I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9637 
To improve defense cooperation between the United States and the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 
Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To improve defense cooperation between the United States 
and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Jordan 
Defense Cooperation Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) expeditious consideration of certifications of 
letters of offer to sell defense articles, defense serv-
ices, design and construction services, and major de-
fense equipment to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jor-
dan under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) is fully consistent with 
United States security and foreign policy interests 
and the objectives of world peace and security; and 
(2) the United States commitment to the sta-
bility and security of the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan is ironclad, as demonstrated by the signing 
of the fourth Memorandum of Understanding on 
Strategic Partnership in September 2022, which 
provides $1,450,000,000 per year in United States 
bilateral foreign assistance to Jordan beginning in 
fiscal year 2023 and ending in fiscal year 2029. 
SEC. 3. ENHANCED DEFENSE COOPERATION. 
(a) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 3-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan shall be treated as if 
it were a country listed in each of the provisions of 
law described in paragraph (2) for purposes of ap-
plying and administering such provisions of law. 
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(2) COVERED PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provi-
sions of law described in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing provisions of the Arms Export Control Act: 
(A) 
Subsections 
(b)(2), 
(d)(2)(B), 
(d)(3)(A)(i), and (d)(5) of section 3 (22 U.S.C. 
2753). 
(B) Subsections (e)(2)(A), (h)(1)(A), and 
(h)(2) of section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761). 
(C) Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(6), (c), 
and (d)(2)(A) of section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776). 
(D) 
Section 
62(c)(1) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2796a(c)(1)). 
(E) 
Section 
63(a)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2796b(a)(2)). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Commander of United States Central Com-
mand, shall seek to work in cooperation with 
the Minister of Defense of the Hashemite King-
dom of Jordan to establish or further capabili-
ties for countering rockets, cruise and ballistic 
missiles, and manned and unmanned aerial sys-
tems that threaten the United States, Jordan, 
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and other allies and partners of the United 
States, including threats from Iran and its ter-
rorist proxies. 
(B) PROTECTION
OF
SENSITIVE
TECH-
NOLOGY
AND
INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that any activities carried out 
under this subsection are conducted in a man-
ner that appropriately protects sensitive tech-
nology and information and the national secu-
rity interests of the United States and the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
(2) LIMITATION AND REPORT.—Activities may 
not be carried out under the authority provided by 
paragraph (1) until the date on which the Secretary 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report setting forth the following: 
(A) A memorandum of agreement between 
the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom 
of Jordan regarding sharing of research and de-
velopment costs for the capabilities described in 
paragraph (1)(A), including any supporting 
documents. 
(B) A certification that such memorandum 
of agreement— 
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(i) requires sharing of costs of 
projects, including in-kind support, be-
tween 
the 
United 
States 
and 
the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; 
(ii) establishes a framework to nego-
tiate the rights to any intellectual property 
developed under the memorandum of 
agreement; and 
(iii) requires the United States Gov-
ernment to receive semiannual reports on 
expenditure of funds, if any, by the Gov-
ernment of the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan, including a description of what the 
funds have been used for, when funds were 
expended, and an identification of entities 
that expended the funds. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
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mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(c) MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 
DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 1658 of 
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263), the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State and with the concurrence 
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, develop a 
plan to bolster the participation of Jordan in a mul-
tinational integrated air and missile defense archi-
tecture to protect the people, infrastructure, and ter-
ritory of Jordan from cruise and ballistic missiles, 
manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket 
attacks from Iran or groups linked to Iran. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2025, 
the Secretary and the Commander of United States 
Central Command shall provide to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives— 
(A) a briefing on the progress of the De-
partment of Defense towards bolstering the 
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participation of Jordan in a multinational inte-
grated air and missile defense architecture; and 
(B) a list of requirements, including cost 
estimates, for strengthening the defense of Jor-
dan within this architecture. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out activities 
described in subsection (b) and to provide support de-
scribed in subsection (c) shall expire on December 31, 
2028. 
SEC. 4. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec-
retary of State is authorized to enter into a new memo-
randum of understanding with the Hashemite Kingdom 
of Jordan, following the expiration of the current memo-
randum in fiscal year 2029, to further increase economic 
support funds, military cooperation, including joint mili-
tary exercises, personnel exchanges, support for inter-
national peacekeeping missions, and enhanced strategic 
dialogue. 
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