Sec. 1102. FINDINGS

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## SEC. 1102 FINDINGS Congress makes the following findings: ####

(1)There is a need within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community of the United States to provide a single agency focus for the growing number and diverse types of customers for imagery and geospatial information resources within the Government, to ensure visibility and accountability for those resources, and to harness, leverage, and focus rapid technological developments to serve the imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information customers. ####

(2)There is a need for a single Government agency to solicit and advocate the needs of that growing and diverse pool of customers. ####

(3)A single combat support agency dedicated to imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information could act as a focal point for support of all imagery intelligence and geospatial information customers, including customers in the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and related agencies outside of the Department of Defense. ####

(4)Such an agency would best serve the needs of the imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information customers if it were organized— #####

(A)to carry out its mission responsibilities under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and #####

(B)to carry out its responsibilities to national intelligence customers in accordance with policies and priorities established by the Director of Central Intelligence. * * * * * * * ## Subtitle A Establishment of Agency