United States-Based Foreign Media Outlets

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) requires certain U.S.-based foreign media outlets to submit reports every 6 months to the Commission regarding the outlets' relations to their foreign principals.  An outlet is required to report to the Commission if the outlet (A) produces or distributes video programming (as defined in section 602 of the Communications Act) that is transmitted, or intended for transmission, by a multichannel video programming distributor (as defined in section 602) to consumers in the United States; and (B) would be an agent of a foreign government or of a foreign political party for purposes of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) (22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq.) but for section 1(d) of FARA (22 U.S.C. § 611(d)).

The NDAA requires the Commission to make publicly available on its website each report submitted by a United States-based foreign media outlet.

On September 4, 2018, the Commission issued a Public Notice informing affected parties of these requirements.

Public Notice

• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 24-929, released September 11, 2024
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 24-235, released March 11, 2024
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 23-837, released September 12, 2023
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 23-197, released March 10, 2023
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 22-942, released September 12, 2022
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 22-261, released March 11, 2022
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 21-1133, released September 10, 2021
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 21-296, released March 11, 2021
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Reminds United States-based Foreign Media Outlets of Next Semi-Annual Disclosure Deadline, DA 20-1034, released September 4, 2020
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Announces Fourth Disclosure Deadline for United States-based Foreign Media Outlets, DA 20-229, released March 4, 2020
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Announces Third Disclosure Deadline for United States-based Foreign Media Outlets, DA 19-886, released September 6, 2019
• Public Notice, Media Bureau Announces Second Disclosure Deadline for United States-based Foreign Media Outlets, DA 19-148, released March 5, 2019
• Public Notice, FCC Announces Disclosure Requirements for United States-based Foreign Media Outlets, DA 18-911, released September 4, 2018

Reports to Congress

• Thirteenth Semi-Annual Report, released November 12, 2024
• Twelfth Semi-Annual Report, released May 9, 2024
• Eleventh Semi-Annual Report, released November 9, 2023
• Tenth Semi-Annual Report, released May 11, 2023
• Ninth Semi-Annual Report, released November 10, 2022
• Eighth Semi-Annual Report, released May 9, 2022
• Seventh Semi-Annual Report, released November 8, 2021
• Sixth Semi-Annual Report, released May 7, 2021
• Fifth Semi-Annual Report, released November 6, 2020
• Fourth Semi-Annual Report, released May 8, 2020
• Third Semi-Annual Report, released November 12, 2019
• Second Semi-Annual Report, released May 9, 2019
• First Semi-Annual Report, released November 9, 2018

Below are the submissions filed by the outlets with the Commission in response to the NDAA requirement.