Sec. 1621. SAFETY OF NAVIGATION MISSION OF THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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## SEC. 1621 SAFETY OF NAVIGATION MISSION OF THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ###
(a)Mission of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Section 442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)by striking “means of navigating vessels of the Navy and the merchant marine” and inserting “the means for safe navigation”; and #####
(B)by striking “and inexpensive nautical charts” and all that follows and inserting “geospatial information for use by the departments and agencies of the United States, the merchant marine, and navigators generally.”; ####
(2)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)by striking “shall prepare and” and inserting “shall acquire, prepare, and”; #####
(B)by striking “charts” and inserting “safe-for-navigation charts and datasets”; and #####
(C)by striking “geodetic” and inserting “geomatics”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(f) Validation > > The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall assist the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commands, and the military departments in establishing, coordinating, consolidating, and validating mapping, charting, geomatics data, and safety of navigation capability requirements through a formal process governed by the Joint Staff. Consistent with validated requirements, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall provide aeronautical and nautical charts that are safe for navigation, maps, books, datasets, models, and geomatics products.” > . ###
(b)Maps, Charts, and Books ####
(1)In general Section 451 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in the heading, by striking “and books” and inserting “books, and datasets”; #####
(B)in paragraph (1), by striking “maps, charts, and nautical books” and inserting “nautical and aeronautical charts, topographic and geomatics maps, books, models, and datasets”; and #####
(C)by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: > > #### “(2) > > acquire (by purchase, lease, license, or barter) all necessary rights, including copyrights and other intellectual property rights, required to prepare, publish, and furnish to navigators the products described in paragraph (1).” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 451](/us/usc/t10/s451)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 451 and inserting the following new item:" “451. Maps, charts, books, and datasets.” ". ###
(c)Exchange ####
(1)In general Section 454 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in the heading, by striking “geodetic” and inserting “geomatics”; and #####
(B)by striking “geodetic” and inserting “geomatics” each place it appears. ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 451](/us/usc/t10/s451)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 454 and inserting the following new item:" “454. Exchange of mapping, charting, and geomatics data with foreign countries, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and academic institutions.” ". ###
(d)Public Availability ####
(1)In general Section 455 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in the heading, by striking “geodetic” and inserting “geomatics”; and #####
(B)by striking “geodetic” and inserting “geomatics” each place it appears. ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 451](/us/usc/t10/s451)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 455 and inserting the following new item:" “455. Maps, charts, and geomatics data: public availability; exceptions.” ". ###
(e)Civil Actions Barred Section 456 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections
(a)and
(b)and inserting the following:"“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.”". ###
(f)Definitions Section 467 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (4)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or about” after “boundaries on”; #####
(B)in subparagraph (A), by striking “statistical”; and #####
(C)in subparagraph (B)— ######
(i)by striking “geodetic” and inserting “geomatics”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “and services” after “products”; and ####
(2)in paragraph (5), by inserting “or about” after “activities on”. ###
(g)Conforming Amendments ####
(1)In general **[**[10 U.S.C. 451](/us/usc/t10/s451)**]** The heading of subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “GEODETIC” and inserting “GEOMATICS”. ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 441](/us/usc/t10/s441)**]** The table of subchapters at the beginning of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the matter relating to subchapter II by striking “Geodetic” and inserting “Geomatics”.
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