US Congress Senate Bill 3654 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 15 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-11-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 684.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act This bill modifies provisions regarding the coordination and assessment of U.S. public diplomacy efforts. The bill permanently reauthorizes the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, which assesses U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Currently, the commission's authorization expires after FY2020. The bill directs the Department of State to research and report on ways to improve U.S. public diplomacy and reduce duplicated efforts. It creates a director of research and evaluation position within the State Department's Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to oversee this research. The bill also restructures the International Broadcasting Advisory Board. (The board advises the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the body that oversees U.S. government media outlets abroad such as Radio Free Europe and Voice of America.)

U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-11-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 684.
2018-11-28	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2018-11-28	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2018-11-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3654/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3654/BILLS-115s3654is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3654/BILLS-115s3654rs.pdf