Fiscal Year 2014 Program Funding

This page lists the FY 2014 funding amounts requested, authorized, and appropriated for each element of the nation's GPS program.

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Defense Appropriations

On January 17, 2014, President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76), an omnibus funding measure that provides $1.2086 billion to the Air Force GPS program in FY 2014.

Starting in FY 2014, the official budget rollup for the Air Force GPS program includes military user equipment development and excludes ground equipment procurement. Also, RDT&E for the pre-OCX control segment ended in FY 2013. Please keep these changes in mind when comparing with prior years.

Funding Marks

Program
Line Item
President's
Budget
Request
House
Committee
Mark
Senate
Committee
Mark
Final
Procurement: GPS IIF Satellites
Missile Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 20, "Global Positioning System (Space)"
$55.997M
View source
$55.997M
View source
$55.997M
View source
$55.997M
View source
Procurement: GPS III Satellites
Missile Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 17, "GPS III Space Segment" + Line Item 18, "GPS III Space Segment Advance Procurement"
$477.598M
($403.431M + $74.167M)
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$433.431M
($403.431M +
$30.000M)

−$44.167M vs request
View source 1 View source 2
$472.598M
($398.431M +
$74.167M)

−$5M vs request
View source
$450.598M
($398.431M +
$52.167M)

−$27M vs request
View source
Development: GPS III Satellites
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 222 / Program Element 0305265F, "GPS III Space Segment"
$221.276M
View source
$206.276M
−$15M vs request
View source
$221.276M
View source
$201.276M
−$20M vs request
View source
Development: Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and GPS Enterprise Integrator
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 115 / Program Element 0603423F, "Global Positioning System III -- Operational Control Segment"
$383.500M
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$365.500M
−$18M vs request
View source
$383.500M
View source
$373.500M
-$10M vs request
View source
Development: Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE)
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 56 / Program Element 0305164F, "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (User Equipment) (SPACE)"
$137.233M
View source
$127.233M
−$10M vs request
View source
$137.233M
View source
$127.233M
−$10M vs request
View source
TOTAL $1.2756B $1.188437B
−$87.163M vs request
$1.2706B
−$5M vs request
$1.2086B
−$67M vs request

The joint explanatory statement for the final act includes these notes on the GPS program cuts:

These notes are consistent with House and Senate committee reports filed in the summer of 2013, with the exception of a House note on FFRDC spending that is absent from the joint explanatory statement. All sources are embedded in the table above.

Legislative History

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House
Subcommittee
House
Committee
House
Floor
House-Senate
Conference
Committee
House
Floor
President
6/5/2013
H.R. 2397
6/12/2013
H.R. 2397
7/24/2013
H.R. 2397
1/15/2014
H.R. 3547
Senate
Subcommittee
Senate
Committee
Senate
Floor
Skipped Senate
Floor
1/17/2014
Public Law 113-76
7/30/2013
S. 1429
8/1/2013
S. 1429
Skipped 1/16/2014
H.R. 3547

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Transportation Appropriations

On January 17, 2014, President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76), an omnibus funding measure that includes FY 2014 funds for the Department of Transportation's GPS programs.

The act moves the funding for the Nationwide Differential GPS program into the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, as requested by the Administration. View source

Funding Marks

Program
Line Item
President's
Budget
Request
House
Committee
Mark
Senate
Committee
Mark
Final
GPS Civil Requirements
FAA Facilities & Equipment Budget Item 2D11
$20M
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0
−$20M vs request
View source
$15M
−$5M vs request
View source
$6M
−$14M vs request
View source
Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
FAA Facilities & Equipment Budget Item 2D03
$109M
View source
$80M
−$29M vs request
View source
$100M
−$9M vs request
View source
$84M
−$25M vs request
View source
Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS)
FAA Facilities & Equipment Budget Item 1A12, "NextGen: Flexible Terminals and Airports"
(Note: Figures here only reflect one element of a multi-element line item)
$2.5M
View source
$2.5M
View source
Unclear
Parent account cut by $1M vs request
View source
Unclear
Parent account cut by $2.077M vs request
View source
Alternative Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT)
FAA Facilities & Equipment Budget Item 1A12, "NextGen: Flexible Terminals and Airports"
(Note: Figures here only reflect one element of a multi-element line item)
$3.5M
View source
$3.5M
View source
Unclear
Parent account cut by $1M vs request
View source
Unclear
Parent account cut by $2.077M vs request
View source
Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research & Technology
(Note: Figures here only reflect one element of a multi-element line item)
$5.6M
View source
Unclear
Parent account cut by $545K vs request
View source
$5.6M
View source
$5.6M
View source
GPS Spectrum Protection
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research & Technology
(Note: Figures here only reflect one element of a multi-element line item)
$1M
View source
Unclear
Parent account cut by $545K vs request
View source
$1M
View source
$1M
View source

