(a) Acknowledges the GWG was a Technical Working Group under the authority of Joint Enterprise Standards Committee (JESC) and in compliance with DoD and IC policy.
 (b) Describes the relationship between the National Geospatial Intelligence Committee (GEOCOM) and the Geospatial Intelligence Standards Working Group (GWG) as a standing group that collaborates with but is not subordinate to the GEOCOM Intelligence Information Systems & Architecture Subcommittee (GISA) to assist and advise the GEOINT Functional Manager in exercising their obligations and responsibilities.  
(c) The GWG serves as the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) advisory body for advancing and enabling GEOINT standards.  
(d) Recognizes that the Director, NGA, serving concurrently as the Defense Intelligence Enterprise Manager (DIEM) for GEOINT and the IC Functional Manager for GEOINT, hereinafter referred to as the GEOINT Functional Manager (GFM), is responsible to lead and provide functional management guidance to the NSG, including the issuance of doctrine, standards, policies, directives, and procedures required for GEOINT.