110 STAT. 2678 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 (1) by redesignating chapter 22 as chapter 23; and (2) by inserting after chapter 21 the following new chapter 22: "CHAPTER 22—NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY "Subchapter Sec. "I. Missions and Authority 441 "II. Maps, Charts, and Geodetic Products 451 "III. Personnel Management 461 "IV. Definitions 467 "SUBCHAPTER I—MISSIONS AND AUTHORITY "Sec. "441. Establishment. "442. Missions. "443. Imagery intelligence and geospatial information: support for foreign countries. "444. Support from Central Intelligence Agency. "445. Protection of agency identifications and organizational information. §441. Establishment "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The National Imagery and Mapping Agency is a combat support agency of the Department of Defense and has significant national missions. "(b) DIRECTOR.— (1) The Director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency is the head of the agency. "(2) Upon a vacancy in the position of Director, the Secretary of Defense shall recommend to the President an individual for appointment to the position. "(3) If an officer of the armed forces on active duty is appointed to the position of Director, the position shall be treated as having been designated by the President as a position of importance and responsibility for purposes of section 601 of this title and shall carry the grade of lieutenant general, or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice admiral. " (c) DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION TASKING AUTHORITY.— Unless otherwise directed by the President, the Director of Central Intelligence shall have authority (except as otherwise agreed by the Director and the Secretary of Defense) to— "(1) approve collection requirements levied on national imagery collection assets; "(2) determine priorities for such requirements; and "(3) resolve conflicts in such priorities. " (d) AVAILABILITY AND CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO ALL-SOURCE ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTION FUNCTION.— The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, shall take all necessary steps to ensure the full availability and continued improvement of imagery intelligence support for all-source analysis and production.
- '§ 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.
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