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‘‘(d) BIENNIAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than 30 days after the
end of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the Global Positioning System. The report shall
include a discussion of the following matters:
‘‘(A) The operational status of the system.
‘‘(B) The capability of the system to satisfy effectively (i)
the military requirements for the system that are current as
of the date of the report, and (ii) the performance requirements
of the Federal Radionavigation Plan.
‘‘(C) The most recent determination by the President
regarding continued use of the selective availability feature
of the system and the expected date of any change or elimi-
nation of the use of that feature.
‘‘(D) The status of cooperative activities undertaken by
the United States with the governments of other countries
concerning the capability of the system or any augmentation
of the system to satisfy civil, commercial, scientific, and military
requirements, including a discussion of the status and results
of activities undertaken under any regional international agree-
ment.
‘‘(E) Any progress made toward establishing GPS as an
international standard for consistency of navigational service.
‘‘(F) Any progress made toward protecting GPS from disrup-
tion and interference.
‘‘(G) The effects of use of the system on national security,
regional security, and the economic competitiveness of United
States industry, including the Global Positioning System equip-
ment and service industry and user industries.
‘‘(2) In preparing the parts of each such report required under
subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of paragraph (1), the Secretary
of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Secretary
of Commerce, and the Secretary of Transportation.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘basic GPS services’ means the following
components of the Global Positioning System that are operated
and maintained by the Department of Defense:
‘‘(A) The constellation of satellites.
‘‘(B) The navigation payloads that produce the Global
Positioning System signals.
‘‘(C) The ground stations, data links, and associated
command and control facilities.
‘‘(2) The term ‘GPS Standard Positioning Service’ means
the civil and commercial service provided by the basic Global
Positioning System as defined in the 1996 Federal Radio-
navigation Plan (published jointly by the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Transportation in July 1997).’’.
(2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and
at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of such title are amended
by inserting after the item relating to chapter 134 the following
new item:
‘‘136. Provisions Relating to Specific Programs ......................................... 2281’’.
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SEC. 1075. PROTECTION OF SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION VOLUN-
TARILY PROVIDED BY AIR CARRIERS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROTECT INFORMATION.—Section 2640 of title
10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections
(i) and (j), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
subsection (h):
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO PROTECT SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION
VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED BY AN AIR CARRIER.—(1) Subject to para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Defense may (notwithstanding any other
provision of law) withhold from public disclosure safety-related
information that is provided to the Secretary voluntarily by an
air carrier for the purposes of this section.
‘‘(2) Information may be withheld under paragraph (1) from
public disclosure only if the Secretary determines that—
‘‘(A) the disclosure of the information would inhibit an
air carrier from voluntarily providing, in the future, safety-
related information for the purposes of this section or for other
air safety purposes involving the Department of Defense or
another Federal agency; and
‘‘(B) the receipt of such information generally enhances
the fulfillment of responsibilities under this section or other
air safety responsibilities involving the Department of Defense
or another Federal agency.
‘‘(3) If the Secretary provides to the head of another agency
safety-related information described in paragraph (1) with respect
to which the Secretary has made a determination described in
paragraph (2), the head of that agency shall (notwithstanding any
other provision of law) withhold the information from public disclo-
sure unless the disclosure is specifically authorized by the Sec-
retary.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (h) of section 2640 of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with
respect to requests for information made on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1076. NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIAN YOUTH.
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Chapter 5 of title 32, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 509. National Guard Challenge Program of opportunities
for civilian youth
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY
AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
may conduct a National Guard civilian youth opportunities program
(to be known as the ‘National Guard Challenge Program’) to use
the National Guard to provide military-based training, including
supervised work experience in community service and conservation
projects, to civilian youth who cease to attend secondary school
before graduating so as to improve the life skills and employment
potential of such youth.
‘‘(b) CONDUCT
OF
THE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense
shall provide for the conduct of the National Guard Challenge
Program in such States as the Secretary considers to be appropriate,
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except that Federal expenditures under the program may not exceed
$50,000,000 for any fiscal year.
‘‘(c) PROGRAM AGREEMENTS.—(1) To carry out the National
Guard Challenge Program in a State, the Secretary of Defense
shall enter into an agreement with the Governor of the State
or, in the case of the District of Columbia, with the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard, under which
the Governor or the commanding general will establish, organize,
and administer the National Guard Challenge Program in the State.
