There is established within the Department of the Interior an interagency committee to be known as the Federal Geographic Data Committee, which shall act as the lead entity in the executive branch for the development, implementation, and review of policies, practices, and standards relating to geospatial data.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall serve as Chairperson of the Committee and Vice Chairperson of the Committee, respectively.
The head of each covered agency and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall each designate a representative of their respective agency to serve as a member of the Committee.
An officer appointed to serve as a member of the Committee shall hold a position as an assistant secretary, or an equivalent position, or a higher ranking position.
Not later than 1 year after October 5, 2018, and as needed thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall update guidance with respect to membership of the Committee and the roles of members of the Committee.
The Committee shall-
The Committee shall establish an Office of the Secretariat within the Department of the Interior to provide administrative support, strategic planning, funding, and technical support to the Committee.
43 U.S.C. § 2802
- Advisory Committee
- the term "Advisory Committee" means the National Geospatial Advisory Committee established under section 2803(a) of this title;
- Committee
- the term "Committee" means the Federal Geographic Data Committee established under section 2802(a) of this title;
- GeoPlatform
- the term "GeoPlatform" means the GeoPlatform described in section 2807(a) of this title;
- National Geospatial Data Asset data theme
- the term "National Geospatial Data Asset data theme" means the National Geospatial Data Asset core geospatial datasets (including electronic records and coordinates) relating to a topic or subject designated under section 2805 of this title;
- National Spatial Data Infrastructure
- the term "National Spatial Data Infrastructure" means the technology, policies, criteria, standards, and employees necessary to promote geospatial data sharing throughout the Federal Government, State, tribal, and local governments, and the private sector (including nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education); and
- lead covered agency
- the term "lead covered agency" means a lead covered agency for a National Geospatial Data Asset data theme designated under section 2805(b)(1) of this title;
- proven practices
- the term "proven practices" means methods and activities that advance the use of geospatial data for the benefit of society.1 See References in Text note below.