,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,february #c1 #bjaf4  ,amendment3  ,that
 the bill from the ,house of            
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #ijg7 entitled 
,an ,act to improve defense cooperation 
between the ,united ,states and the     
,hashemite ,kingdom of ,jordan41 do pass
 with the following ,strike all after   
the enacting clause and insert the      
following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,united             
,states-,jordan ,defense ,cooperation   
,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,as  
of ,january #bb1 #bjae1 the ,united     
,states ,government has provided        
#c1jdf1cdc1jjj in assistance to respond 
to the ,syria humanitarian crisis1 of   
which nearly #dfg1jjj1jjj has been      
provided to the ,hashemite ,kingdom of  
,jordan4  7#b7 ,as of ,january #bjae1   
according to the ,united ,nations ,high 
,commissioner for ,refugees1 there were 
#fba1icg registered ,syrian refugees in 
,jordan and #hc4h percent of whom lived 

outside refugee camps4  7#c7 ,in #bjjj1 
the ,united ,states and ,jordan signed a
 free-trade agreement that went into    
force in #bjja4  7#d7 ,in #aiif1 the    
,united ,states granted ,jordan major   
non-,,nato ally status4  7#e7 ,jordan is
 suffering from the ,syrian refugee     
crisis and the threat of the ,islamic   
,state of ,iraq and the ,levant         
7,,isil74  7#f7 ,the ,government of     
,jordan was elected as a non-permanent  
member of the ,united ,nations ,security
 ,council for a #b-year term ending in  
,december #bjae4  7#g7 ,enhanced support
 for defense cooperation with ,jordan is
 important to the national security of  
the ,united ,states1 including through  
creation of a status in law for ,jordan 
similar to the countries in the ,north  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 ,japan1
 ,australia1 the ,republic of ,korea1   
,israel1 and ,new ,zealand1 with respect
 to consideration by ,congress of       
foreign military sales to ,jordan4  7#h7
 ,the ,colorado ,national ,guard's      

relationship with the ,jordanian        
military provides a significant benefit 
to both the ,united ,states and ,jordan4
  7#i7 ,jordanian pilot ,moaz           
al-,kasasbeh was brutally murdered by   
,,isil4  7#aj7 ,on ,february #c1 #bjae1 
,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry and   
,jordanian ,foreign ,minister ,nasser   
,judeh signed a new ,memorandum of      
,understanding that reflects the        
intention to increase ,united ,states   
assistance to the ,government of ,jordan
 from #ffj1jjj1jjj to #a1jjj1jjj1jjj for
 each of the years #bjae through #bjag4 
7#aa7 ,on ,december #e1 #bjad1 in an    
interview on ,,cbs ,this ,morning1      
,jordanian ,king ,abdullah ,,ii stated--
 7,a7 in reference to ,,isil1 ,this is a
 ,muslim problem4 ,we need to take      
ownership of this4 ,we need to stand up 
and say what is wrong2 and  7,b7 ,this  
is our war4 ,this is a war inside       
,islam4 ,so we have to own up to it4 ,we
 have to take the lead4 ,we have to     
start fighting back44  #c4 ,statement of

 policy ,it should be the policy of the 
,united ,states-- 7#a7 to support the   
,hashemite ,kingdom of ,jordan in its   
response to the ,syrian refugee crisis2 
7#b7 to provide necessary assistance to 
alleviate the domestic burden to provide
 basic needs for the assimilated ,syrian
 refugees2  7#c7 to cooperate with      
,jordan to combat the terrorist threat  
from the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and   
the ,levant 7,,isil7 or other terrorist 
organizations2 and  7#d7 to help secure 
the border between ,jordan and its      
neighbors ,syria and ,iraq4  #d4 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that-- 7#a7 expeditious       
consideration of certifications of      
letters of offer to sell defense        
articles1 defense services1 design and  
construction services1 and major defense
 equipment to the ,hashemite ,kingdom of
 ,jordan under section #cf7;b7 of the   
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;b77 is fully consistent
 with ,united ,states security and      

foreign policy interests and the        
objectives of world peace and security2 
7#b7 ,congress welcomes the statement of
 ,king ,abdullah ,,ii quoted in section 
7#b77aa72 and  7#c7 it is in the        
interest of peace and stability for     
regional members of the ,global         
,coalition to ,combat ,,isil to continue
 their commitment to1 and increase their
 involvement in1 addressing the threat  
posed by ,,isil4  #e4 ,enhanced defense 
cooperation  7a7 ,in general ,during the
 #c-year period beginning on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        
,hashemite ,kingdom of ,jordan shall be 
treated as if it were a country listed  
in the provisions of law described in   
subsection 7b7 for purposes of applying 
and administering such provisions of    
law4  7b7 ,arms ,export ,control ,act   
,the provisions of law described in this
 subsection are-- 7#a7 subsections      
7b77#b71 7d77#b77;,b71 7d77#c77;,a77i71 
and 7d77#e7 of section #c of the ,arms  
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    

#bgec72  7#b7 subsections 7e77#b77;,a71 
7h77#a77;,a71 and 7h77#b7 of section #ba
 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa72    
7#c7 subsections 7b77#a71 7b77#b71      
7b77#f71 7c71 and 7d77#b77;,a7 of       
section #cf of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bggf72  7#d7 section #fb7;c77#a7 of    
such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                
#bgif;a7c77#a772 and  7#e7 section      
#fc7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgif;b7a77#b774  #f4 ,memorandum of    
understanding ,subject to the           
availability of appropriations1 the     
,secretary of ,state is authorized to   
enter into a memorandum of understanding
 with the ,hashemite ,kingdom of ,jordan
 to increase economic support funds1    
military cooperation1 including joint   
military exercises1 personnel exchanges1
 support for international peacekeeping 
missions1 and enhanced strategic        
dialogue4  ,secretary