United States-India Interparliamentary Group Act

• Members of Congress: Would form a U.S. delegation of no more than 12 Members of Congress. Appointments last for that Congress and chairs would rotate between House and Senate every two years.
• Appointment rules: House picks three Members by the Speaker and three by the House minority leader. Senate picks three by the President pro tempore and three by the Senate minority leader, with at least one appointee from each chamber's foreign affairs committee on each side.
• U.S.-India engagement: The U.S. Group would meet at least annually with representatives of India's Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to discuss shared issues and priorities.
• Operations and funding: The Group must file an annual report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations showing expenditures and purposes. The bill authorizes $100,000 per fiscal year for the Group's expenses, split equally between the House and Senate, and allows gifts or donated services with ethics approval.

*Would authorize up to $100,000 per year in federal spending for the U.S. Group, increasing federal outlays by that amount.*