To require information on Department of Defense funding in Department press releases and related public statements on programs, projects, and activities funded by the Department.

SA 945. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title X, add the following:

SEC. ___. INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDING IN
DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASES AND RELATED PUBLIC
STATEMENTS ON PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND
ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(a) Information Required.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
2257 the following new section:

``Sec. 2258. Department of Defense press releases and related
public statements on Department funded programs, projects,
and activities

``Any press release, statement, or other document issued to
the public by the Department of Defense that describes a
program, project, or activity funded, whether in whole or in
part, by amounts provided by the Department, including any
project, project, or activity of a foreign, State, or local
government, shall clearly state the following:
``(1) That the program, project, or activity is funded, in
whole or in part (as applicable), by funds provided by the
Department.
``(2) An estimate of the amount of funding from the
Department that the program, project, or activity currently
receives.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter II of chapter 134 of such title is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2257
the following new item:

``2258. Department of Defense press releases and related public
statements on Department funded programs, projects, and
activities.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the

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date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with
respect to programs, projects, and activities funded by the
Department of Defense with amounts authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal years after fiscal year 2018.
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