,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab1 
#bjag ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4  
,markey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
for the development1 construction and   
operation of a backup to the ,global    
,positioning ,system1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,timing   
,resilience and ,security ,act of #bjag4
  #b4 ,backup global positioning system 
7a7 ,in general ,subject to the         
availability of appropriations1 the     
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 shall provide for  
the establishment1 sustainment1 and     
operation of a land-based1 resilient1   
and reliable alternative timing system  
to--  7#a7 reduce critical dependencies 
and provide a complement to and backup  

for the timing component of the ,global 
,positioning ,system 7in this section   
referred to as ,,gps72 and  7#b7 to     
ensure the availability of uncorrupted  
and non-degraded timing signals for     
military and civilian users in the event
 that ,,gps timing signals are          
corrupted1 degraded1 unreliable1 or     
otherwise unavailable4  7b7             
,establishment of requirements  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 shall establish    
requirements for the procurement of the 
system required by subsection 7a7 as a  
complement to and backup for the timing 
component of ,,gps in accordance with   
the timing requirements study required  
by section #afah of the ,national       
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2    
#acj ,stat4 #beie74  7#b7 ,requirements 
,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall

 ensure1 to the maximum extent          
practicable1 that the system established
 under subsection 7a7--  7,a7 be        
wireless2  7,b7 be terrestrial2  7,c7   
provide wide-area coverage2  7,d7       
deliver a precise1 high-power #ajj      
kilohertz signal2  7,e7 be synchronized 
with coordinated universal time2  7,f7  
be resilient and extremely difficult to 
disrupt or degrade2  7,g7 be able to    
penetrate underground and inside        
buildings2  7,h7 be capable of          
deployment to remote locations2  7,i7   
take full advantage of the              
infrastructure and spectrum of the      
existing1 unused government long-range  
navigation system 7commonly known as    
,,loran72  7,j7 be developed1           
constructed1 and operated incorporating 
applicable private sector expertise2    
7,k7 work in concert with and complement
 any other similar positioning1         
navigation1 and timing systems1         
including enhanced long-range navigation
 systems and ,nationwide ,differential  

,,gps systems2  7,l7 be made available  
by the ,secretary of ,transportation for
 use by other ,federal and non-,federal 
,government agencies for public purposes
 at no cost2  7,m7 be capable of        
adaptation and expansion to provide     
position and navigation capabilities2   
7,n7 incorporate the recommendations    
from any ,,gps back-up demonstration    
program initiated and completed by the  
,secretary1 in coordination with other  
,federal agencies1 before the date      
specified in subsection 7c77#a72 and    
7,o7 incorporate such other elements as 
the ,secretary considers appropriate4   
7c7 ,implementation plan  7#a7 ,plan    
required ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall
 submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
setting forth the following3  7,a7 ,a   

plan to develop1 construct1 and operate 
the system required by subsection 7a74  
7,b7 ,a description and assessment of   
the advantages of a system to provide a 
follow-on complementary and backup      
positioning and navigation capability to
 the timing component of ,,gps4  7#b7   
,deadline for commencement of operation 
,the system required by subsection 7a7  
shall be in operation by not later than 
two years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,minimum  
duration of operational capability ,the 
system required by subsection 7a7 shall 
be designed to be fully operational for 
not less than #bj years4  7d7 ,,loran   
facilities  7#a7 ,in general ,if the    
,secretary of ,transportation determines
 that any ,,loran infrastructure1       
including the underlying real property  
and any spectrum associated with        
,,loran1 in the possession of the ,coast
 ,guard is required by the ,department  
of ,transportation for the purpose of   
establishing the system required by     

subsection 7a71 the ,commandant of the  
,coast ,guard shall transfer such       
property1 spectrum1 and equipment to the
 ,secretary4  7#b7 ,,cercla not affected
 ,this subsection shall not be construed
 to limit the application of or         
otherwise affect section #abj7;h7 of the
 ,comprehensive ,environmental          
,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability
 ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifbj7;h77
 with respect to the ,federal           
,government facilities described in     
paragraph 7#a74  7e7 ,agreement  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of          
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
may enter into a cooperative agreement  
7as that term is defined in section     
#fcje of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code7 with an entity upon such terms   
and conditions as the ,secretary of     
,transportation determines will fulfill 
the purpose and requirements of this    
section and be in the public interest4  
,such agreement shall1 at a minimum1    

require the ,secretary of               
,transportation to--  7,a7 authorize the
 entity to sell timing and other        
services to commercial and              
non-commercial third parties1 subject to
 any national security requirements     
determined by the ,secretary1 in        
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense2  7,b7 require the entity to   
develop1 construct1 and operate at      
private expense the backup timing system
 in accordance with this section2  7,c7 
allow the entity to make any investments
 in technologies necessary over the life
 of such agreement to meet future       
requirements for advanced timing        
resilience and technologies2  7,d7      
require the entity to share revenue so  
as to provide for an equitable share of 
the revenue received with the ,secretary
 by the entity from the sale of timing  
services to third parties1 taking into  
account the entity's capital investment 
and its costs to operate1 maintain1 and 
upgrade the system2  7,e7 require the   

entity-- 7i7 to assume all financial    
risk for the completion and operational 
capability of the system1 after the     
,secretary provides facilities necessary
 for the system under subsection 7d72   
and  7ii7 to furnish performance and    
payment bonds in connection with the    
system in a reasonable amount as        
determined by the ,secretary2 and  7,f7 
require the entity to make any          
investments in technologies necessary   
over the life of the agreement to meet  
future requirements for advanced timing 
resiliency4  7#b7 ,competition required 
,the ,secretary shall use competitive   
procedures similar to those authorized  
under section #bffg of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 in selecting an  
entity to enter into a cooperative      
agreement pursuant to this subsection4  
7#c7 ,authorization to purchase services
 ,the ,secretary may1 subject to the    
availability of appropriations1 purchase
 timing system services from the entity1
 once the system achieves operational   

status1 for use by the ,department of   
,transportation and for provision to    
other ,federal and non-,federal agencies
 as described in this section4 ,the     
costs of such services may be offset1 in
 whole or in part1 pursuant to the      
revenue sharing provision required by   
paragraph 7#a77;,d74  7#d7              
,determination ,the ,secretary may not  
enter into a cooperative agreement under
 this subsection unless the ,secretary  
determines that the agreement is in the 
best financial interest of the ,federal 
,government4 ,the ,secretary shall      
notify the ,committee on ,commerce1     
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives of such  
determination not later than #cj days   
after the date of the determination4    
7#e7 ,definition ,in this subsection the
 term entity means a non-,federal entity
 with the demonstrated technical        
expertise and requisite administrative  

and financial resources to meet any     
terms and conditions established by the 
,secretary for purposes of this         
subsection4