3.0.0 7405 2022-02-08T23:16:48Z 2022-02-08T23:16:48Z House HR 2020-06-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:H.R. 7405.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H2672]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-29T13:02:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-29T13:02:10Z 2020-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 N Foreign Trade and International Finance Arms control and nonproliferation Civil actions and liability Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Licensing and registrations Life, casualty, property insurance Nuclear power Technology transfer and commercialization Trade restrictions Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2020-06-29 Introduced in House 2020-08-13T13:59:13Z Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act

This bill requires expedited consideration of certain nuclear technology exports, and it requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to author specified reports.

Specifically, DOE must establish procedures to expedite consideration of authorization requests regarding the transfer of a technology that involves specified low-proliferation-risk reactors to certain foreign countries.

DOE must also report on U.S. civil nuclear commerce, including (1) an assessment of current practices with respect to the civilian nuclear industry and the impacts of such practices on both the industry and in foreign commerce, (2) a comparison of U.S. practices to the practices of foreign countries with respect to their own civilian nuclear industry, and (3) recommendations to improve the competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear commerce.

The GAO must report on the feasibility and implications of modifying or repealing specified restrictions on issuing licenses for certain nuclear facilities to an alien or an entity owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, foreign corporation, or foreign government. The GAO must also report on actions by DOE with respect to the retrospective risk pooling program that requires each nuclear supplier to help cover the contingent cost resulting from certain nuclear incidents.

]]> Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act Display Title Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act Official Title as Introduced To assess and improve the competitiveness of American civilian nuclear commerce, to expedite Department of Energy review of certain nuclear technology exports, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7405ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7405ih.xml 2020-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.