119-hr3626

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3626 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3626

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

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 29, 2025

 Mr. Donalds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, and Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
 each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
 jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``International Nuclear Energy Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
 reactor'' means--
        (A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 
 prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 
 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
 regulations)), with significant improvements compared 
 to reactors operating on October 19, 2016, including 
 improvements such as--
            (i) additional inherent safety features;
            (ii) lower waste yields;
            (iii) improved fuel and material 
 performance;
            (iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel 
 cooling;
            (v) enhanced reliability or improved 
 resilience;
            (vi) increased proliferation resistance;
            (vii) increased thermal efficiency;
            (viii) reduced consumption of cooling water 
 and other environmental impacts;
            (ix) the ability to integrate into electric 
 applications and nonelectric applications;
            (x) modular sizes to allow for deployment 
 that corresponds with the demand for 
 electricity or process heat; and
            (xi) operational flexibility to respond to 
 changes in demand for electricity or process 
 heat and to complement integration with 
 intermittent renewable energy or energy 
 storage;
        (B) a fusion reactor; and
            (C) a radioisotope power system that utilizes heat 
 from radioactive decay to generate energy.

    (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 nation.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear 
 nation'' means a country that--
            (i) does not have a civil nuclear energy 
 program;
            (ii) is in the process of developing or 
 expanding a civil nuclear energy 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; or
            (iv) had an annual per capita gross 
 domestic product of not more than $28,000 in 
 2020.
        (B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear 
 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;
            (ix) Burma; or
            (x) 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 provides 
 reasonable assurance of adequate protection for 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 Civil Nuclear 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 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 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 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 civil nuclear outreach to 
embarking civil nuclear nations in order to improve the efficient and 
effective exporting and importing of civil nuclear technologies and 
materials.

    (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 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 nations for 
 nuclear safety, security, and safeguards;

    (3) coordinate the work of the Chief Executive Officer of 
 the United States International Development Finance Corporation 
 and the Export-Import Bank of the United States to expand 
 outreach to the private investment community to create public-
 private financing relationships to assist in the adoption of 
 civil nuclear technologies by embarking civil nuclear nations, 
 including through exports from the United States; and

    (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 nations and 
 ally or partner nations.

SEC. 5. COOPERATIVE FINANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALLY OR PARTNER 
 NATIONS AND EMBARKING CIVIL NUCLEAR 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 
assist in the adoption of civil nuclear technologies exported from the 
United States or ally or partner nations to embarking civil nuclear 
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 
 energy security and climate change; 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 coordination 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 of 2025) 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 be 
supported in consultation with the Secretary of State and implemented 
by the Secretary--
 ``

    (1) 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--
 ``
        (A) training;
 ``
        (B) financing;
 ``
            (C) safety;
 ``
            (D) security;
 ``
        (E) safeguards;
 ``
        (F) liability;
 ``
        (G) advanced fuels;
 ``
        (H) operations; and
 ``
            (I) 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
 ``

    (2) in coordination with--
 ``
        (A) the National Security Council;
 ``
        (B) the Secretary of State;
 ``
            (C) the Secretary of Commerce; and
 ``
            (D) 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 2026 through 2030.''.

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 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 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 
 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 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 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 
 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 nation on, and facilitate on behalf 
 of the embarking civil nuclear 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 nation 
 in addition to any financial assistance provided to that 
 embarking civil nuclear nation under subsection

    (b) .
            (d) Limitation on Assistance to Embarking Civil Nuclear 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 2026 through 2030.

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 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 by 
inserting ``for a production facility'' after ``No license''.

    (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'') to provide input on the 
feasibility of establishing a program to support strategically 
important capital-intensive infrastructure projects.

    (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; and
            (ii) 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. 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. 14. UNITED STATES SMALL MODULAR REACTOR INITIATIVE TO INCREASE 
 COMPETITIVENESS AND EXPORT OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR 
 REACTOR TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Objectives.--The objectives of this section are--

    (1) to expeditiously demonstrate domestic origin small 
 modular reactor technology that is competitive in international 
 markets against designs offered by the Russian Federation and 
 the People's Republic of China;

    (2) to expeditiously promote and develop a domestic nuclear 
 supply chain to support near-term international export of small 
 modular reactors; and

    (3) to expeditiously develop and demonstrate small modular 
 reactor technology that utilizes reactor fuels derived from 
 low-enriched uranium.

    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary pursuant to the funding opportunity announcements of the 
Department numbered DE-NE0008935 and DE-NE0008928, $1,439,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2034, for 
ongoing work to support regulatory development, design, and deployment 
activities.
 <all>