Exhibit 868

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 1287 (Global Engagement Center)

Exhibit 868 · Statute

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 1287 (Global Engagement Center)

to lead, synchronize, and coordinate efforts of the Federal Government to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining United States national security interests.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Global Engagement Center. Its functions refer to narratives 'abroad' and audiences 'outside the United States.' As amended by Pub. L. 115-232 sec. 1284 (13 August 2018), the authority terminated 8 years after 23 December 2016, so on 23 December 2024 (per the note at 22 U.S.C. 2656).

Source: U.S. Congress
Date: 23 December 2016
Quoted from: Sec. 1287(a)(2), 130 Stat. 2546
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-114publ328/html/PLAW-114publ328.htm
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding POL-7.13: Primary record Congress created the State Department's Global Engagement Center in section 1287 of Pub. L. 114-328 (23 December 2016) to "recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts." On 16 April 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the closure of the office, by then named R/FIMI, saying it "spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were supposed to be serving." The statement cites no document or case.