Action brief · USC-57

Provide foreign partners with imagery and geospatial support

Objective

Protect technology and industry

Family / instrument

Intelligence, counterintelligence and security · Geospatial partner support

Statute

10 U.S.C. § 443

Authority holder

Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Executor · routing lead

NGA acquisition and financial offices (illustrative; delegation not verified)

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

DNI coordination for imagery intelligence, intelligence products, or support to a foreign intelligence/security service.

All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

Available NGA appropriations; eligible nonappropriated funds subject to §443(b).

All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Nonappropriated funds cannot support a purpose Congress denied or acquire items/services principally benefiting the United States.

Sale proceeds under this provision purchase similar replacement items; this is distinct from §453 foreign-licensing receipt authority.
All security, disclosure and partner-release restrictions still apply.

Legal basisSources linked

RequirementsGates recorded

Public fundingRules recorded

Assigned rolesRoles recorded

EngagementProgram unverified

Implementation caution: Statutory-source review only. A current implementing program, open intake, available funds and individual delegation were not verified.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Statutory-review addition. Current program implementation, intake, available funds, and individual signing authority have not been verified.

Actor sources

10 U.S.C. § 443 statutory holder and conditions

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