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[S. 4064 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 604
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4064

  To facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for 
                nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 7, 2022

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

                            December 7, 2022

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for 
                nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports.

    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 ``International Nuclear 
Energy Act of 2022''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced 
        nuclear reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        951(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
        16271(b)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or 
        partner nation'' means the Government of each of the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) A country that is a member of the 
                North Atlantic Treaty Organization.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Japan.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) The Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Australia.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Switzerland.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Sweden.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) Finland.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) Any other country designated as an 
                ally or partner nation by the Secretary of State for 
                purposes of this Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Assistant.--The term ``Assistant'' means the 
        Assistant to the President and Director for Nuclear Energy 
        Policy described in section 3(a)(3)(A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Associated entity.--The term ``associated 
        entity'' means an entity that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is owned, controlled, or dominated 
                by--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) an ally or partner nation; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) an associated individual; 
                        or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) is organized under the laws of, or 
                otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, a country 
                described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H) of 
                paragraph (2), including a corporation that is 
                incorporated in a country described in any of those 
                subparagraphs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Associated individual.--The term ``associated 
        individual'' means an alien who is a national of a country 
        described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph 
        (2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the 
        Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center established 
        under section 11.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Embarking civil nuclear energy nation.--The 
        term ``embarking civil nuclear energy nation'' means a country 
        that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) does not have a civil nuclear 
                program;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) is in the process of developing or 
                expanding a civil nuclear program, including safeguards 
                and a legal and regulatory framework, for--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) nuclear safety;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) nuclear security;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) radioactive waste 
                        management;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) civil nuclear 
                        energy;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) nuclear liability; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) advanced nuclear reactor 
                        licensing; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) is in the process of selecting, 
                developing, constructing, or utilizing advanced light 
                water reactors, advanced nuclear reactors, or advanced 
                nuclear technologies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) High-assay low-enriched uranium.--The term 
        ``high-assay low-enriched uranium'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 2001(d) of the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 
        16281(d)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Low-enriched uranium.--The term ``low-enriched 
        uranium'' means each of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) low-enriched uranium (as defined in 
                section 3102 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 
                2297h)); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) low-enriched uranium (as defined in 
                section 3112A(a) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-
                10a(a))).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) National strategic uranium reserve.--The term 
        ``National Strategic Uranium Reserve'' means the National 
        Strategic Uranium Reserve established under section 
        16(e)(1)(A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Nuclear safety.--The term ``nuclear safety'' 
        means issues relating to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the safe operation of nuclear reactors 
                and other nuclear facilities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) radiological protection of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) members of the 
                        public;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) workers; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the environment;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) nuclear waste management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) emergency preparedness;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) nuclear liability; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the safe transportation of nuclear 
                materials.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Energy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear 
        fuel'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the 
        Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) Team usa.--The term ``Team USA'' means the 
        interagency initiative to identify opportunities in emerging 
        economies, embarking civil nuclear energy nations, and ally or 
        partner nations for topics such as--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) nuclear plant construction;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) nuclear fuel services;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) nuclear energy financing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) nuclear plant operations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) nuclear plant regulation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) nuclear medicine;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) infrastructure support for nuclear 
                energy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) nuclear plant 
                decommissioning;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) nuclear liability;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) storage and disposal of spent nuclear 
                fuel; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) technology related to the matters 
                described in subparagraphs (A) through (J).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) U.S. nuclear energy company.--The term ``U.S. 
        nuclear energy company'' means a company that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is organized under the laws of, or 
                otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the United 
                States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) is involved in the nuclear energy 
                industry.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. CIVIL NUCLEAR COORDINATION AND STRATEGY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Office of the Assistant to the President and Director 
for Nuclear Energy Policy.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--There is established in the 
        Executive Office of the President an office, to be known as the 
        ``Office of the Assistant to the President and Director for 
        Nuclear Energy Policy'' (referred to in this subsection as the 
        ``Office'').</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Mission.--The Office shall act as the single 
        coordinating office for--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) civil nuclear cooperation; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) civil nuclear export 
                strategy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Leadership.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Assistant.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Office shall 
                        be headed by the Assistant to the President and 
                        Director for Nuclear Energy Policy, who shall 
                        be appointed by the President.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Reporting.--The Assistant 
                        shall report directly to the 
                        President.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Deputy assistant.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Assistant 
                        shall appoint a Deputy Assistant with 
                        experience in advising on civil nuclear project 
                        development and financing.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Reporting.--The Deputy 
                        Assistant shall report directly to the 
                        Assistant.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Duties.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Assistant, in 
                consultation with the Deputy Assistant, shall--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) coordinate the civil nuclear 
                        export policy of the United States;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) develop a cohesive Federal 
                        strategy for engagement with foreign 
                        governments (including ally or partner nations 
                        and the governments of embarking civil nuclear 
                        energy nations), associated entities, 
                        associated individuals, and international 
                        lending institutions with respect to civil 
                        nuclear exports;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) coordinate with the 
                        officials described in subparagraph (B) to 
                        ensure that necessary framework agreements and 
                        trade controls relating to civil nuclear 
                        materials and technologies are in place for key 
                        markets; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) develop--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) a whole-of-government 
                                coordinating strategy for civil nuclear 
                                cooperation;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) a whole-of-government 
                                strategy for civil nuclear exports; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) a whole-of-
                                government approach to support foreign 
                                investment in domestic construction 
                                projects.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Officials described.--The officials 
                referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) are--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the appropriate officials of--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the Department of 
                                State;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the Department of 
                                Energy;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) the Department of 
                                Commerce;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) the Nuclear 
                                Regulatory Commission;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (V) the Department of 
                                Defense;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (VI) the National Security 
                                Council;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (VII) the National 
                                Economic Council;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (VIII) the Office of the 
                                United States Trade 
                                Representative;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IX) the Office of 
                                Management and Budget;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (X) the Office of the 
                                Director of National 
                                Intelligence;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (XI) the Export-Import 
                                Bank of the United States;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (XII) the United States 
                                International Development Finance 
                                Corporation;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (XIII) the United States 
                                Trade and Development Agency; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (XIV) the Office of 
                                Science and Technology Policy; 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) appropriate officials 
                        representing foreign countries and governments, 
                        including--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) ally or partner 
                                nations;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) embarking civil 
                                nuclear energy nations; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) any other country or 
                                government that the Assistant, in 
                                consultation with the Deputy Assistant 
                                and the officials described in clause 
                                (i), determines to be 
                                appropriate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Staff.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Senior advisors.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Assistant 
                        shall select a staff of not fewer than 4, and 
                        not more than 6, Senior Advisors to assist in 
                        the mission of the Office.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Requirement.--The Senior 
                        Advisors selected under clause (i) shall be 
                        composed of individuals with diverse industry 
                        and government backgrounds, including 
                        individuals with backgrounds in--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) project 
                                financing;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) construction 
                                development and management;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) contract 
                                structuring, risk allocation, and 
                                nuclear liability;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) regulatory, 
                                licensing, and safeguards 
                                processes;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (V) civil nuclear electric 
                                and nonelectric applications of nuclear 
                                technologies;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (VI) government-to-
                                government negotiations;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (VII) social acceptance 
                                and environmental justice;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (VIII) human 
                                infrastructure development;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IX) major project 
                                development;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (X) international 
                                infrastructure financing; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (XI) nuclear safety and 
                                security requirements.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Other staff.--The Assistant may hire 
                such other additional personnel as may be necessary to 
                carry out the mission of the Office.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
        2027.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Nuclear Exports Working Group.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--There is established a working 
        group, to be known as the ``Nuclear Exports Working Group'' 
        (referred to in this subsection as the ``working 
        group'').</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Composition.--The working group shall be 
        composed of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) senior-level Federal officials, 
                selected internally by the applicable Federal agency or 
                organization, from--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Department of 
                        State;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Department of 
                        Commerce;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Department of 
                        Energy;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the Department of the 
                        Treasury;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) the Export-Import Bank of the 
                        United States;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the United States 
                        International Development Finance 
                        Corporation;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) the Nuclear Regulatory 
                        Commission;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) the Office of the United 
                        States Trade Representative; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ix) the United States Trade and 
                        Development Agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) other senior-level Federal officials, 
                selected internally by the applicable Federal agency or 
                organization, from any other Federal agency or 
                organization that the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any senior-level Federal official 
                selected by the Assistant from any Federal agency or 
                organization.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to 
        the Assistant.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Duties.--The working group shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) provide direction and advice to the 
                Assistant; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) submit to the Civil Nuclear Trade 
                Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce and 
                the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee of the Department 
                of Energy quarterly reports on the standing of civil 
                nuclear exports from the United States, including with 
                respect to meeting the targets established as part of 
                the 5-year civil nuclear trade strategy described in 
                paragraph (5)(A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Strategy.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the working 
                group shall establish a 10-year civil nuclear trade 
                strategy, including biennial targets for the export of 
                civil nuclear technologies, including light water and 
                non-light water reactors and associated equipment and 
                technologies, civil nuclear materials, and nuclear fuel 
                that align with meeting international energy demand 
                while seeking to avoid or reduce emissions.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Collaboration required.--In 
                establishing the strategy under subparagraph (A), the 
                working group shall collaborate with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Secretary;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Secretary of 
                        Commerce;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Secretary of 
                        State;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the Secretary of the 
                        Treasury;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) the Nuclear Regulatory 
                        Commission;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the President of the Export-
                        Import Bank of the United States;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) the Chief Executive Officer 
                        of the United States International Development 
                        Finance Corporation;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) the United States Trade 
                        Representative; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ix) representatives of private 
                        industry.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. ENGAGEMENT WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Secretary, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Team USA, and 
the Assistant, shall launch, in accordance with applicable nuclear 
technology export laws (including regulations), an international 
initiative to modernize the civil nuclear outreach carried out by the 
United States for the purpose of establishing cooperative financing 
relationships for the export of civil nuclear technology, components, 
materials, and infrastructure to countries in the coalition described 
in subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Coalition Described.--The coalition referred to in 
subsection (a) is a coalition of countries that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is developed for purposes of carrying out the 
        initiative described in subsection (a); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) includes each ally or partner nation that is 
        willing to participate in the coalition.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) assist nongovernmental organizations and 
        appropriate offices, administrations, agencies, laboratories, 
        and programs of the Department of Energy in providing education 
        and training to foreign governments in nuclear safety, 
        security, and safeguards--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) through engagement with the 
                International Atomic Energy Agency; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) independently, if the applicable 
