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,khanna 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 &   
,mr4 ,%]man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ways & ,means1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1  
,ov]sight & ,re=m1 & ! ,judici>y1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
express ! ,s5se ( ,congress relat+ to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-,india ,def5se ,p>tn]%ip4 
#a4 ,unit$ ,/ates-,india ,def5se        
,p>tn]%ip  7a7 ,/rong ,unit$            
,/ates-,india ,def5se ,p>tn]%ip ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 a /rong ,unit$
 ,/ates-,india def5se p>tn]%ip1 root$ 9 
%>$ democratic values1 is critical 9    
ord] to advance ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s 9 
! ,indo-,pacific region2 &  7#b7 ?is    
p>tn]%ip betwe5 ! _w's olde/ & l>ge/    
democracies is critical & mu/ cont9ue to

 be /r5g!n$ 9 response to increas+      
?reats 9 ! ,indo-,pacific regions1 s5d+ 
an unequivocal signal t sov]eignty &    
int]national law mu/ be respect$4  7b7  
,unit$ ,/ates-,india ,initiative on     
,critical & ,em]g+ ,te*nologies         
7i,c,e,t7 ,! ,congress f9ds t ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,india ,initiative on ,critical &
 ,em]g+ ,te*nologies 7i,c,e,t7 is a     
welcome & ess5tial /ep to develop+ clos]
 p>tn]%ips betwe5 gov]nm5ts1 academia1 &
 indu/ry 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,india to  
address ! late/ advances 9 artificial   
intellig5ce1 quantum comput+1           
biote*nology1 a]ospace1 & semiconductor 
manufactur+4 ,su* collaborations betwe5 
eng9e]s & comput] sci5ti/s are vital to 
help ensure t ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,india1 
z well z o!r democracies ar\nd ! _w1    
fo/] innovation & facilitate            
te*nological advances :i* cont9ue to f> 
outpace ,russian & ,*9ese te*nology4    
7c7 ,bord] ?reats f ,*9a & reliance on  
,russian-,built weapons ,congress       
recognizes t-- 7#a7 ,india faces        

imm$iate & s]i\s regional bord] ?reats f
 ,*9a1 ) cont9u$ milit>y aggression by !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a along ! ,india-,*9a   
bord]1  7#b7 ,india relies on           
,russian-built weapons = its national   
def5se1 &  7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld    
take additional /eps to enc\rage ,india 
to accel]ate ,india's transition (f     
,russian-built weapons & def5se sy/ems  
:ile /rongly support+ ,india's imm$iate 
def5se ne$s4  7d7 ,waiv] ( ,,caatsa     
sanctions 9 be/ int]e/s ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,india ,def5se        
,p>tn]%ip ,:ile ,india faces imm$iate   
ne$s to ma9ta9 its heavily              
,russian-built weapons sy/ems1 a waiv]  
to sanctions "u ! ,c\nt]+ ,am]ica's     
,adv]s>ies ,?r\gh ,sanctions ,act dur+  
?is transition p]iod is 9 ! be/ int]e/s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,unit$            
,/ates-,india def5se p>tn]%ip to det]   
aggressors 9 light ( ,russia & ,*9a's   
close p>tn]%ip4