I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2646 
To reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2017 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, 
Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Jordan 
Defense Cooperation Extension Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 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— 
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(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. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Jordan faces threats to its security from on-
going regional instability in the Middle East, par-
ticularly from the ongoing conflict in Syria; and 
(2) 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. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTERPRISE FUND FOR JOR-
DAN. 
(a) 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 
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small businesses create jobs and to achieve sustain-
able economic development. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
JORDAN
ENTERPRISE 
FUND.—The President is authorized to establish and op-
erate an enterprise fund to provide assistance to Jordan. 
(c) 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. 
(d) OPERATION OF FUND.— 
(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-
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pended for the administrative expenses of the enter-
prise fund. 
(e) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Jordan Enterprise 
Fund shall be governed by a Board of Directors comprised 
of 6 private citizens of the United States and 3 private 
citizens of Jordan who have pursued international busi-
ness careers and have demonstrated expertise in inter-
national and emerging market investment activities. 
(f) 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 (h), the enterprise fund 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 (c) 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)). 
(g) LIQUIDATION.—Prior to the distribution of any 
funds resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or wind-
ing up of the Jordan Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets 
of the enterprise fund. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Jordan En-
terprise Fund to provide assistance shall terminate on the 
earlier of December 31, 2022, or the date on which the 
enterprise fund is liquidated in accordance with subsection 
(g). 
(i) 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. 
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