Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§457 Operational Files Previously Maintained by or Concerning Activities of National Photographic Interpretation Center: Authority to Withhold From Public Disclosure

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › CHAPTER 22 — NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY › SUBCHAPTER II — MAPS, CHARTS, AND GEOMATICS PRODUCTS › § 457

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may keep certain operational files from being released to the public under the same rules as section 701 of the National Security Act of 1947. This applies to operational files held by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency that, as of September 22, 1996, were kept by or related to work done by the National Photographic Interpretation Center. Operational files — see section 701(b).

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Title 10, §457

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(a)Authority.—

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)Covered Operational Files.—

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)Operational Files Defined.—

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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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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110