,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae   
,ms4 ,ros-,leht95 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,grang]1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 & ,mrs4 ,l[ey7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,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 ,jordanian pilot ,moaz   
al-,kasasbeh 0 brutally murd]$ by       
,,isil4  7#i7 ,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 ,am5dm5ts to ,arms       
,export ,control ,act ,! ,arms ,export  
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et   
seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #c 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bgec7--  7,a7 9 subsection   
7b77#b71 by ins]t+ ! ,gov]nm5t (        
,jordan1 be=e or ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,new     
,zeal&2 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7d7--  7i7 
9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by ins]t+ ,jordan1
 be=e or ,new ,zeal&2  7ii7 9 p>agraph  
7#c77;,a77i71 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e or
 ,new ,zeal&2 &  7iii7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 
by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e or ,new ,zeal&2 
7#b7 9 section #ba 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4       
#bgfa7--  7,a7 9 subsection             
7e77#b77;,a71 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e or
 ,new ,zeal&2 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7h7--
  7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 by ins]t+   
,jordan1 be=e or ,israel2 &  7ii7 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e  
or ,israel bo? places x appe>s2  7#c7 9 
section #cf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7-- 7,a7
 9 subsection 7b7--  7i7 9 p>agraph     

7#a71 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e or ,new   
,zeal&2  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+
 ,jordan1 be=e or ,new ,zeal&2 &  7iii7 
9 p>agraph 7#f71 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e
 or ,new ,zeal&2  7,b7 9 subsection 7c71
 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e or ,new ,zeal& 
bo? places x appe>s2 &  7,c7 9          
subsection 7d77#b77;,a71 by ins]t+      
,jordan1 be=e or ,new ,zeal&2  7#d7 9   
section #fb7;c77#a7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bgif;a7c77#a771 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e
 or ,new ,zeal&2 &  7#e7 9 section      
#fc7;a77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4              
#bgif;b7a77#b771 by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e
 or ,new ,zeal&4  #f4 ,am5dm5ts to      
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa ,section 
#fef7;a77#b7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaf7;a77#b77 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ ,jordan1 be=e or ,new  
,zeal&4  #g4 ,memor&um ( und]/&+  ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate is au?oriz$1 subject  
to ! availability ( appropriations1 to  
ent] into a ,memor&um ( ,und]/&+ )      
,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