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Page 475
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 457
of that section not later than 90 days after Aug. 14,
1991.
§ 456. Civil actions barred
No civil action may be brought against the
United States on the basis of the content of
geospatial information prepared or disseminated
by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1074(b),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2861, § 2798; renumbered § 456
and amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI,
§ 1112(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2682; Pub. L.
108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(2)(A), Nov. 24,
2003, 117 Stat. 1568; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title
XVI, § 1621(e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4053.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 added text of section and struck
out former text which read as follows:
‘‘(a) CLAIMS BARRED.—No civil action may be brought
against the United States on the basis of the content of
a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by the Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
‘‘(b) NAVIGATIONAL AIDS COVERED.—Subsection (a) ap-
plies with respect to a navigational aid in the form of
a map, a chart, or a publication and any other form or
medium of product or information in which the Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency prepares or dis-
seminates navigational aids.’’
2003—Pub.
L.
108–136
substituted
‘‘National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’ for ‘‘National Imagery
and Mapping Agency’’ wherever appearing.
1996—Pub. L. 104–201 renumbered section 2798 of this
title as this section and substituted ‘‘National Imagery
and Mapping Agency’’ for ‘‘Defense Mapping Agency’’
wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective Oct. 1, 1996,
see section 1124 of Pub. L.
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Page 475
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 457
of that section not later than 90 days after Aug. 14,
1991.
§ 456. Civil actions barred
No civil action may be brought against the
United States on the basis of the content of
geospatial information prepared or disseminated
by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1074(b),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2861, § 2798; renumbered § 456
and amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI,
§ 1112(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2682; Pub. L.
108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(2)(A), Nov. 24,
2003, 117 Stat. 1568; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title
XVI, § 1621(e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4053.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 added text of section and struck
out former text which read as follows:
‘‘(a) CLAIMS BARRED.—No civil action may be brought
against the United States on the basis of the content of
a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by the Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
‘‘(b) NAVIGATIONAL AIDS COVERED.—Subsection (a) ap-
plies with respect to a navigational aid in the form of
a map, a chart, or a publication and any other form or
medium of product or information in which the Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency prepares or dis-
seminates navigational aids.’’
2003—Pub.
L.
108–136
substituted
‘‘National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’ for ‘‘National Imagery
and Mapping Agency’’ wherever appearing.
1996—Pub. L. 104–201 renumbered section 2798 of this
title as this section and substituted ‘‘National Imagery
and Mapping Agency’’ for ‘‘Defense Mapping Agency’’
wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective Oct. 1, 1996,
see section 1124 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note
under section 193 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1074(d), Oct. 5, 1994,
108 Stat. 2861, provided that: ‘‘Section 2798 [now 456] of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b),
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act [Oct. 5, 1994] and shall apply with respect to (1)
civil actions brought before such date that are pending
adjudication on such date, and (2) civil actions brought
on or after such date.’’
§ 457. Operational files previously maintained by
or concerning activities of National Photo-
graphic 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. 3141).
(b) COVERED OPERATIONAL FILES.—The author-
ity under subsection (a) applies to operational
files
in
the
possession
of
the
National
Geospatial-Intelligence 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 Na-
tional Photographic Interpretation Center.
(c) OPERATIONAL FILES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘operational files’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 701(b) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3141(b)).
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1045(a),
Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 762; amended Pub. L.
108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(2)(A), Nov. 24,
2003, 117 Stat. 1568; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title
X, § 1071(c)(8), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3509.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291, § 1071(c)(8)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3141)’’ for ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 431)’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–291, § 1071(c)(8)(B), substituted
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3141(b))’’ for ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 431(b))’’.
2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–136 substituted ‘‘Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’ for ‘‘National
Imagery and Mapping Agency’’ in introductory provi-
sions.
SUBCHAPTER III—PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Sec.
461.
Management rights.
462.
