IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2646 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense 
Cooperation Act of 2015, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Jordan 
Defense Cooperation Extension Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In December 2011, Congress passed section 
7041(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 1223), which 
appropriated funds made available under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to establish an enter-
prise fund for Jordan. 
(2) The intent of an enterprise fund is to at-
tract private investment to help entrepreneurs and 
small businesses create jobs and to achieve sustain-
able economic development. 
(3) Jordan is an instrumental partner in the 
fight against terrorism, including as a member of 
the Global Coalition To Counter ISIS and the Com-
bined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Re-
solve. 
(4) In 2014, His Majesty King Abdullah stated 
that ‘‘Jordanians and Americans have been standing 
shoulder to shoulder against extremism for many 
years, but to a new level with this coalition against 
ISIL’’. 
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(5) On February 3, 2015, the United States 
signed a 3-year memorandum of understanding with 
Jordan, pledging to provide the kingdom with $1 bil-
lion annually in United States foreign assistance, 
subject to the approval of Congress. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Jordan plays a critical role in responding to 
the overwhelming humanitarian needs created by the 
conflict in Syria; 
(2) Jordan, the United States, and other part-
ners should continue working together to address 
this humanitarian crisis and promote regional sta-
bility, including through support for refugees in Jor-
dan and internally displaced people along the Jor-
dan-Syria border and the creation of conditions in-
side Syria that will allow for the secure, dignified, 
and voluntary return of people displaced by the cri-
sis; and 
(3) the Governments of the United States and 
Jordan should negotiate a new Memorandum of Un-
derstanding, for fiscal years 2018 through 2022, to 
significantly enhance Jordan’s military capacity and 
local economy. 
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SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES-JORDAN 
DEFENSE COOPERATION ACT OF 2015. 
Section 5(a) of the United States-Jordan Defense Co-
operation Act of 2015 (22 U.S.C. 2753 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘During the 3-year period’’ and 
inserting ‘‘During the period’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and ending on December 31, 
2022’’ after ‘‘enactment of this Act’’. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTERPRISE FUND FOR JOR-
DAN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
JORDAN
ENTERPRISE 
FUND.—The President is authorized to establish and op-
erate an enterprise fund to provide assistance to Jordan. 
(b) PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS.—The provi-
sions contained in section 201 of the Support for East 
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
5421), excluding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c), 
(d)(3), (f), and (j) of that section, shall be deemed to apply 
with respect to the Jordan Enterprise Fund and to funds 
made available to the enterprise fund in the same manner 
and to the same extent as such provisions apply with re-
spect to enterprise funds established pursuant to such sec-
tion or to funds made available to such established enter-
prise funds. 
(c) OPERATION OF FUND.— 
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(1) EXPENDITURES.—Funds made available to 
the Jordan Enterprise Fund shall be expended at 
the minimum rate necessary to make timely pay-
ments for projects and activities. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 3 percent of the funds made available to the 
Jordan Enterprise Fund may be obligated or ex-
pended for the administrative expenses of the enter-
prise fund. 
(d) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Jordan Enterprise 
Fund shall be governed by a Board of Directors 
comprised of private citizens of the United States or 
Jordan, who— 
(A) shall be appointed by the President, in 
consultation with the chair and ranking mem-
ber of each of the appropriate congressional 
committees; and 
(B) have pursued international business 
careers and have demonstrated expertise in 
international and emerging market investment 
activities. 
(2) MAJORITY
MEMBER
REQUIREMENT.—The 
majority of the members of the Board of Directors 
shall be United States citizens. 
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(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
the Jordan Enterprise Fund terminates in accordance 
with subsection (g), the Board of Directors shall— 
(1) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report detailing the administrative ex-
penses of the enterprise fund; and 
(2) publish, on an Internet website adminis-
tered by the enterprise fund, each report submitted 
pursuant to subsection (b) in accordance with sec-
tion 201(p) of the Support for East European De-
mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421(p)). 
(f) LIQUIDATION.—Any funds resulting from any liq-
uidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Jordan Enter-
prise Fund, in whole or in part, shall be returned to the 
Treasury. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Jordan En-
terprise Fund to provide assistance shall terminate on the 
earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the 
first expenditure of amounts in accordance with sub-
section (c)(1); or 
(2) the date on which the enterprise fund is liq-
uidated in accordance with subsection (f). 
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(h) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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