Title 10, Chapter 136
Armed Forces — 3 active sections, 1 inactive
Table of Contents (4 sections)
§ 2281. Global Positioning System
- (a) 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) 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) 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 1 See References in Text note below. ( 47 U.S.C. 756 ). The plan, and any amendment to the plan, shall be published in the Federal Register.
- (d) 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).
- (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:
§ 2282. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(d)(5)(A) , Dec. 23, 2016 , 130 Stat. 2504 ]
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[§ 2282. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(d)(5)(A) , Dec. 23, 2016 , 130 Stat. 2504 ]
§ 2283. Department of Defense small business strategy
- (a) The Secretary of Defense shall implement a small business strategy for the Department of Defense that meets the requirements of this section.
- (b) As part of the small business strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that there is a unified management structure within the Department for the functions of the Department relating to—
- (1) programs and activities related to small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act);
- (2) manufacturing and industrial base policy; and
- (3) any procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 142 of this title.
- (c) The Secretary shall ensure that programs and activities of the Department of Defense related to small business concerns are carried out so as to further national defense programs and priorities and the statements of purpose for Department of Defense acquisition set forth in section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; 131 Stat. 1449 ).
- (d) The Secretary shall ensure—
- (1) that opportunities for small business concerns to contract with the Department of Defense are identified clearly; and
- (2) that small business concerns are able to have access to program managers, contracting officers, and other persons using the products or services of such concern to the extent necessary to inform such persons of emerging and existing capabilities of such concerns.
- (e) The Secretary shall enable and promote activities to provide coordinated outreach to small business concerns through any procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 142 of this title to facilitate small business contracting with the Department of Defense.
§ 2284. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program
- (a) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to be known as the “Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program” (in this section referred to as the “Program”) under which the Secretary shall ensure close and continuous coordination between military departments on matters relating to explosive ordnance disposal support for commanders of geographic and functional combatant commands.
- (b) The plan under subsection (a) shall include provisions under which—
- (1) the Secretary of Defense shall—
- (A) assign the responsibility for the direction, coordination, 1 1 So in original. The word “and” probably should appear. integration of the Program within the Department of Defense to an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and
- (B) designate the Secretary of the Navy, or a designee of the Secretary’s choice, as the executive agent for the Department of Defense responsible for providing oversight of the training and technology program that coordinates and integrates joint requirements for explosive ordnance disposal, provides common individual training, and carries out joint research, development, test, and evaluation activities for common tools on behalf of the military departments with respect to explosive ordnance disposal;
- (2) the Assistant Secretary of Defense to whom responsibility is assigned under paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as the key individual for the Program responsible for developing and overseeing policy, plans, programs, and budgets, and issuing guidance and providing direction on Department of Defense explosive ordnance disposal activities;
- (3) the Secretary of each military department shall assess the needs of the military department concerned with respect to explosive ordnance disposal and may carry out research, development, test, and evaluation activities, including other transactions and procurement activities to address military department unique needs; and
- (4) the Secretary of the Army shall designate an Army explosive ordnance disposal-qualified general officer to serve as the co-chair of the Department of Defense explosive ordnance disposal defense program.
- (1) the Secretary of Defense shall—
- (c)
- (1) For fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress with the defense budget materials a consolidated budget justification display, in classified and unclassified form, that includes all of activities of the Department of Defense relating to the Program.
- (2) The budget display under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall include a single program element for each of the following:
- (A) Civilian and military pay.
- (B) Research, development, test, and evaluation.
- (C) Procurement.
- (D) Other transaction agreements.
- (E) Military construction.
- (3) The budget display shall include funding data for each of the military department’s respective activities related to explosive ordnance disposal, including—
- (A) operation and maintenance; and
- (B) overseas contingency operations.
- (d) In this section:
- (1) The term “explosive ordnance” has the meaning given such term in section 283(d) of this title .
- (2) The term “explosive ordnance disposal” means the detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, exploitation, recovery, and final disposal of explosive ordnance.