12 2 STA T .46 1 0PUBLIC LA W 110 – 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8(3)SUBSEQ UE NTR E PO RT .—Twoyears a ft ert h es ubmi ssio n of the initia l re p ort un d er para g raph ( 1 ) , the P resident shall submit to the appropriate c ommittees of C ongress a report on— ( A ) the status of the implementation of the strategy
( B ) progress toward achie v ement of benchmar k s; and (C) any changes to the strategy since the submission of the initial report. (b) R EPORT B Y SE C RET A RYO FD EFENSE.— N ot later than December 31, 20 0 9 , the Secretary of Defense shall review, and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on, the organi z ational structure within the Department of Defense for advising the Secretary on the direction and priorities for strategic communication activities, including an assessment of the option of establishing a board, composed of representatives from among the organizations within the Department responsible for strategic communications, public diplomacy, and public affairs, and including advisory members from the broader interagency community as appropriate, for purposes of— (1) providing strategic direction for Department of Defense efforts related to strategic communications and public diplo - macy; and (2) setting priorities for the Department of Defense in the areas of strategic communications and public diplomacy. (c) F OR M AN D A V A IL ABILITY OF REPORTS.— (1) FORM.—The reports re q uired by this section may be submitted in a classified form. (2) AVAILABILITY.—Any unclassified portions of the reports required by this section shall be made available to the public. (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—For the purposes of this sec- tion, the appropriate committees of Congress are the following
(1) The Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Senate. (2) The Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the H ouse of Representatives. SEC.1056 . PROHIB I T IO N SRE LA TIN G TO PROPAGAN D A. (a) PRO H IBITION.—No part of any funds authorized to be appro- priated in this or any other Act shall be used by the Department of Defense for publicity or propaganda purposes within the U nited States not otherwise specifically authorized by law. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the I nspector G eneral of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of their pro j ect number D200 8– DIP OE F–0209.000, entitled ‘ ‘E x amina- tion of Allegations Involving DoD Office of Public Affairs Outreach Program ’ ’. (c) L E G AL 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 pub- licity or propaganda activities established in Public Laws 10 7 – 117, 107–2 4 8, 108–87, 108–287, 109–148, 109–289, and 110–11 6 , the Department of Defense Appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2002 through 2008, respectively, by offering special access to promi- nent persons in the private sector who serve as media analysts, including briefings and information on war efforts, meetings with Deadlin e .10USC2 2 4 1 n ot e.
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