Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§422 Use of Funds for Certain Incidental Purposes
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › CHAPTER 21 — DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL MATTERS › § 422
Summary
The Secretary of Defense can use DoD counterintelligence program money to pay for hosting foreign officials in the United States for meetings about counterintelligence. The Secretary can also use funds for a DoD intelligence unit to buy small, low-cost giveaways to help recruit people to work there.
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Title 10, §422
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Counterintelligence Official Reception and Representation Expenses.—
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)Promotional Items for Recruitment Purposes.—
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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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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110