,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,meeks 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,boustany1   
,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4       
,engel1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mr4        
,fortenberry1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4         
,hastings of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1    
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 and ,mr4     
,weber of ,texas7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the long-term
 partnership and friendship between the 
,united ,states and the ,hashemite      
,kingdom of ,jordan1 working together   
towards peace and security in the       
,middle ,east4  ,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 for  
the ,palestinian ,national ,security    
,forces 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 a proven reliable    
contributor 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 progress and    
tolerance in the ,arab world and        
recently held parliamentary elections1  
as part of a political reform movement2 
,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 regime continues 
to fuel a humanitarian crisis within the
 region through attacks against innocent
 civilians1 resulting in the loss of    

approximately #gj1jjj ,syrian lives and 
the displacement of approximately       
#e1ejj1jjj civilians and over #a1cjj1jjj
 women1 children1 and men who have fled 
,syria2 ,whereas the international      
community1 led by the ,united ,nations1 
has issued dire warnings regarding the  
severity of the growing humanitarian    
crisis1 calling for the international   
community to use all available resources
 to end the crisis that is destroying   
families1 homes1 and cities2 ,whereas   
the ,government of ,jordan has          
maintained open borders with ,syria1    
despite a heavy burden of hosting and   
providing for the security and basic    
needs of approximately #ejj1jjj         
refugees1 with that number growing by   
#b1jjj to #d1jjj persons per day2       
,whereas three-quarters of the refugees 
are women and children1 and #a in #e    
refugees is under the age of #d2 and    
,whereas the ,government of ,jordan has 
worked in partnership with the          
international community1 particularly   

the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner
 for ,refugees 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 by 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