US Congress House Bill 4825 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

U.S.-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S.-India defense partnership is vital to regional and international stability and security, and (2) the President should take action to formalize India's status as a U.S. major partner. The President should coordinate with India annually to develop military contingency plans for addressing threats to mutual security interests. The President shall: (1) annually assess the extent to which India possesses strategic operational capabilities to execute military operations of mutual interest to the United States and India; and (2) ensure that such assessment is used in reviewing applications to sell or export defense articles, defense services, or technical data. The Arms Export Control Act is amended to extend special foreign military sales status to India.

U.S.-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act

Rep. George Holding [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-03-22	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1499)
2016-03-22	House	Introduced in House

SB2901 (Related) 2016-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4825/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4825/BILLS-114hr4825ih.pdf