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 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize !   
,unit$ ,/ates-,jordan ,def5se           
,coop]ation ,act ( #bjae1 & = o!r       
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 be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,jordan      
,def5se ,coop]ation ,ext5sion ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,jordan is an in/rum5tal p>tn] 9 ! fight
 aga9/ t]rorism1 includ+ z a memb] ( !  
,global ,coalition ,to ,c\nt] ,,isis & !
 ,comb9$ ,jo9t ,task ,=ce--,op]ation    
,inh]5t ,resolve4  7#b7 ,9 #bjad1 ,8    
,maje/y ,k+ ,abdullah /at$ t ,jordanians
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aga9/ extremism = _m ye>s1 b to a new   
level ) ?is coalition aga9/ ,,isil4     
7#c7 ,on ,febru>y #c1 #bjae1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates sign$ a #c-ye> memor&um ( und]/&+
 ) ,jordan1 pl$g+ to provide ! k+dom )  

#a1jjj1jjj1jjj annually 9 ,unit$ ,/ates 
=eign assi/ance1 subject to ! approval (
 ,congress4  7#d7 ,on ,febru>y #ad1     
#bjah1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates sign$ a new      
#e-ye> ,memor&um ( ,und]/&+ ) ,jordan 9 
:i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates pl$g$ to provide no 
less ?an #a1bge1jjj1jjj p] ye>1 subject 
to congressional appropriations1 9      
,unit$ ,/ates bilat]al =eign assi/ance  
to ,jordan4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is
 ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,jordan    
plays a critical role 9 respond+ to !   
ov]:elm+ humanit>ian ne$s creat$ by !   
conflict 9 ,syria2  7#b7 ,jordan1 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 & o!r p>tn]s %\ld cont9ue
 work+ toge!r to address ?is humanit>ian
 crisis & promote regional /ability1    
includ+ ?r\gh support = refugees 9      
,jordan & int]nally displac$ p along !  
,jordan-,syria bord] & ! creation (     
conditions inside ,syria t w all[ = !   
secure1 dignifi$1 & volunt>y return ( p 
displac$ by ! crisis2 &  7#c7 ! ,unit$  
,/ates %\ld cont9ue to assi/ ,jordan 9  
creat+ su/a9able economic developm5t4   

#d4 ,reau?orization ( ,unit$            
,/ates-,jordan ,def5se ,coop]ation ,act 
( #bjae ,section #e7;a7 ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates-,jordan ,def5se ,coop]ation ,act 
( #bjae 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec note7 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,dur+ ! #c-ye>   
p]iod & ins]t+ ,dur+ ! p]iod2 &  7#b7 by
 ins]t+ & end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd   
aft] enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #e4 ,pursu+  
inve/m5t funds = ,jordan  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! end ( !    
transition p]iod1 ! ,*ief ,executive    
,(fic] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,int]national  
,developm5t ,f9ance ,corporation %all   
issue a call = proposals pursu+ inve/m5t
 funds ) a focus on ,jordan1 :e!r z a   
specific c\ntry fund or z "p ( a        
regional fund ) ,jordan z a significant 
focus4  7b7 ,brief+ ,foll[+ ! completion
 ( ! call process 9 subsection 7a71 !   
,*ief ,executive ,(fic] ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,int]national ,developm5t ,f9ance
 ,corporation %all brief ! appropriate  
congressional committees describ+ ! call
 process1 any proposals submitt$1 & any 

funds approv$ pursuant to section       
#adba7;c7 ( ! ,,build ,act 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #ifba74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate          
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs & ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7       
,transition p]iod ,! t]m transition     
p]iod has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #adfa ( ! ,,build ,act ( #bjah 7,public
 ,law #aae-bed2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ifha74