Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2241a Prohibition on Use of Funds for Publicity or Propaganda Purposes Within the United States
Title 10 › 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
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DoD funds can't fund U.S. propaganda/PR unless authorized by law.
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Title 10, §2241a
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102