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SEC. 246. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall jointly submit to
Congress a report setting forth the recommendations of the
Secretary and the Administrator regarding cooperative ac-
tivities between the Department of Defense and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration related to research,
development, test, and evaluation on areas of mutual inter-
est to the Department and the Administration.
(b) AREAS COVERED.—The areas of mutual interest
to the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration referred to in subsection (a) may
include, but not be limited to, areas relating to the fol-
lowing:
(1) Aeronautics research.
(2) Facilities, personnel, and support infrastruc-
ture.
(3) Propulsion and power technologies.
(4) Space access and operations.
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SEC. 247. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR LIMITATION ON
PROCUREMENT 
OF 
SYSTEMS 
NOT 
GPS-
EQUIPPED.
(a) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 152(b) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1994 (Public Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1578), as amended
by section 218(e) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–
261; 112 Stat. 1952; 10 U.S.C. 2281 note), is further
amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’.
(b) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS.—Any obligation or ex-
penditure of funds by the Department of Defense during the
period beginning on October 1, 2005, and ending on the
date of the enactment of this Act to modify or procure a
Department of Defense aircraft, ship, armored vehicle, or
indirect-fire weapon system that is not equipped with a
Global Positioning System receiver is hereby ratified.
SEC. 248. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ROBOT-
ICS AND UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE SYS-
TEMS.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than nine months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the development and utilization of robotics and un-
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manned ground vehicle systems by the Department of De-
fense.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A description of the utilization of robotics
and unmanned ground vehicle systems in current
military operations.
(2) A description of the manner in which the de-
velopment of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle
systems capabilities supports current major acquisi-
tion programs of the Department of Defense.
(3) A detailed description, including budget esti-
mates, of all Department programs and activities on
robotics and unmanned ground vehicle systems for fis-
cal years 2004 through 2012, including programs and
activities relating to research, development, test and
evaluation, procurement, and operation and mainte-
nance.
(4) A description of the long-term research and
development strategy of the Department on technology
for the development and integration of new robotics
and unmanned ground vehicle systems capabilities in
support of Department missions.
(5) A description of any planned demonstration
or experimentation activities of the Department that
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will support the development and deployment of ro-
botics and unmanned ground vehicle systems by the
Department.
(6) A statement of the Department organizations
currently participating in the development of new ro-
botics or unmanned ground vehicle systems capabili-
ties, including the specific missions of each such orga-
nization in such efforts.
(7) A description of the activities of the Depart-
ment to collaborate with industry, academia, and
other Government and nongovernment organizations
in the development of new capabilities in robotics and
unmanned ground vehicle systems.
(8) An assessment of the short-term and long-
term ability of the industrial base of the United
States to support the production of robotics and un-
manned ground vehicle systems to meet Department
requirements.
(9) An assessment of the progress being made to
achieve the goal established by section 220(a)(2) of the
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public
Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–38) that, by 2015,
one-third of operational ground combat vehicles be
unmanned.