Fiscal Year 2019 Program Funding

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This page lists the FY 2019 funding amounts requested, authorized, and appropriated for each element of the nation's GPS program.

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Defense Appropriations

LAW

On September 28, 2018, President Trump signed the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, an omnibus funding measure that provides $1.42 billion to the Air Force GPS program in FY 2019.

The President's request was over $1.4 billion. View source (9 MB PDF)

Funding Marks

Program
Line Item
President's
Budget
Request
House
Committee
Mark
Senate
Committee
Mark
Final
Procurement: GPS III Satellites
Space Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 7, "GPSIII / GPS III Space Segment"
View justification (3.1 MB PDF)
$69.386M $69.386M
View PDF (7 MB)
$69.386M
View PDF (700 KB)
$69.386M
View PDF (12MB)
Procurement: Space Mods
Space Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 20, "Space Mods", Modification 1, "NAVSTAR GPS-OCS COTS UPGRADE"
(NOTE: Figures here only reflect GPS elements of the $148.065 million line item)

View justification (3.1 MB PDF)
$13.481M $13.481M
View PDF (7 MB)
$13.481M
View PDF (700 KB)
$13.481M
View PDF (12 MB)
Procurement: Initial Spares/Repair Parts
Space Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 22, "Initial Spares/Repair Parts", "MC0MSE / NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (Space and Control Segments)"
(NOTE: Figures here only reflect GPS elements of the $21.812 million line item)

View justification (3.1 MB PDF)
$0.421M Unclear
View PDF (7 MB)
$0.421M
View PDF (700 KB)
Unclear
View PDF
(12 MB)
Development: GPS III, Search & Rescue Payload, and M-Code Hosted Payload
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 319 / Program Element 1203265F, "GPS III Space Segment"
View justification (11 MB PDF)
$144.543M $144.543M
View PDF (7 MB)
$144.543M
View PDF (700 KB)
$144.543M
View PDF
(12 MB)
Development: GPS III Follow-On Satellites
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 120 / Program Element 1203269F, "GPS IIIC"
View justification (15 MB PDF)
$451.889M $433.889M
(-$18M vs request)
View PDF (7 MB)
$401.889M
(-$50M vs request)
View PDF (700 KB)
$426.889M
(-$25M vs request)
View PDF (12 MB)
Development: Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and GPS Enterprise Integrator
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 327 / Program Element 1206423F, "Global Positioning System III -- Operational Control Segment"
View justification (11 MB PDF)
$513.235M $513.235M
View PDF (7 MB)
$513.235M
View PDF (700 KB)
$513.235M
View PDF (12 MB)
Development: Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE)
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 60 / Program Element 1203164F, "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (User Equipment) (SPACE)"
View justification (15 MB PDF)
$286.629M $286.629M
View PDF (7 MB)
$256.629M
(-$30M vs request)
View PDF (700 KB)

$256.629M
(-$30M vs request)
View PDF (12 MB)

TOTAL $1.479584B $1.461584B
(-$18M vs request)
$1.399584B
(-$80M vs request)
$1.424584B
(-$55M vs request)

Legislative History

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House
Subcommittee
House
Committee
House
Floor
House-Senate
Conference
Committee
House
Floor
President
6/7/2018
H.R. 6157
6/13/2018
H.R. 6157
6/28/2018
H.R. 6157
9/26/2018
H.R. 6157
Senate
Subcommittee
Senate
Committee
Senate
Floor
9/13/2018
H.R. 6157
Senate
Floor
9/28/2018
Public Law
115-245
6/26/2018
S. 3159
6/28/2018
S. 3159
8/23/2018
H.R. 6157
9/18/2018
H.R. 6157

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Transportation Appropriations

LAW

On February, 15, 2019, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, an omnibus funding measure that provides $96.32 million to the Department of Transportation to operate a civil GPS augmentation system (WAAS) in FY 2019.