‘‘(2) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to provide
funds to the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the
use of civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct
of the National Guard Challenge Program.
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The amount of assistance
provided under this section to a State program of the National
Guard Challenge Program may not exceed—
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 1998, 75 percent of the costs of operating
the State program during that year;
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 1999, 70 percent of the costs of operating
the State program during that year;
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2000, 65 percent of the costs of operating
the State program during that year; and
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2001 and each subsequent fiscal year,
60 percent of the costs of operating the State program during
that year.
‘‘(e) PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM.—A school
dropout from secondary school shall be eligible to participate in
the National Guard Challenge Program. The Secretary of Defense
shall prescribe the standards and procedures for selecting partici-
pants from among school dropouts.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(1) To the extent
provided in an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection
(c) and subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense, a
person selected for training in the National Guard Challenge Pro-
gram may receive the following benefits in connection with that
training:
‘‘(A) Allowances for travel expenses, personal expenses, and
other expenses.
‘‘(B) Quarters.
‘‘(C) Subsistence.
‘‘(D) Transportation.
‘‘(E) Equipment.
‘‘(F) Clothing.
‘‘(G) Recreational services and supplies.
‘‘(H) Other services.
‘‘(I) Subject to paragraph (2), a temporary stipend upon
the successful completion of the training, as characterized in
accordance with procedures provided in the agreement.
‘‘(2) In the case of a person selected for training in the National
Guard Challenge Program who afterwards becomes a member of
the Civilian Community Corps under subtitle E of title I of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611
et seq.), the person may not receive a temporary stipend under
paragraph (1)(I) while the person is a member of that Corps. The
person may receive the temporary stipend after completing service
in the Corps unless the person elects to receive benefits provided
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under subsection (f) or (g) of section 158 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12618).
‘‘(g) PROGRAM PERSONNEL.—(1) Personnel of the National Guard
of a State in which the National Guard Challenge Program is
conducted may serve on full-time National Guard duty for the
purpose of providing command, administrative, training, or support-
ing services for the program. For the performance of those services,
any such personnel may be ordered to duty under section 502(f)
of this title for not longer than the period of the program.
‘‘(2) A Governor participating in the National Guard Challenge
Program and the commanding general of the District of Columbia
National Guard (if the District of Columbia National Guard is
participating in the program) may procure by contract the tem-
porary full time services of such civilian personnel as may be
necessary to augment National Guard personnel in carrying out
the National Guard Challenge Program in that State.
‘‘(3) Civilian employees of the National Guard performing serv-
ices for the National Guard Challenge Program and contractor
personnel performing such services may be required, when appro-
priate to achieve the purposes of the program, to be members
of the National Guard and to wear the military uniform.
‘‘(h) EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.—(1) Equipment and facilities
of the National Guard, including military property of the United
States issued to the National Guard, may be used in carrying
out the National Guard Challenge Program.
‘‘(2) Activities under the National Guard Challenge Program
shall be considered noncombat activities of the National Guard
for purposes of section 710 of this title.
‘‘(i) STATUS OF PARTICIPANTS.—(1) A person receiving training
under the National Guard Challenge Program shall be considered
an employee of the United States for the purposes of the following
provisions of law:
‘‘(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to com-
pensation of Federal employees for work injuries).
‘‘(B) Section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 and any
other provision of law relating to the liability of the United
States for tortious conduct of employees of the United States.
‘‘(2) In the application of the provisions of law referred to
in paragraph (1)(A) to a person referred to in paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) the person shall not be considered to be in the perform-
ance of duty while the person is not at the assigned location
of training or other activity or duty authorized in accordance
with a program agreement referred to in subsection (c), except
when the person is traveling to or from that location or is
on pass from that training or other activity or duty;
‘‘(B) the person’s monthly rate of pay shall be deemed
to be the minimum rate of pay provided for grade GS–2 of
the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; and
‘‘(C) the entitlement of a person to receive compensation
for a disability shall begin on the day following the date on
which the person’s participation in the National Guard Chal-
lenge Program is terminated.
‘‘(3) A person referred to in paragraph (1) may not be considered
an employee of the United States for any purpose other than a
purpose set forth in that paragraph.
‘‘(j) SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES.—To carry out the National
Guard Challenge Program in a State, the Governor of the State