#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ijg  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve       
defense cooperation between the ,united 
,states and the ,hashemite ,kingdom of  
,jordan4  #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 the     
,syria humanitarian response1 of which  
nearly #dfg1jjj1jjj has been to the     
,hashemite ,kingdom of ,jordan4  7#b7   
,as of ,january #bjae1 according to the 
,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for
 ,refugees 7,,unhcr71 there are #fba1icg
 registered ,syrian refugees in ,jordan 
and #hc4h percent of those refugees live
 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 beginning in ,january #bjad   
and terminating 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 per
 year for the years #bjae through #bjag4
  #c4 ,statement of policy ,it should be
 the policy of the ,united ,states to   
support the ,hashemite ,kingdom of      
,jordan in its response to the ,syrian  
refugee crisis1 provide necessary       
assistance to alleviate the domestic    
burden to provide basic needs for the   
assimilated ,syrian refugees1 cooperate 
with ,jordan to combat the terrorist    
threat from the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq
 and the ,levant 7,,isil7 or other      
terrorist organizations1 and help secure
 the border between ,jordan and its     
neighbors ,syria and ,iraq4  #d4 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        

,congress that 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 security4  #e4 ,enhanced
 defense cooperation  7a7 ,in general   
,for 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 ,provisions of law ,the       
provisions of law described in this     
subsection are the following provisions 
of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act3     
7#a7 ,subsections 7b77#b71 7d77#b77;,b71

 7d77#c77;,a77i71 and 7d77#e7 of section
 #c 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec74  7#b7        
,subsections 7e77#b77;,a71 7h77#a77;,a71
 7h77#b7 of section #ba 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bgfa74  7#c7 ,subsections 7b77#a71     
7b77#b71 7b77#f71 7c71 and 7d77#b77;,a7 
of section #cf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf74   
7#d7 ,section #fb7;c77#a7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bgif;a7c77#a774  7#e7 ,section        
#fc7;a77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4              
#bgif;b7a77#b774  #f4 ,memorandum of    
understanding ,the ,secretary of ,state 
is authorized1 subject to the           
availability of appropriations1 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  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,july #g1              
#bjae4;,clerk4