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50 U.S.C. § 3502 — Seal of office
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The Director shall cause a seal of office to be made for the Central Intelligence Agency, of such design as the President shall approve, and judicial notice shall be taken thereof.
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The Director shall cause a seal of office to be made for the Central Intelligence Agency, of such design as the President shall approve, and judicial notice shall be taken thereof.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403–9, comprising section 348 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Pub. L. 111–259, was editorially reclassified as [section 3308 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3308&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered element of the intelligence community** — The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an element of the intelligence community that is not an element of the Department of Defense.
(2) **National security satellite** — The term “national security satellite” means a satellite weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security or intelligence needs of the United States Government.
(3) **United States** — The term “United States” means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
**(b) Requirement** Beginning January 1, 2021, except as provided in subsection (c), a covered element of the intelligence community may not award a contract for a national security satellite if the satellite uses a star tracker that is not produced in the United States, including with respect to both the software and the hardware of the star tracker.
**(c) Exception** The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may waive the requirement under subsection (b) if, on a case-by-case basis, the head certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that—
(1) there is no available star tracker produced in the United States that meets the mission and design requirements of the national security satellite for which the star tracker will be used;
(2) the cost of a star tracker produced in the United States is unreasonable, based on a market survey; or
(3) such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States based on an urgent and compelling need.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403b, comprising section 2 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, was editorially reclassified as [section 3502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3502&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3503
§ 21(b)(2), 72 Stat. 337, provided that: ‘‘This Act [see Ta-
bles for classification] may be cited as the ‘Central In-
telligence Agency Act of 1949’.’’
SEPARABILITY
Act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 9, formerly § 11, 63 Stat.
213; renumbered § 9, July 7, 1958, Pub. L. 85–507, § 21(b)(2),
72 Stat. 337, provided that: ‘‘If any provision of this Act
[see Tables for classification], or the application of
such provision to any person or circumstances, is held
invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of
such provision to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be af-
fected thereby.’’
DESIGNATION OF HEADQUARTERS COMPOUND OF CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AS THE GEORGE BUSH CENTER
FOR INTELLIGENCE
Pub. L. 105–272, title III, § 309, Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat.
2403, provided that:
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The headquarters compound of
the Central Intelligence Agency located in Langley,
Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘George
Bush Center for Intelligence’.
‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the headquarters compound referred to in
subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
‘George Bush Center for Intelligence’.’’
§ 3502. Seal of office
The Director shall cause a seal of office to be
made for the Central Intelligence Agency, of
such design as the President shall approve, and
judicial notice shall be taken thereof.
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 2, 63 Stat. 208; Pub. L.
108–458, title I, § 1071(b)(2)(A), Dec. 17, 2004, 118
Stat. 3690.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 403b of this
title prior to editorial reclassificat
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