S 1801
· 119th Congress
· International Affairs
International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98.
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Jun 18, 2025
committee
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Foreign Relations Committee
Jun 18, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98.
Jun 05, 2025
committee
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Foreign Relations Committee
May 19, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 1801 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 1801 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 98
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1801
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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]
+
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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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.
@@ -158,9 +1097,8 @@
Korea;
(vi) the Republic of Cuba;
(vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
-(viii) the Syrian Arab Republic;
-(ix) Burma; or
-(x) any other country--
+(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
@@ -303,13 +1241,17 @@
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.
+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.
+(ii) representatives of private industry
+and experts in nuclear security and risk
+reduction, as appropriate.
SEC. 4. ENGAGEMENT WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS.
@@ -404,7 +1346,7 @@
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
+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--
@@ -854,4 +1796,29 @@
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.
-<all>
+
+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
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for
+nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports, and for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+June 18, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment
Cosponsors (3)
Members who signed on to support this bill.