To modify the provision clarifying responsibility for preparation of the biennial global positioning system report.

1. Rewrites page 419, line 10 through page 420, line 2

   ReplacesPrinted page

   Removes page 419, line 10 through page 420, line 2 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 2281(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "the Secretary of Defense" and inserting "the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, in their capacity as co-chairs of the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing,"; and

   Inserted: (B) by striking "the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives" and inserting "the Committees on Armed Services and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives"; and

   Inserted: (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph (2):

   Inserted: "(2) In preparing each report required under paragraph (1), the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, in their capacity as co-chairs of the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland Security.".

   Original wording

   Beginning on page 419, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 420, line 2, and insert the following:

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