Repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5704 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5704 To repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013 and to prohibit domestic propagandization by the Federal Government. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2025 Mr. Massie (for himself and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013 and to prohibit domestic propagandization by the Federal Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. REPEAL SMITH-MUNDT DOMESTIC PROPAGANDIZATION. (a) United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948.--Section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 501. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION. ``(a) Dissemination of Information Abroad.--The Secretary of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) are authorized to provide for the preparation and dissemination abroad of information about the United States, its people, and its policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the internet, and other information media, and through information centers and instructors abroad, except that such dissemination may not include the use of social media accounts, websites, or podcasts other than official platforms maintained by the Department of State or USAGM for purposes of foreign dissemination. ``(b) Ability To Review Information Domestically.-- ``(1) Any materials produced under subsection (a