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Referenced Laws
22 U.S.C. 1461(a)
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Propaganda Indoctrination Nationally Act or the SPIN Act.
Section 2
2. Dissemination of information in the United States Section 501(b) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461(a)) is amended to read as follows: Any such information shall not be disseminated within the United States, its territories, or possessions, but, on request, shall be available in the English language at the Department of State, at all reasonable times following its release as information abroad, for examination only by representatives of United States press associations, newspapers, magazines, radio systems, and stations, and by research students and scholars, and, on request, shall be made available for examination only to Members of Congress. (b)Any such information shall not be disseminated within the United States, its territories, or possessions, but, on request, shall be available in the English language at the Department of State, at all reasonable times following its release as information abroad, for examination only by representatives of United States press associations, newspapers, magazines, radio systems, and stations, and by research students and scholars, and, on request, shall be made available for examination only to Members of Congress..