                entity determines that it would be more advantageous 
                under the circumstances to provide the applicable 
                education and training independently;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) assist the efforts of the International Atomic 
        Energy Agency to expand the support provided by the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency to embarking civil nuclear 
        energy nations for nuclear safety, security, and 
        safeguards;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) expand outreach by the Assistant to the 
        private investment community to create public-private financing 
        relationships to assist in the export of civil nuclear 
        technology to countries in the coalition described in 
        subsection (b);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) seek to coordinate, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, the work carried out by each of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Nuclear Regulatory 
                Commission;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Department of Energy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Department of Commerce;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the International Atomic Energy 
                Agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the Nuclear Energy Agency; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the nuclear regulatory agencies and 
                organizations of embarking civil nuclear energy nations 
                and ally or partner nations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) improve the regulatory framework to allow for 
        the expeditious exporting and importing of civil nuclear 
        technologies and materials.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. COOPERATIVE FINANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALLY OR 
              PARTNER NATIONS AND EMBARKING CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY 
              NATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary, the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of Commerce, the President of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States, and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation, in coordination with the 
Assistant, shall develop cooperative financing relationships with ally 
or partner nations or embarking civil nuclear energy nations to advance 
civil nuclear exports from the United States to ally or partner nations 
or embarking civil nuclear energy nations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) United States Competitiveness Clauses.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Definition of united states competitiveness 
        clause.--In this subsection, the term ``United States 
        competitiveness clause'' means any United States 
        competitiveness provision in any agreement entered into by the 
        Department of Energy, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a cooperative agreement;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a cooperative research and development 
                agreement; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a patent waiver.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Consideration.--In carrying out subsection 
        (a), the Secretary, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
        Commerce, the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
        States, and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
        International Development Finance Corporation shall consider 
        the impact of United States competitiveness clauses on any 
        cooperative financing relationships entered into or proposed to 
        be entered into under that subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Waiver.--The Secretary shall facilitate 
        waivers of United States competitiveness clauses as necessary 
        to facilitate cooperative financing relationships with ally or 
        partner nations or embarking civil nuclear energy nations under 
        subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. FAST-TRACK PROCEDURES AND EXPORT CONTROLS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation revising part 810 
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish fast-track 
procedures for obtaining specific authorizations for exports, which may 
be similar to existing fast-track procedures in existing Federal 
export-control regulations--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) for deemed exports to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a list of countries defined by the 
                Secretary;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a list of countries defined by the 
                Secretary of State;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a list of countries defined by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) a list of countries defined by the 
                Secretary of Commerce; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) destinations based on country criteria 
                defined by the Secretary; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) for widely deployed technologies available 
        from multiple suppliers, such as light water reactor 
        technology.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. COOPERATION WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS ON ADVANCED 
              NUCLEAR REACTOR DEMONSTRATION AND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH 
              FACILITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant, shall conduct 
bilateral and multilateral meetings with not fewer than 5 ally or 
partner nations, with the aim of enhancing nuclear energy cooperation 
among those ally or partner nations and the United States, for the 
purpose of developing collaborative relationships with respect to 
research, development, licensing, and deployment of advanced nuclear 
reactor technologies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Requirement.--The meetings described in subsection (a) 
shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and 
        deploy advanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on U.S. 
        nuclear energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning 
        on the date of enactment of this Act to provide options for 
        addressing climate change by 2050; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a focus on developing a memorandum of 
        understanding or any other appropriate agreement between the 
        United States and ally or partner nations with respect to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the demonstration and deployment of 
                advanced nuclear reactors; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the development of cooperative 
                research facilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Financing Arrangements.--In conducting the meetings 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant, shall 
seek to develop financing arrangements to share the costs of the 
demonstration and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and the 
development of cooperative research facilities with the ally or partner 
nations participating in those meetings.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and the 
Secretary of Commerce shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
highlighting potential partners--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) for the establishment of cost-share 
        arrangements described in subsection (c); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) with which the United States may enter into 
        agreements with respect to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the demonstration of advanced nuclear 
                reactors; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) cooperative research 
                facilities.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 959B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16279b) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``financing,''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``preparations for''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by 
                        striking the period at the end and inserting a 
                        semicolon; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to support, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of State, the safe, secure, and peaceful use of 
        nuclear technology in countries developing nuclear energy 
        programs, with a focus on countries that have increased civil 
        nuclear cooperation with the Russian Federation or the People's 
        Republic of China; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to promote the fullest utilization of United 
        States reactors, fuel, equipment, services, and technology in 
        nuclear energy programs outside the United States through--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) bilateral and multilateral 
                arrangements that contain commitments for the 
                utilization of United States reactors, fuel, equipment, 
                services, and technology;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the designation of 1 or more U.S. 
                nuclear energy companies (as defined in section 2 of 
                the International Nuclear Energy Act of 2022) to 
                implement an arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the 
                Secretary determines that the designation is necessary 
                and appropriate to achieve the objectives of this 
                section;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the waiver of any provision of law 
                relating to competition with respect to any activity 
                related to an arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the 
                Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General 
                and the Secretary of Commerce, determines that a waiver 
                is necessary and appropriate to achieve the objectives 
                of this section; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the issuance of loans, loan 
                guarantees, other financial assistance, or assistance 
                in the form of an equity interest to carry out 
                activities related to an arrangement under subparagraph 
                (A), to the extent appropriated funds are available.''; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) 
shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) with respect to the function described in 
        subsection (a)(3), be modeled after the International Military 
        Education and Training program of the Department of State; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) be carried out--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) to facilitate, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, workshops and expert-based exchanges to 
                engage industry, stakeholders, and foreign governments 
                with respect to international civil nuclear issues, 
                such as--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) training;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) financing;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) safety;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) security;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) safeguards;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) liability;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) advanced fuels;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) operations; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) options for multinational 
                        cooperation with respect to the disposal of 
                        spent nuclear fuel (as defined in section 2 of 
                        the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 
                        10101)); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) in coordination with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the National Security 
                        Council;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Secretary of 
                        State;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the Secretary of Commerce; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) the Nuclear Regulatory 
                        Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection 
(a)(3) $15,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 9. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM SUPPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary and the Assistant, shall launch an international initiative 
(referred to in this section as the ``initiative'') to provide grants, 
in accordance with this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to embarking civil nuclear energy nations for 
        activities relating to the development of civil nuclear 
        programs; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to ally or partner nations for the 
        construction of nuclear reactors and advanced nuclear 
        reactors.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Grants.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, 
        the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 
        the Assistant, may award not more than 1 grant to each country, 
        including each embarking civil nuclear energy nation, each 
        fiscal year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Amount.--The amount of a grant awarded under 
        the initiative shall be not more than $5,500,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Limitation.--The Secretary of State, in 
        coordination with the Secretary and the Assistant, may award 
        not more than a total of 5 grants under the initiative to a 
        single country, including each embarking civil nuclear energy 
        nation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Senior Advisors.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, 
        the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 
        the Assistant, shall provide a grant to an embarking civil 
        nuclear energy nation with the option for a U.S. nuclear energy 
        company to hire 1 or more senior advisors to assist the 
        embarking civil nuclear energy nation in establishing a civil 
        nuclear program.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Requirement.--A senior advisor described in 
        paragraph (1) shall seek to advise the embarking civil nuclear 
        energy nation on, and facilitate on behalf of the embarking 
        civil nuclear energy nation, 1 or more of the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) The development of financing 
                relationships.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) The development of a standardized 
                financing and project management framework for the 
                construction of nuclear power plants.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) The development of a standardized 
                licensing framework for--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) light water civil nuclear 
                        technologies; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) non-light water civil nuclear 
                        technologies and advanced nuclear 
                        reactors.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) The identification of qualified 
                organizations and service providers.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) The identification of funds to support 
                payment for services required to develop a civil 
                nuclear program.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Market analysis.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) The identification of the safety, 
                security, safeguards, and nuclear governance required 
                for a civil nuclear program.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) Risk allocation, risk management, and 
                nuclear liability.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) Technical assessments of nuclear 
                reactors and technologies.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) The identification of actions 
                necessary to participate in a global nuclear liability 
                regime based on the Convention on Supplementary 
                Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with Annex, done at 
                Vienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS 15-415).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) Stakeholder engagement.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) Management of spent nuclear fuel and 
                nuclear waste.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) Any other major activities to support 
                the establishment of a civil nuclear program, such as 
                the establishment of export, financing, construction, 
                training, operations, and education 
                requirements.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out the 
initiative $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 10. BIENNIAL NUCLEAR SAFETY, SECURITY, SAFEGUARDS, AND 
              SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary, the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, and the Assistant shall hold a biennial nuclear 
safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability summit (referred to in 
this section as a ``summit''), the first of which shall be held on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Location.--Each summit shall be held in--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Washington, DC; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a country described in any of subparagraphs 
        (A) through (H) of section 2(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Requirement.--Each summit shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) be a forum in which leaders of ally or partner 
        nations may engage with each other for the purpose of 
        reinforcing the commitment to nuclear safety, security, 
        safeguards, and sustainability; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) facilitate the development of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) joint commitments and goals to improve 
                nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
                sustainability;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) stronger international institutions 
                that support nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
                sustainability; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a global nuclear liability 
                regime.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Input From Industry and Government.--Each summit shall 
include a meeting that convenes nuclear industry leaders and leaders of 
government agencies with expertise relating to nuclear safety, 
security, safeguards, or sustainability to discuss best practices 
relating to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the safe and secure use, storage, and 
        transport of nuclear and radiological materials;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) managing the evolving cyber threat to nuclear 
        and radiological security; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the role that the nuclear industry should play 
        in nuclear and radiological safety, security, and safeguards, 
        including with respect to the safe and secure use, storage, and 
        transport of nuclear and radiological materials, including 
        spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        end of each summit, the Secretary, the Secretary of State, the 
        Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Nuclear 
        Regulatory Commission, and the Assistant shall jointly submit 
        to Congress a report highlighting--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) any commitments made by the United 
                States or international partners of the United States, 
                including an ally or partner nation, with respect to 
                nuclear safety, security, safeguards, or 
                sustainability; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the objectives that the parties to 
                those commitments agreed to meet.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Requirement.--The report under paragraph (1) 
        shall detail--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) any current and continuing nuclear 
                security threat;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any progress made toward advancing 
                nuclear security-related treaties;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any steps taken or needed to be 
                taken--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) to fulfill any obligations of 
                        the United States under existing nuclear 
                        security and safeguard treaties;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to manage cyber threats; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) to prevent the theft, 
                        sabotage, and illicit trafficking of nuclear 
                        materials, facilities, and technology, as 
                        applicable;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the role of the nuclear industry in 
                preventing nuclear proliferation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) any other topics discussed during the 
                summit that relate to nuclear safety, security, 
                safeguards, or sustainability.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 11. ADVANCED REACTOR COORDINATION AND RESOURCE 
              CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chairman of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, the President of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States, and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation, shall establish a 
center, to be known as the ``Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource 
Center'', for the purposes of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) identifying qualified organizations and 
        service providers--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) for embarking civil nuclear energy 
                nations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to develop and assemble documents, 
                contracts, and related items required to establish a 
                civil nuclear program; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to develop a standardized model for 
                the establishment of a civil nuclear program that can 
                be used by the International Atomic Energy 
                Agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) coordinating with countries participating in 
        the Center and with the Nuclear Exports Working Group 
        established under section 3(b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to identify funds to support payment 
                for services required to develop a civil nuclear 
                program;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to provide market analysis; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to create--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) project structure 
