Sec. 1663. INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20-48

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## SEC. 1663 INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20-48 ###

(a)Agreement ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the National Academies to perform the services covered by this section. ####

(2)Timing 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. ###

(b)Independent Technical Review ####

(1)In general Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies under subsection (a), the National Academies 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. ####

(2)Elements The independent technical review carried out under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)Comparison of the two different approaches on which the Commission relied for the Order and Authorization 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. #####

(B)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. #####

(C)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. #####

(D)Development of recommendations associated with the findings of the National Academies in carrying out the independent technical review. #####

(E)Such other matters as the National Academies determines relevant. ###

(c)Report ####

(1)In general Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies under subsection (a), the National Academies, not later than 270 days after the date of the execution of such agreement, 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 with respect to the independent technical review carried out under subsection

(b)and the recommendations developed pursuant to such review. ####

(2)Form The report submitted under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in a publicly releasable and unclassified format, but may include a classified annex.