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43 U.S.C. § 2804 — National spatial data infrastructure
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**(a) In general** The National Spatial Data Infrastructure shall ensure that geospatial data from multiple sources (including the covered agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and institutions of higher education) is available and easily integrated to enhance the understanding of the physical and cultural world.
**(b) Goals** The goals of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure are to—
(1) ensure—
(A) that geospatial data are reviewed prior to disclosure to ensure—
(i) compliance with [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim) (commonly known as the “Privacy Act of 1974”); and
(ii) that personally identifiable information is not disclosed, which shall include an assessment of re-identification risk when determining what data constitute personally identifiable information;
(B) that geospatial data are designed to enhance the accuracy of statistical information, both in raw form and in derived information products;
(C) free and open access for the public to geospatial data, information, and interpretive products, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–130, or any successor thereto;
(D) the protection of proprietary interests related to licensed information and data; and
(E) the interoperability and sharing capabilities of Federal information systems and data to enable the drawing of resources from covered agencies and partners of covered agencies; and
(2) support and advance the establishment of a Global Spatial Data Infrastructure, consistent with national security, national defense, national intelligence, and international trade requirements, including ensuring that covered agencies develop international
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**(a) In general** The National Spatial Data Infrastructure shall ensure that geospatial data from multiple sources (including the covered agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and institutions of higher education) is available and easily integrated to enhance the understanding of the physical and cultural world.
**(b) Goals** The goals of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure are to—
(1) ensure—
(A) that geospatial data are reviewed prior to disclosure to ensure—
(i) compliance with [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim) (commonly known as the “Privacy Act of 1974”); and
(ii) that personally identifiable information is not disclosed, which shall include an assessment of re-identification risk when determining what data constitute personally identifiable information;
(B) that geospatial data are designed to enhance the accuracy of statistical information, both in raw form and in derived information products;
(C) free and open access for the public to geospatial data, information, and interpretive products, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–130, or any successor thereto;
(D) the protection of proprietary interests related to licensed information and data; and
(E) the interoperability and sharing capabilities of Federal information systems and data to enable the drawing of resources from covered agencies and partners of covered agencies; and
(2) support and advance the establishment of a Global Spatial Data Infrastructure, consistent with national security, national defense, national intelligence, and international trade requirements, including ensuring that covered agencies develop international geospatial data in accordance with international voluntary consensus standards, as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–119, or any successor thereto.
**(c) Strategic plan** The Committee shall prepare and maintain a strategic plan for the development and implementation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in a manner consistent with national security, national defense, and emergency preparedness program policies regarding data accessibility.
**(d) Advisory role** The Committee shall advise Federal and non-Federal users of geospatial data on their responsibilities relating to implementation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
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**(a) Definitions.—** For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “agency” means agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(2) the term “individual” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(3) the term “maintain” includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate;
(4) the term “record” means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
(5) the term “system of records” means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;
(6) the term “statistical record” means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by [section 8 of title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section8&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “routine use” means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;
(8) the term “matching program”—
(A) means any computerized comparison of—
(i) two or more automated systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records for the purpose
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**(a) In general** There is established within the Department of the Interior an interagency committee to be known as the Federal Geographic Data Committee, which shall act as the lead entity in the executive branch for the development, implementation, and review of policies, practices, and standards relating to geospatial data.
**(b) Membership**
(1) **Chairperson and Vice Chairperson** — The Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall serve as Chairperson of the Committee and Vice Chairperson of the Committee, respectively.
(2) **Other members**
(A) *In general* — The head of each covered agency and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall each designate a representative of their respective agency to serve as a member of the Committee.
(B) *Requirement for appointments* — An officer appointed to serve as a member of the Committee shall hold a position as an assistant secretary, or an equivalent position, or a higher ranking position.
(3) **Guidance** — Not later than 1 year after October 5, 2018, and as needed thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall update guidance with respect to membership of the Committee and the roles of members of the Committee.
**(c) Duties** The Committee shall—
(1) lead the development and management of and operational decision making for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure strategic plan and geospatial data policy in accordance with [section 2804 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section2804&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) designate National Geospatial Data Asset data themes and oversee the coordinated management of the National Geospatial Data Asset data themes in accordance with [s
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 2804
title shall provide administrative support to
the Advisory Committee.
(h) Applicability of FACA
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 1
shall apply to the Advisory Committee.
(2) No termination
Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 1
shall not
apply to the Advisory Committee.
(i) Termination
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Ad-
visory Committee shall terminate 10 years
after October 5, 2018.
(2) Continuation
The Advisory Committee may be continued
for successive 10-year periods by action taken
by the Secretary of the Interior to renew the
Advisory Committee before the date on which
the Advisory Committee would otherwise ter-
minate.
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title VII, § 754, Oct. 5,
2018, 132 Stat. 3418.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in
subsecs. (c)(3) and (h), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86
Stat. 770, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, and was sub-
stantially repealed and restated in chapter 10 (§ 1001 et
seq.) of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(a), 7, Dec. 27, 2022,
136 Stat. 4197, 4361. Sections 10 and 14 of the Act were
repealed and restated as sections 1009 and 1013, respec-
tively, of Title 5. For disposition of sections of the Act
into chapter 10 of Title 5, see Disposition Table pre-
ceding section 101 of Title 5.
§ 2804. National spatial data infrastructure
(a) In general
The National Spatial Data Infrastructure
shall ensure that geospatial data from multiple
sources (including the covered agencies, State,
local, and tribal governments, the private sec-
tor,
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