§ 2281. Global Positioning System
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(a)Sustainment and Operation for Military Purposes.— The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the sustainment of the capabilities of the Global Positioning System (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “GPS”), and the operation of basic GPS services, that are beneficial for the national security interests of the United States. In doing so, the Secretary shall—
(1)develop appropriate measures for preventing hostile use of the GPS so as to make it unnecessary for the Secretary to use the selective availability feature of the system continuously while not hindering the use of the GPS by the United States and its allies for military purposes; and
(2)ensure that United States armed forces have the capability to use the GPS effectively despite hostile attempts to prevent the use of the system by such forces.
(b)Sustainment and Operation for Civilian Purposes.— The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the sustainment and operation of the GPS Standard Positioning Service for peaceful civil, commercial, and scientific uses on a continuous worldwide basis free of direct user fees. In doing so, the Secretary—
(1)shall provide for the sustainment and operation of the GPS Standard Positioning Service in order to meet the performance requirements of the Federal Radionavigation Plan prepared jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to subsection (c);
(2)shall coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation regarding the development and implementation by the Government of augmentations to the basic GPS that achieve or enhance uses of the system in support of transportation;
(3)shall coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, and other appropriate officials to facilitate the development of new and expanded civil and commercial uses for the GPS;
(4)shall develop measures for preventing hostile use of the GPS in a particular area without hindering peaceful civil use of the system elsewhere; and
(5)may not agree to any restriction on the Global Positioning System proposed by the head of a department or agency of the United States outside the Department of Defense in the exercise of that official’s regulatory authority that would adversely affect the military potential of the Global Positioning System.
(c)Federal Radionavigation Plan.— The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall jointly prepare the Federal Radionavigation Plan. The plan shall be revised and updated not less often than every two years. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements applicable to such plan as first prepared pursuant to section 507 of the International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications Act 1 (47 U.S.C. 756). The plan, and any amendment to the plan, shall be published in the Federal Register.
(d)Definitions.— In this section:
(1)The term “basic GPS services” means the following components of the Global Positioning System that are operated and maintained by the Department of Defense:
(A)The constellation of satellites.
(B)The navigation payloads that produce the Global Positioning System signals.
(C)The ground stations, data links, and associated command and control facilities.
(2)The term “GPS Standard Positioning Service” means the civil and commercial service provided by the basic Global Positioning System as defined in the 1996 Federal Radionavigation Plan (published jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation in July 1997).
(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1074(d)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1909; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 914, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1567; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1032, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2448; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1064, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1941.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 115-232John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- Public Law 116-283William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Public Law 114-328National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- Public Law 116-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Public Law 114-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
- Public Law 115-91National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- Public Law 117-81National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- Public Law 113-66National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
- Public Law 118-159Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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statutes-at-large
- Public Law 109–364To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–136To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
- Public Law 106–405To promote the development of the commercial space transportation industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, to authorize appropriations for the Office of Space Commercialization, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–383To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 113–66To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–99To authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–85To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–163To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–328To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–232To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–91To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–283To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–261To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
statute-compilations
- Sec. 1602FOREIGN SPACE ACTIVITIES
- Sec. 311EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
- Sec. 1605DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING PURCHASE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT
- Sec. 851DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY
- Sec. 1606COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW REGARDING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION AND OTHER POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING SYSTEMS
- Sec. 1610DESIGNATION OF COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF MODERNIZATION EFFORTS RELATING TO MILITARY-CODE CAPABLE GPS RECEIVER CARDS
- Sec. 1621QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III SPACE SEGMENT, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT, AND MILITARY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION PROGRAMS
- Sec. 1607PROTOTYPE PROGRAM FOR MULTI-GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEIVER DEVELOPMENT
- Sec. 1701TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XVIII OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 NDAA
- Sec. 332CLIMATE RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
- Sec. 1602COORDINATION OF MODERNIZATION EFFORTS RELATING TO MILITARY-CODE CAPABLE GPS RECEIVER CARDS
- Sec. 1611RESILIENT AND SURVIVABLE POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPABILITIES
- Sec. 1662LIMITATION ON AWARDING CONTRACTS TO ENTITIES OPERATING COMMERCIAL TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS THAT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WITH THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
- Sec. 1609ENHANCEMENT OF POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPACITY
- Sec. 1241ENACTMENT OF NEW CHAPTER FOR DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION
- Sec. 8004No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: * Provided*, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
- Sec. 1602CODIFICATION, EXTENSION, AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION ON UNITED STATES TERRITORY OF SATELLITE POSITIONING GROUND MONITORING STATIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
- Sec. 1661PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES RELATING TO THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
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- Sec. 1605Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System user equipment
- Sec. 1605Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System user equipment
- Sec. 1605Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System user equipment
- Sec. 1605Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System user equipment
- Sec. 1611Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments
- Sec. 1602Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments
- Sec. 1611Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments
- Sec. 1611Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments
- Sec. 1606Comptroller General review regarding Global Positioning System modernization and other positioning, navigation, and timing systems
- Sec. 1508Modification of quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, Global Positioning System operational control segment, and Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs
Traces to 9 documents
public-private-law
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021Public Law 116-283
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022Public Law 117-81
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Public Law 116-92
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019Public Law 115-232
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016Public Law 114-92
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025Public Law 118-159
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014Public Law 113-66
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018Public Law 115-91
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- 47 U.S.C. 756
- Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1074(d)(1)
- 111 Stat. 1909
- Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1)
- 113 Stat. 774
- Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 914
- 117 Stat. 1567
- Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1032
- 123 Stat. 2448
- Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1064
- 126 Stat. 1941
- section 507 of Pub. L. 87–624
- section 756 of Title 47
- Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 304(b)(5)
- 108 Stat. 4298
- Pub. L. 112–239
- Pub. L. 111–84, § 1032(a)(1)
- Pub. L. 111–84, § 1032(b)
- Pub. L. 111–84, § 1032(a)(2)
- Pub. L. 108–136, § 914(a)(1)
- Pub. L. 108–136, § 914(a)(3)
- Pub. L. 108–136, § 914(a)(4)
- Pub. L. 108–136, § 914(b)
- Pub. L. 106–65
- 134 Stat. 4048
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- 138 Stat. 2162
- 127 Stat. 943
- 131 Stat. 1722
- Pub. L. 112–10, div. A, title VIII, § 8068
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