#aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ijg  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve def5se    
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !   
,ha%emite ,k+dom ( ,jordan4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,jordan ,def5se ,coop]ation ,act 
( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !  
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,z ( ,janu>y #bb1   
#bjae1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has    
provid$ #c1jdf1cdc1jjj 9 assi/ance to ! 
,syria humanit>ian response1 ( :i* ne>ly
 #dfg1jjj1jjj has be5 to ! ,ha%emite    
,k+dom ( ,jordan4  7#b7 ,z ( ,janu>y    
#bjae1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,high ,commission] = ,refugees          
7,,unhcr71 !re are #fba1icg regi/]$     
,syrian refugees 9 ,jordan & #hc4h p]c5t
 ( ^? refugees live outside refugee     
camps4  7#c7 ,9 #bjjj1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 ,jordan sign$ a free-trade agreem5t t  
w5t into =ce 9 #bjja4  7#d7 ,9 #aiif1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates grant$ ,jordan major      
non-,,nato ally /atus4  7#e7 ,jordan is 
suff]+ f ! ,syrian refugee crisis & !   
?reat ( ! ,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq & !    

,levant 7,,isil74  7#f7 ,! ,gov]nm5t (  
,jordan 0 elect$ z a non-p]man5t memb] (
 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil    
beg9n+ 9 ,janu>y #bjad & t]m9at+ 9      
,decemb] #bjae4  7#g7 ,enhanc$ support =
 def5se coop]ation ) ,jordan is         
important to ! national security ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ?r\gh creation ( 
a /atus 9 law = ,jordan simil> to !     
c\ntries 9 ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty    
,organization1 ,japan1 ,au/ralia1 !     
,republic ( ,korea1 ,israel1 & ,new     
,zeal&1 ) respect to consid]ation by    
,congress ( =eign milit>y sales to      
,jordan4  7#h7 ,! ,colorado ,national   
,gu>d's relation%ip ) ! ,jordanian      
milit>y provides a significant b5efit to
 bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,jordan4  7#i7   
,jordanian pilot ,moaz al-,kasasbeh 0   
brutally murd]$ by ,,isil4  7#aj7 ,on   
,febru>y #c1 #bjae1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
,john ,k]ry & ,jordanian ,=eign ,m9i/]  
,nass] ,judeh sign$ a new ,memor&um (   
,und]/&+ t reflects ! int5tion to       
increase ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance to !   

,gov]nm5t ( ,jordan f #ffj1jjj1jjj to   
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye> = ! ye>s #bjae    
?r\gh #bjag4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x  
%\ld be ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
support ! ,ha%emite ,k+dom ( ,jordan 9  
its response to ! ,syrian refugee       
crisis1 provide necess>y assi/ance to   
alleviate ! dome/ic burd5 to provide    
basic ne$s = ! assimilat$ ,syrian       
refugees1 coop]ate ) ,jordan to combat !
 t]rori/ ?reat f ! ,islamic ,/ate (     
,iraq & ! ,levant 7,,isil7 or o!r       
t]rori/ organizations1 & help secure !  
bord] betwe5 ,jordan & its neighbors    
,syria & ,iraq4  #d4 ,s5se ( ,congress  
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t exp$iti\s    
consid]ation ( c]tifications ( lett]s ( 
(f] to sell def5se articles1 def5se     
s]vices1 design & con/ruction s]vices1 &
 major def5se equipm5t to ! ,ha%emite   
,k+dom ( ,jordan "u section #cf7;b7 ( ! 
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;b77 is fully consi/5t )
 ,unit$ ,/ates security & =eign policy  
int]e/s & ! objectives ( _w peace &     

security4  #e4 ,enhanc$ def5se          
coop]ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ! #c-ye>    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,ha%emite ,k+dom ( ,jordan  
%all be treat$ z if x 7 a c\ntry li/$ 9 
! provisions ( law describ$ 9 subsection
 7b7 = purposes ( apply+ & adm9i/]+ su* 
provisions ( law4  7b7 ,provisions ( law
 ,! provisions ( law describ$ 9 ?is     
subsection are ! foll[+ provisions ( !  
,arms ,export ,control ,act3  7#a7      
,subsections 7b77#b71 7d77#b77;,b71     
7d77#c77;,a77i71 & 7d77#e7 ( section #c 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec74  7#b7            
,subsections 7e77#b77;,a71 7h77#a77;,a71
 7h77#b7 ( section #ba 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bgfa74  7#c7 ,subsections 7b77#a71     
7b77#b71 7b77#f71 7c71 & 7d77#b77;,a7 ( 
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 ,memor&um (       
und]/&+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate is         
au?oriz$1 subject to ! availability (   

appropriations1 to ent] into a ,memor&um
 ( ,und]/&+ ) ! ,ha%emite ,k+dom (      
,jordan to increase economic support    
funds1 milit>y coop]ation1 includ+ jo9t 
milit>y ex]cises1 p]sonnel ex*anges1    
support = int]national peacekeep+       
missions1 & enhanc$ /rategic dialogue4  
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july  
#g1 #bjae4;,cl]k4