GPS Resiliency Report Act

This bill tells the Department of Defense to study and report on how the United States and its allies could lose access to GPS and related timing signals, and what that would mean. The report must look at threats from countries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and review current work to back up or replace GPS from space and from the ground. It also asks how the Space Force’s “Resilient GPS” effort could make our satellites tougher within 10 years, and calls for a plan to build a ground-based backup system that could be up and running within 15 years. The report is due within one year and will be unclassified, but may include a secret add-on if needed .

Here are the key points at a glance:

• Who is affected: Department of Defense and Space Force; U.S. allies; and, indirectly, anyone who relies on GPS for maps, phone timing, banking, shipping, and power grids .
• What changes: A required report on risks if GPS is disrupted; an assessment of rival nations’ ability to jam or block GPS; a review of current backup technologies; a goal for more resilient satellites in 10 years; and a framework for a ground-based backup within 15 years .
• When: Report due within one year of the law taking effect; 10-year target for satellite resilience; 15-year target for a ground-based backup plan and path to operation. The report will be public, with an option for a classified annex .