### Question
How does PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES define operational files?


### Answer
Under *50 U.S.C. § 432*, **operational files** is defined as:

> files of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (hereafter in this section referred to as “NGA”) concerning the activities of NGA that before the establishment of NGA 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. § 432*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-NATIONAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER V-PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES**