Legislative History

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House
Subcommittee
House
Committee
House
Floor
House-Senate
Conference
Committee
House
Floor
President
6/19/2013
H.R. 2610
6/27/2013
H.R. 2610
Skipped 1/15/2014
H.R. 3547
Senate
Subcommittee
Senate
Committee
Senate
Floor
Skipped Senate
Floor
1/17/2014
Public Law 113-76
6/25/2013
S. 1243
6/27/2013
S. 1243
Skipped 1/16/2014
H.R. 3547

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Defense Authorization

On December 26, 2013, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66). The act includes policy and funding guidance for the GPS program. It does not expend funds from the U.S. Treasury.

Starting in FY 2014, the official budget rollup for the Air Force GPS program includes military user equipment development and excludes ground equipment procurement. Also, RDT&E for the pre-OCX control segment ended in FY 2013. Please keep these changes in mind when comparing with prior years.

Funding Marks

Program
Line Item
President's
Budget
Request
House
Mark
Senate
Committee
Mark
Final
Procurement: GPS IIF Satellites
Missile Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 20, "Global Positioning System (Space)"
$55.997M
View source
$55.997M
View source
$55.997M
View source
$55.997M
View source
Procurement: GPS III Satellites
Missile Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 17, "GPS III Space Segment" + Line Item 18, "GPS III Space Segment Advance Procurement"
$477.598M
($403.431M + $74.167M)
View source 1 View source 2
$477.598M
($403.431M + $74.167M)
View source
$477.598M
($403.431M + $74.167M)
View source
$477.598M
($403.431M + $74.167M)
View source
Development: GPS III Satellites
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 222 / Program Element 0305265F, "GPS III Space Segment"
$221.276M
View source
$221.276M
View source
$221.276M
View source
$221.276M
View source
Development: Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and GPS Enterprise Integrator
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 115 / Program Element 0603423F, "Global Positioning System III -- Operational Control Segment"
$383.500M
View source
$383.500M
View source
$383.500M
View source
$383.500M
View source
Development: Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE)
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 56 / Program Element 0305164F, "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (User Equipment) (SPACE)"
$137.233M
View source
$137.233M
View source
$137.233M
View source
$137.233M
View source
TOTAL $1.2756B $1.2756B $1.2756B $1.2756B

Reporting Requirements

Section 911 of the act requires congressional notification of any suspected foreign disruption of national security space capabilities (View source). The original House text cited space-based PNT (i.e., GPS) as a capability of concern (View source). The joint explanatory statement for the final act states, "this notice is not intended to be notification of every anomaly instance; this is only notification when there is reason to believe that there was an intentional attempt to disrupt, degrade, or destroy a national security space capability" (View source).

The report to accompany the Senate bill directs the Air Force to assess the feasibility of multi-year procurement of GPS III satellites by February 2014 (View source).

Foreign Government GNSS Monitoring Stations

Section 1602(b) of the act limits the construction of GNSS monitoring stations controlled by foreign governments within U.S. territory. Such construction requires national security certification that the stations cannot be used to gather intelligence or improve foreign weapons systems. The provision includes a detailed certification waiver process and a five-year sunset clause (View source). According to the joint explanatory statement, "We do not intend this provision to affect general private or scientific cooperation with other parties" (View source). This provision originated as a Senate amendment (No. 2185) to S. 1197 (View source).

Military User Equipment

The report to accompany the House bill notes a misalignment among the next generation GPS space, control, and user segments. The report states, "The committee recommends the Department of Defense accelerate the fielding of user equipment capable of receiving the legacy and modernized military codes from the GPS. Further, the committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to establish approved security evaluation and certification processes and procedures, as well as to support and ensure sufficient redundancy of the GPS user equipment industrial base." View source

Legislative History

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House
Subcommittee
House
Committee
House
Floor
House-Senate
Conference
Committee
House
Floor
President
5/22/2013
H.R. 1960
6/5/2013
H.R. 1960
6/14/2013
H.R. 1960
12/12/2013
H.Res. 441
Senate
Subcommittee
Senate
Committee
Senate
Floor
12/10/2013
H.Res. 441 (amending H.R. 3304)
Senate
Floor
12/26/2013
Public Law 113-66
6/11/2013
S. 1197
6/13/2013
S. 1197
Skipped 12/19/2013
H.R. 3304

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