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10 U.S.C. § 425 — Prohibition of unauthorized use of name, initials, or seal: specified intelligence agencies
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**(a) Prohibition.—** Except with the written permission of both the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, no person may knowingly use, in connection with any merchandise, retail product, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Secretary and the Director, any of the following (or any colorable imitation thereof):
(1) The words “Defense Intelligence Agency”, the initials “DIA”, or the seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
(2) The words “National Reconnaissance Office”, the initials “NRO”, or the seal of the National Reconnaissance Office.
(3) The words “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”, the initials “NIMA”, or the seal of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
(4) The words “Defense Mapping Agency”, the initials “DMA”, or the seal of the Defense Mapping Agency.
(5) The words “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”, the initials “NGA,” or the seal of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
**(b) Authority To Enjoin Violations.—** Whenever it appears to the Attorney General that any person is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination of such action and may, at any time before final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other actions as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought.
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**(a) Prohibition.—** Except with the written permission of both the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, no person may knowingly use, in connection with any merchandise, retail product, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Secretary and the Director, any of the following (or any colorable imitation thereof):
(1) The words “Defense Intelligence Agency”, the initials “DIA”, or the seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
(2) The words “National Reconnaissance Office”, the initials “NRO”, or the seal of the National Reconnaissance Office.
(3) The words “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”, the initials “NIMA”, or the seal of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
(4) The words “Defense Mapping Agency”, the initials “DMA”, or the seal of the Defense Mapping Agency.
(5) The words “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”, the initials “NGA,” or the seal of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
**(b) Authority To Enjoin Violations.—** Whenever it appears to the Attorney General that any person is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination of such action and may, at any time before final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other actions as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a combat support agency of the Department of Defense and has significant national missions.
**(b) Director.—**
(1) The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is the head of the agency.
(2) Upon a vacancy in the position of Director, the Secretary of Defense shall recommend to the President an individual for appointment to the position.
(3) If an officer of the armed forces on active duty is appointed to the position of Director, the position shall be treated as having been designated by the President as a position of importance and responsibility for purposes of [section 601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall carry the grade of lieutenant general, or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice admiral.
**(c) Director of National Intelligence Collection Tasking Authority.—** Unless otherwise directed by the President, the Director of National Intelligence shall have authority (except as otherwise agreed by the Director and the Secretary of Defense) to—
(1) approve collection requirements levied on national imagery collection assets;
(2) determine priorities for such requirements; and
(3) resolve conflicts in such priorities.
**(d) Availability and Continued Improvement of Imagery Intelligence Support to All-Source Analysis and Production Function.—** The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall take all necessary steps to ensure the full availability and continued improvement of imagery intelligence support for all-source analysis and production.
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**(a) Exemption From Disclosure.—** Except as required by the President or as provided in subsection (c), no provision of law shall be construed to require the disclosure of—
(1) the organization or any function of an organization of the Department of Defense named in subsection (b); or
(2) the number of persons employed by or assigned or detailed to any such organization or the name, official title, occupational series, grade, or salary of any such person.
**(b) Covered Organizations.—** This section applies to the following organizations of the Department of Defense:
(1) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(2) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(3) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
**(c) Provision of Information to Congress.—** Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the provision of information to Congress.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 425
(1) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(2) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(3)
The
National
Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency.
(c) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—
Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to
the provision of information to Congress.
(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1112(d),
Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2683; amended Pub. L.
108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(5)(A), (B)(i), Nov.
24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1569.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 424, added Pub. L. 100–178, title VI,
§ 603(a), Dec. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 1016, § 1607; renumbered
§ 424 and amended Pub. L. 100–453, title VII, § 703(a),
Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1912, related to disclosure of or-
ganizational and personnel information with respect to
the Defense Intelligence Agency prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, §§ 1112(d), 1124, Sept. 23, 1996,
110 Stat. 2683, 2688, effective Oct. 1, 1996.
AMENDMENTS
2003—Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(5)(B)(i), substituted
‘‘Disclosure of organizational and personnel informa-
tion: exemption for specified intelligence agencies’’ for
‘‘Disclosure of organizational and personnel informa-
tion: exemption for Defense Intelligence Agency, Na-
tional Reconnaissance Office, and National Imagery
and Mapping Agency’’ in section catchline.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(5)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’ for
‘‘National Imagery and Mapping Agency’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1124 of Pub.
L. 104–201, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amend-
ment note under section 193 of this title.
DISCLOSURE
OF
GOVERNMENTAL
AFFILIATION
BY
DE-
PARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
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