10 U.S.C. § 456

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 456 - Civil actions barred

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.

10 U.S.C. § 456

Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title X, §1074(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2861, §2798; renumbered §456 and amended Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XI, §1112(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title IX, §921(d)(2)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1568; Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title XVI, §1621(e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4053.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2021- Pub. L. 116-283 added text of section and struck out former text which read as follows:"(a) CLAIMS BARRED.-No civil action may be brought against the United States on the basis of the content of a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency."(b) NAVIGATIONAL AIDS COVERED.-Subsection (a) applies with respect to a navigational aid in the form of a map, a chart, or a publication and any other form or medium of product or information in which the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency prepares or disseminates navigational aids."2003- Pub. L. 108-136 substituted "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency" for "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" wherever appearing.1996- Pub. L. 104-201 renumbered section 2798 of this title as this section and substituted "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" for "Defense Mapping Agency" wherever appearing.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title X, §1074(d), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2861, provided that: "Section 2798 [now 456] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994] and shall apply with respect to (1) civil actions brought before such date that are pending adjudication on such date, and (2) civil actions brought on or after such date."

geospatial information

The term "geospatial information" means information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries on or about the earth and includes-(A) data and information derived from, among other things, remote sensing, mapping, and surveying technologies; and(B) mapping, charting, geomatics data, and related products and services.