That Smith-Mundt Modernization Act provides for the government to pay for and distribute domestically media content (propaganda?) intended for foreign audiences. $$$ to Hollywood and MSM.
"(b) Rule of construction.โNothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors from engaging in any medium or form of communication, either directly or indirectly, because a United States domestic audience is or may be thereby exposed to program material, or based on a presumption of such exposure."