Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§422 Use of funds for certain incidental purposes
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL MATTERS › § 422
Summary
Defense Secretary may spend counterintelligence funds to host foreign officials in the U.S. for counterintelligence talks, and may use intelligence-unit funds to buy low-cost promotional items for recruiting.
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Title 10, §422
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(a)The Secretary of Defense may use funds available to the Department of Defense for counterintelligence programs to pay the expenses of hosting foreign officials in the United States under the auspices of the Department of Defense for consultation on counterintelligence matters.
(b)The Secretary of Defense may use funds available for an intelligence element of the Department of Defense to purchase promotional items of nominal value for use in the recruitment of individuals for employment by that element.
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Amendments
2001—Pub. L. 107–108 substituted “Use of funds for certain incidental purposes” for “Counterintelligence official reception and representation expenses” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). 1987—Pub. L. 100–26 renumbered section 140a of this title as this section.
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10 U.S.C. § 422
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73