[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3323]
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  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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