124 STAT. 4328 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 Subtitle B—Space Activities SEC. 911. INTEGRATED SPACE ARCHITECTURES. The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intel- ligence shall develop an integrated process for national security space architecture planning, development, coordination, and anal- ysis that— (1) encompasses defense and intelligence space plans, pro- grams, budgets, and organizations; (2) provides mid-term to long-term recommendations to guide space-related defense and intelligence acquisitions, requirements, and investment decisions; (3) is independent of, but coordinated with, the space architecture planning, development, coordination, and analysis activities of each military department and each element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))); and (4) makes use of, to the maximum extent practicable, joint duty assignment (as defined in section 668 of title 10, United States Code) positions. SEC. 912. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR COSTS OF TERMINATING CONTRACTS UNDER THE NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM PRO- GRAM. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to the Secretary of Defense for the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Program may be obligated or expended for the costs of terminating a contract awarded under the Program unless the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce enter into an agreement under which the Secretary of Defense and the Sec- retary of Commerce will each be responsible for half the costs of terminating the contract. SEC. 913. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PURCHASING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to purchase user equip- ment for the Global Positioning System during fiscal years after fiscal year 2017 unless the equipment is capable of receiving the military code (commonly known as the ‘‘M code’’) from the Global Positioning System. (b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the purchase of passenger vehicles or commer- cial vehicles in which Global Positioning System equipment is installed. (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that— (1) suitable user equipment capable of receiving the mili- tary code from the Global Positioning System is not available; or (2) with respect to a purchase of user equipment, the Department of Defense does not require that user equipment 10 USC 2281 note. 10 USC 2271 note.
