Sec. 1207. Report on cooperation between the National Guard and the Republic of India
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Not later than February 15, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between the National Guard and the Republic of India. Such report shall include the following elements: A description of the cooperation between the National Guard and India during the 10 preceding calendar years, including mutual visits, exercises, training, and equipment opportunities. An evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of enhancing cooperation between the National Guard and India on a range of activities, including— disaster and emergency response; cyber defense and communications security; military medical cooperation; mountain warfare; jungle warfare; counterinsurgency; counterterrorism; cultural exchange and education of members of the National Guard in Hindi; and programs for National Guard advisors to assist in training the reserve components of the military forces of India.
Recommendations to enhance such cooperation and improve interoperability, including through familiarization visits, cooperative training and exercises, and co-deployments. Identification of States that may serve as potential partners with India through a State partnership under section 341 of title 10, United States Code. Any other matter the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.