[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1570. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, 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 end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP 
                   BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   INDIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has an upgraded, strategic-plus 
     relationship with India based on regional cooperation, space 
     science cooperation, and defense cooperation.
       (2) The defense relationship between the United States and 
     the Republic of India is strengthened by the common 
     commitment of both countries to democracy.
       (3) The United States and the Republic of India share a 
     common and long-standing commitment to civilian control of 
     the military.
       (4) The United States and the Republic of India have 
     increasingly worked together on defense cooperation across a 
     range of activities, exercises, initiatives, and research.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should--
       (1) continue to expand defense cooperation with the 
     Republic of India;
       (2) welcome the role of the Republic of India in providing 
     security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond;
       (3) work cooperatively with the Republic of India on 
     matters relating to our common defense;
       (4) vigorously support the implementation of the United 
     States-India Defense Framework Agreement; and
       (5) support the India Defense Trade and Technology 
     Initiative.
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