Sec. 204. UNITED STATES-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
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## SEC. 204 UNITED STATES-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ###
(a)In General The United States Government— ####
(1)recognizes the vital role of the strategic partnership between the United States and India in promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region; ####
(2)calls for the strengthening and broadening of diplomatic, economic, and security ties between the United States and India; and ####
(3)is committed to— #####
(A)the New Framework for the United States-India Defense Relationship, done at Arlington, Virginia on June 28, 2005; #####
(B)the United States-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative, launched in 2012; #####
(C)the Joint Strategic Vision for the Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region, announced on January 25, 2015; #####
(D)the United States-India Joint Statement on Prosperity Through Partnership, issued on June 26, 2017; and #####
(E)all related and subsequent bilateral and security agreements and arrangements concluded as of the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(b)India as Major Defense Partner Congress makes the following findings: ####
(1)Section 1292(a)(1)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2559; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) requires the recognition of India as a major defense partner. ####
(2)The designation of India as a major defense partner, which is unique to India— #####
(A)institutionalizes the progress made to facilitate defense trade and technology sharing between the United States and India; #####
(B)elevates defense trade and technology cooperation between the United States and India to a level commensurate with the closest allies and partners of the United States; #####
(C)facilitates technology sharing between the United States and India, including license-free access to a wide range of dual-use technologies, after taking into account national security concerns; and #####
(D)facilitates joint exercises, coordination on defense strategy and policy, military exchanges, and port calls in support of defense cooperation between the United States and India.
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UNITED STATES-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Stat.130 Stat. 2559
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