PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PROPAGANDA.

SEC. 1056. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PROPAGANDA.(a) Prohibition.—No part of any funds authorized to be appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by the Department of Defense for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law.(b) Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of their project number D2008–DIPOEF–0209.000, entitled “Examination of Allegations Involving DoD Office of Public Affairs Outreach Program”.(c) Legal Opinion.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a legal opinion to Congress on whether the Department of Defense violated appropriations prohibitions on publicity or propaganda activities established in 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, respectively, by offering special access to prominent persons in the private sector who serve as media analysts, including briefings and information on war efforts, meetings with 122 STAT. 4611 high level government officials, and trips to Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.(d) Rule of Construction Related to Intelligence Activities.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any lawful and authorized intelligence activity of the United States Government.