,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe ,mr4 
,mull9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wittman7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air 
,=ce to c>ry out a capability           
demon/ration project to obta9 a resili5t
 position+1 navigation1 & tim+          
capability demon/ration1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,resili5t ,l[ ,e>?      
,orbit ,position+1 ,navigation1 & ,tim+ 
,act or ! ,resili5t ,,leo ,,pnt ,act4   
#b4  ,comm]cial ,l[ ,e>? ,orbit         
,resili5t ,position+1 ,navigation1 &    
,tim+ ,capability ,demon/ration &       
,pa?f9d] ,program  7a7  ,pa?f9d]        
,program  ,subject to ! availability (  
appropriations = su* purpose1 !         
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce %all c>ry out a 
capability demon/ration project1 to be  
kn[n z ! ,comm]cial ,l[ ,e>? ,orbit     
,resili5t ,position+1 ,navigation1 &    

,tim+ ,capability ,demon/ration 9       
accordance ) ?is section4  7b7          
,contract ) cov]$ s]vice provid]  7#a7  
,selection  ,z soon z practicable aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all--  7,a7 develop a li/ (  
cov]$ s]vice provid]s t c c>ry out a    
capability demon/ration project ) !     
te*nical capabilities describ$ 9        
subsection 7c72 &  7,b7 seek to aw>d a  
contract to at lea/ "o su* cov]$ s]vice 
provid]4  7#b7  ,contract  ,! contract  
aw>d$ to a cov]$ s]vice provid] "u ?is  
subsection %all provide t su* cov]$     
s]vice provid] c>ry out a capability    
demon/ration project ) ! te*nical       
capabilities describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 n
 lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! aw>d
 ( su* contract4  7c7  ,te*nical        
,capabilities  ,! capability            
demon/ration deliv]$ "u subsection      
7b77#b7 %all demon/rate a satellite     
sy/em t has--  7#a7 ! ability to op]ate 
9 ! abs5ce ( ,global ,position+ ,sy/em  
s]vices2  7#b7 compatibility ) us]      

equipm5t t uses ! civilian ,global      
,position+ ,sy/em ,l#a or ,l#e s]vices  
)\t p]=m+ h>dw>e modifications ( receiv]
 equipm5t2  7#c7 great] resi/ance to    
jamm+ & spo(+ ?reats comp>$ to exi/+    
,global ,position+ ,sy/em s]vices1 to an
 ext5t det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7#d7 !  
ability to provide tim+ accuracy ( less 
?an #aj nanoseconds & position accuracy 
( less ?an #cj c5timet]s = /ation>y &   
mobile us]s2 &  7#e7 ! ability to re/ore
 s]vice if "s or all satellites 9 !     
satellite sy/em are disabl$1 9 a cad5ce 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y t sub/antially 
decreases ! "t to s]vice re/oration     
comp>$ to :at is possible "u exi/+      
,global ,position+ ,sy/em s]vice4  7d7  
,evaluation  ,! ,secret>y %all evaluate 
! cov]$ s]vice provid]s = ! purposes (  
develop+ ! li/ ( cov]$ s]vice provid]s  
"u subsection 7b77#a7 bas$ on !         
requirem5ts 9 section 7c7 & ! foll[+    
factors3  7#a7 ,a demon/rat$ comm]cial  
bus9ess case4  7#b7 ,te*nological       
read9ess ( space & gr\nd network        

op]ations4  7#c7 ,te*nological read9ess 
( us] equipm5t4  7#d7 ,feasibility (    
rapidly manufactur+ satellites =        
deploym5t4  7#e7 ,! requisite           
au?orization by ! ,f$]al ,communications
 ,commission4  7e7  ,foll[-,on          
production contract or transaction  ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] a det]m9ation by
 ! ,secret>y t ! capability demon/ration
 project has be5 successfully complet$1 
! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t            
practicable1 aw>d a foll[-on production 
contract or transaction 7z def9$ 9      
section #djbb ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 to at lea/ "o cov]$ s]vice      
provid] t c>ri$ out su* successful      
capability demon/ration project = !     
purpose ( a*iev+ op]ational deploym5t z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7f7  ,brief+ & 
report  ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all provide a brief+ & submit a report 
to ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate on ! 
capability demon/ration project describ$

 9 ?is section t includes--  7#a7 ! li/ 
( cov]$ s]vice provid]s develop$ "u     
subsection 7b77#a72  7#b7 an assessm5t (
 su* provid]s & h[ ! capability         
demon/ration (f]$ by ea* demon/rates !  
te*nical capabilities li/$ 9 subsection 
7c72  7#c7 ! results ( ! pa?f9d]        
capability demon/ration2 &  7#d7 a      
/rategy & timel9e = deploy+ ! sy/em     
demon/ration by ! capability            
demon/ration project to op]ational      
scale4  7g7  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m capability         
demon/ration project means a prototype  
project pursuant to section #djbb (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 t       
demon/rates resili5t position+1         
navigation1 & tim+ capabilities by a l[ 
e>? orbit sy/em ( satellites4  7#b7 ,!  
t]m cov]$ s]vice provid] means a        
comm]cial entity t--  7,a7 has its      
pr9cipal (fice locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7,b7 provides l[ e>? orbit          
position+1 navigation1 & tim+ s]vices4  
7#c7 ,! t]m nanosecond means a          

nanosecond 9 ,univ]sal ,coord9at$ ,"t1 z
 ma9ta9$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,naval      
,obs]vatory 7,,utc7,,usno774