08/10/2000
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Today I am pleased to announce that the United States will stop the intentional degradation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signals available to the public beginning at midnight tonight."
"S. 2 would authorize only half of the one billion dollars requested by the President."
"This increase in accuracy will allow new GPS applications to emerge and continue to enhance the lives of people around the world."
"It would undermine the Federal effort to help communities reduce class size in the early grades."