A bill to enhance the eligibility of India for Foreign Military Sales and exports under the Arms Export Control Act.
This bill amends the Arms Export Control Act to explicitly include India as an eligible country for Foreign Military Sales and certain exports. It updates multiple sections of the law by adding "India" where current text lists other countries like New Zealand or Israel. The change directly affects U.S. military exports to India, allowing India to access the standard Foreign Military Sales program without additional legislative steps. The key mechanism is a technical insertion into the legal text to remove India from a list of excluded nations. This is a procedural update to the law's eligibility criteria, not a new policy or funding measure.
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Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Jun 21, 2023
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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