                        models;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) models for electricity market 
                        analysis;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) models for nonelectric 
                        applications market analysis; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) financial models;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) identifying and developing the safety, 
        security, safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a 
        civil nuclear program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) supporting multinational regulatory standards 
        to be developed by countries with civil nuclear programs and 
        experience;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) developing and strengthening communications, 
        engagement, and consensus-building;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) carrying out any other major activities to 
        support export, financing, education, construction, training, 
        and education requirements relating to the establishment of a 
        civil nuclear program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) developing mechanisms for how to fund and 
        staff the Center; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) determining mechanisms for the selection of 
        the location or locations of the Center.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 12. BIENNIAL CIVIL NUCLEAR VENDOR SUMMIT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary, the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of Commerce, the President of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation, and the Assistant shall 
hold a biennial civil nuclear vendor summit (referred to in this 
section as a ``summit''), the first of which shall be held on the date 
that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Location.--Each summit shall be held in--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Washington, DC; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a country described in any of subparagraphs 
        (A) through (H) of section 2(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Requirement.--Each summit shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) be a forum in which leaders of ally or partner 
        nations may engage with each other for the purpose of promoting 
        the peaceful, responsible, and safe use of civil nuclear 
        technologies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) facilitate--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the development of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) cooperative financing 
                        relationships to promote competitive 
                        alternatives to Chinese and Russian 
                        financing;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a standardized financing and 
                        project management framework for the 
                        construction of nuclear power plants;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) a standardized licensing 
                        framework for civil nuclear 
                        technologies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) a strategy to change internal 
                        policies of multinational development banks, 
                        such as the World Bank, to support the 
                        financing of civil nuclear projects;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) a document containing any 
                        lessons learned from countries that have 
                        partnered with the Russian Federation or the 
                        People's Republic of China with respect to 
                        nuclear power, including any detrimental 
                        outcomes resulting from that partnership; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) a global nuclear liability 
                        regime;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) cooperation for enhancing the overall 
                aspects of civil nuclear power, such as--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) nuclear safety, security, and 
                        safeguards;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) nuclear laws (including 
                        regulations);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) waste management;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) quality management 
                        systems;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) technology transfer;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) human resources 
                        development;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) localization;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) reactor 
                        operations;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ix) nuclear liability; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (x) decommissioning; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the development and determination of 
                the mechanisms described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of 
                section 11.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        end of each summit, the Secretary, the Secretary of State, the 
        Secretary of Commerce, the President of the Export-Import Bank 
        of the United States, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
        States International Development Finance Corporation, and the 
        Assistant shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
        highlighting--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) any commitments made by the United 
                States or international partners of the United States, 
                including an ally or partner nation, with respect to 
                international civil nuclear export practices; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the objectives that the parties to 
                those commitments agreed to meet.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Requirement.--The report under paragraph (1) 
        shall detail--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) any steps taken to establish common 
                financing relationships;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any progress made toward establishing 
                a standardized financing, project management, and 
                licensing framework;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any changes to the internal policies 
                of multinational development banks, such as the World 
                Bank, to support civil nuclear projects;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any steps taken or needed to be 
                taken--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) to rectify any obstacles that 
                        were identified after the applicable civil 
                        nuclear vendor summit but were unforeseen at 
                        the time of, and not discussed at, that 
                        summit;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to enable early-stage day-to-
                        day support of embarking civil nuclear energy 
                        nations;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) to address any gaps in the 
                        whole-of-government approach to international 
                        civil nuclear cooperation, exports, and 
                        investment developed by the Assistant; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) to improve the role of the 
                        Assistant in international outreach;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the role of the nuclear industry in 
                establishing cooperative relationships; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the competitiveness of available 
                United States financing packages for civil nuclear 
                exports, relative to international 
                competitors.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 13. STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE FUND WORKING 
              GROUP.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is established a working group, 
to be known as the ``Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group'' 
(referred to in this section as the ``working group'').</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Composition.--The working group shall be--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) led by the Assistant; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) composed of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) senior-level Federal officials, 
                selected by the head of the applicable Federal agency 
                or organization, from--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Department of 
                        State;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Department of the 
                        Treasury;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Department of 
                        Commerce;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the Department of 
                        Energy;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) the Export-Import Bank of the 
                        United States;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the United States 
                        International Development Finance Corporation; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) the Nuclear Regulatory 
                        Commission;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) other senior-level Federal officials, 
                selected by the head of the applicable Federal agency 
                or organization, from any other Federal agency or 
                organization that the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any senior-level Federal official 
                selected by the Assistant from any Federal agency or 
                organization.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the 
National Security Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Duties.--The working group shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) provide direction and advice to the Assistant 
        with respect to the establishment of a Strategic Infrastructure 
        Fund (referred to in this subsection as the ``Fund'') to be 
        used--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to support those aspects of projects 
                relating to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) civil nuclear 
                        technologies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) rare earth elements and 
                        critical minerals (as defined in section 
                        7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
                        1606(a))); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) microprocessors; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) for strategic investments identified 
                by the working group; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) address critical areas in determining the 
        appropriate design for the Fund, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) transfer of assets to the 
                Fund;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) transfer of assets from the 
                Fund;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) how assets in the Fund should be 
                invested; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) governance and implementation of the 
                Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Report Required.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the working group shall 
        submit to the committees described in paragraph (2) a report on 
        the findings of the working group that includes suggested 
        legislative text for how to establish and structure a Strategic 
        Infrastructure Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Committees described.--The committees referred 
        to in paragraph (1) are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
                the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
                the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
                Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on 
                Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on 
                Finance of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
                Armed Services, the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                Technology, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
                House of Representatives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 14. INVESTMENT BY ALLIES AND PARTNERS OF THE UNITED 
              STATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Commercial Licenses.--Section 103 d. of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133(d)) is amended, in the second 
sentence--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``for a production facility'' 
        after ``No license''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``any any'' and inserting 
        ``any''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Medical Therapy and Research Development Licenses.--
Section 104 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2134(d)) is 
amended, in the second sentence, by inserting ``for a production 
facility'' after ``No license''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 15. MODIFICATION OF POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE EXPORT-
              IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Modification of Prohibition on Financing.--Section 
2(b)(5) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(5)) is 
amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``any liquid metal fast 
breeder nuclear reactor or''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Expansion of Program on Transformational Exports.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 2(l) of the Export-Import 
        Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(l)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``China and'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``The Bank 
                                shall establish a Program on China 
                                and'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
                                the Arrangement, the Bank shall 
                                establish a Program on'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking 
                                ``conditions,'' and inserting 
                                ``conditions that, in the judgement of 
                                the Board of Directors of the Bank, 
                                offer sufficient likelihood of 
                                repayment to justify the loan, 
                                guarantee, or insurance, as 
                                applicable,''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) by striking ``by the 
                                People's Republic of China 
                                or'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``by the People's Republic of China 
                        or''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in the matter 
                                preceding clause (i), by striking ``the 
                                People's Republic of China'' and 
                                inserting ``covered 
                                countries'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by redesignating 
                                clauses (viii) through (xi) as clauses 
                                (ix) through (xii), respectively; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) by inserting after 
                                clause (vii) the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) Civil nuclear facilities, 
                        material, technologies, and related goods and 
                        services that support the development of an 
                        effective nuclear energy sector.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking paragraph (2);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                paragraph (2);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``China and'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in the matter 
                                preceding clause (i), by striking ``the 
                                People's Republic of China is'' and 
                                inserting ``the People's Republic of 
                                China and the Russian Federation are''; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in clause (i), by 
                                striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; 
                                or'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in the subparagraph 
                                heading, by striking ``Sunset 
                                and'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking the first 
                                sentence; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) by striking ``4 
                                years after enactment of this 
                                subsection'' and inserting ``December 
                                20, 2023''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) in subparagraph (D), by 
                        striking ``China and''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Sunset.--The Program on Transformational 
        Exports shall expire on December 31, 2026.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Arrangement.--The term `Arrangement' 
                means the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export 
                Credits of the Organization for Economic Cooperation 
                and Development.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Covered country.--The term `covered 
                country' means--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the People's Republic of 
                        China;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Russian Federation; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) any country that--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the Secretary of the 
                                Treasury designates as a covered 
                                country in a report to the Committee on 
                                Banking, Housing, and Urban Development 
                                of the Senate and the Committee on 
                                Financial Services of the House of 
                                Representatives;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) is not a 
                                participant in the Arrangement; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) is not in 
                                substantial compliance with the 
                                financial terms and conditions of the 
                                Arrangement.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 8(l) of the 
        Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g(l)) is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Under the'' and all that follows through ``Exports'' 
                and inserting ``Under the Program on Transformational 
                Exports''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``China and''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Reporting on Financing Related to People's Republic of 
China and Russian Federation.--Section 408 of title IV of division I of 
the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94; 
12 U.S.C. 635 note) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the section heading, by striking ``china'' 
        and inserting ``the people's republic of china and the russian 
        federation'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1), by striking ``the government of China'' and 
        inserting ``the Government of the People's Republic of China or 
        the Government of the Russian Federation'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``the 
        government of China'' and inserting ``the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China or the Government of the Russian 
        Federation'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Government of the people's republic of 
        china.--The term `Government of the People's Republic of China' 
        means any person that the Bank has reason to believe is--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the state and the Government of the 
                People's Republic of China, as well as any political 
                subdivision, agency, or instrumentality 
                thereof;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any entity controlled, directly or 
                indirectly, by any of the foregoing, including any 
                partnership, association, or other entity in which any 
                of the foregoing owns a 50 percent or greater interest 
                or a controlling interest, and any entity which is 
                otherwise controlled by any of the foregoing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) any person that is or has been 
                acting or purporting to act, directly or indirectly, 
                for or on behalf of any of the foregoing; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) any other person which the Secretary 
                of the Treasury has notified the Bank is included in 
                any of the foregoing.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Government of the russian federation.--The 
        term `Government of the Russian Federation' means any person 
        that the Bank has reason to believe is--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the state and the Government of the 
                Russian Federation, as well as any political 
                subdivision, agency, or instrumentality 
                thereof;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any entity controlled, directly or 
                indirectly, by any of the foregoing, including any 
                partnership, association, or other entity in which any 
                of the foregoing owns a 50 percent or greater interest 
                or a controlling interest, and any entity which is 
                otherwise controlled by any of the foregoing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) any person that is or has been 
                acting or purporting to act, directly or indirectly, 
                for or on behalf of any of the foregoing; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) any other person which the Secretary 
                of the Treasury has notified the Bank is included in 
                any of the foregoing.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (e)(2), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``China is'' and inserting ``the 
        People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation 
        are''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 16. U.S. NUCLEAR FUELS SECURITY INITIATIVE TO REDUCE 
              RELIANCE ON NUCLEAR FUELS FROM RUSSIA AND 
