,h4 ,,res4 #bbb  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,august #b1 
#bjac  ,,resolution  ,whereas the       
,united ,states and the ,hashemite      
,kingdom of ,jordan have maintained     
official diplomatic relations since     
#aidi1 and during this partnership      
spanning over #f decades1 the ,united   
,states and ,jordan have developed a    
close relationship in security1 economic
 development1 and counterterrorism      
cooperation2 ,whereas a ,united         
,states-,jordanian ,joint ,military     
,commission facilitates bilateral       
consultations between the ,united       
,states ,department of ,defense and     
,jordanian ,armed ,forces since #aigd1  
and has led to increased cooperation in 
regional and global counterterrorism    
efforts2 ,whereas ,jordan has provided  
key security and humanitarian support in
 both ,afghanistan and ,iraq2 ,whereas  
,jordan hosted a ,united                
,states-developed training program on   
human rights1 proper use of force1 and  

civil disturbances to further enhance   
peace and security in the ,west ,bank2  
,whereas in #aiif1 the ,united ,states  
designated ,jordan as a major non-,,nato
 ally1 recognizing ,jordan as a close   
ally with a strategic working           
relationship2 ,whereas the ,jordanian   
,armed ,forces are proven reliable      
contributors to the international       
community1 particularly as a member of  
the ,united ,nations1 contributing      
#eg1jjj troops to #ah different ,united 
,nations peacekeeping missions1 most    
notably in ,haiti where ,jordan endured 
multiple casualties during such         
missions2 ,whereas ,jordan signed the   
historic ,jordan-,israel ,peace ,treaty 
on ,october #bf1 #aiid1 normalizing     
relations between ,jordan and ,israel by
 resolving territorial disputes and     
establishing a partnership towards      
peaceful relations2 ,whereas ,king      
,abdullah ,,ii has been a key advocate  
of peace between the ,israelis and      
,palestinians1 often reiterating the    

urgent need for peaceful reconciliation 
and offering to serve as a mediator and 
host for peace negotiations2 ,whereas   
,jordan is a leader for progress1       
tolerance1 and moderation in the ,arab  
and ,muslim worlds2 ,whereas the        
economic partnership between the ,united
 ,states and ,jordan was further        
strengthened through the signing of the 
,united ,states-,jordan ,free ,trade    
,agreement by ,president ,bill ,clinton 
and ,king ,abdullah ,,ii on ,october    
#bd1 #bjjj1 and fully implemented on    
,january #a1 #bjaj2 ,whereas in #bjjh1  
the ,united ,states and ,jordan signed a
 #e-year ,memorandum of ,understanding  
in the amount of #cfj1jjj1jjj in        
economic support funds and #cjj1jjj1jjj 
per year in foreign military financing  
to further bolster the ,united          
,states-,jordan strategic relationship2 
,whereas the ,united ,states is strongly
 committed to the continued development 
and progress of the ,jordanian people1  
civil society1 and political            

institutions1 specifically in the areas 
of democracy assistance1 water and      
energy preservation1 education services1
 and economic development2 ,whereas the 
al-,assad regime1 backed by ,iran and   
,hizballah1 has brutally suppressed     
dissent1 conducting a campaign of       
violence that has fueled sectarian      
tensions and sparked a civil war in     
,syria2 ,whereas the conflict in ,syria 
has resulted in the loss of nearly      
#ajj1jjj ,syrian lives and the          
displacement of approximately #d1bej1jjj
 civilians1 including nearly #a1hjj1jjj 
who have fled ,syria2 ,whereas the      
,syrian conflict has contributed to     
sectarian conflict1 extremism1 and      
instability throughout the region2      
,whereas the ,government of ,jordan has 
accepted a heavy burden of hosting and  
providing for the security and basic    
needs of approximately #ejj1jjj         
refugees1 with that number growing every
 day2 ,whereas three-quarters of the    
refugees are women and children1 and #a 

in #e refugees is under the age of #d2  
,whereas the severity of the            
humanitarian crisis and the large number
 of refugees in ,jordan places          
significant economic and social         
hardships on the country2 and ,whereas  
the ,government of ,jordan has worked in
 partnership with the international     
community to provide for the needs of   
vulnerable refugee populations1         
including clean water1 food1 shelter1   
health care1 and education3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 commends the   
people and ,government of the ,hashemite
 ,kingdom of ,jordan for their continued
 friendship with the ,united ,states and
 commitment to peace1 security1 and     
stability in the ,middle ,east2  7#b7   
commends the ,government of ,jordan for 
its response to the ,syrian humanitarian
 crisis and encourages its continued    
hosting and caring for refugees fleeing 
violence from the conflict with the     
al-,assad regime2 and  7#c7 expresses a 

firm commitment to support the          
,government of ,jordan as it faces      
regional challenges and works toward a  
more peaceful and stable ,middle ,east4 
,clerk4