[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1801 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 98
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1801
To facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for
nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 19, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Heinrich)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
June 18, 2025
Reported by Mr. Risch, 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, and for other purposes.
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 2025''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced
nuclear reactor'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) additional inherent safety
features;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) lower waste yields;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) improved fuel and material
performance;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) increased tolerance to loss
of fuel cooling;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) enhanced reliability or
improved resilience;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) increased proliferation
resistance;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vii) increased thermal
efficiency;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (viii) reduced consumption of
cooling water and other environmental
impacts;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ix) the ability to integrate into
electric applications and nonelectric
applications;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (x) modular sizes to allow for
deployment that corresponds with the demand for
electricity or process heat; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) a fusion reactor; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) a radioisotope power system that
utilizes heat from radioactive decay to generate
energy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or
partner nation'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Government of any country that is
a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Government of the Republic of
India; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the Government of any country
designated as an ally or partner nation by the
Secretary of State for purposes of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations
and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs and
Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Assistant.--The term ``Assistant'' means the
Assistant to the President and Director for International
Nuclear Energy Export Policy described in section
3(a)(1)(D).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Associated entity.--The term ``associated
entity'' means an entity that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) is owned, controlled, or operated 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 paragraph (2), including a corporation
that is incorporated in a country described in that
paragraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Associated individual.--The term ``associated
individual'' means a foreign national who is a national of a
country described in paragraph (2).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Civil nuclear.--The term ``civil nuclear''
means activities relating to--</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) nuclear safety;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) community engagement in areas in
reasonable proximity to nuclear sites;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) infrastructure support for nuclear
energy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) nuclear plant
decommissioning;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (K) nuclear liability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (L) safe storage and safe disposal of
spent nuclear fuel;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (M) environmental safeguards;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (N) nuclear nonproliferation and security;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (O) technology related to the matters
described in subparagraphs (A) through (N).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) Embarking civil nuclear nation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The term ``embarking
civil nuclear nation'' means a country that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) does not have a civil nuclear
energy program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) is in the process of
developing or expanding a civil nuclear energy
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) environmental
safeguards;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VI) community engagement
in areas in reasonable proximity to
nuclear sites;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VII) nuclear liability;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VIII) advanced nuclear
reactor licensing;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) is in the process of
selecting, developing, constructing, or
utilizing advanced light water reactors,
advanced nuclear reactors, or advanced civil
nuclear technologies; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) is eligible to receive
development lending from the World
Bank.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking
civil nuclear nation'' does not include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the People's Republic of
China;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the Russian
Federation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the Republic of
Belarus;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) the Islamic Republic of
Iran;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) the Republic of
Cuba;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vii) the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (viii) the Syrian Arab
Republic;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ix) Burma; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (x) any other country--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) the government of
which the Secretary of State has
determined has repeatedly provided
support for acts of international
terrorism for purposes of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (aa) section
620A(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2371(a));</DELETED>
<DELETED> (bb) section 40(d)
of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2780(d));</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (dd) any other
relevant provision of
law.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) National energy dominance council.--The term
``National Energy Dominance Council'' means the National Energy
Dominance Council established within the Executive Office of
the President under Executive Order 14213 (90 Fed. Reg. 9945;
relating to establishing the National Energy Dominance
Council).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (12) 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) White House Focal Point on Civil Nuclear
Coordination.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to provide that focal point, the
President should designate, within the National Energy
Dominance Council, an office, to be known as the
``Office of the Assistant to the President and Director
for International Nuclear Energy Export Policy''
(referred to in this subsection as the
``Office'');</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the Office should act as a
coordinating office for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) international civil nuclear
cooperation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) civil nuclear export
strategy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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 Export Policy'' who is also a member of the
National Energy Dominance Council; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) the Office should--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) coordinate civil nuclear
export policies for the United
States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</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
appropriate foreign investment in civil
nuclear energy projects supported by
the United States in embarking civil
nuclear nations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Officials described.--The officials referred
to in paragraph (1)(E) are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) appropriate officials of any Federal
agency that the President determines to be appropriate;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) appropriate officials representing
foreign countries and governments, including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) ally or partner
nations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) embarking civil nuclear
nations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) any other country or
government that the Assistant (if appointed)
and the officials described in subparagraph (A)
jointly determine to be appropriate.</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 any Federal agency or organization
that the President determines to be appropriate;
and</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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to
the appropriate White House official, which may be the
Assistant (if appointed).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</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) any Federal agency that the
President determines to be appropriate;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) representatives of private
industry.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. ENGAGEMENT WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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 nations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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), 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described
in subsection (a), the President shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</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
nations for nuclear safety, security, and safeguards;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) coordinate with appropriate Federal
departments and agencies on efforts to expand outreach to the
private investment community and establish public-private
financing relationships that enable the adoption of civil
nuclear technologies by embarking civil nuclear nations,
including through exports from the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum
extent practicable, the work carried out by any Federal agency
that the President determines to be appropriate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) coordinate with the Export-Import Bank of the
United States to improve the efficient and effective 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
NATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The President shall designate an
