S.Amdt. 2409

SA 2409. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the
following:

SEC. 12__. MEASURES TO IMPROVE DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Delay of Imposition of Certain Sanctions Relating to
the Russian Federation for Defense Cooperation With United
States.--Section 231(c) of the Countering Russian Influence
in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9525(c)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--The President'';
(2) by striking ``that the person'' and inserting the
following: ``that--
``(A) the person'';
(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
or''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), the government
with primary jurisdiction over the person is substantially
improving that government's defense cooperation with the
United States.
``(2) Exception for state sponsors of terrorism.--The
President may not delay the imposition of sanctions under
paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a person if the government
with primary jurisdiction over that person has been
determined by the Secretary of State to be a government that
has repeatedly provided support for acts of international
terrorism for purposes of--
``(A) section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act
of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A)) (as continued in effect
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.));
``(B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
``(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
``(D) any other provision of law.''.
(b) Sense of Congress on License Exception Strategic Trade
Authorization for India.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should expeditiously grant India status
under the License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization
under section 740.20 of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations, commensurate with the status of India as a major
defense partner of the United States.
(c) Sense of Congress on Strengthening Defense Partnership
With India.--It is the sense of Congress that the United
States should strengthen and enhance its major defense
partnership with India and work toward the mutual security
objectives of India and the United States.
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