              CHINA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Objectives.--The objectives of this section are--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to expeditiously increase domestic production 
        of low-enriched uranium (referred to in this section as 
        ``LEU'') by an annual amount determined by the Secretary to be 
        appropriate to reduce the reliance of the United States and 
        ally or partner nations on nuclear fuels from--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Russian Federation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the People's Republic of 
                China;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to expeditiously increase domestic production 
        of high-assay low-enriched uranium (referred to in this section 
        as ``HALEU'') by an annual amount determined by the Secretary 
        to be sufficient to meet the needs of the consortium 
        established under section 2001(a)(2)(F) of the Energy Policy 
        Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F));</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to ensure the availability of domestically 
        produced and converted uranium in an amount determined by the 
        Secretary to be sufficient to address a reasonably anticipated 
        supply disruption;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to promote the domestic production, 
        conversion, and enrichment of uranium; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) to promote the deployment of United States 
        uranium enrichment technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definition of Programs.--In this section, the term 
``Programs'' means--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Nuclear Fuel Security Program established 
        under subsection (c)(1);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the National Strategic Uranium Reserve Program 
        established under subsection (c)(2); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the American Assured Fuel Supply Program of 
        the Department of Energy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Establishment.--The Secretary, consistent with the 
objectives described in subsection (a), shall establish--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a program, to be known as the ``Nuclear Fuel 
        Security Program'', to reduce the reliance of the United States 
        and ally or partner nations on nuclear fuels from the Russian 
        Federation and the People's Republic of China by increasing the 
        amounts of LEU and HALEU produced by U.S. nuclear energy 
        companies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a program, to be known as the ``National 
        Strategic Uranium Reserve Program'', to ensure the availability 
        of domestically produced and converted uranium in the event of 
        a supply disruption.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Nuclear Fuel Security Program.--In carrying out the 
Nuclear Fuel Security Program, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, select 1 or more U.S. nuclear energy 
        companies to produce LEU in amounts and timeframes specified by 
        the Secretary;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, select 1 or more U.S. nuclear energy 
        companies to produce HALEU in amounts and timeframes specified 
        by the Secretary;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) utilize only uranium produced and converted in 
        the United States or a country described in any of 
        subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 2(2);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) coordinate the operations of the Nuclear Fuel 
        Security Program and the National Strategic Uranium Reserve 
        Program as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) take other actions that the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary or appropriate to reduce the 
        reliance of the United States and ally or partner nations on 
        nuclear fuels from the Russian Federation and the People's 
        Republic of China.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) National Strategic Uranium Reserve Program.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In carrying out the National 
        Strategic Uranium Reserve Program, the Secretary shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) immediately on enactment of this Act, 
                use the funds reallocated by paragraph (2) to initiate 
                the establishment of a National Strategic Uranium 
                Reserve;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) make the National Strategic Uranium 
                Reserve operational by acquiring uranium in amounts and 
                timeframes specified by the Secretary;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) maintain, replenish, or increase the 
                amount of uranium in the National Strategic Uranium 
                Reserve in a manner determined by the Secretary to be 
                consistent with the objectives described in subsection 
                (a);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) utilize only uranium produced and 
                converted in the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) make uranium available from the 
                National Strategic Uranium Reserve, subject to terms 
                and conditions determined by the Secretary to be 
                reasonable and appropriate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) coordinate the operations of the 
                Nuclear Fuel Security Program and the National 
                Strategic Uranium Reserve Program as the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) take other actions that the Secretary 
                determines to be necessary or appropriate to address a 
                uranium supply disruption.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Reallocation.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, amounts made available to the National 
        Nuclear Security Administration for the Uranium Reserve Program 
        by, and described in the first proviso in, the matter under the 
        heading ``Weapons Activities'' under the heading ``NATIONAL 
        NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'' under the heading ``ATOMIC 
        ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES'' in title III of division D of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 
        Stat. 1369), that remain available as of the date of enactment 
        of this Act shall be reallocated, as directed by the Secretary, 
        for the purpose of establishing and initiating operation of the 
        National Strategic Uranium Reserve by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) continuing the activities initiated by 
                the National Nuclear Security Administration using the 
                amounts described in that proviso;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) carrying out other activities 
                consistent with the purposes for which those amounts 
                were made available under that Act; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) carrying out activities in accordance 
                with the objectives described in subsection 
                (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Continuation of the American Assured Fuel Supply 
Program.--In carrying out the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, the 
Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) maintain, replenish, or increase the amount of 
        uranium in the National Strategic Uranium Reserve in a manner 
        determined by the Secretary to be consistent with the purposes 
        of that program and the objectives described in subsection 
        (a);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) make uranium available from the American 
        Assured Fuel Supply, subject to terms and conditions determined 
        by the Secretary to be reasonable and appropriate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) coordinate the operations of the National 
        Strategic Uranium Reserve Program and the American Assured Fuel 
        Supply Program as the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) if determined by the Secretary to be 
        appropriate and consistent with the objectives described in 
        subsection (a), merge the operations of the National Strategic 
        Uranium Reserve Program and the American Assured Fuel Supply 
        Program; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) take other actions that the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary or appropriate to address the 
        purposes of the American Assured Fuel Supply Program and the 
        objectives described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Authority.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In carrying out the Programs, the 
        Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in addition to exercising the 
                authority granted to the Secretary under any other 
                provision of law, enter into transactions (other than 
                contracts, cooperative agreements, financial assistance 
                agreements, or the provision of any other financial 
                assistance) with an ally or partner nation, a U.S. 
                energy company, or any other domestic or foreign entity 
                for any activity to carry out the Programs, including 
                the acquisition or provision of uranium, conversion 
                services, enrichment services, LEU, HALEU, and related 
                goods and services, in the same manner as the Secretary 
                of Defense under section 4021 of title 10, United 
                States Code (other than subsections (b) and (f) of that 
                section);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) make acquisitions for the Programs 
                through the use of competitive selection processes that 
                the Secretary determines to be appropriate to achieve 
                the objectives described in subsection (a) in an 
                expeditious manner;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C)(i) establish milestones for achieving 
                specified objectives, including the production of LEU 
                and HALEU in amounts and timeframes specified by the 
                Secretary; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) provide awards and other forms of 
                incentives for meeting those milestones;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) provide loan guarantees, other 
                financial assistance, or assistance in the form of 
                revenue guarantees or similar mechanisms;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) charge an amount for the provision of 
                uranium, conversion services, enrichment services, LEU, 
                HALEU, and other goods and services that, in the 
                opinion of the Secretary, provides reasonable 
                compensation, taking into account fair market value and 
                the objectives described in subsection (a); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
                31, United States Code--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) receive and retain revenues 
                        from the sale or transfer of uranium, LEU, or 
                        HALEU and from other activities related to the 
                        Programs; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) expend those revenues for 
                        purposes related to the program from which the 
                        revenues are derived.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Availability of funds.--The revenues described 
        in paragraph (1)(F) shall remain available until 
        expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Domestic Sourcing Considerations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary may only carry out an activity in connection 
        with 1 or more of the Programs if--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the activity promotes manufacturing in 
                the United States; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the activity relies on resources, 
                materials, or equipment developed or produced--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the United States; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in a country described in any 
                        of subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 
                        2(2) by--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) a U.S. nuclear energy 
                                company;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) an ally or partner 
                                nation; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) an associated 
                                entity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the 
        requirements of paragraph (1) with respect to an activity if 
        the Secretary determines a waiver to be necessary to achieve 1 
        or more of the objectives described in subsection 
        (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Exclusions.--The Secretary may not carry out an 
activity in connection with the Programs with an entity that is--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) owned or controlled by the Government of the 
        Russian Federation or the Government of the People's Republic 
        of China; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) organized under the laws of, or otherwise 
        subject to the jurisdiction of, the Russian Federation or the 
        People's Republic of China.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (j) Nuclear Regulatory Commission.--The Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission shall prioritize and expedite consideration of any action 
related to the Programs to the extent permitted under the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and related statutes.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (k) USEC Privatization Act.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The requirements of section 3112 
        of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10) shall not 
        apply to activities related to the Programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Amendment.--Section 3112A(c)(2)(A) of the USEC 
        Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10a(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in clause (xii), by inserting ``and'' 
                after the semicolon at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking clauses (xiii) through 
                (xxvii); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(xiii) in calendar year 2026 and 
                        each calendar year thereafter, 0 
                        kilograms.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) for the Nuclear Fuel Security Program, 
        $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until 
        September 30, 2031; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) for the National Strategic Uranium Reserve 
        Program and the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, such sums 
        as are necessary for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 
        2030, to remain available until September 30, 2031.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Nuclear Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
        reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of 
        the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).
            (2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or partner 
        nation'' means--
                    (A) the Government of any country that is a member 
                of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and 
                Development;
                    (B) the Government of the Republic of India; and
                    (C) the Government of any country designated as an 
                ally or partner nation by the Secretary of State for 
                purposes of this Act.
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations and Energy 
                and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy 
                and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
            (4) Assistant.--The term ``Assistant'' means the Assistant 
        to the President and Director for International Nuclear Energy 
        Policy described in section 3(a)(1)(D).
            (5) Associated entity.--The term ``associated entity'' 
        means an entity that--
                    (A) is owned, controlled, or operated by--
                            (i) an ally or partner nation; or
                            (ii) an associated individual; or
                    (B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise 
                subject to the jurisdiction of, a country described in 
                paragraph (2), including a corporation that is 
                incorporated in a country described in that paragraph.
            (6) Associated individual.--The term ``associated 
        individual'' means a foreign national who is a national of a 
        country described in paragraph (2).
            (7) Civil nuclear.--The term ``civil nuclear'' means 
        activities relating to--
                    (A) nuclear plant construction;
                    (B) nuclear fuel services;
                    (C) nuclear energy financing;
                    (D) nuclear plant operations;
                    (E) nuclear plant regulation;
                    (F) nuclear medicine;
                    (G) nuclear safety;
                    (H) community engagement in areas in reasonable 
                proximity to nuclear sites;
                    (I) infrastructure support for nuclear energy;
                    (J) nuclear plant decommissioning;
                    (K) nuclear liability;
                    (L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent nuclear 
                fuel;
                    (M) environmental safeguards;
                    (N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; and
                    (O) technology related to the matters described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (N).
            (8) Embarking civil nuclear energy nation.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear 
                energy nation'' means a country that--
                            (i) does not have a civil nuclear program;
                            (ii) is in the process of developing or 
                        expanding a civil nuclear program, including 
                        safeguards and a legal and regulatory 
                        framework, for--
                                    (I) nuclear safety;
                                    (II) nuclear security;
                                    (III) radioactive waste management;
                                    (IV) civil nuclear energy;
                                    (V) environmental safeguards;
                                    (VI) community engagement in areas 
                                in reasonable proximity to nuclear 
                                sites;
                                    (VII) nuclear liability; or
                                    (VIII) advanced nuclear reactor 
                                licensing;
                            (iii) is in the process of selecting, 
                        developing, constructing, or utilizing advanced 
                        light water reactors, advanced nuclear 
                        reactors, or advanced civil nuclear 
                        technologies; and
                            (iv) is eligible to receive development 
                        lending from the World Bank.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear 
                energy nation'' does not include--
                            (i) the People's Republic of China;
                            (ii) the Russian Federation;
                            (iii) the Republic of Belarus;
                            (iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
                            (v) the Democratic People's Republic of 
                        Korea;
                            (vi) the Republic of Cuba;
                            (vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
                            (viii) the Syrian Arab Republic; or
                            (ix) any other country--
                                    (I) the property or interests in 
                                property of the government of which are 
                                blocked pursuant to the International 
                                Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
                                U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
                                    (II) the government of which the 
                                Secretary of State has determined has 
                                repeatedly provided support for acts of 
                                international terrorism for purposes 
                                of--
                                            (aa) section 620A(a) of the 
                                        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
                                        (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
                                            (bb) section 40(d) of the 
                                        Arms Export Control Act (22 
                                        U.S.C. 2780(d));
                                            (cc) section 
                                        1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export 
                                        Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
                                        U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or
                                            (dd) any other relevant 
                                        provision of law.
            (9) Nuclear safety.--The term ``nuclear safety'' means 
        issues relating to the design, construction, operation, or 
        decommissioning of nuclear facilities in a manner that ensures 
        adequate protection of workers, the public, and the 
        environment, including--
                    (A) the safe operation of nuclear reactors and 
                other nuclear facilities;
                    (B) radiological protection of--
                            (i) members of the public;
                            (ii) workers; and
                            (iii) the environment;
                    (C) nuclear waste management;
                    (D) emergency preparedness;
                    (E) nuclear liability; and
                    (F) the safe transportation of nuclear materials.
            (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
            (11) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear 
        Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
            (12) U.S. nuclear energy company.--The term ``U.S. nuclear 
        energy company'' means a company that--
                    (A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise 
                subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States; and
                    (B) is involved in the nuclear energy industry.

