The legislation was again enacted in Public Law 106-113 on November 29, 1999 in the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: U.S. narrowly avoids "globotaxes" -- this time

Smith-Mundt and its amendments in the 1972 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, the 1985 Zorinsky Amendment, and the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring act of 1998 refer only to the State Department and USIA. The law is written very narrowly.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Smith-Mundt does NOT apply to DoD