[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3098]
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  SA 5949. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1252. REPORT AND BRIEFINGS ON DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR CO-
                   PRODUCTION WITH INDIA.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report that identifies 
     defense systems, subsystems, critical components, or 
     capabilities suitable for co-production or co-development 
     with India over the subsequent five-year period.
       (2) Considerations.--In identifying such systems, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall consider the following:
       (A) Operational demand, and documented capability gaps, of 
     the United States and India with respect to co-production and 
     co-development of defense systems, subsystems, critical 
     components, or capabilities.
       (B) With respect to the meaningful participation in such 
     co-production and co-development, the industrial capacity of 
     defense firms of India, the Government of India, and any 
     other relevant entity.
       (C) The potential to enhance--
       (i) supply chain resilience and United States-India 
     interoperability; and
       (ii) shared development of--

       (I) hardware, such as munitions, combat vehicles, and space 
     technologies; and
       (II) capabilities, including software, artificial 
     intelligence platforms, cyber platforms, and other advanced 
     technologies.

       (D) Technology security and export control requirements 
     under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
     and applicable regulations.
       (E) The relationship of the Government of India and the 
     defense firms of India with countries of concern, including 
     the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Iran, the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and 
     Venezuela, and the risk of sensitive technology transfer to 
     such countries.
       (3) Strategy to advance co-production.--The report required 
     by paragraph (1) shall include, for each system identified, a 
     strategy to advance co-production that includes the 
     following:
       (A) An identification of the proposed co-production or co-
     development mechanism, such as Foreign Military Sales, Direct 
     Commercial Sales, a government-to-government agreement, or 
     another arrangement.
       (B) An identification of key milestones and a timeline for 
     achieving a co-production or co-development arrangement 
     within the five-year period covered by the report.
       (C) An identification of the lead Department of Defense 
     office responsible for execution of such arrangement.
       (D) A description of known obstacles and steps to address 
     such obstacles, including any required regulatory, policy, or 
     legislative changes by the United States.
       (4) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (b) Briefings.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense 
     committees with a briefing on progress in advancing co-
     production arrangements for each system identified under 
     subsection (a)(1), including any systems removed from or 
     added to the list and the rational for so doing.
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