,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,marshall 7for ,mr4 ,lee7 7by     
request7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to clarify ,united ,states     
policy with respect to limitations on   
the domestic dissemination of program   
material about the ,united ,states that 
was prepared or disseminated by the     
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media or its component networks4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,charlie ,kirk ,act4  #b4           
,dissemination abroad of information    
about the ,united ,states  7a7 ,united  
,states ,information and ,educational   
,exchange ,act of #aidh ,section #eja of
 the ,united ,states ,information and   
,educational ,exchange ,act of #aidh    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #adfa7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #eja4 ,general            

authorization  7a7 ,dissemination of    
information abroad ,the ,chief          
,executive ,officer of the ,united      
,states ,agency for ,global ,media      
7referred to in this section as the     
,,usagm ,,ceo71 working through its     
component networks1 is authorized to    
provide for the preparation1 and        
dissemination abroad1 of information    
about the ,united ,states1 its people1  
and its policies1 through press1        
publications1 radio1 motion pictures1   
the internet1 and other information     
media1 and through information centers1 
instructors abroad1 and other direct or 
indirect means of communication4 ,except
 as provided in subsection 7b71 any such
 information 7other than ,problems of   
,communism and the ,english ,teaching   
,forum1 which may be sold by the        
,government ,publishing ,office7 may not
 be disseminated within the ,united     
,states1 its territories1 or            
possessions4 ,however1 such information 
may be made available in the ,english   

language at the ,department of ,state1  
at all reasonable times following its   
release as information abroad1 for      
examination only by representatives of  
,united ,states press associations1     
newspapers1 magazines1 radio systems1   
and stations1 and by research students  
and scholars1 and on request1 shall be  
made available for examination by       
,members of ,congress4  7b7             
,dissemination of information within the
 ,united ,states  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
,,usagm ,,ceo shall make available to   
the ,archivist of the ,united ,states   
7referred to in this subsection as the  
,archivist71 for domestic distribution1 
motion pictures1 films1 video1 audio1   
and other materials prepared for        
dissemination abroad beginning #ab years
 after the date on which--  7,a7 such   
material was initially disseminated     
abroad2 or  7,b7 the material was       
prepared1 if such material was never    
disseminated abroad4  7#b7              
,reimbursement ,the ,,usagm ,,ceo shall 

be reimbursed for any expenses resulting
 from the implementation of paragraph   
7#a74 ,such reimbursement shall be      
credited to the applicable appropriation
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,global ,media4  7#c7 ,responsibilities 
of the archivist ,the ,archivist--  7,a7
 shall be the official custodian of the 
material described in paragraph 7#a72   
7,b7 shall promulgate regulations to    
ensure that persons seeking the release 
of such material--  7i7 have secured    
necessary ,united ,states rights and    
licenses2 and  7ii7 have paid a fee1 in 
accordance with section #baaf7;c7 of    
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 which 
is sufficient to cover the costs        
incurred by the ,archivist to provide   
such material to such persons2 and  7,c7
 all fees collected pursuant to         
subparagraph 7,b77ii7 are paid into1    
administered1 and expended as part of   
the ,national ,archives ,trust ,fund4   
7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section may be construed to require

 the ,,usagm ,,ceo to make material     
disseminated abroad available in any    
format other than in the format         
disseminated abroad4  4  7b7 ,foreign   
,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal 
,years #aihf and #aihg  7#a7 ,in general
 ,section #bjh of the ,foreign          
,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal 
,years #aihf and #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#adfa-a;a7 is amended to read as        
follows3  #bjh4 ,ban on domestic        
activities of the ,united ,states       
,agency for ,global ,media  7a7 ,in     
general ,except as provided in          
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 and in section  
#eja of the ,united ,states ,information
 and ,educational ,exchange ,act of     
#aidh 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #adfa7--  7#a7     
amounts appropriated to the ,united     
,states ,agency for ,global ,media or   
its component networks 7referred to     
collectively in this section as ,,usagm7
 may not be used to influence public    
opinion in the ,united ,states2 and     
7#b7 no program material prepared by    

,,usagm may be distributed within the   
,united ,states4  7b7 ,exemption ,the   
limitation under subsection 7a7 shall   
not apply to programs carried out       
pursuant to the ,mutual ,educational and
 ,cultural ,exchange ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdea et seq474  7c7 ,savings 
provision ,nothing in this section may  
be construed to prohibit any employee of
 the ,united ,states ,agency for ,global
 ,media from responding to inquiries    
from members of the public about ,,usagm
 operations1 policies1 or programs4  4  
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
contents for the ,foreign ,relations    
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#aihf and #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4          
#adfa-a;a7 is amended by striking the   
item relating to section #bjh and       
inserting the following3  ,sec4 #bjh4   
,ban on domestic activities of the      
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media4  4