Americans would get access to government-produced international content after 12 years.
This bill would let Americans access certain films, videos, and other materials created by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) that were originally meant for audiences outside the U.S. Currently, these materials generally cannot be shared within the U.S. This change would happen 12 years after the content was first shared abroad or created, with the National Archives handling the distribution.
Today, materials from the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) are generally not allowed to be shared within the United States. This bill would change that by allowing the National Archives to distribute these materials to the public 12 years after they were first shared abroad or created. This creates a new exception to the existing ban on domestic dissemination.
HR 6695 · 119th Congress · December 12, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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