NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

SEC. 1045. NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY. (a) Authority to Withhold.—Subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:113 STAT. 763 “§ 457. Operational files previously maintained by or concerning activities of National Photographic Interpretation Center: authority to withhold from public disclosure “(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. 431). “(b) Covered Operational Files.—The authority under subsection (a) applies to operational files in the possession of the National Imagery and Mapping 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. 431(b)).”. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “457. Operational files previously maintained by or concerning activities of National Photographic Interpretation Center: authority to withhold from public disclosure.”.