Fiscal Year 2013 Program Funding

This page lists the FY 2013 funding amounts requested, authorized, and appropriated for each element of the nation's GPS program.

Each line item below provides external links to original source documents, including bills, report language, and agency budget justifications submitted to Congress.

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Defense Appropriations

On March 26, 2013, President Obama signed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, an omnibus spending measure that includes funding line items for the Department of Defense.

The act provides a total of $1.2322 billion for the GPS program, minus a 0.1% rescission and a further reduction based on the President's sequestration order (cutting 7.8% from all non-exempt defense discretionary accounts). Final, adjusted amounts are not yet available for the line items below.

Funding Marks

The report explaining the final act justifies the GPS IIF cut as follows: "GPS space and control technical support excess to need". It also provides a detailed breakout of the OCX cut, reducing "Phase B" to fund Launch Control System acceleration and cutting FFRDC and integrator support. (GPS enterprise integration is a sub-element of the OCX line item.) The original House report included similar explanations for GPS IIF and OCX. See table above for sources.

The original Senate marks aligned with those in the defense authorization (see below).

Legislative History

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Transportation Appropriations

The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, funds the Department of Transportation at the same level as in Fiscal Year 2012, minus a reduction based on the President's sequestration order (cutting 5.0% from all non-defense discretionary accounts). Final, adjusted amounts are not yet available for the line items below.

The table shows the FY 2012 enacted levels for GPS Civil Requirements, WAAS, and NDGPS. DOT's FY 2012 funding act did not set specific marks for GBAS or APNT. (View FY 2012 table)

Funding Marks

GPS Tracking

The House proposed a ban on Department of Transportation spending "to promulgate or implement any regulations that would mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking, electronic on-board recording devices, or event data recorders in passenger or commercial motor vehicles." (View source) The final act does not include this provision.

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Defense Authorization

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. The act includes policy and funding guidance for the GPS program.

Funding Marks

Reporting Requirements

Section 342 requires a report and exercise plan on the military's readiness to operate in environments where GPS and other information systems are denied (View source). This reporting requirement originated in the House (View source). The original Senate report stated, "The Department of Defense must develop and incorporate training and contingency operations in a GPS denial environment to ensure mission success." (View source)

Section 1064 repeals the requirement for the biennial GPS report to Congress (View source). The repeal appeared in the original versions of the Senate (View source) and House (View source) bills. According to the Senate bill report, "This information can readily be obtained from the biennial Federal Radionavigation Plan saving approximately $150,000 each year in federal funds." (View source)

The House report language directs the Air Force to submit a report on "lower-cost solutions for providing GPS capability following the procurement of the GPS III satellites." It also directs the U.S. Comptroller General to review the report. (View source)

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