10 U.S.C. § 398 — Military information support operations in information environment

(a) Congressional Notification Requirement Within 48 hours after a combatant commander approves and carries out a new military information support operation plan — called a "MISO plan" — the Secretary of Defense must send Congress's defense committees a written notice. The same 48-hour notice applies if an existing MISO plan, or any plan that supports it, changes in scope. Each notice must describe the MISO program the plan supports, the plan's goals, and its intended target audience. It must describe the tactics, techniques, and procedures the plan will use, and the people helping carry it out. It must state how much money the plan is expected to cost this year and next year. It must give the plan's expected length and desired outcome. The Secretary can add any other details that seem important. The Secretary must try hard to promptly tell the committees if a secret military support operation covered by this section is exposed without authorization. This notice can be spoken or written. If it is spoken, the Secretary must follow up with a written notice within 48 hours. (b) Annual Report Within 90 days after a fiscal year ends, if the Secretary ran any MISO plans that year, the Secretary must send Congress a report on all of them. The report must list each MISO program and which combatant command runs it. For each plan, the report must describe the plan and any supporting plans, including their goals. It must describe the target audience and how the operation reaches that audience. It must state how much the plan cost to carry out. (c) Prohibition on Clandestine Operations Designed to Influence Opinions and Politics in United States The Department of Defense cannot use any of its funds for a secret military information support operation meant to influence: any political process in the United States, the opinions of people in the United States, United States policies, or media that U.S. entities make for U.S. audiences.