appropriate White House official, who may be the Assistant (if
appointed), 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.</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 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. COOPERATION WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS ON ADVANCED
NUCLEAR REACTOR DEMONSTRATION AND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
FACILITIES FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY.</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 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.</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 energy security and climate change; 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 heads of other
relevant Federal agencies and only after initial consultation with the
appropriate committees of Congress, 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 the appropriate
committees of Congress a report highlighting potential partners--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) for the establishment of cost-share
arrangements described in subsection (c) and the details of
those arrangements; 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. 7. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL 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, with the concurrence of 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</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) bilateral and multilateral
arrangements developed and executed with the
concurrence of 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);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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; and</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> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a)
shall be supported in consultation with the Secretary of State and
implemented by the Secretary--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) training;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) financing;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) safety;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) safeguards;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) liability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) advanced fuels;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(H) operations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) in coordination with any Federal agency that
the President determines to be appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of funds
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary to carry out
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) in fiscal
years 2026 through 2030, the Secretary may use $15,500,000 to carry out
this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 8. 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 (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Financial Assistance.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--In carrying out the initiative,
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and
the Assistant (if appointed), is authorized to award grants of
financial assistance in amounts not greater than $5,500,000 to
embarking civil nuclear nations in accordance with this
subsection--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) for activities relating to the
development of civil nuclear energy programs;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to facilitate the building of
technical capacities for those activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Limitations.--The Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary and the Assistant (if
appointed), may award--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) not more than 1 grant of financial
assistance under paragraph (1) to any 1 embarking civil
nuclear nation each fiscal year; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) not more than a total of 5 grants of
financial assistance under paragraph (1) to any 1
embarking civil nuclear 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 (if appointed), is authorized to 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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:</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> (3) Clarification.--Financial assistance under
this subsection is authorized to be provided to an embarking
civil nuclear nation in addition to any financial assistance
provided to that embarking civil nuclear nation under
subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to engage in independent and effective
oversight of activities authorized under this section through
joint or individual audits, inspections, investigations, or
evaluations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of funds
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of State to
carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.)
in fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Secretary of State may use
$50,000,000 to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 9. BIENNIAL CABINET-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
NUCLEAR SAFETY, SECURITY, SAFEGUARDS, AND
SUSTAINABILITY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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'').</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Conference Functions.--It is the sense of Congress
that each conference should--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) be a forum in which ally or partner nations
may engage with each other for the purpose of reinforcing the
commitment to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) nuclear safety, security, safeguards,
and sustainability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) environmental safeguards;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) local community engagement in areas in
reasonable proximity to nuclear sites; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) facilitate--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the development of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) joint commitments and goals to
improve--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) nuclear safety,
security, safeguards, and
sustainability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) environmental
safeguards; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) local community
engagement in areas in reasonable
proximity to nuclear sites;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) stronger international
institutions that support nuclear safety,
security, safeguards, and
sustainability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) cooperative financing
relationships to promote competitive
alternatives to Chinese and Russian
financing;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) a standardized financing and
project management framework for the
construction of civil nuclear power
plants;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) a standardized licensing
framework for civil nuclear
technologies;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) 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> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (viii) a global civil nuclear
liability regime;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) cooperation for enhancing the overall
aspects of civil nuclear power, such as--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) nuclear safety, security,
safeguards, and sustainability;</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 10(a), if the President intends to establish an
Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center as
described in that section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</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>SEC. 10. ADVANCED REACTOR COORDINATION AND RESOURCE
CENTER.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) identifying qualified organizations and
service providers--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) for embarking civil nuclear
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> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 11. 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'') to provide input
on the feasibility of establishing a program to support strategically
important capital-intensive infrastructure projects.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Composition.--The working group shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) composed of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) senior-level Federal officials,
selected by the head of the applicable Federal agency
or organization, from any Federal agency or
organization that the President determines to be
appropriate;</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 White House official described in
paragraph (1) 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 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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to support those aspects of projects
relating to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) civil nuclear technologies;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) 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) Briefing and Report Required.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall brief
the committees described in paragraph (3) on the status of the
development of the processes necessary to implement this
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Report.--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 (3) 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> (3) Committees described.--The committees referred
to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 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, the Committee on Finance,
and the Committee on Appropriations 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, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Administration of the fund.--The report
submitted under paragraph (2) 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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 12. JOINT ASSESSMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA
ON NUCLEAR LIABILITY RULES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to discuss opportunities for the Republic of
India to align domestic nuclear liability rules with
international norms; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 13. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Except as expressly stated in this Act, nothing in this
Act may be construed to alter or otherwise affect the interpretation or
implementation of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2153) or any other provision of law, including the requirement
that agreements pursuant to that section be submitted to Congress for
consideration.</DELETED>
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
Export 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) is eligible to receive development
lending from the World Bank.
