Sec. 1698. HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
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## SEC. 1698 HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM ###
(a)Federal Communications Commission Conditions on Commercial Terrestrial Operations Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 343 CONDITIONS ON COMMERCIAL TERRESTRIAL OPERATIONS > > **[**[47 U.S.C. 343](/us/usc/t47/s343)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Commission shall not permit commercial terrestrial operations in the 1525-1559 megahertz band or the 1626.5-1660.5 megahertz band until the date that is 90 days after the Commission resolves concerns of widespread harmful interference by such operations in such band to covered GPS devices. > > > ### “(b) Notice to Congress > > > #### “(1) In general > > At the conclusion of the decision regarding whether to permit such operations in such band, the Commission shall submit to the congressional committees described in paragraph
(2)official copies of the documents containing the final decision of the Commission. If the decision is to permit such operations in such band, such documents shall contain or be accompanied by an explanation of how the concerns described in subsection
(a)have been resolved. > > > #### “(2) Congressional committees described > > The congressional committees described in this paragraph are the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. > > > ##### “(B) > > The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. > > > ### “(c) Covered GPS Device Defined > > In this section, the term ‘covered GPS device’ means a Global Positioning System device of the Department of Defense.” > . ###
(b)Secretary of Defense Review of Harmful Interference ####
(1)Review Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date referred to in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review to— #####
(A)assess the ability of covered GPS devices to receive signals from Global Positioning System satellites without widespread harmful interference; and #####
(B)determine if commercial communications services are causing or will cause widespread harmful interference with covered GPS devices. ####
(2)Notice to congress #####
(A)Notice If the Secretary of Defense determines during a review under paragraph
(1)that commercial communications services are causing or will cause widespread harmful interference with covered GPS devices, the Secretary shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice of such interference. #####
(B)Contents The notice required under subparagraph
(A)shall include— ######
(i)a list and description of the covered GPS devices that are being or expected to be interfered with by commercial communications services; ######
(ii)a description of the source of, and the entity causing or expected to cause, the interference with such devices; ######
(iii)a description of the manner in which such source or such entity is causing or expected to cause such interference; ######
(iv)a description of the magnitude of harm caused or expected to be caused by such interference; ######
(v)a description of the duration of and the conditions and circumstances under which such interference is occurring or expected to occur; ######
(vi)a description of the impact of such interference on the national security interests of the United States; and ######
(vii)a description of the plans of the Secretary to address, alleviate, or mitigate such interference, including the cost of such plans. #####
(C)Form The notice required under subparagraph
(A)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ####
(3)Termination date The date referred to in this paragraph is the earlier of— #####
(A)the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or #####
(B)the date on which the Secretary— ######
(i)determines that commercial communications services are not causing any widespread harmful interference with covered GPS devices; and ######
(ii)submits to the congressional defense committees notice of the determination made under clause (i). ###
(c)Covered GPS Device Defined In this section, the term “covered GPS device” means a Global Positioning System device of the Department of Defense. ###
(d)Conforming Repeal Section 911 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1534) is repealed. # TITLE XVII GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT
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Sec. 1698
HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-81
Stat.125 Stat. 1534
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