§ 453. Sale of maps, charts, and navigational publications: prices; use of proceeds

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1982

   Pub. L. 97–295 § 1(50)(C) · 96 Stat. 1287

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 453

   Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(50)(C), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1299, § 2794

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(50)(C), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1299, § 2794

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) Subtitle A is amended by inserting at the end of chapter 165 the following: “CHAPTER 167— DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY “Sec. “2791. Establishment and duties. “2792. Maps, charts, and books. “2793. Pilot charts. “2794. Prices of maps, charts, and navigational publications. “§ 2791. Establishment and duties “The Defense Mapping Agency is an agency of the Department of Defense. The Defense Mapping Agency shall improve means of navigating vessels of the Navy and the merchant marine by providing, under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, accurate and inexpensive nautical charts, sailing directions, books on navigation, and manuals of instructions for the use of all vessels of the United States and of navigators generally. “§ 2792. Maps, charts, and books “The Secretary of Defense may— “(1) have the Defense Mapping Agency prepare maps, charts, and nautical books required in navigation and have those materials published and furnished to navigators; and “(2) buy the plates and copyrights of existing maps, charts, books on navigation, and sailing directions and instructions. “§ 2793. Pilot charts “(a) There shall be conspicuously printed on pilot charts prepared in the Defense Mapping Agency the following: ‘Prepared from data furnished by the Defense Mapping Agency of the Department of Defense and by the Department of Commerce, and published at the Defense Mapping Agency under the authority of the Secretary of Defense’. “(b) The Secretary of Commerce shall furnish to the Defense Mapping Agency, as quickly as possible, all meteorological information received by the Secretary that is necessary for, and of the character used in, preparing pilot charts. “§ 2794. Prices of maps, charts, and navigational publications “All maps, charts, and other publications offered for sale by the Defense Mapping Agency shall be sold at prices and under regulations that may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.”.

2. 1996

   National Imagery and Mapping Agency Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XI § 1112(b) · 110 Stat. 2422

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 453

   Pub. L. 104–201 renumbered section 2794 of this title as this section and substituted “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” for “Defense Mapping Agency”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–201 renumbered section 2794 of this title as this section and substituted “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” for “Defense Mapping Agency”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Transfer of Defense Mapping Agency Provisions.— (1) Sections 2792, 2793, 2794, 2795, 2796, and 2798 of title 10, United States Code, are transferred to subchapter II of chapter 22 of such title, as added by subsection (a), inserted in that sequence in such subchapter following the table of sections, and redesignated in accordance with the following table: Section transferred Section as redesignated 2792 451 2793 452 2794 453 2795 454 2796 455 2798 456 (2) Sections 451(1), 452, 453, 454, and 455 (in subsections (a) and (b)(1)(C)), and 456 of title 10, United States Code, as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (1), are amended by striking out “Defense Mapping Agency” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1124 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 193 of this title.

3. 1999

   Pub. L. 106–65 div. A title X § 1010(a) · 113 Stat. 512

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 453

   Pub. L. 106–65 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “All maps, charts, and other publications offered for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency shall be sold at prices and under regulations that may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 106–65 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “All maps, charts, and other publications offered for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency shall be sold at prices and under regulations that may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 453 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) Prices.— All maps, charts, and other publications offered for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency shall be sold at prices and under regulations that may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. “(b) Use of Proceeds to Pay Foreign Licensing Fees.— (1) The Secretary of Defense may pay any NIMA foreign data acquisition fee out of the proceeds of the sale of maps, charts, and other publications of the Agency, and those proceeds are hereby made available for that purpose. “(2) In this subsection, the term ‘NIMA foreign data acquisition fee’ means any licensing or other fee imposed by a foreign country or international organization for the acquisition or use of data or products by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.”.

4. 2003

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

   Pub. L. 108–136 § 921(d)(2)(A) · 117 Stat. 1392

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 453(a)

   Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(2)(A), substituted “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(2)(A), substituted “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) 10 USC 441–444, 451–457, 461, 462. by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” each place it appears (other than in section 461(b)) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”;

5. 2003

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

   Pub. L. 108–136 § 921(d)(2)(B) · 117 Stat. 1392

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 453(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(2)(B), substituted “NGA” for “NIMA”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(2)(B), substituted “NGA” for “NIMA”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in section 453(b), by striking “NIMA” in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting “NGA”; and

6. 2003

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

   Pub. L. 108–136 § 921(d)(2)(A) · 117 Stat. 1392

   1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 453(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(2)(A), (B), substituted “NGA” for “NIMA”

   2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 453(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(2)(A), (B), substituted “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(2)(A), (B), substituted “NGA” for “NIMA” and “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) 10 USC 441–444, 451–457, 461, 462. by striking “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” each place it appears (other than in section 461(b)) and inserting “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency”;

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision