,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aghi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af1     
#bjae,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,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 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 
#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 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 ,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 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