Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 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.

Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1074(b)108 Stat. 2861Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1112(b)110 Stat. 2682Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(2)(A)117 Stat. 1568Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(e)134 Stat. 4053(Added , , , § 2798; renumbered § 456 and amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2832021— added text of section and struck out former text which read as follows:

Claims Barred“(a) .—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.

Navigational Aids Covered“(b) .—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.”

Pub. L. 108–1362003— substituted “National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency” for “National Imagery and Mapping Agency” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 104–201section 2798 of this title1996— renumbered 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

Pub. L. 104–201section 1124 of Pub. L. 104–201section 193 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1074(d)108 Stat. 2861

“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 [] 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.”
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