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Authorizes the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to create and distribute audiovisual and other informational material to audiences abroad while generally prohibiting that material from being distributed inside the United States. Requires that such materials be transferred to the Archivist (National Archives) for possible domestic release after a 12-year delay, permits the Archivist to charge cost-recovery fees to be deposited into the National Archives Trust Fund, and prohibits use of USAGM funds to influence U.S. public opinion while creating a narrow exemption and a savings clause to preserve limited activities or legal interpretations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced September 17, 2025 by Mike Lee · Last progress September 17, 2025