[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4563 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4563

   To improve defense cooperation between the United States and the 
                      Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2024

 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To improve defense cooperation between the United States and the 
                      Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that 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.

SEC. 3. ENHANCED DEFENSE COOPERATION.

    (a) Arms Export Control Act.--
            (1) 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 paragraph (2) for purposes of 
        applying and administering such provisions of law.
            (2) Covered provisions of law.--The provisions of law 
        described in this paragraph are as follows:
                    (A) Subsections (b)(2), (d)(2)(B), (d)(3)(A)(i), 
                and (d)(5) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2753).
                    (B) Subsections (e)(2)(A), (h)(1)(A), and (h)(2) of 
                section 21 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
                    (C) Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(6), (c), and 
                (d)(2)(A) of section 36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776).
                    (D) Section 62(c)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                2796a(c)(1)).
                    (E) Section 63(a)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                2796b(a)(2)).
    (b) Establishment of Capabilities.--
            (1) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
                Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the 
                Commander of Central Command, work cooperatively with 
                the Minister of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of 
                Jordan to establish or further capabilities for 
                countering air and missile threats from Iran and its 
                terrorist proxies, including the threat from unmanned 
                aerial systems, that threaten the United States, 
                Jordan, and other allies and partners of the United 
                States.
                    (B) Protection of sensitive technology and 
                information.--The Secretary shall ensure that any 
                activities carried out under this subsection are 
                conducted in a manner that appropriately protects 
                sensitive technology and information and the national 
                security interests of the United States and the 
                Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
            (2) Limitation and report.--Activities may not be carried 
        out under paragraph (1) until after the Secretary submits to 
        the appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth 
        the following:
                    (A) A memorandum of agreement between the United 
                States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan regarding 
                sharing of research and development costs for the 
                capabilities described in clause (i) and any supporting 
                documents.
                    (B) A certification that the memorandum of 
                agreement--
                            (i) requires sharing of costs of projects, 
                        including in-kind support, between the United 
                        States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;
                            (ii) establishes a framework to negotiate 
                        the rights to any intellectual property 
                        developed under the memorandum of agreement; 
                        and
                            (iii) requires the United States Government 
                        to receive semiannual reports on expenditure of 
                        funds, if any, by the Government of the 
                        Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, including a 
                        description of what the funds have been used 
                        for, when funds were expended, and an 
                        identification of entities that expended the 
                        funds.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
                of the House of Representatives.
    (c) Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense.--
            (1) In general.--Pursuant to section 1658 of the James M. 
        Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
        (Public Law 117-263), the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State and with the 
        concurrence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, develop a plan 
        to bolster the participation of Jordan in a multinational 
        integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the 
        people, infrastructure, and territory of Jordan from cruise and 
        ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and 
        rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.
            (2) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary 
        and the Commander of United States Central Command shall 
        provide the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
        Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives a briefing on the progress of the Department of 
        Defense towards bolstering the participation of Jordan in a 
        multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture, 
        and provide a list of requirements, with cost estimates, for 
        strengthening the defense of Jordan within this architecture.
    (d) Sunset.--The authority in this subsection to carry out 
activities described in subsection (b), and to provide support 
described in subsection (c), shall expire on December 31, 2028.

SEC. 4. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary 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, support for international peacekeeping missions, and 
enhanced strategic dialogue.
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