Sec. 4. United States actions to advance the United States-India strategic relationship
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It is the sense of Congress that the United States should take the following actions to advance the United States-India strategic relationship: Seek to enhance the capabilities of the United States and India to address emerging common threats, increase security cooperation, and expand joint military exercises. Encourage and facilitate the role as priority partners in the South Asia and greater Indo-Asia-Pacific regions. Support the mutual interest in maritime security and maritime domain awareness, as well as enhanced military cooperation in joint exercises, training, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Conduct a joint assessment, led by the Secretary of State in partnership with the Secretary of Defense, of the extent to which India possesses capabilities to support and carry out military operations of mutual interest to the United States and India, including an assessment of the defense export control regulations and policies that need appropriate modification, in recognition of India’s capabilities and its status as a major defense partner. Subparagraph
(B)of section 1292(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2559; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended— in clause (iv), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new clause: a description in the progress made in implementing existing agreements between the United States and India, including the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) signed at the U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in September 2018, the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), and the Memorandum of Intent between the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit
(DIU)and the Indian Defence Innovation Organization—Innovation for Defence Excellence (DIO–iDEX). . The Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended— in section 3(b)(2), by inserting the Government of India, before or the Government of New Zealand ; in sections 3(d)(2)(B), 3(d)(3)(A)(i), 3(d)(5), 21(e)(2)(A), 36(b)(1), 36(b)(2), 36(b)(6), 36(c)(2)(A), 36(c)(5), 36(d)(2)(A), 62(c)(1), and 63(a)(2), by inserting India, before or New Zealand each place it appears; and in sections 21(h)(1)(A) and 21(h)(2), by inserting India, before or Israel each place it appears.
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United States actions to advance the United States-India strategic relationship
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