Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§2241a Prohibition on Use of Funds for Publicity or Propaganda Purposes Within the United States
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 134— MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Subchapter I— MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS › § 2241a
Summary
The Department of Defense must not spend its money on publicity or propaganda inside the United States unless another law clearly allows it.
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Title 10, §2241a
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Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law.
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1031(b), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2448, provided that: “Section 2241a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2009, or the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2009], whichever is later.”
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10 U.S.C. § 2241a
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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