§ 451.
Maps, charts, and books
The Secretary of Defense may—
(1)
have the National Geospatial-Intelligence 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.
Source
(Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(50)(C),Oct. 12, 1982
, 96 Stat. 1299, § 2792; renumbered § 451 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.)Notes
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
2792 | 10:7392. |
In the section, the words “Secretary of Defense” and “Defense Mapping Agency” are substituted for “Secretary of the Navy” and “United States Naval Oceanographic Office”, respectively, for consistency with 10:2791. The words “under such regulations as he prescribes” are omitted as unnecessary.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 451 was renumbered section 481 of this title.
Amendments
2003—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–136 substituted “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency”.
1996—Pub. L. 104–201 renumbered section 2792 of this title as this section and substituted “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” for “Defense Mapping Agency” in par. (1).
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.