[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1675 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1675

 To implement title V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 and 
to promote economical and environmentally sustainable means of meeting 
  the energy demands of developing countries, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2009

   Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To implement title V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 and 
to promote economical and environmentally sustainable means of meeting 
  the energy demands of developing countries, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Energy Development Program 
Implementation Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) title V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 
        (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.) requires the United States to work 
        with developing countries in assessing and finding ways to meet 
        their energy needs through alternatives to nuclear energy that 
        are consistent with economic factors, material resources, and 
        environmental protection; and
            (2) in December 2008, the Commission on the Prevention of 
        Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism noted 
        that the Federal Government had failed to implement title V of 
        that Act and recommended that the Federal Government implement 
        title V of that Act to help reduce the risk of nuclear 
        proliferation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
                on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Energy development program.--The term ``energy 
        development program'' means the program established under title 
        V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261 
        et seq.).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy, in cooperation with the Secretary of State and the 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development.

SEC. 4. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Strategic and Implementation Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop--
                    (A) strategic plans for the energy development 
                program consistent with title V of the Nuclear Non-
                Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.); and
                    (B) implementation plans for the energy development 
                program consistent with title V of that Act.
            (2) Review of plans.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the 
        strategic and implementation plans to the appropriate 
        congressional committees for review.
    (b) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the plans are submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees for review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
implement the plans.
    (c) Allowances, Privileges, and Other Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--A Federal employee serving in an exchange 
        capacity in the energy development program shall be considered 
        to be detailed.
            (2) Employing agency.--For the purpose of preserving 
        allowance, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits 
        with respect to the Federal employee, the employee shall be--
                    (A) considered an employee of the original 
                employing agency; and
                    (B) entitled to the pay, allowances, and benefits 
                from funds available to the original employing agency.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for 
fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 5. REPORTS.

    (a) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
implementation of the plans under section 4(b) and every year 
thereafter, the Secretary shall report annually to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the plans consistent with section 501 of 
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261).
    (b) Report on the Alternative Energy Corps.--
            (1) Cooperative activities.--Not later than 1 year after 
        the date of implementation of the plans under section 4(b), the 
        Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional 
        committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperative 
        activities established pursuant to section 503(c) of the 
        Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3262 note; 
        Public Law 95-242) into an international cooperative effort.
            (2) Requirements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include an analysis and description of--
                    (A) an Alternative Energy Corps that is designed to 
                encourage large numbers of technically trained 
                volunteers to live and work in developing countries for 
                varying periods of time for the purpose of engaging in 
                projects to aid in meeting the energy needs of those 
                countries through--
                            (i) the search for and use of non-nuclear 
                        indigenous energy resources; and
                            (ii) the application of suitable 
                        technology, including the widespread use of 
                        renewable and unconventional energy 
                        technologies; and
                    (B) other mechanisms that are available to 
                coordinate an international effort to develop, 
                demonstrate, and encourage the use of suitable 
                technologies in developing countries.
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