Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§443 Imagery Intelligence and Geospatial Information: Support for Foreign Countries, Regional Organizations, and Security Alliances

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › CHAPTER 22 — NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY › SUBCHAPTER I — MISSIONS AND AUTHORITY › § 443

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may use government budget money to give foreign countries, regional groups that have defense or security parts, and security alliances the United States is in with imagery intelligence and geospatial information support. The Director may also use other funds to give support to foreign countries, but not to pay for things Congress has already refused, not to spend sale proceeds except to buy similar replacement items, and not to buy items or services that mainly benefit the United States. The Director may make purchases for foreign countries on their behalf. Any action that uses imagery or intelligence products, or that helps a foreign intelligence or security service, must be coordinated with the Director of National Intelligence.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §443

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(a)Use of Appropriated Funds.—
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)Use of Funds Other Than Appropriated Funds.—
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)Accommodation Procurements.—
The authority under this section may be exercised to conduct accommodation procurements on behalf of foreign countries.
(d)Coordination With Director of National Intelligence.—
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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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.

Effective Date

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

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment note under section 193 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 443

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110