,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjai,mr4 ,deutch 7for himself and ,mr4 
,wilson of ,south ,carolina7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  
,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize the ,united  
,states-,jordan ,defense ,cooperation   
,act of #bjae1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,united ,states-,jordan ,defense
 ,cooperation ,extension ,act4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,jordan is an instrumental       
partner in the fight against terrorism1 
including as a member of the ,global    
,coalition ,to ,counter ,,isis and the  
,combined ,joint ,task                  
,force--,operation ,inherent ,resolve4  
7#b7 ,in #bjad1 ,his ,majesty ,king     
,abdullah stated that ,jordanians and   
,americans have been standing shoulder  
to shoulder against extremism for many  
years1 but to a new level with this     

coalition against ,,isil4  7#c7 ,on     
,february #c1 #bjae1 the ,united ,states
 signed a #c-year memorandum of         
understanding with ,jordan1 pledging to 
provide the kingdom with #a1jjj1jjj1jjj 
annually in ,united ,states foreign     
assistance1 subject to the approval of  
,congress4  7#d7 ,on ,february #ad1     
#bjah1 the ,united ,states signed a new 
#e-year ,memorandum of ,understanding   
with ,jordan in which the ,united       
,states pledged to provide no less than 
#a1bge1jjj1jjj per year1 subject to     
congressional appropriations1 in ,united
 ,states bilateral foreign assistance to
 ,jordan4  #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7   
,jordan plays a critical role in        
responding to the overwhelming          
humanitarian needs created by the       
conflict in ,syria2  7#b7 ,jordan1 the  
,united ,states1 and other partners     
should continue working together to     
address this humanitarian crisis and    
promote regional stability1 including   

through support for refugees in ,jordan 
and internally displaced people along   
the ,jordan-,syria border and the       
creation of conditions inside ,syria    
that will allow for the secure1         
dignified1 and voluntary return of      
people displaced by the crisis2 and     
7#c7 the ,united ,states should continue
 to assist ,jordan in creating          
sustainable economic development4  #d4  
,reauthorization of ,united             
,states-,jordan ,defense ,cooperation   
,act of #bjae ,section #e7;a7 of the    
,united ,states-,jordan ,defense        
,cooperation ,act of #bjae 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bgec note7 is amended--  7#a7
 by striking ,during the #c-year period 
and inserting ,during the period2 and   
7#b7 by inserting and ending on         
,december #ca1 #bjbd after enactment of 
this ,act4  #e4 ,pursuing investment    
funds for ,jordan  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ahj days after the end of   
the transition period1 the ,chief       
,executive ,officer of the ,united      

,states ,international ,development     
,finance ,corporation shall issue a call
 for proposals pursuing investment funds
 with a focus on ,jordan1 whether as a  
specific country fund or as part of a   
regional fund with ,jordan as a         
significant focus4  7b7 ,briefing       
,following the completion of the call   
process in subsection 7a71 the ,chief   
,executive ,officer of the ,united      
,states ,international ,development     
,finance ,corporation shall brief the   
appropriate congressional committees    
describing the call process1 any        
proposals submitted1 and any funds      
approved pursuant to section #adba7;c7  
of the ,,build ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#ifba74  7c7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means--  7,a7  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7,b7  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   

and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,senate4  7#b7 ,transition period  
,the term transition period has the     
meaning given such term in section #adfa
 of the ,,build ,act of #bjah 7,public  
,law #aae-bed2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ifha74