Robert Stump said "Mr. Chairman, section 151 of the authorization bill would prevent the Department of Defense from buying a commercial communications satellite system or leasing a communications service unless independent testing proves that the system or service will not cause harmful interference to collocated global positioning system receivers used by the DOD. Mr. Chairman, I support the efforts to protect DOD technology, including GPS, from harmful interference. However, I am concerned that the independent testing requirement in section 151 could have the inadvertent effect of precluding DOD's purchase of cellular telephones, two-way radios, and other communication services until new standards and testing protocols are developed. I ask the gentleman if this is the intent of section 151, and I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter)." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 10, 1999

Mr. Chairman, section 151 of the authorization bill would prevent the Department of Defense from buying a commercial communications satellite system or leasing a communications service unless independent testing proves that the system or service will not cause harmful interference to collocated global positioning system receivers used by the DOD. Mr. Chairman, I support the efforts to protect DOD technology, including GPS, from harmful interference. However, I am concerned that the independent testing requirement in section 151 could have the inadvertent effect of precluding DOD's purchase of cellular telephones, two-way radios, and other communication services until new standards and testing protocols are developed. I ask the gentleman if this is the intent of section 151, and I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter).

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Robert Stump

Republican · Arizona

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing concerns about section 151 of the authorization bill related to DOD communications and GPS technology.

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