SEC. 3. CIVIL NUCLEAR COORDINATION AND STRATEGY.

    (a) White House Focal Point on Coordination.--
            (1) Sense of congress.--Given the critical importance of 
        developing and implementing, with input from various agencies 
        throughout the executive branch, a cohesive policy with respect 
        to international efforts related to civil nuclear energy, it is 
        the sense of Congress that--
                    (A) there should be a focal point within the White 
                House, which may, if determined to be appropriate, 
                report to the National Security Council, for 
                coordination on issues relating to those efforts;
                    (B) to provide that focal point, the President 
                should establish, within the Executive Office of the 
                President, an office, to be known as the ``Office of 
                the Assistant to the President and Director for 
                International Nuclear Energy Policy'' (referred to in 
                this subsection as the ``Office'');
                    (C) the Office should act as a coordinating office 
                for--
                            (i) international civil nuclear 
                        cooperation; and
                            (ii) civil nuclear export strategy;
                    (D) the Office should be headed by an individual 
                appointed as an Assistant to the President with the 
                title of ``Director for International Nuclear Energy 
                Policy''; and
                    (E) the Office should--
                            (i) coordinate civil nuclear export 
                        policies for the United States;
                            (ii) develop, in coordination with the 
                        officials described in paragraph (2), a 
                        cohesive Federal strategy for engagement with 
                        foreign governments (including ally or partner 
                        nations and the governments of embarking civil 
                        nuclear energy nations), associated entities, 
                        and associated individuals with respect to 
                        civil nuclear exports;
                            (iii) coordinate with the officials 
                        described in paragraph (2) to ensure that 
                        necessary framework agreements and trade 
                        controls relating to civil nuclear materials 
                        and technologies are in place for key markets; 
                        and
                            (iv) develop--
                                    (I) a whole-of-government 
                                coordinating strategy for civil nuclear 
                                cooperation;
                                    (II) a whole-of-government strategy 
                                for civil nuclear exports; and
                                    (III) a whole-of-government 
                                approach to support appropriate foreign 
                                investment in civil nuclear energy 
                                projects supported by the United States 
                                in embarking civil nuclear energy 
                                nations.
            (2) Officials described.--The officials referred to in 
        paragraph (1)(E) are--
                    (A) the appropriate officials of--
                            (i) the Department of State;
                            (ii) the Department of Energy;
                            (iii) the Department of Commerce;
                            (iv) the Department of Transportation;
                            (v) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
                            (vi) the Department of Defense;
                            (vii) the National Security Council;
                            (viii) the National Economic Council;
                            (ix) the Office of the United States Trade 
                        Representative;
                            (x) the Office of Management and Budget;
                            (xi) the Office of the Director of National 
                        Intelligence;
                            (xii) the Export-Import Bank of the United 
                        States;
                            (xiii) the United States International 
                        Development Finance Corporation;
                            (xiv) the United States Agency for 
                        International Development;
                            (xv) the United States Trade and 
                        Development Agency;
                            (xvi) the Office of Science and Technology 
                        Policy; and
                            (xvii) any other Federal agency that the 
                        President determines to be appropriate; and
                    (B) appropriate officials representing foreign 
                countries and governments, including--
                            (i) ally or partner nations;
                            (ii) embarking civil nuclear energy 
                        nations; and
                            (iii) any other country or government that 
                        the Assistant (if appointed) and the officials 
                        described in subparagraph (A) jointly determine 
                        to be appropriate.
    (b) Nuclear Exports Working Group.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, 
        to be known as the ``Nuclear Exports Working Group'' (referred 
        to in this subsection as the ``working group'').
            (2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
                    (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected 
                internally by the applicable Federal agency or 
                organization, from--
                            (i) the Department of State;
                            (ii) the Department of Commerce;
                            (iii) the Department of Energy;
                            (iv) the Department of the Treasury;
                            (v) the Export-Import Bank of the United 
                        States;
                            (vi) the United States International 
                        Development Finance Corporation;
                            (vii) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
                            (viii) the Office of the United States 
                        Trade Representative; and
                            (ix) the United States Trade and 
                        Development Agency; and
                    (B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected 
                internally by the applicable Federal agency or 
                organization, from any other Federal agency or 
                organization that the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.
            (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the 
        appropriate White House official, which may be the Assistant 
        (if appointed).
            (4) Duties.--The working group shall coordinate, not less 
        frequently than quarterly, with the Civil Nuclear Trade 
        Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce, the Nuclear 
        Energy Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and 
        other advisory or stakeholder groups, as necessary, to maintain 
        an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of the standing of civil 
        nuclear exports from the United States, including with respect 
        to meeting the targets established as part of the 10-year civil 
        nuclear trade strategy described in paragraph (5)(A).
            (5) Strategy.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall 
                establish a 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy, 
                including biennial targets for the export of civil 
                nuclear technologies, including light water and non-
                light water reactors and associated equipment and 
                technologies, civil nuclear materials, and nuclear fuel 
                that align with meeting international energy demand 
                while seeking to avoid or reduce emissions.
                    (B) Collaboration required.--In establishing the 
                strategy under subparagraph (A), the working group 
                shall collaborate with--
                            (i) the Secretary;
                            (ii) the Secretary of Commerce;
                            (iii) the Secretary of State;
                            (iv) the Secretary of the Treasury;
                            (v) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
                            (vi) the President of the Export-Import 
                        Bank of the United States;
                            (vii) the Chief Executive Officer of the 
                        United States International Development Finance 
                        Corporation;
                            (viii) the United States Trade 
                        Representative; and
                            (ix) representatives of private industry.

