On December 23rd, President Barrack Obama signed into law the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which included legislation which forms the Global Engagement Center in order to combat foreign propaganda.
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NDAA 2017 (See section 1287 for CDPA): https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2943/text?format=txt
Portman Press Release on CDPA: http://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=F973E46B-AA8C-4F3E-91B4-8EC0FC7F2F3E
White House Press Release on NDAA 2017: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/23/statement-president-signing-national-defense-authorization-act-fiscal
US Government ends ban on Smith Mundt Act: https://www.rt.com/usa/smith-mundt-domestic-propaganda-121/
VOA History: http://www.insidevoa.com/p/5829.html
DHS-FBI Report on Russian Hacking: https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/JAR_16-20296
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