpmurray
May 31, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 12th Congressional district of California. I am writing as your constituent in the 12th Congressional district of California. I oppose H.R.5736 - To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States intended primarily for foreign audiences, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource websit...
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