SEC. 4. ENGAGEMENT WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall launch, in accordance with 
applicable nuclear technology export laws (including regulations), an 
international initiative to modernize the civil nuclear outreach to 
embarking civil nuclear energy nations.
    (b) Financing.--In carrying out the initiative described in 
subsection (a), the President, acting through an appropriate Federal 
official, who may be the Assistant (if appointed) or the Chief 
Executive Officer of the International Development Finance Corporation, 
if determined to be appropriate, and in coordination with the officials 
described in section 3(a)(2), may, if the President determines to be 
appropriate, seek to establish cooperative financing relationships for 
the export of civil nuclear technology, components, materials, and 
infrastructure to embarking civil nuclear energy nations.
    (c) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described in 
subsection (a), the President shall--
            (1) assist nongovernmental organizations and appropriate 
        offices, administrations, agencies, laboratories, and programs 
        of the Department of Energy and other relevant Federal agencies 
        and offices in providing education and training to foreign 
        governments in nuclear safety, security, and safeguards--
                    (A) through engagement with the International 
                Atomic Energy Agency; or
                    (B) independently, if the applicable entity 
                determines that it would be more advantageous under the 
                circumstances to provide the applicable education and 
                training independently;
            (2) assist the efforts of the International Atomic Energy 
        Agency to expand the support provided by the International 
        Atomic Energy Agency to embarking civil nuclear energy nations 
        for nuclear safety, security, and safeguards;
            (3) coordinate the work of the Chief Executive Officer of 
        the United States International Development Finance Corporation 
        to expand outreach to the private investment community to 
        create public-private financing relationships to assist in the 
        export of civil nuclear technology to embarking civil nuclear 
        energy nations;
            (4) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, the work carried out by each of--
                    (A) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
                    (B) the Department of Energy;
                    (C) the Department of Commerce;
                    (D) the Nuclear Energy Agency;
                    (E) the International Atomic Energy Agency; and
                    (F) the nuclear regulatory agencies and 
                organizations of embarking civil nuclear energy nations 
                and ally or partner nations; and
            (5) improve the efficient and effective exporting and 
        importing of civil nuclear technologies and materials.

