Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, tit. IX, subtit. C, sec. 921
REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY AS NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
SEC. 921. REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY AS NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.(a) Redesignation.—The National Imagery and Mapping Agency of the Department of Defense is hereby redesignated as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.(b) Definition of Geospatial Intelligence.—Section 467 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) The term ‘geospatial intelligence’ means the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the earth. Geospatial intelligence consists of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information.”.(c) Agency Missions.—(1) Section 442(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “geospatial intelligence consisting of” after “provide”; and(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “Imagery, intelligence, and information” and inserting “Geospatial intelligence”.(2) Section 110(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404e(a)) is amended by striking “imagery” and inserting “geospatial intelligence”.(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments to Title 10, United States Code.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:(1) The heading of chapter 22 is amended to read as follows: “CHAPTER 22—NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY”.(2) Chapter 22 is amended—(A) by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” each place it appears (other than in section 461(b)) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”; (B) in section 453(b), by striking “NIMA” in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting “NGA”; and(C) in section 461(b)—(i) by striking “The National Imagery and Mapping Agency” and inserting “The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”; and(ii) by striking “on the day before” and all that follows through the period and inserting “on September 30, 1996.”.(3) Section 193 is amended—(A) by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (e), and (f)(4) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”; (B) in the heading for subsection (d), by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”; and(C) in the heading for subsection (e), by striking “NIMA” and inserting “NGA”.117 STAT. 1569(4) Section 201 is amended by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in subsections (b)(2)(C) and (c)(2)(C) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”.(5)(A) Section 424 is amended by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in subsection (b)(3) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”.(B)(i) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel information: exemption for specified intelligence agencies” .(ii) The item relating to that section in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 21 is amended to read as follows: “424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel information: exemption for specified intelligence agencies.”. (6) Section 425(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) The words ‘National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’, the initials ‘NGA,’ or the seal of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.”.(7) Section 1614(2)(C) is amended by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”.(8) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part I of subtitle A, are each amended by striking “Imagery and Mapping” in the item relating to chapter 22 and inserting “Geospatial-Intelligence”.(e) Conforming Amendments to National Security Act of 1947.—The National Security Act of 1947 is amended as follows:(1) Section 3 (50 U.S.C. 401a) is amended by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in paragraph (4)(E) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”.(2) Section 105 (50 U.S.C. 403–5) is amended by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in subsections (b)(2) and (d)(3) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”.(3) Section 105A (50 U.S.C. 403–5a) is amended by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in subsection (b)(1)(C) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”.(4) Section 105C (50 U.S.C. 403–5c) is amended—(A) by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” each place it appears and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”; (B) by striking “NIMA” each place it appears and inserting “NGA”; and(C) by striking “NIMA’s” in subsection (a)(6)(B)(iv)(II) and inserting “NGA’s”.(5) Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 403–6) is amended by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in subsection (a)(2)(C) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”.(6) Section 110 (50 U.S.C. 404e) is amended—(A) by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” in subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”; and117 STAT. 1570(B) by striking “national imagery and mapping agency” in the section heading and inserting “national geospatial-intelligence agency”.(7) The item relating to section 110 in the table of contents in the first section is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 110. National mission of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.”. (f) Cross Reference Correction.—Section 442(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 120(a) of the National Security Act of 1947” and inserting “section 110(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404e(a))”.(g) References.—Any reference to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.