Congressional Record: November 6, 2003 (House)
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1588, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004
Conference Report (H. Rept. 108-354)
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Sec. 921. Redesignation of National Imagery and Mapping Agency as
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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SEC. 921. REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING
AGENCY AS NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY.
(a) Redesignation.--The National Imagery and Mapping Agency
of the Department of Defense is hereby redesignated as the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(b) Definition of Geospatial Intelligence.--Section 467 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
"(5) The term `geospatial intelligence' means the
exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial
information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical
features and geographically referenced activities on the
earth. Geospatial intelligence consists of imagery, imagery
intelligence, and geospatial information.".
(c) Agency Missions.--(1) Section 442(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting "geospatial
intelligence consisting of" after "provide"; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "Imagery, intelligence,
and information" and inserting "Geospatial intelligence".
(2) Section 110(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 404e(a)) is amended by striking "imagery" and
inserting "geospatial intelligence".
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments to Title 10, United
States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) The heading of chapter 22 is amended to read as
follows:
"CHAPTER 22--NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY".
(2) Chapter 22 is amended--
(A) by striking "National Imagery and Mapping Agency"
each place it appears (other than in section 461(b)) and
inserting "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency";
(B) in section 453(b), by striking "NIMA" in paragraphs
(1) and (2) and inserting "NGA"; and
(C) in section 461(b)--
(i) by striking "The National Imagery and Mapping Agency"
and inserting "The Director of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency"; and
(ii) by striking "on the day before" and all that follows
through the period and inserting "on September 30, 1996.".
(3) Section 193 is amended--
(A) by striking "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" in
subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (e), and (f)(4) and inserting
"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency";
(B) in the heading for subsection (d), by striking
"National Imagery and Mapping Agency" and inserting
"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency"; and
(C) in the heading for subsection (e), by striking "NIMA"
and inserting "NGA".
(4) Section 201 is amended by striking "National Imagery
and Mapping Agency" in subsections (b)(2)(C) and (c)(2)(C)
and inserting "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency".
(5)(A) Section 424 is amended by striking "National
Imagery and Mapping Agency" in subsection (b)(3) and
inserting "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency".
(B)(i) The heading of such section is amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel
information: exemption for specified intelligence
agencies".
(ii) The item relating to that section in the table of
sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 21 is
amended to read as follows:
"424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel information:
exemption for specified intelligence agencies.".
(6) Section 425(a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
"(5) The words `National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency',
the initials `NGA,' or the seal of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency.".
(7) Section 1614(2)(C) is amended by striking "National
Imagery and Mapping Agency" and inserting "National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency".
(8) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A,
and at the beginning of part I of subtitle A, are each
amended by striking "Imagery and Mapping" in the item
relating to chapter 22 and inserting "Geospatial-
Intelligence".
(e) Conforming Amendments to National Security Act of
1947.--The National Security Act of 1947 is amended as
follows:
(1) Section 3 (50 U.S.C. 401a) is amended by striking
"National Imagery and Mapping Agency" in paragraph (4)(E)
and inserting "National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency".
(2) Section 105 (50 U.S.C. 403-5) is amended by striking
"National Imagery and Mapping Agency" in subsections (b)(2)
and (d)(3) and inserting "National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency".
(3) Section 105A (50 U.S.C. 403-5a) is amended by striking
"National Imagery and Mapping Agency" in subsection
(b)(1)(C) and inserting "National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency".
(4) Section 105C (50 U.S.C. 403-5c) is amended--
(A) by striking "National Imagery and Mapping Agency"
each place it appears and inserting "National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency";
(B) by striking "NIMA" each place it appears and
inserting "NGA"; and
(C) by striking "NIMA's" in subsection (a)(6)(B)(iv)(II)
and inserting "NGA's".
(5) Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 403-6) is amended by striking
"National Imagery and Mapping Agency" in subsection
(a)(2)(C) and inserting "National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency".
(6) Section 110 (50 U.S.C. 404e) is amended--
(A) by striking "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" in
subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting "National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency"; and
(B) by striking "national imagery and mapping agency" in
the section heading and inserting "national geospatial-
intelligence agency".
(7) The item relating to section 110 in the table of
contents in the first section is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 110. National mission of National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency.".
(f) Cross Reference Correction.--Section 442(d) of title
10, United States Code, is by striking "section 120(a) of
the National Security Act of 1947" and inserting "section
110(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
404e(a))".
(g) References.--Any reference to the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency in any law, regulation, map, document, record,
or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be
a reference to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Redesignation of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency as
the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (sec. 921)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 902) that would
change the name of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency
(NIMA) to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
902) that would also introduce, as a matter of law, the term
"geospatial intelligence," and would include a requirement
for the Director, NIMA, to submit a report on utilization of
certain data extraction and exploitation capabilities.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would define the
term "geospatial intelligence," and clarify the original
language in the House bill.
The conferees direct the Director, NIMA, to submit a report
to the congressional defense committees and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives on the status of efforts by NIMA to
incorporate within the Commercial Joint Mapping Tool Kit
applications for the rapid extraction and exploitation of
three-dimensional geospatial data from reconnaissance
imagery. This report shall be submitted no later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
