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HR 489 111th Congress House

Strategic Communication Act of 2009

Official title: To improve the conduct of strategic communication by the Federal Government.

Introduced: January 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Latest action January 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategic Communication Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State to solicit from tax-exempt national security and foreign policy research organizations offers to establish a Center for Strategic Communication, and select one organization to establish such Center.

Includes among Center duties: (1) provision of information and analysis to the Department of State, the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Director of National Intelligence on U.S. security and foreign policy issues; (2) development of U.S. communications strategies and monitoring techniques; (3) support of government-wide strategic communication through services provided on a cost-recovery basis; (4) contracting with private sector and academic entities; and (5) mobilization of nongovernment initiatives.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 489: Strategic Communication Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-489/
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"H.R. 489: Strategic Communication Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-489/.
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H.R. 489, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-489/.
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