Sec. 234. Independent technical review of Federal Communications Commission Order 20–48
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The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to perform the services covered by this section. The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph
(1)not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under subsection (a), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall carry out an independent technical review of the Order and Authorization adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on April 19, 2020 (FCC 20–48), to the extent that such order and authorization affects the devices, operations, or activities of the Department of Defense. The independent technical review carried out under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: Comparison of the two different approaches on which the Commission relied for the order and authorized described in paragraph
(1)to evaluate the potential harmful interference concerns relating to Global Positioning System devices, with a recommendation on which method most effectively mitigates risks of harmful interference with Global Positioning System devices of the Department, or relating to or with the potential to affect the operations and activities of the Department. Assessment of the potential for harmful interference to mobile satellite services, including commercial services and Global Positioning System services of the Department, or relating to or with the potential to affect the operations and activities of the Department. Review of the feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of the proposed mitigation measures relating to, or with the potential to affect, the devices, operations, or activities of the Department. Development of recommendations associated with the findings of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in carrying out the independent technical review. Such other matters as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determines relevant. Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under subsection (a), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall, not later than nine months after the date of the execution of such agreement, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the independent technical review carried out under subsection
(b)and the recommendations developed pursuant to such review. The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in a publicly releasable and unclassified formats, but may include a classified annex.