Funding Marks

Program
Line Item
President's
Budget
Request
House
Committee
Mark
Senate
Committee
Mark
Final
Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for GPS
FAA Facilities & Equipment, Activity 2, Budget Item 2D02, "Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for GPS"
View justification (5.4 MB PDF)
$96.32M $96.32M
View PDF (1 MB)
$96.32M
View PDF (400 KB)
$96.32M
View PDF (10.7 MB)

WAAS Program Guidance

GPS Vehicle Tracking

Legislative History

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House
Subcommittee
House
Committee
House
Floor
House-Senate
Conference
Committee
House
Floor
President
5/16/2018
H.R. 6072
5/23/2018
H.R. 6072
1/10/2019
H.R. 267
2/14/2019
H.J.Res. 31
Senate
Subcommittee
Senate
Committee
Senate
Floor
2/13/2019
H.J.Res. 31
Senate
Floor
2/15/2019
Public Law 116-6
6/5/2018
S. 3023
6/7/2018
S. 3023
8/1/2018
H.R. 6147
2/14/2019
H.J.Res. 31

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Defense Authorization

LAW

On August 13, 2018, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. The act includes policy and funding guidance for the GPS program. It does not expend funds from the U.S. Treasury.

Funding Marks

Program
Line Item
President's
Budget
Request
House
Committee
Mark
Senate
Committee
Mark
Final
Procurement: GPS III Satellites
Space Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 7, "GPSIII / GPS III Space Segment"
View justification (3.1 MB PDF)
$69.386M $74.386M
(+$5M vs request)
View PDF (3.5 MB)
$69.386MView PDF (2MB) $69.386MView PDF (1.9MB)
Procurement: Space Mods
Space Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 20, "Space Mods", Modification 1, "NAVSTAR GPS-OCS COTS UPGRADE"
(NOTE: Figures here only reflect GPS elements of the $148.065 million line item)

View justification (3.1 MB PDF)
$13.481M $13.481M
View PDF (3.5 MB)
$13.481MView PDF (2MB) $13.481MView PDF (1.9MB)
Procurement: Initial Spares/Repair Parts
Space Procurement, Air Force, Line Item 22, "Initial Spares/Repair Parts", "MC0MSE / NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (Space and Control Segments)"
(NOTE: Figures here only reflect GPS elements of the $21.812 million line item)

View justification (3.1 MB PDF)
$0.421M $0.421M
View PDF (3.5 MB)
$0.421MView PDF (2 MB) $0.421MView PDF (1.9 MB)
Development: GPS III, Search & Rescue Payload, and M-Code Hosted Payload
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 319 / Program Element 1203265F, "GPS III Space Segment"
View justification (11 MB PDF)
$144.543M $144.543M
View PDF (3.5 MB)
$144.543MView PDF (2MB) $144.543MView PDF (1.9MB)
Development: GPS III Follow-On Satellites
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 120 / Program Element 1203269F, "GPS IIIC"
View justification (15 MB PDF)
$451.889M $451.889M
View PDF (3.5 MB)
$451.889MView PDF (2 MB) $433.889M
(-$18M vs request)
View PDF (1.9 MB)
Development: Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and GPS Enterprise Integrator
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 327 / Program Element 1206423F, "Global Positioning System III -- Operational Control Segment"
View justification (11 MB PDF)
$513.235M $513.235M
View PDF (3.5 MB)
$513.235MView PDF (2 MB) $513.235MView PDF (1.9 MB)
Development: Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE)
RDT&E, Air Force, Line Item No. 60 / Program Element 1203164F, "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (User Equipment) (SPACE)"
View justification (15 MB PDF)
$286.629M $286.629M
View PDF (3.5 MB)
$286.629MView PDF (2MB) $286.629MView PDF (1.9MB)
TOTAL $1.479584B $1.484584B
(+$5M vs request)
$1.479584B $1.461584B
(-$18M vs request)

Control Segment

M-Code Receivers

Enhancement of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capacity

GPS Backup

Electronic Warfare

Legislative History

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House
Subcommittee
House
Committee
House
Floor
House-Senate
Conference
Committee
House
Floor
President
4/26/2018
H.R. 5515
5/9/2018
H.R. 5515
5/24/2018
H.R. 5515
7/26/2018
H.R. 5515
Senate
Subcommittee
Senate
Committee
Senate
Floor
7/23/2018
H.R. 5515
Senate
Floor
8/13/2018
Public Law 115-232
5/23/2018
S.2987
5/23/2018
S.2987
6/18/2018
H.R. 5515
8/1/2018
H.R. 5515

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