Ill STAT. 1910 PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 "(d) BIENNIAL REPORT.— (1) Not later than 30 days after the end of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the Global Positioning System. The report shall include a discussion of the following matters: "(A) The operational status of the system. "(B) The capability of the system to satisfy effectively (i) the military requirements for the system that are current as of the date of the report, and (ii) the performance requirements of the Federal Radionavigation Plan. "(C) The most recent determination by the President regarding continued use of the selective availability feature of the system and the expected date of any change or elimination of the use of that feature. "(D) The status of cooperative activities undertaken by the United States with the governments of other countries concerning the capability of the system or any augmentation of the system to satisfy civil, commercial, scientific, and military requirements, including a discussion of the status and results of activities undertaken under any regional international agreement. "(E) Any progress made toward establishing GPS as an international standard for consistency of navigational service. "(F) Any progress made toward protecting GPS from disruption and interference. "(G) The effects of use of the system on national security, regional security, and the economic competitiveness of United States industry, including the Global Positioning System equipment and service industry and user industries. "(2) In preparing the parts of each such report required under subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Transportation. "(e) 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 groimd 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).". (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of such title are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 134 the following new item: "136. Provisions Relating to Specific Programs 2281".
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