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The amendment [contained in H.R. 4310] did not repeal the Smith-Mundt Act, but rather lifted some restrictions on the domestic dissemination of government-funded media.
The change essentially eased restrictions for Americans who want to access government-funded media content, allowing media produced by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, such as the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, to be made available to Americans “upon request.”
AP fact check https://apnews.com/article/archive-fact-checking-7064410002The change essentially eased restrictions for Americans who want to access government-funded media content, allowing media produced by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, such as the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, to be made available to Americans “upon request.”
Here is the entirety of the legislation— all holy-cow-that’s-a-lot-of-pages of it:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4310
Here are some of the President’s remarks on the bill:
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/03/statement-president-hr-4310
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