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Smith–Mundt Act

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Smith–Mundt Act

The U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402), popularly called the Smith–Mundt Act, was first introduced by Congressman Karl E. Mundt (R-SD) in January 1945 in the 79th Congress. It was subsequently passed by the 80th Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on January 27, 1948. The Act was developed to regulate broadcasting of programs for foreign audiences produced under the guidance of the State Department, and it prohibited domestic dissemination of materials produced by such programs as one of its provisions. The original version of the Act was amended by the Smith–Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 which allowed for materials produced by the State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to be made available within the United States.

Infobox

Long title
An Act to promote the better understanding of the United States among the peoples of the world and to strengthen cooperative international relations.
Acronyms (colloquial)
IEEA
Nicknames
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948
Enacted by
the 80th United States Congress
Effective
January 27, 1948
Public law
Pub. L. 80–402
Statutes at Large
62 Stat. 6
Titles amended
22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created
22 U.S.C. ch. 18 § 1431 et seq.

Tables

· U.S. Congressional amendments to the act
June 4, 1956
June 4, 1956
Date of enactment
June 4, 1956
Public law number
P.L. 84-555
U.S. Statute citation
70 Stat. 241
U.S. legislative bill
S. 2562
U.S. presidential administration
Dwight D. Eisenhower
August 20, 1972
August 20, 1972
Date of enactment
August 20, 1972
Public law number
P.L. 92-394
U.S. Statute citation
86 Stat. 577
U.S. legislative bill
S. 3645
U.S. presidential administration
Richard Nixon
July 6, 1973
July 6, 1973
Date of enactment
July 6, 1973
Public law number
P.L. 93-59
U.S. Statute citation
87 Stat. 142
U.S. legislative bill
S. 1972
U.S. presidential administration
Richard Nixon
August 15, 1979
August 15, 1979
Date of enactment
August 15, 1979
Public law number
P.L. 96-60
U.S. Statute citation
93 Stat. 395
U.S. legislative bill
H.R. 3363
U.S. presidential administration
Jimmy Carter
August 16, 1985
August 16, 1985
Date of enactment
August 16, 1985
Public law number
P.L. 99-93
U.S. Statute citation
99 Stat. 405
U.S. legislative bill
H.R. 2068
U.S. presidential administration
Ronald Reagan
October 28, 1991
October 28, 1991
Date of enactment
October 28, 1991
Public law number
P.L. 102-138
U.S. Statute citation
105 Stat. 647
U.S. legislative bill
H.R. 1415
U.S. presidential administration
George H. W. Bush
October 24, 1992
October 24, 1992
Date of enactment
October 24, 1992
Public law number
P.L. 102-499
U.S. Statute citation
106 Stat. 3264
U.S. legislative bill
H.R. 6047
U.S. presidential administration
George H. W. Bush
October 25, 1994
October 25, 1994
Date of enactment
October 25, 1994
Public law number
P.L. 103-415
U.S. Statute citation
108 Stat. 4299
U.S. legislative bill
H.R. 5034
U.S. presidential administration
Bill Clinton
Date of enactment
Public law number
Statute citation
legislative bill
presidential administration
June 4, 1956
P.L. 84-555
70 Stat. 241
S. 2562
Dwight D. Eisenhower
August 20, 1972
P.L. 92-394
86 Stat. 577
S. 3645
Richard Nixon
July 6, 1973
P.L. 93-59
87 Stat. 142
S. 1972
Richard Nixon
August 15, 1979
P.L. 96-60
93 Stat. 395
H.R. 3363
Jimmy Carter
August 16, 1985
P.L. 99-93
99 Stat. 405
H.R. 2068
Ronald Reagan
October 28, 1991
P.L. 102-138
105 Stat. 647
H.R. 1415
George H. W. Bush
October 24, 1992
P.L. 102-499
106 Stat. 3264
H.R. 6047
George H. W. Bush
October 25, 1994
P.L. 103-415
108 Stat. 4299
H.R. 5034
Bill Clinton

References

  1. NBC News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130723104400/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/20/19502580-taxpayer-money-at-work-us-funded-foreign-broadcasts-finally-available-in-the-us
  2. Text of H.R. 4310, Section 1078.
    https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr4310/text
  3. Foreign Policy
    http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/12/us_backs_off_propaganda_ban_spreads_government_made_news_to_americans
  4. Harry S. Truman Library Museum
    https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/public-papers/120/statement-president-upon-signing-order-concerning-government-information
  5. The Diplomacy of Ideas: U.S. Foreign Policy and Cultural Relations, 1938–1950
  6. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1946/04/11/archives/seek-to-halt-fund-for-federal-news-republicans-say-department-of.html
  7. The Diplomacy of Ideas: U.S. Foreign Policy and Cultural Relations, 1938–1950
  8. Communication Law and Policy
    https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1962&context=facpub
  9. Time
    https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,793708,00.html
  10. MountainRunner.us
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080902051304/http://mountainrunner.us/2008/07/rethinking_smithmundt_a_look_b.html
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20060620103923/http://www.fulbright.org.cy/fulworld.htm
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20090619072148/http://mountainrunner.us/2009/05/zorinsky.html
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    http://mountainrunner.us/2008/11/stanton_commission
  14. The Report on the Smith–Mundt Symposium of January 13, 2009
    https://web.archive.org/web/20101126151947/http://mountainrunner.us/files/s-m/Smith-Mundt_Symposium_Final_Report.pdf
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