Sec. 1618. BACKUP AND COMPLEMENTARY POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPABILITIES OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

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## SEC. 1618 BACKUP AND COMPLEMENTARY POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPABILITIES OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM ###

(a)Study ####

(1)In general The covered Secretaries shall jointly conduct a study to assess and identify the technology-neutral requirements to backup and complement the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the Global Positioning System for national security and critical infrastructure. ####

(2)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the covered Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the study under paragraph (1). Such report shall include— #####

(A)with respect to the Department of each covered Secretary, the identification of the respective requirements to backup and complement the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the Global Positioning System for national security and critical infrastructure; #####

(B)an analysis of alternatives to meet such requirements, including, at a minimum— ######

(i)an analysis of appropriate technology options; ######

(ii)an analysis of the viability of a public-private partnership to establish a complementary positioning, navigation, and timing system; and ######

(iii)an analysis of the viability of service level agreements to operate a complementary positioning, navigation, and timing system; and #####

(C)a plan to meet such requirements that includes— ######

(i)for each such Department, the estimated costs, schedule, and system level technical considerations, including end user equipment and integration considerations; and ######

(ii)identification of the appropriate resourcing for each such Department in accordance with the respective requirements of the Department, including domestic or international requirements. ###

(b)Single Designated Official Each covered Secretary shall designate a single senior official of the Department of the Secretary to act as the primary representative of such Department for purposes of conducting the study under subsection (a)(1). ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the congressional defense committees; #####

(B)the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and #####

(C)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. ####

(2)The term “covered Secretaries” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland Security.