In the Senate of the United States, 

February 3, 2016. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 907) entitled ‘‘An Act to improve defense cooperation between the United States and the Hashemite 

Kingdom of Jordan.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Jordan 

3 Defense Cooperation Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

6 (1) As of January 22, 2015, the United States 

7 Government has provided $3,046,343,000 in assist8 ance to respond to the Syria humanitarian crisis, of 

9 which nearly $467,000,000 has been provided to the 

10 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
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1 (2) As of January 2015, according to the United 

2 Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there were 

3 621,937 registered Syrian refugees in Jordan and 

4 83.8 percent of whom lived outside refugee camps. 

5 (3) In 2000, the United States and Jordan 

6 signed a free-trade agreement that went into force in 

7 2001. 

8 (4) In 1996, the United States granted Jordan 

9 major non-NATO ally status. 

10 (5) Jordan is suffering from the Syrian refugee 

11 crisis and the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and 

12 the Levant (ISIL). 

13 (6) The Government of Jordan was elected as a 

14 non-permanent member of the United Nations Secu15 rity Council for a 2-year term ending in December 

16 2015. 

17 (7) Enhanced support for defense cooperation 

18 with Jordan is important to the national security of 

19 the United States, including through creation of a 

20 status in law for Jordan similar to the countries in 

21 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Aus22 tralia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, and New Zea23 land, with respect to consideration by Congress of for24 eign military sales to Jordan. 
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1 (8) The Colorado National Guard’s relationship 

2 with the Jordanian military provides a significant 

3 benefit to both the United States and Jordan. 

4 (9) Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was bru5 tally murdered by ISIL. 

6 (10) On February 3, 2015, Secretary of State 

7 John Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser 

8 Judeh signed a new Memorandum of Understanding 

9 that reflects the intention to increase United States 

10 assistance to the Government of Jordan from 

11 $660,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 for each of the years 

12 2015 through 2017. 

13 (11) On December 5, 2014, in an interview on 

14 CBS This Morning, Jordanian King Abdullah II 

15 stated— 

16 (A) in reference to ISIL, ‘‘This is a Muslim 

17 problem. We need to take ownership of this. We 

18 need to stand up and say what is wrong’’; and 

19 (B) ‘‘This is our war. This is a war inside 

20 Islam. So we have to own up to it. We have to 

21 take the lead. We have to start fighting back.’’. 

22 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

23 It should be the policy of the United States— 

24 (1) to support the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 

25 in its response to the Syrian refugee crisis; 
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1 (2) to provide necessary assistance to alleviate 

2 the domestic burden to provide basic needs for the as3 similated Syrian refugees; 

4 (3) to cooperate with Jordan to combat the ter5 rorist threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the 

6 Levant (ISIL) or other terrorist organizations; and 

7 (4) to help secure the border between Jordan and 

8 its neighbors Syria and Iraq. 

9 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that— 

11 (1) expeditious consideration of certifications of 

12 letters of offer to sell defense articles, defense services, 

13 design and construction services, and major defense 

14 equipment to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 

15 under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act 

16 (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) is fully consistent with United 

17 States security and foreign policy interests and the 

18 objectives of world peace and security; 

19 (2) Congress welcomes the statement of King 

20 Abdullah II quoted in section (2)(11); and 

21 (3) it is in the interest of peace and stability for 

22 regional members of the Global Coalition to Combat 

23 ISIL to continue their commitment to, and increase 

24 their involvement in, addressing the threat posed by 

25 ISIL. 
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1 SEC. 5. ENHANCED DEFENSE COOPERATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the 3-year period beginning 

3 on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Hashemite 

4 Kingdom of Jordan shall be treated as if it were a country 

5 listed in the provisions of law described in subsection (b) 

6 for purposes of applying and administering such provisions 

7 of law. 

8 (b) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—The provisions of 

9 law described in this subsection are— 

10 (1) subsections (b)(2), (d)(2)(B), (d)(3)(A)(i), 

11 and (d)(5) of section 3 of the Arms Export Control 

12 Act (22 U.S.C. 2753); 

13 (2) subsections (e)(2)(A), (h)(1)(A), and (h)(2) of 

14 section 21 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2761); 

15 (3) subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(6), (c), and 

16 (d)(2)(A) of section 36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776); 

17 (4) section 62(c)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

18 2796a(c)(1)); and 

19 (5) section 63(a)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

20 2796b(a)(2)). 

21 SEC. 6. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 

22 Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec23 retary of State is authorized to enter into a memorandum 

24 of understanding with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 

25 to increase economic support funds, military cooperation, 

26 including joint military exercises, personnel exchanges, sup-
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1 port for international peacekeeping missions, and enhanced 

2 strategic dialogue. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 907 

AMENDMENT