(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) Burma; 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) National energy dominance council.--The term ``National
Energy Dominance Council'' means the National Energy Dominance
Council established within the Executive Office of the
President under Executive Order 14213 (90 Fed. Reg. 9945;
relating to establishing the National Energy Dominance
Council).
(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 designate, within the National Energy Dominance
Council, an office, to be known as the ``Office of the
Assistant to the President and Director for
International Nuclear Energy Export 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
Export Policy'' who is also a member of the National
Energy Dominance Council; 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) appropriate officials of any 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 any Federal agency or organization
that the President determines to be appropriate; 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 and prevent
the dissemination of nuclear technology, materials, and
weapons to adversarial nations and terrorist groups.
(B) Collaboration required.--In establishing the
strategy under subparagraph (A), the working group
shall collaborate with--
(i) any Federal agency that the President
determines to be appropriate; and
(ii) representatives of private industry
and experts in nuclear security and risk
reduction, as appropriate.
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 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), 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 with appropriate Federal departments and
agencies on efforts to expand outreach to the private
investment community and establish public-private financing
relationships that enable the adoption of civil nuclear
technologies by embarking civil nuclear nations, including
through exports from the United States;
(4) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum extent
practicable, the work carried out by any Federal agency that
the President determines to be appropriate; and
(5) coordinate with the Export-Import Bank of the United
States to 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 NATIONS.
(a) In General.--The President shall designate an appropriate White
House official, who may be the Assistant (if appointed), 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 environmental impacts; 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, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other relevant
Federal agencies and only after initial consultation with the
appropriate committees of Congress, 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 the appropriate committees of Congress
a report highlighting potential partners--
(1) for the establishment of cost-share arrangements
described in subsection (c) and the details of those
arrangements; 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, with the concurrence of 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 with the concurrence of 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; and
``(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
(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 any Federal agency that the
President determines to be appropriate.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of funds appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Secretary to carry out the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) in fiscal years 2026
through 2030, the Secretary may use $15,500,000 to carry out this
section.''.
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), is authorized to award grants of
financial assistance in amounts not greater than $5,500,000 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) 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), is authorized to 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 is authorized to 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.--Of funds appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Secretary of State to carry out the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) in fiscal years
2026 through 2030, the Secretary of State may use $50,000,000 to carry
out this section.
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. 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 any Federal agency or organization that the
President determines to be appropriate;
(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) Briefing and Report Required.--
(1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the working group shall brief the
committees described in paragraph (3) on the status of the
development of the processes necessary to implement this
section.
(2) Report.--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 (3) a report on the findings
of the working group that includes suggested legislative text
for how to establish and structure a Strategic Infrastructure
Fund.
(3) Committees described.--The committees referred to in
paragraphs (1) and (2) 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, the Committee on Finance, and the
Committee on Appropriations 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, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(4) Administration of the fund.--The report submitted under
paragraph (2) 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. 12. 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. 13. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Except as expressly stated in this Act, nothing in this Act may be
construed to alter or otherwise affect the interpretation or
implementation of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2153) or any other provision of law, including the requirement
that agreements pursuant to that section be submitted to Congress for
consideration.
SEC. 14. SUNSET.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall cease to have
effect on the date that is 20 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.
Calendar No. 98
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1801
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A BILL
To facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for
nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports, and for other purposes.
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June 18, 2025
Reported with an amendment