H.R. 3626

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

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3626

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

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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

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A BILL

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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.
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