U.S. Public Diplomacy : Legislative Proposals to Amend Prohibitions on Disseminating Materials to Domestic Audiences.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural relations.

Diplomatic and consular service.

International relations.

Information services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (24 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews Section 501 of P.L. 80-402, the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, known as the Smith-Mundt Act, as well as Section 208 of P.L. 99-93, the FY 86-87 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, known as the Zorinsky Amendment, both of which prohibit dissemination and general availability of international information materials and products intended for foreign publics to U.S. domestic audiences. Discusses proposed restatement of Section 501 and the Zorinsky Amendment, addresses issues for Congress, and presents considerations for legislative action.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. U.S. Public Diplomacy

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