; (2) it is important to reduce regulatory barriers to technological cooperation with India in ways that enhance our national security and advance strategic priorities; (3) providing the President with the flexibility to export high-performance computers to India would bolster United States-India technological cooperation and demonstrate Congress’s commitment to India as a strategic partner; and (4) removing India from the Computer Tier 3 eligible countries list in section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations would help to strengthen the bilateral relationship. 4. Export approvals for high-performance computers to India Section 1211(e)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note) is amended— (1) by striking A country and inserting the following: (A) In general A country ; (2) by striking (A) the country and inserting the following: (i) the country ; (3) by striking (B) the country and inserting the following: (ii) the country ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (B) Exception Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a country may be removed from the list of covered countries under subsection (b) if the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Department of Commerce recognize the status of the country as a Major Defense Partner pursuant to section 1258(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 note). .