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[H.R. 2646 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 703
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2646


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2018

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

                           November 29, 2018

               Reported by Mr. Corker, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Jordan 
Defense Cooperation Extension Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 heading ``Economic Support Fund'' to 
        establish an enterprise fund for Jordan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The intent of an enterprise fund is to attract 
        private investment to help entrepreneurs and small businesses 
        create jobs and to achieve sustainable economic 
        development.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Jordan is an instrumental partner in the fight 
        against terrorism, including as a member of the Global 
        Coalition To Counter ISIS and the Combined Joint Task Force - 
        Operation Inherent Resolve.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) On February 3, 2015, the United States signed 
        a 3-year memorandum of understanding with Jordan, pledging to 
        provide the kingdom with $1 billion annually in United States 
        foreign assistance, subject to the approval of 
        Congress.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    It is the sense of Congress that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Jordan plays a critical role in responding to 
        the overwhelming humanitarian needs created by the conflict in 
        Syria;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Jordan, the United States, and other partners 
        should continue working together to address this humanitarian 
        crisis and promote regional stability, including through 
        support for refugees in Jordan and internally displaced people 
        along the Jordan-Syria border and the creation of conditions 
        inside Syria that will allow for the secure, dignified, and 
        voluntary return of people displaced by the crisis; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Governments of the United States and 
        Jordan should negotiate a new Memorandum of Understanding, for 
        fiscal years 2018 through 2022, to significantly enhance 
        Jordan's military capacity and local economy.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES-JORDAN DEFENSE 
              COOPERATION ACT OF 2015.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5(a) of the United States-Jordan Defense 
Cooperation Act of 2015 (22 U.S.C. 2753 note) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``During the 3-year period'' and 
        inserting ``During the period''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting ``and ending on December 31, 
        2022'' after ``enactment of this Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTERPRISE FUND FOR JORDAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment of Jordan Enterprise Fund.--The 
President is authorized to establish and operate an enterprise fund to 
provide assistance to Jordan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Procedures and Requirements.--The provisions 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 respect to enterprise funds 
established pursuant to such section or to funds made available to such 
established enterprise funds.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Operation of Fund.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Expenditures.--Funds made available to the 
        Jordan Enterprise Fund shall be expended at the minimum rate 
        necessary to make timely payments for projects and 
        activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 3 
        percent of the funds made available to the Jordan Enterprise 
        Fund may be obligated or expended for the administrative 
        expenses of the enterprise fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Board of Directors.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) shall be appointed by the President, 
                in consultation with the chair and ranking member of 
                each of the appropriate congressional committees; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) have pursued international business 
                careers and have demonstrated expertise in 
                international and emerging market investment 
                activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Majority member requirement.--The majority of 
        the members of the Board of Directors shall be United States 
        citizens.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report detailing the administrative expenses of 
        the enterprise fund; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) publish, on an Internet website administered 
        by the enterprise fund, each report submitted pursuant to 
        subsection (b) in accordance with section 201(p) of the Support 
        for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
        5421(p)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Liquidation.--Any funds resulting from any 
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Jordan Enterprise Fund, 
in whole or in part, shall be returned to the Treasury.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Termination.--The authority of the Jordan Enterprise 
Fund to provide assistance shall terminate on the earlier of--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the 
        first expenditure of amounts in accordance with subsection 
        (c)(1); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the date on which the enterprise fund is 
        liquidated in accordance with subsection (f).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</DELETED>

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 heading ``Economic Support Fund'' to establish an 
        enterprise fund for Jordan.
            (2) The intent of an enterprise fund is to attract private 
        investment to help entrepreneurs and small businesses create 
        jobs and to achieve sustainable 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 Combined Joint Task Force - Operation 
        Inherent Resolve.
            (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''.
            (5) On February 3, 2015, the United States signed a 3-year 
        memorandum of understanding with Jordan, pledging to provide 
        the kingdom with $1,000,000,000 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 partners should 
        continue working together to address this humanitarian crisis 
        and promote regional stability, including through support for 
        refugees in Jordan and internally displaced people along the 
        Jordan-Syria border and the creation of conditions inside Syria 
        that will allow for the secure, dignified, and voluntary return 
        of people displaced by the crisis; and
            (3) the Governments of the United States and Jordan should 
        negotiate a new Memorandum of Understanding, for fiscal years 
        2018 through 2022, to significantly enhance Jordan's military 
        capacity and local economy.

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES-JORDAN DEFENSE COOPERATION ACT 
              OF 2015.

    Section 5(a) of the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 
2015 (22 U.S.C. 2753 note) is amended--
            (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. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING AN ENTERPRISE FUND FOR JORDAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the establishment of 
the United States Development Finance Corporation, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed report 
assessing the costs and benefits of the United States Development 
Finance Corporation establishing a Jordan Enterprise Fund.
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
                                                       Calendar No. 703

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2646

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 
                     2015, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 29, 2018

                       Reported with an amendment