PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Under section 216 of the E‑Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), the Committee must set standards for each National Geospatial Data Asset theme. The standards must cover rules for the data and related processes, technology, and organizations, and must set content rules for the data’s metadata. They should match international standards when practical, include universal standards that work for declassified intelligence data, and be reviewed and updated regularly. When making standards, the Committee must follow Office of Management and Budget Circular A–119 and talk with many data users and providers. It must use existing national or international voluntary standards when possible and only make new ones if needed. The Secretary of the Interior must keep from the public any information whose release could harm U.S. national interest, security, or defense, including geospatial intelligence, as decided with the Director of National Intelligence.

Title 43, §2806

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(a)In general

In accordance with section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), the Committee shall establish standards for each National Geospatial Data Asset data theme, which—

(1)shall include—

(A)rules, conditions, guidelines, and characteristics for the geospatial data within the National Geospatial Data Asset data theme and related processes, technology, and organization; and

(B)content standards for metadata for geospatial data within the National Geospatial Data Asset data theme;

(2)to the maximum extent practicable, shall be consistent with international standards and protocols;

(3)shall include universal data standards that shall be acceptable for the purposes of declassified intelligence community data; and

(4)the Committee shall periodically review and update as necessary for the standards to remain current, relevant, and effective.

(b)Development of standards

The Committee shall—

(1)develop and promulgate standards under this section—

(A)in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–119, or any successor thereto; and

(B)after consultation with a broad range of data users and providers;

(2)to the maximum extent possible, use national and international standards adopted by voluntary standards consensus bodies; and

(3)establish new standards only to the extent standards described in paragraph (2) do not exist.

(c)Exclusion

The Secretary of the Interior shall withhold from public disclosure any information the disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national interest, security, or defense of the United States, including information relating to geospatial intelligence data activities, as determined in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 216 of Pub. L. 107–347, which is set out in a note under section 3501 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

§2806 Geospatial Data Standards

Summary

Title 43, §2806

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