In the Senate of the United States, 
February 3, 2016. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 907) entitled ‘‘An Act to improve defense co-
operation 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: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Jordan 
Defense Cooperation Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) As of January 22, 2015, the United States 
Government has provided $3,046,343,000 in assist-
ance to respond to the Syria humanitarian crisis, of 
which nearly $467,000,000 has been provided to the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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(2) As of January 2015, according to the United 
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there were 
621,937 registered Syrian refugees in Jordan and 
83.8 percent of whom lived outside refugee camps. 
(3) In 2000, the United States and Jordan 
signed a free-trade agreement that went into force in 
2001. 
(4) In 1996, the United States granted Jordan 
major non-NATO ally status. 
(5) Jordan is suffering from the Syrian refugee 
crisis and the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and 
the Levant (ISIL). 
(6) The Government of Jordan was elected as a 
non-permanent member of the United Nations Secu-
rity Council for a 2-year term ending in December 
2015. 
(7) Enhanced support for defense cooperation 
with Jordan is important to the national security of 
the United States, including through creation of a 
status in law for Jordan similar to the countries in 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Aus-
tralia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, and New Zea-
land, with respect to consideration by Congress of for-
eign military sales to Jordan.
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(8) The Colorado National Guard’s relationship 
with the Jordanian military provides a significant 
benefit to both the United States and Jordan. 
(9) Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was bru-
tally murdered by ISIL. 
(10) On February 3, 2015, Secretary of State 
John Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser 
Judeh signed a new Memorandum of Understanding 
that reflects the intention to increase United States 
assistance to the Government of Jordan from 
$660,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 for each of the years 
2015 through 2017. 
(11) On December 5, 2014, in an interview on 
CBS This Morning, Jordanian King Abdullah II 
stated— 
(A) in reference to ISIL, ‘‘This is a Muslim 
problem. We need to take ownership of this. We 
need to stand up and say what is wrong’’; and 
(B) ‘‘This is our war. This is a war inside 
Islam. So we have to own up to it. We have to 
take the lead. We have to start fighting back.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It should be the policy of the United States— 
(1) to support the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 
in its response to the Syrian refugee crisis;
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(2) to provide necessary assistance to alleviate 
the domestic burden to provide basic needs for the as-
similated Syrian refugees; 
(3) to cooperate with Jordan to combat the ter-
rorist threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant (ISIL) or other terrorist organizations; and 
(4) to help secure the border between Jordan and 
its neighbors Syria and Iraq. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) expeditious consideration of certifications of 
letters of offer to sell defense articles, defense services, 
design and construction services, and major defense 
equipment to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 
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; 
(2) Congress welcomes the statement of King 
Abdullah II quoted in section (2)(11); and 
(3) it is in the interest of peace and stability for 
regional members of the Global Coalition to Combat 
ISIL to continue their commitment to, and increase 
their involvement in, addressing the threat posed by 
ISIL.
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SEC. 5. ENHANCED DEFENSE COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the 3-year period beginning 
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 the provisions of law described in subsection (b) 
for purposes of applying and administering such provisions 
of law. 
(b) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—The provisions of 
law described in this subsection are— 
(1) subsections (b)(2), (d)(2)(B), (d)(3)(A)(i), 
and (d)(5) of section 3 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2753); 
(2) subsections (e)(2)(A), (h)(1)(A), and (h)(2) of 
section 21 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2761); 
(3) subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(6), (c), and 
(d)(2)(A) of section 36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776); 
(4) section 62(c)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2796a(c)(1)); and 
(5) section 63(a)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2796b(a)(2)). 
SEC. 6. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec-
retary of State is authorized to enter into a memorandum 
of understanding with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 
to increase economic support funds, military cooperation, 
including joint military exercises, personnel exchanges, sup-
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port for international peacekeeping missions, and enhanced 
strategic dialogue. 
Attest: 
Secretary.