10 USC § 2241a - Prohibition on use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States
---
identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s2241a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 2241a - Prohibition on use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2241a"
section_name: "Prohibition on use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States"
chapter_number: 134
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2448.)"
---
# § 2241a. Prohibition on use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States
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.
---
**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2448.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
> “
>
> , United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on
>
> , or the date of the enactment of this Act [
>
> ], whichever is later.”
, , , provided that: