II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3099 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2008 Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 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.

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Prohibitions relating to propaganda

(a)

Prohibition

No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any Act may be used by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law. (b)

Reports

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the Comptroller General of the United States shall each conduct a study of, and submit to Congress a report on, the extent to which the Department of Defense has violated the prohibition on propaganda established in section 8001 of Public Laws 107–117, 107–248, 108–87, 108–287, 109–148, 109–289, and 110–116, the Department of Defense Appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2002 through 2008. (c)

Definition

For purposes of this section, the term propaganda means 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.