IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 907 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 8, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
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, 
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curity Council beginning in January 2014 and ter-
minating 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, 
Australia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, and New 
Zealand, with respect to consideration by Congress 
of foreign military sales to Jordan. 
(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 per year for the 
years 2015 through 2017. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It should be the policy of the United States to sup-
port the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in its response 
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to the Syrian refugee crisis, provide necessary assistance 
to alleviate the domestic burden to provide basic needs for 
the assimilated Syrian refugees, cooperate with Jordan to 
combat the terrorist threat from the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant (ISIL) or other terrorist organizations, 
and help secure the border between Jordan and its neigh-
bors Syria and Iraq. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that expeditious consider-
ation of certifications of letters of offer to sell defense arti-
cles, 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 objec-
tives of world peace and security. 
SEC. 5. ENHANCED DEFENSE COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For 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 provi-
sions of law. 
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(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law de-
scribed in this subsection are the following provisions of 
the Arms Export Control Act: 
(1) Subsections (b)(2), (d)(2)(B), (d)(3)(A)(i), 
and (d)(5) of section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2753). 
(2) Subsections (e)(2)(A), (h)(1)(A), (h)(2) of 
section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761). 
(3) Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(6), (c), and 
(d)(2)(A) of section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776). 
(4) Section 62(c)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2796a(c)(1)). 
(5) Section 63(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a)(2)). 
SEC. 6. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 
The Secretary of State is authorized, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, to enter into a Memo-
randum of Understanding with the Hashemite Kingdom 
of Jordan to increase economic support funds, military co-
operation, including joint military exercises, personnel ex-
changes, support for international peacekeeping missions, 
and enhanced strategic dialogue. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 7, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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