Sec. 1610. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM NEXT GENERATION OPERATIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM

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## SEC. 1610 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM NEXT GENERATION OPERATIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM ###

(a)Limitation Until Certification Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (in this section referred to as “OCX”), not more than five percent may be obligated or expended for the current product development contract for the OCX, or for any other purpose in connection with the OCX, until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the certification on the OCX required pursuant to section 2433a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as a result of the determination not to terminate the procurement of the OCX. ###

(b)Additional Limitation Until Initial Briefing In addition to the limitation in subsection (a), of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the OCX, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended for the current product development contract for the OCX, or for any other purpose in connection with the OCX, unless— ####

(1)the Secretary has submitted to Congress the certification described in subsection (a); and ####

(2)not earlier than January 15, 2017, the Secretary provides to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the OCX with respect to— #####

(A)the status of the OCX program, including information on the risks, costs, and schedule, and technical information; #####

(B)contingency plans and investments, and the status of such plans and investments; #####

(C)an assessment of the OCX by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and #####

(D)the total program cost that is validated by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program and a five-year budget that is based on an updated and rebaselined program cost. ###

(c)Additional Limitation Until Second Briefing In addition to the limitations in subsection

(a)and (b), of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the OCX, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended for the current product development contract for the OCX, or for any other purpose in connection with the OCX, unless— ####

(1)the Secretary has submitted to Congress the certification described in subsection (a); ####

(2)the Secretary has provided to the congressional defense committees the briefing under subsection (b)(2); and ####

(3)not earlier than March 15, 2017, the Secretary provides to the congressional defense committees an update to such briefing. ###

(d)Adjustment of Briefing Dates The Secretary may provide the briefing under subsection (b)(2) or subsection (c)(3), respectively, before the date specified by such subsection if the Secretary determines that providing such briefing before such date is necessary for the national security interests of the United States.