,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #defc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,ms4  
,rosen7 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 #bjbd4  #b4 ,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  #c4 ,enhanced
 defense cooperation  7a7 ,arms ,export 
,control ,act  7#a7 ,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   
paragraph 7#b7 for purposes of applying 
and administering such provisions of    
law4  7#b7 ,covered provisions of law   
,the provisions of law described in this
 paragraph are as follows3 7,a7         
,subsections 7b77#b71 7d77#b77;,b71     
7d77#c77;,a77i71 and 7d77#e7 of such    
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec74  7,b7       
,subsections 7e77#b77;,a71 7h77#a77;,a71
 and 7h77#b7 of section #ba of such ,act
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa74  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 #bggf74  7,d7  
,section #fb7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bgif;a7c77#a774  7,e7        
,section #fc7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#bb  

,u4,s4,c4 #bgif;b7a77#b774  7b7         
,establishment of capabilities  7#a7    
,report  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to   
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall1 in coordination with the
 ,commander of ,central ,command1 work  
cooperatively with the ,minister of     
,defense of the ,hashemite ,kingdom of  
,jordan to establish or further         
capabilities for countering air and     
missile threats from ,iran and its      
terrorist proxies1 including the threat 
from unmanned aerial systems1 that      
threaten the ,united ,states1 ,jordan1  
and other allies and partners of the    
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,protection of   
sensitive technology and information    
,the ,secretary shall ensure that any   
activities carried out under this       
subsection are conducted in a manner    
that appropriately protects sensitive   
technology and information and the      
national security interests of the      
,united ,states and the ,hashemite      
,kingdom of ,jordan4  7#b7 ,limitation  

and report ,activities may not be       
carried out under paragraph 7#a7 until  
after the ,secretary submits to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  
report setting forth the following3 7,a7
 ,a memorandum of agreement between the 
,united ,states and the ,hashemite      
,kingdom of ,jordan regarding sharing of
 research and development costs for the 
capabilities described in clause 7i7 and
 any supporting documents4  7,b7 ,a     
certification that the memorandum of    
agreement-- 7i7 requires sharing of     
costs of projects1 including in-kind    
support1 between the ,united ,states and
 the ,hashemite ,kingdom of ,jordan2    
7ii7 establishes a framework to         
negotiate the rights to any intellectual
 property developed under the memorandum
 of agreement2 and  7iii7 requires the  
,united ,states ,government to receive  
semiannual reports on expenditure of    
funds1 if any1 by the ,government of the
 ,hashemite ,kingdom of ,jordan1        
including a description of what the     

funds have been used for1 when funds    
were expended1 and an identification of 
entities that expended the funds4  7#c7 
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign   
,relations1 and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1   
and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7c7   
,middle ,east integrated air and missile
 defense  7#a7 ,in general ,pursuant to 
section #afeh of the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbc 7,public ,law   
#aag-bfc71 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall1 in consultation with the         
,secretary of ,state and with the       
concurrence of the ,hashemite ,kingdom  
of ,jordan1 develop a plan to bolster   
the participation of ,jordan in a       

multinational integrated air and missile
 defense architecture to protect the    
people1 infrastructure1 and territory of
 ,jordan from cruise and ballistic      
missiles1 manned and unmanned aerial    
systems1 and rocket attacks from ,iran  
and groups linked to ,iran4  7#b7       
,briefing ,not later than ,march #a1    
#bjbe1 the ,secretary and the ,commander
 of ,united ,states ,central ,command   
shall provide the ,committee on ,armed  
,services and the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,relations of the ,senate and the      
,committee on ,armed ,services and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives a briefing on
 the progress of the ,department of     
,defense towards bolstering the         
participation of ,jordan in a           
multinational integrated air and missile
 defense architecture1 and provide a    
list of requirements1 with cost         
estimates1 for strengthening the defense
 of ,jordan within this architecture4   
7d7 ,sunset ,the authority in this      

subsection to carry out activities      
described in subsection 7b71 and to     
provide support described in subsection 
7c71 shall expire on ,december #ca1     
#bjbh4  #d4 ,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