Repeals the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013, prohibiting domestic propagandization by the Federal Government.
The bill repeals the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013, prohibiting the Department of State and the United States Agency for Global Media from using funds to influence public opinion in the United States. It mandates that materials produced for foreign dissemination be archived with the Archivist of the United States and made available for examination domestically, but not reproduction or redistribution. The Archivist must promulgate regulations governing the release of these materials.
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