Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§457 Operational files previously maintained by or concerning activities of National Photographic Interpretation Center: authority to withhold from public disclosure
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - MAPS, CHARTS, AND GEOMATICS PRODUCTS › § 457
Summary
Secretary of Defense can keep certain operational files secret under the same rules as section 701 of the National Security Act. It covers NGA files that on September 22, 1996 were held by or about activities of NPIC. Operational files are those defined in section 701(b).
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §457
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(a)The Secretary of Defense may withhold from public disclosure operational files described in subsection (b) to the same extent that operational files may be withheld under section 701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3141).
(b)The authority under subsection (a) applies to operational files in the possession of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency that—
(1)as of September 22, 1996, were maintained by the National Photographic Interpretation Center; or
(2)concern the activities of the Agency that, as of such date, were performed by the National Photographic Interpretation Center.
(c)In this section, the term “operational files” has the meaning given that term in section 701(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3141(b)).
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Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291, § 1071(c)(8)(A), substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3141)” for “(50 U.S.C. 431)”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–291, § 1071(c)(8)(B), substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3141(b))” for “(50 U.S.C. 431(b))”. 2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–136 substituted “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in introductory provisions.
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10 U.S.C. § 457
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73