Financial assistance to certain employees in
acquisition of critical skills.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2001—Pub. L. 107–108, title V, § 504(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115
Stat. 1406, added item 462.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHING A GEOSPATIAL
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXVI, § 6618, Dec. 23, 2024,
138 Stat. 2509, provided that:
‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a program to develop a
skilled workforce in geospatial technologies, meth-
odologies, and capabilities to support the defense in-
telligence requirements of the Department of De-
fense.
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The pilot program carried out
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the
‘Geospatial Workforce Pilot Program’ (in this section
referred to as the ‘Pilot Program’).
‘‘(b) GOALS.—In carrying out the Pilot Program, the
Secretary shall seek—
‘‘(1) to assess the demand for geospatial technology
skills in both military and civilian sectors in prox-
imity to facilities of the National Geospatial-Intel-
ligence Agency in the United States;
‘‘(2) to expand, align, and accelerate the education,
training, and certification of a geospatial workforce;
‘‘(3) to support a global research hub for geospatial
science and technology;
‘‘(4) to foster partnerships with secondary and post-
secondary educational institutions, industry leaders,
and local governments to support the workforce de-
velopment;
‘‘(5) to increase employment opportunities and eco-
nomic growth in regions that are in proximity to Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency locations in
the United States through enhanced geospatial capa-
bilities; and
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**(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. 3141](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3141&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Covered Operational Files.—** The authority under subsection (a) applies to operational files in the possession of the National Geospatial-Intelligence 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. 3141(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3141/b&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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**(a) Disclosure of information by persons having or having had access to classified information that identifies covert agent** Whoever, having or having had authorized access to classified information that identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent’s intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
**(b) Disclosure of information by persons who learn identity of covert agents as result of having access to classified information** Whoever, as a result of having authorized access to classified information, learns the identity of a covert agent and intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent’s intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(c) Disclosure of information by persons in course of pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents** Whoever, in the course of a pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents and with reason to believe that such activities would impair or impede the foreign intelligence activities of the United States, discloses any information that identifies an individual as a covert agent to any individual not authorized to recei
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3141
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Executive Documents
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is-
lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
SUBCHAPTER V—PROTECTION OF
OPERATIONAL FILES
§ 3141. Operational files of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency
(a) Exemption by Director of Central Intelligence
Agency
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy, with the coordination of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, may exempt operational
files of the Central Intelligence Agency from the
provisions of section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of
Information Act) which require publication or
disclosure, or search or review in connection
therewith.
(b) ‘‘Operational files’’ defined
In this section, the term ‘‘operational files’’
means—
(1) files of the National Clandestine Service
which document the conduct of foreign intel-
ligence or counterintelligence operations or
intelligence or security liaison arrangements
or information exchanges with foreign govern-
ments or their intelligence or security serv-
ices;
(2) files of the Directorate for Science and
Technology which document the means by
which foreign intelligence or counterintel-
ligence is collected through scientific and
technical systems; and
(3) files of the Office of Personnel Security
which document investigations conducted to
determine the suit
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 425, comprising section 604 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3125 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3125&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 432b
§ 415a–9. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415a–9, comprising section 506G of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
was editorially reclassified as section 3103 of this title.
§ 415a–10. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415a–10, comprising section 506H of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
was editorially reclassified as section 3104 of this title.
§ 415a–11. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415a–11, comprising section 506I of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
was editorially reclassified as section 3105 of this title.
§ 415b. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415b, comprising section 507 of the National
Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was edi-
torially reclassified as section 3106 of this title.
§ 415c. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415c, comprising section 601 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007, Pub. L. 110–53, was editorially reclassified as
section 3306 of this title.
§ 415d. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415d, comprising section 508 of the National
Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was edi-
torially reclassified as section 3107 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER
IV—PROTECTION
OF
CER-
TAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
§ 421. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 421, comprising section 601 of the National
Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was edi-
torially reclassified as section 3121 of this title.
§ 422. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 422, comprising section 602 of the National
Security A
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