United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Information_and_Educational_Exchange_Act_of_1948
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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Smith–Mundt_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Smith–Mundt_Modernization_Act_of_2012
gptkbp:approvedBy educational and cultural exchanges
dissemination of information abroad about the United States
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:Propaganda_in_the_United_States
1948 in American law
gptkbp:codifiedIn 22 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted January 27, 1948
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_80-402
gptkbp:purpose to promote better understanding of the United States among the peoples of the world and to strengthen cooperative international relations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Information_Agency
gptkb:Voice_of_America
gptkbp:restrictedDomesticDissemination true (prior to 2013 amendment)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Howard_Alexander_Smith
gptkb:Karl_E._Mundt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Smith-Mundt_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5