SEC. 5. COOPERATIVE FINANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALLY OR PARTNER 
              NATIONS AND EMBARKING CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY NATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall designate an appropriate White 
House official, who may be the Assistant (if appointed), and the Chief 
Executive Officer of the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation to coordinate with the officials described in 
section 3(a)(2) to develop, as the President determines to be 
appropriate, financing relationships with ally or partner nations to 
advance civil nuclear exports from the United States or ally or partner 
nations to embarking civil nuclear energy nations.
    (b) United States Competitiveness Clauses.--
            (1) Definition of united states competitiveness clause.--In 
        this subsection, the term ``United States competitiveness 
        clause'' means any United States competitiveness provision in 
        any agreement entered into by the Department of Energy, 
        including--
                    (A) a cooperative agreement;
                    (B) a cooperative research and development 
                agreement; and
                    (C) a patent waiver.
            (2) Consideration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
        relevant officials described in that subsection shall consider 
        the impact of United States competitiveness clauses on any 
        financing relationships entered into or proposed to be entered 
        into under that subsection.
            (3) Waiver.--The Secretary shall facilitate waivers of 
        United States competitiveness clauses as necessary to 
        facilitate financing relationships with ally or partner nations 
        under subsection (a).

SEC. 6. COOPERATION WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS ON ADVANCED NUCLEAR 
              REACTOR DEMONSTRATION AND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH FACILITIES 
              FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary 
and the Secretary of Commerce, shall conduct bilateral and multilateral 
meetings with not fewer than 5 ally or partner nations, with the aim of 
enhancing nuclear energy cooperation among those ally or partner 
nations and the United States, for the purpose of developing 
collaborative relationships with respect to research, development, 
licensing, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactor technologies for 
civil nuclear energy.
    (b) Requirement.--The meetings described in subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and deploy 
        advanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on U.S. nuclear 
        energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this Act to provide options for addressing 
        climate change by 2050; and
            (2) a focus on developing a memorandum of understanding or 
        any other appropriate agreement between the United States and 
        ally or partner nations with respect to--
                    (A) the demonstration and deployment of advanced 
                nuclear reactors; and
                    (B) the development of cooperative research 
                facilities.
    (c) Financing Arrangements.--In conducting the meetings described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, shall seek to develop 
financing arrangements to share the costs of the demonstration and 
deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and the development of 
cooperative research facilities with the ally or partner nations 
participating in those meetings.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of 
Commerce shall jointly submit to Congress a report highlighting 
potential partners--
            (1) for the establishment of cost-share arrangements 
        described in subsection (c); or
            (2) with which the United States may enter into agreements 
        with respect to--
                    (A) the demonstration of advanced nuclear reactors; 
                or
                    (B) cooperative research facilities.

SEC. 7. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION.

    Section 959B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279b) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
            (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``financing,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``preparations for''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking 
                        the period at the end and inserting a 
                        semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to support, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        State, the safe, secure, and peaceful use of civil nuclear 
        technology in countries developing nuclear energy programs, 
        with a focus on countries that have increased civil nuclear 
        cooperation with the Russian Federation or the People's 
        Republic of China; and
            ``(4) to promote the fullest utilization of the reactors, 
        fuel, equipment, services, and technology of U.S. nuclear 
        energy companies (as defined in section 2 of the International 
        Nuclear Energy Act) in civil nuclear energy programs outside 
        the United States through--
                    ``(A) bilateral and multilateral arrangements 
                developed and executed in coordination with the 
                Secretary of State that contain commitments for the 
                utilization of the reactors, fuel, equipment, services, 
                and technology of U.S. nuclear energy companies (as 
                defined in that section);
                    ``(B) the designation of 1 or more U.S. nuclear 
                energy companies (as defined in that section) to 
                implement an arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the 
                Secretary determines that the designation is necessary 
                and appropriate to achieve the objectives of this 
                section;
                    ``(C) the waiver of any provision of law relating 
                to competition with respect to any activity related to 
                an arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, 
                in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
                Secretary of Commerce, determines that a waiver is 
                necessary and appropriate to achieve the objectives of 
                this section; and
                    ``(D) the issuance of loans, loan guarantees, other 
                financial assistance, or assistance in the form of an 
                equity interest to carry out activities related to an 
                arrangement under subparagraph (A), to the extent 
                appropriated funds are available.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) with respect to the function described in subsection 
        (a)(3), be modeled after the International Military Education 
        and Training program of the Department of State; and
            ``(2) be authorized and directed by the Secretary of State 
        and implemented by the Secretary--
                    ``(A) to facilitate, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, workshops and expert-based exchanges to 
                engage industry, stakeholders, and foreign governments 
                with respect to international civil nuclear issues, 
                such as--
                            ``(i) training;
                            ``(ii) financing;
                            ``(iii) safety;
                            ``(iv) security;
                            ``(v) safeguards;
                            ``(vi) liability;
                            ``(vii) advanced fuels;
                            ``(viii) operations; and
                            ``(ix) options for multinational 
                        cooperation with respect to the disposal of 
                        spent nuclear fuel (as defined in section 2 of 
                        the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 
                        10101)); and
                    ``(B) in coordination with--
                            ``(i) the National Security Council;
                            ``(ii) the Secretary of State;
                            ``(iii) the Secretary of Commerce; and
                            ``(iv) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection (a)(3) 
$15,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.''.

SEC. 8. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary and the Assistant (if appointed), shall launch an 
international initiative (referred to in this section as the 
``initiative'') to provide financial assistance to, and facilitate the 
building of technical capacities by, in accordance with this section, 
embarking civil nuclear energy nations for activities relating to the 
development of civil nuclear energy programs.
    (b) Financial Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the 
        Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and the 
        Assistant (if appointed), may award grants of financial 
        assistance to embarking civil nuclear energy nations in 
        accordance with this subsection--
                    (A) for activities relating to the development of 
                civil nuclear energy programs; and
                    (B) to facilitate the building of technical 
                capacities for those activities.
            (2) Amount.--The amount of a grant of financial assistance 
        under paragraph (1) shall be not more than $5,500,000.
            (3) Limitations.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
        with the Secretary and the Assistant (if appointed), may 
        award--
                    (A) not more than 1 grant of financial assistance 
                under paragraph (1) to any 1 embarking civil nuclear 
                energy nation each fiscal year; and
                    (B) not more than a total of 5 grants of financial 
                assistance under paragraph (1) to any 1 embarking civil 
                nuclear energy nation.
    (c) Senior Advisors.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the 
        Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and the 
        Assistant (if appointed), may provide financial assistance to 
        an embarking civil nuclear energy nation for the purpose of 
        contracting with a U.S. nuclear energy company to hire 1 or 
        more senior advisors to assist the embarking civil nuclear 
        energy nation in establishing a civil nuclear program.
            (2) Requirement.--A senior advisor described in paragraph 
        (1) shall have relevant experience and qualifications to advise 
        the embarking civil nuclear energy nation on, and facilitate on 
        behalf of the embarking civil nuclear energy nation, 1 or more 
        of the following activities:
                    (A) The development of financing relationships.
                    (B) The development of a standardized financing and 
                project management framework for the construction of 
                nuclear power plants.
                    (C) The development of a standardized licensing 
                framework for--
                            (i) light water civil nuclear technologies; 
                        and
                            (ii) non-light water civil nuclear 
                        technologies and advanced nuclear reactors.
                    (D) The identification of qualified organizations 
                and service providers.
                    (E) The identification of funds to support payment 
                for services required to develop a civil nuclear 
                program.
                    (F) Market analysis.
                    (G) The identification of the safety, security, 
                safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil 
                nuclear program.
                    (H) Risk allocation, risk management, and nuclear 
                liability.
                    (I) Technical assessments of nuclear reactors and 
                technologies.
                    (J) The identification of actions necessary to 
                participate in a global nuclear liability regime based 
                on the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for 
                Nuclear Damage, with Annex, done at Vienna September 
                12, 1997 (TIAS 15-415).
                    (K) Stakeholder engagement.
                    (L) Management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear 
                waste.
                    (M) Any other major activities to support the 
                establishment of a civil nuclear program, such as the 
                establishment of export, financing, construction, 
                training, operations, and education requirements.
            (3) Clarification.--Financial assistance under this 
        subsection may be provided to an embarking civil nuclear energy 
        nation in addition to any financial assistance provided to that 
        embarking civil nuclear energy nation under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation on Assistance to Embarking Civil Nuclear Energy 
Nations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Offices of the Inspectors General for the Department of State 
and the Department of Energy shall coordinate--
            (1) to establish and submit to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive 
        oversight of activities authorized under this section to 
        prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and
            (2) to engage in independent and effective oversight of 
        activities authorized under this section through joint or 
        individual audits, inspections, investigations, or evaluations.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out the initiative 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

SEC. 9. BIENNIAL CABINET-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR 
              SAFETY, SECURITY, SAFEGUARDS, AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The President, in coordination with international 
partners, as determined by the President, and industry, shall hold a 
biennial conference on civil nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
sustainability (referred to in this section as a ``conference'').
    (b) Conference Functions.--It is the sense of Congress that each 
conference should--
            (1) be a forum in which ally or partner nations may engage 
        with each other for the purpose of reinforcing the commitment 
        to--
                    (A) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
                sustainability;
                    (B) environmental safeguards; and
                    (C) local community engagement in areas in 
                reasonable proximity to nuclear sites; and
            (2) facilitate--
                    (A) the development of--
                            (i) joint commitments and goals to 
                        improve--
                                    (I) nuclear safety, security, 
                                safeguards, and sustainability;
                                    (II) environmental safeguards; and
                                    (III) local community engagement in 
                                areas in reasonable proximity to 
                                nuclear sites;
                            (ii) stronger international institutions 
                        that support nuclear safety, security, 
                        safeguards, and sustainability;
                            (iii) cooperative financing relationships 
                        to promote competitive alternatives to Chinese 
                        and Russian financing;
                            (iv) a standardized financing and project 
                        management framework for the construction of 
                        civil nuclear power plants;
                            (v) a standardized licensing framework for 
                        civil nuclear technologies;
                            (vi) a strategy to change internal policies 
                        of multinational development banks, such as the 
                        World Bank, to support the financing of civil 
                        nuclear projects;
                            (vii) a document containing any lessons 
                        learned from countries that have partnered with 
                        the Russian Federation or the People's Republic 
                        of China with respect to civil nuclear power, 
                        including any detrimental outcomes resulting 
                        from that partnership; and
                            (viii) a global civil nuclear liability 
                        regime;
                    (B) cooperation for enhancing the overall aspects 
                of civil nuclear power, such as--
                            (i) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, 
                        and sustainability;
                            (ii) nuclear laws (including regulations);
                            (iii) waste management;
                            (iv) quality management systems;
                            (v) technology transfer;
                            (vi) human resources development;
                            (vii) localization;
                            (viii) reactor operations;
                            (ix) nuclear liability; and
                            (x) decommissioning; and
                    (C) the development and determination of the 
                mechanisms described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of 
                section 10(a), if the President intends to establish an 
                Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center as 
                described in that section.
    (c) Input From Industry and Government.--It is the sense of 
Congress that each conference should include a meeting that convenes 
nuclear industry leaders and leaders of government agencies with 
expertise relating to nuclear safety, security, safeguards, or 
sustainability to discuss best practices relating to--
            (1) the safe and secure use, storage, and transport of 
        nuclear and radiological materials;
            (2) managing the evolving cyber threat to nuclear and 
        radiological security; and
            (3) the role that the nuclear industry should play in 
        nuclear and radiological safety, security, and safeguards, 
        including with respect to the safe and secure use, storage, and 
        transport of nuclear and radiological materials, including 
        spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.

