10 U.S.C. § 425 — Prohibition of unauthorized use of name, initials, or seal: specified intelligence agencies

(a) Prohibition. Without written permission from both the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, no one may knowingly use — in connection with merchandise, a retail product, impersonating someone, a solicitation, or any commercial activity, in a way reasonably meant to make people think the Secretary and Director approved, endorsed, or authorized it — any of the following, or a close imitation of them: (1) the words "Defense Intelligence Agency," the initials "DIA," or the seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency; (2) the words "National Reconnaissance Office," the initials "NRO," or the seal of the National Reconnaissance Office; (3) the words "National Imagery and Mapping Agency," the initials "NIMA," or the seal of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency; (4) the words "Defense Mapping Agency," the initials "DMA," or the seal of the Defense Mapping Agency; (5) the words "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency," the initials "NGA," or the seal of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (b) Authority To Enjoin Violations. If the Attorney General believes someone is doing, or is about to do, something that breaks or would break the rule in subsection (a), the Attorney General may start a civil case in a United States district court to stop it. The court must move as quickly as practical to hear and decide the case. Before making a final decision, the court may issue restraining orders, prohibitions, or take other action it thinks is warranted, to prevent harm to the United States or to any person or group of people the lawsuit is meant to protect.