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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S. 2987 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1247

Sec. 1247. Sense of Senate on United States-India defense relationship

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It is the sense the Senate that the United States should strengthen and enhance its major defense partnership with India and work toward mutual security objectives by— expanding engagement in multilateral frameworks, including the Quadrilateral Dialogue between the United States, India, Japan, and Australia, to promote regional security and defend shared values and common interests in the rules-based order; exploring additional steps to implement the major defense partner designation to better facilitate military interoperability, information sharing, and appropriate technology transfers; designating the responsible individual within the Department of Defense to facilitate the major defense partnership with India, as required by section 1292(a)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2559); pursuing strategic initiatives to help develop India’s defense capabilities, including maritime security capabilities; improving cooperation on and coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief responses; conducting additional joint exercises with India in the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean region, and the Western Pacific; and furthering cooperative efforts to promote security and stability in Afghanistan.
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