[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 29, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6719. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself 
and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood 
educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II of the amendment, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 204. 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, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress 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, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, 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 the Russian Federation, the 
     People's Republic of China, Cuba, Iran, the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea, 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 or 
     Department of State 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 and the Secretary of State shall provide 
     the appropriate committees of Congress 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.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--The term 
     appropriate committees of Congress means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

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