EconDefense
INT-42 / Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Exchange geospatial data and recycle map-sale receipts into foreign licensing fees

NGA can exchange/furnish mapping, charting and geomatics data/services under agreements and use map/publication sale proceeds for foreign data-acquisition fees.

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Authority / instrument · INT-42

Intelligence research and information partnerships

Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary of Defense authorizing NGA; Director NGA has specified withholding role.

What this does not authorize / hard limit

Not unrestricted sale or release of classified or protected geospatial data.

Recorded executor

NGA geospatial partnerships, acquisition and financial offices

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Institutional routing from the recorded executing role. See the office profile for its published responsibilities and engagement routes.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingPartial disclosureExpress map-sale receipts availability for specified licensing fees; other activities need normal funds. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRemit sourcedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRelated evidenceNGA publicly describes international co-production and data exchange. Those activities are documented, but the publication does not establish which agreement uses §§ 453–455 or disclose map-sale receipts. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolINT-42 · Cooperation & exchanges
Legal basis10 U.S.C. § 453

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense authorizing NGA; Director NGA has specified withholding role.

Cooperation & exchangesLicensing & IPFunds & shared servicesSecurity & information

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Existing statutory pathway; conditional on the listed findings, approvals, eligible purpose and actual available funds. Not an obligation-ready certification.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · program documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

NGA publicly describes international co-production and data exchange. Those activities are documented, but the publication does not establish which agreement uses §§ 453–455 or disclose map-sale receipts.

Foundation GEOINT international exchange and co-production

Who this route serves
Eligible government and other authorized geospatial partners
Administering office / routing lead
NGA Foundation GEOINT Group; agreement-specific officials must be verified
Related process

The activity is relevant to the statutory exchange framework, but no particular agreement’s legal citation or receipt authority is established by the magazine.

What this evidence label means
Published partnership activity

The 2025 publication describes international sharing, co-production and data-exchange activity; it is not an open unsolicited exchange application.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

NGA Foundation GEOINT Group — 2025 magazine · Group mission and international partnerships; co-production/data exchangeofficial program publication · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

  • Identify the proposed exchange and applicable agreement authority with NGA’s authorized partnership staff; generic procurement engagement does not establish exchange eligibility.

    10 U.S.C. § 453 · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 453statute · Evidence record
Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • Purpose-limited receipts · Statutory conditions; no available balance established

    Map-sale receipts under § 455 are available for the specified foreign data-acquisition/license fees, not unrestricted reinvestment.

    10 U.S.C. § 455 · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 455statute · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

  • The magazine’s partnership totals are organizational context, not a list of executed § 453 agreements or current spending authority.

    NGA Foundation GEOINT Group — 2025 magazine · Group mission and international partnerships; co-production/data exchangeofficial program publication · Evidence record

Authority relationship source

NGA Foundation GEOINT Group — 2025 magazine · Group mission and international partnerships; co-production/data exchangeofficial program publication · Evidence record

Read the governing source →

reference, not an application portal: This source does not accept funding applications.

Research scope and sources checked

Read NGA’s public Foundation GEOINT partnership descriptions and the statutory exchange/receipt categories; did not infer that commercial vendor programs execute these sections.

What remains unverified

  • Named agreement authority, current signing delegation, permitted release, consideration and map-receipt balance were not verified.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Qualifying production/exchange agreement; NGO/academic exchanges concern areas outside United States.
  • Pricing/release decisions and security/international-agreement restrictions.

Limits & exclusions

  • Not unrestricted sale or release of classified or protected geospatial data.
  • Proceeds authority is limited to foreign data-acquisition fees, not general reinvestment.

Funding conditions

  • Express map-sale receipts availability for specified licensing fees; other activities need normal funds.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

Resources

  • NGA program funds
    Office profile
  • Specified sale proceeds available for foreign data licensing

Approval

Execution

  • NGA geospatial partnerships, acquisition and financial offices
    Office profile

Partners & review

  • DNI for NIP matters
  • Relevant CCMD J2 and Service intelligence staff
    Office profile
  • FBI/CIA or State only where required by the activity

Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

Coordination pathway

NGA requirement → data/partner and rights review → approved agreement/price → exchange or license-fee payment.

Actor and execution-role sources

Legal basis

What this research establishes

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingPartial disclosureExpress map-sale receipts availability for specified licensing fees; other activities need normal funds. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRemit sourcedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRelated evidenceNGA publicly describes international co-production and data exchange. Those activities are documented, but the publication does not establish which agreement uses §§ 453–455 or disclose map-sale receipts. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Confidence: High on express statutory capability; execution/delegation and currently available resources require program-specific confirmation.

Currentness: GovInfo 2024 U.S. Code baseline read; relevant FY2026 NDAA (Pub. L. 119-60, enacted 2025-12-18) amendments reviewed. Target 2026-10-02; source-specific OLRC checks and remaining delta are documented in international.md. No certification of current funds or executed delegations. §454 OLRC indexed text through2026-09-29; full GovInfo2024 Chapter22 read.

Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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