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S. 2220 115th Congress Senate

National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to provide for the development, construction and operation of a backup to the Global Positioning System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2017 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Coast guardCongressional oversightNavigation, waterways, harborsPublic contracts and procurement
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Spacecraft and satellitesTelephone and wireless communicationTime and calendar
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 12, 2017
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 Latest action December 12, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide for the establishment, sustainment, and operation of a complement to and backup for the timing component of the Global Positioning System (GPS). (GPS satellites contain atomic clocks that provide precise time data and allow GPS receivers to synchronize to those clocks.) The system must: (1) reduce critical dependencies on the GPS network; (2) ensure the availability of uncorrupted and non-degraded timing signals for military and civilian users if GPS timing signals are corrupted or otherwise unavailable; and (3) be land-based, operational in 2 years, and capable of operation for 20 years.

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2220: National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2220/
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"S. 2220: National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2220/.
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