16 U.S.C. § 556 : US Code - Section 556: Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles

Search 16 U.S.C. § 556 : US Code - Section 556: Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles

No part of any funds appropriated for the Forest Service shall be
used to pay the transportation or traveling expenses of any forest
officer or agent except he be traveling on business directly
connected with the Forest Service and in furtherance of the works,
aims, and objects specified and authorized by law; nor shall any
such funds be paid or used for the purpose of paying for, in whole
or in part, the preparation or publication of any newspaper or
magazine article, but this shall not prevent the giving out to all
persons, without discrimination, including newspapers and magazine
writers and publishers, of any facts or official information of
value to the public: Provided, That this prohibition shall not
apply to scientific or technical articles prepared for or published
in scientific publications.