DoD Assistance to Non-Government, Entertainment-Oriented Media Productions
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 9, 2026. Document 2026-11505. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.
- What it does
DoD is finalizing revisions to implement requirements of section 1257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This statute prohibits assistance to entertainment projects such as feature motion pictures, episodic television programs, documentaries, and computer-based games that have complied or are likely to comply with a demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or an entity under the direction of the PRC or the CCP to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the PRC. This final rule informs producers and production companies that request DoD assistance about the procedures needed to implement the restrictions imposed by section 1257. It includes a discussion of the information the Department will use to determine whether to assist or continue to assist an entertainment project. It also describes the DoD certification process and includes two updated sample Production Assistance Agreements (PAA) implementing section 1257 provisions.
The Defense Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Defense Department has published 6 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 12 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0790-AL71 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective on July 9, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-11505 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Defense Department |
| Published | June 9, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 9, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0790-AL71 |
| Docket | DOD-2024-OS-0006 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
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