### Question
How does COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY define operational files?


### Answer
Under *50 U.S.C. § 403*, **operational files** is defined as:

> files of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (hereafter in this section referred to as “NIMA”) concerning the activities of NIMA that before the establishment of NIMA were performed by the National Photographic Interpretation Center of the Central Intelligence Agency (NPIC), that document the means by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical systems

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 403*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-NATIONAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY**