SEC. 10. ADVANCED REACTOR COORDINATION AND RESOURCE CENTER.

    (a) In General.--The President shall consider the feasibility of 
leveraging existing activities or frameworks or, as necessary, 
establishing a center, to be known as the ``Advanced Reactor 
Coordination and Resource Center'' (referred to in this section as the 
``Center''), for the purposes of--
            (1) identifying qualified organizations and service 
        providers--
                    (A) for embarking civil nuclear energy nations;
                    (B) to develop and assemble documents, contracts, 
                and related items required to establish a civil nuclear 
                program; and
                    (C) to develop a standardized model for the 
                establishment of a civil nuclear program that can be 
                used by the International Atomic Energy Agency;
            (2) coordinating with countries participating in the Center 
        and with the Nuclear Exports Working Group established under 
        section 3(b)--
                    (A) to identify funds to support payment for 
                services required to develop a civil nuclear program;
                    (B) to provide market analysis; and
                    (C) to create--
                            (i) project structure models;
                            (ii) models for electricity market 
                        analysis;
                            (iii) models for nonelectric applications 
                        market analysis; and
                            (iv) financial models;
            (3) identifying and developing the safety, security, 
        safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil nuclear 
        program;
            (4) supporting multinational regulatory standards to be 
        developed by countries with civil nuclear programs and 
        experience;
            (5) developing and strengthening communications, 
        engagement, and consensus-building;
            (6) carrying out any other major activities to support 
        export, financing, education, construction, training, and 
        education requirements relating to the establishment of a civil 
        nuclear program;
            (7) developing mechanisms for how to fund and staff the 
        Center; and
            (8) determining mechanisms for the selection of the 
        location or locations of the Center.
    (b) Objective.--The President shall carry out subsection (a) with 
the objective of establishing the Center if the President determines 
that it is feasible to do so.

SEC. 11. INVESTMENT BY ALLIES AND PARTNERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Commercial Licenses.--Section 103 d. of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133(d)) is amended, in the second sentence--
            (1) by inserting ``for a production facility'' after ``No 
        license''; and
            (2) by striking ``any any'' and inserting ``any''.
    (b) Medical Therapy and Research Development Licenses.--Section 104 
d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2134(d)) is amended, in 
the second sentence, by inserting ``for a production facility'' after 
``No license''.

SEC. 12. STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE FUND WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a working group, to be 
known as the ``Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group'' (referred 
to in this section as the ``working group'').
    (b) Composition.--The working group shall be--
            (1) led by a White House official, who may be the Assistant 
        (if appointed), who shall serve as the White House focal point 
        with respect to matters relating to the working group; and
            (2) composed of--
                    (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected by the 
                head of the applicable Federal agency or organization, 
                from--
                            (i) the Department of State;
                            (ii) the Department of the Treasury;
                            (iii) the Department of Commerce;
                            (iv) the Department of Energy;
                            (v) the Export-Import Bank of the United 
                        States;
                            (vi) the United States International 
                        Development Finance Corporation; and
                            (vii) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
                    (B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected 
                by the head of the applicable Federal agency or 
                organization, from any other Federal agency or 
                organization that the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate; and
                    (C) any senior-level Federal official selected by 
                the White House official described in paragraph (1) 
                from any Federal agency or organization.
    (c) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the National 
Security Council.
    (d) Duties.--The working group shall--
            (1) provide direction and advice to the officials described 
        in section 3(a)(2)(A) and appropriate Federal agencies, as 
        determined by the working group, with respect to the 
        establishment of a Strategic Infrastructure Fund (referred to 
        in this subsection as the ``Fund'') to be used--
                    (A) to support those aspects of projects relating 
                to--
                            (i) civil nuclear technologies;
                            (ii) rare earth elements and critical 
                        minerals (as defined in section 7002(a) of the 
                        Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a))); and
                            (iii) microprocessors; and
                    (B) for strategic investments identified by the 
                working group; and
            (2) address critical areas in determining the appropriate 
        design for the Fund, including--
                    (A) transfer of assets to the Fund;
                    (B) transfer of assets from the Fund;
                    (C) how assets in the Fund should be invested; and
                    (D) governance and implementation of the Fund.
    (e) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to 
        the committees described in paragraph (2) a report on the 
        findings of the working group that includes suggested 
        legislative text for how to establish and structure a Strategic 
        Infrastructure Fund.
            (2) Committees described.--The committees referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the 
                Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy 
                and Natural Resources, the Committee on Environment and 
                Public Works, and the Committee on Finance of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
                on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed 
                Services, the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                Technology, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (3) Administration of the fund.--The report submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall include suggested legislative language 
        requiring all expenditures from a Strategic Infrastructure Fund 
        established in accordance with this section to be administered 
        by the Secretary of State (or a designee of the Secretary of 
        State).

SEC. 13. BRIEFINGS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY OF NEW EXPORTS OF ADVANCED 
              NUCLEAR REACTORS.

    Before the United States may export an advanced nuclear reactor to 
a country that has not previously received an advanced nuclear reactor 
from the United States, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that addresses whether the country--
            (1) is technically equipped to safely operate and maintain 
        the advanced nuclear reactor; and
            (2) has a transparency plan in place for oversight of any 
        assistance received from the United States Government for the 
        purpose of purchasing the advanced nuclear reactor.

SEC. 14. ENSURING CONTINUED SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERSIGHT OF ENHANCED 
              ENERGY COOPERATION.

    (a) Briefing Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
        Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary shall jointly brief the 
        committees of Congress described in paragraph (2) on the 
        procedures being used to mitigate any nuclear proliferation 
        risks of--
                    (A) any recommendations for enhanced energy 
                cooperation that may emerge from the meetings described 
                in section 6(a); or
                    (B) any new exports of advanced nuclear reactors.
            (2) Committees of congress described.--The committees of 
        Congress referred to in paragraph (1) are--
                    (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Energy and 
                Natural Resources, and Armed Services of the Senate; 
                and
                    (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and 
                Commerce, and Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives.
    (b) Prohibition on Exports of Nuclear Reactors to Certain 
Countries.--On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
advanced nuclear reactor may not be exported from the United States to 
a country unless that country--
            (1) has signed an additional protocol to its comprehensive 
        safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy 
        Agency; or
            (2) has put in place a comprehensive safeguards agreement 
        and is working toward signing an additional protocol with the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency.

SEC. 15. JOINT ASSESSMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA ON 
              NUCLEAR LIABILITY RULES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
establish and maintain within the U.S.-India Strategic Security 
Dialogue a joint consultative mechanism with the Government of the 
Republic of India that convenes on a recurring basis--
            (1) to assess the implementation of the Agreement for 
        Cooperation between the Government of the United States of 
        America and the Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses of 
        Nuclear Energy, signed at Washington October 10, 2008 (TIAS 08-
        1206);
            (2) to discuss opportunities for the Republic of India to 
        align domestic nuclear liability rules with international 
        norms; and
            (3) to develop a strategy for the United States and the 
        Republic of India to pursue bilateral and multilateral 
        diplomatic engagements related to analyzing and implementing 
        those opportunities.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that describes the joint assessment 
developed pursuant to subsection (a)(1).

SEC. 16. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ZAPORIZHZHIA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.

    (a) Briefing.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide a 
        briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding 
        the capture of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by Russian 
        armed forces.
            (2) Requirements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) 
        shall focus on--
                    (A) events leading up to the capture of the 
                Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by Russian armed 
                forces;
                    (B) ongoing efforts to ensure the continued 
                operation of the reactor and the safety and security of 
                the plant;
                    (C) efforts to mitigate potential risks to the 
                surrounding civilian population; and
                    (D) any safety and security measures implemented 
                since the capture.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
        the appropriate committees of Congress a report outlining 
        lessons learned from attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power 
        plant, including--
                    (A) the efforts to ensure the safety and security 
                of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant;
                    (B) how those lessons can be applied to other 
                nuclear sites in Ukraine while there is an ongoing 
                threat of armed conflict in Ukraine; and
                    (C) how those lessons could apply to other nuclear 
                power plants in the event of armed conflict.
            (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
        classified annex.
                                                       Calendar No. 604

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4064

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                                 A BILL

  To facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for 
                nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports.

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                            December 7, 2022

                       Reported with an amendment