§443 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency can provide imagery intelligence and geospatial information help to foreign countries, regional groups with defense or security parts, and security alliances that include the United States. The Director may use money from NGA’s regular budget and may also use other funds to do this, but three limits apply: the money cannot be used for a purpose Congress already refused to fund; money from selling imagery or data can only buy similar replacement items; and the authority cannot be used to buy things mainly for the benefit of the United States. The Director can also buy items or services on behalf of foreign countries. Any action that involves imagery intelligence, intelligence products, or support to a foreign intelligence or security service must be coordinated with the Director of National Intelligence.

Title 10, §443

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(a)The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may use appropriated funds available to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide foreign countries, regional organizations with defense or security components, and security alliances of which the United States is a member with imagery intelligence and geospatial information support.

(b)The Director may use funds other than appropriated funds to provide foreign countries with imagery intelligence and geospatial information support, notwithstanding provisions of law relating to the expenditure of funds of the United States, except that—

(1)no such funds may be expended, in whole or in part, by or for the benefit of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for a purpose for which Congress had previously denied funds;

(2)proceeds from the sale of imagery intelligence or geospatial information items may be used only to purchase replacement items similar to the items that are sold; and

(3)the authority provided by this subsection may not be used to acquire items or services for the principal benefit of the United States.

(c)The authority under this section may be exercised to conduct accommodation procurements on behalf of foreign countries.

(d)The Director of the Agency shall coordinate with the Director of National Intelligence any action under this section that involves imagery intelligence or intelligence products or involves providing support to an intelligence or security service of a foreign country.

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Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 112–239, § 921(b)(1), substituted “foreign countries, regional organizations, and security alliances” for “foreign countries” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239, § 921(a), substituted “foreign countries, regional organizations with defense or security components, and security alliances of which the United States is a member” for “foreign countries”. 2009—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–84 repealed Pub. L. 110–417, § 932(a)(10), (b)(2). See 2008 Amendment note below. 2008—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–181 and Pub. L. 110–417, § 932(a)(10), (b)(2), amended subsec. (d) identically, substituting “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director of Central Intelligence” in heading and text. Pub. L. 110–417, § 932(a)(10), (b)(2), was repealed by Pub. L. 111–84. 2003—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–136 substituted “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” wherever appearing. 1997—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted semicolon for period after “denied funds”.

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of 2009 Amendment Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(c), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2474, provided that the amendment made by section 1073(c)(10) is effective as of Oct. 14, 2008, and as if included in Pub. L. 110–417 as enacted.

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Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1124 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as an

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of 1996 Amendment note under section 193 of this title.

§443 Imagery intelligence and geospatial information: support for foreign countries, regional organizations, and security alliances

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