To promote a more efficient, responsive, and effective bilateral defense trade relationship between the United States and India.

1. Adds SEC. 1246. BILATERAL DEFENSE TRADE RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIA at the end of subtitle D of title XII

   Adds a section

   In S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (e) Capital Project Defined.--In this section, the term "capital project" has the meaning given that term in section 308 of the Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2421e).

   Inserted: SEC. 1246. BILATERAL DEFENSE TRADE RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIA.

   Inserted: (a) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that articulates the vision of the Department of Defense for defense trade relations between the United States and India within the context of the overall bilateral defense relationship.

   Inserted: (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:

   Inserted: (A) A description of the Department's approach for normalizing defense trade.

   Inserted: (B) An assessment of the defense capabilities that could enhance cooperation and coordination between the Governments of the United States and India on matters of shared security interests.

   Inserted: (b) Comprehensive Policy Review.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall lead a comprehensive policy review to examine the feasibility of engaging in co-production and co-development defense projects with India.

   Inserted: (2) Scope.--The policy review should--

   Inserted: (A) examine the parameters and requirements for United States-India cooperation as well as the terms and conditions India must fulfill to broach such cooperation; and

   Inserted: (B) consider potential areas of cooperation, including the possibility of co-producing a training aircraft and co-developing counter-IED technology or individual soldier capabilities.

   Inserted: (c) Sense of Congress on International Initiatives.--It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Department State, should--

   Show 5 more inserted paragraphsShow less

   Inserted: (1) conduct a review of all United States-India bilateral working groups dealing with high technology transfers, including technology security and licensing for dual-use and munitions licenses, and determine the feasibility of establishing a single United States Government working group dedicated to strategic technology trade;

   Inserted: (2) engage counterparts in the Government of India in an intensified dialogue on the current challenges related to the compatibility of the Foreign Military Sales and direct commercial sales programs with the Indian Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP), and steps to improve compatibility;

   Inserted: (3) engage counterparts in the Government of India in a dialogue about the elements of an effective defense industrial base, including personnel training, quality assurance, and manufacturing procedures;

   Inserted: (4) consider the establishment of orientation programs for new defense officials in the Government of India about the procedures for United States defense sales, including licensing processes; and

   Inserted: (5) continue and deepen ongoing efforts to assist the Government of India in developing its defense acquisition expertise by assisting with the development of training institutions and human capital.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.

As printed