3.0.0 3099 2017-12-15T00:27:27Z 2017-12-15T00:27:27Z Senate S S 2008-06-06 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-06T17:32:48Z To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. 110 6398 HR 2008-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2008-06-06 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2008-06-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-06-06 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2008-06-06 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-06-06 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-06-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Congress Congress and military policy Congressional investigations Defense budgets Department of Defense Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-06-06 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-12T16:38:46Z Prohibits the use of funds made available by any Act by the Department of Defense (DOD) for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law.

Directs the DOD Inspector General and the U.S. Comptroller General to each conduct a study of, and report to Congress on, the extent to which the DOD has violated the prohibition on propaganda established in specified laws.

Defines "propaganda" as any form of communication in support of national objectives designed to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, or behavior of the people of the United States in order to benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly.

]]> A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law. Display Title A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law. Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3099is/xml/BILLS-110s3099is.xml 2008-06-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.