§442. Missions

(a) National Security Missions.-(1) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency shall, in support of the national security objectives of the United States, provide the following:

(A) Imagery.

(B) Imagery intelligence.

(C) Geospatial information.

(2) Imagery, intelligence, and information provided in carrying out paragraph (1) shall be timely, relevant, and accurate.

(b) Navigation Information.-The National Imagery and Mapping Agency shall improve means of navigating vessels of the Navy and the merchant marine by providing, under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, accurate and inexpensive nautical charts, sailing directions, books on navigation, and manuals of instructions for the use of all vessels of the United States and of navigators generally.

(c) Maps, Charts, Etc.-The National Imagery and Mapping Agency shall prepare and distribute maps, charts, books, and geodetic products as authorized under subchapter II of this chapter.

(d) National Missions.-The National Imagery and Mapping Agency also has national missions as specified in section 120(a) of the National Security Act of 1947.

(e) Systems.-The National Imagery and Mapping Agency may, in furtherance of a mission of the Agency, design, develop, deploy, operate, and maintain systems related to the processing and dissemination of imagery intelligence and geospatial information that may be transferred to, accepted or used by, or used on behalf of-

(1) the armed forces, including any combatant command, component of a combatant command, joint task force, or tactical unit; or

(2) any other department or agency of the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, §1112(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2678 .)

References in Text

Section 120(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, referred to in subsec. (d), is classified to section 404e(a) of Title 50, War and National Defense.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 50 section 404e.