,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 
,johnson of ,ohio introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to assess and improve the   
competitiveness of ,american civilian   
nuclear commerce1 to expedite           
,department of ,energy review of certain
 nuclear technology exports1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,american ,nuclear ,competitiveness     
,act4  #b4 ,competitiveness of nuclear  
commerce  7a7 ,report ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy   
shall develop and submit to ,congress a 

report on ,united ,states civil nuclear 
commerce4  7b7 ,consultation ,in        
developing the report required under    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,energy shall consult with-- 7#a7 the   
,secretary of ,state2  7#b7 the         
,secretary of ,commerce2  7#c7 the      
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency2 and  7#d7 the      
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission4  7c7  
,contents ,the report required under    
subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an  
assessment of-- 7,a7 current legal1     
regulatory1 policy1 and commercial      
practices of the ,united ,states with   
respect to the civilian nuclear industry
 of the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 the  
impacts of such practices on such       
civilian nuclear industry in the ,united
 ,states and in foreign commerce2  7#b7 
a comparison of the practices of the    
,united ,states described in paragraph  
7#a7 to practices of foreign countries  
with respect to the civilian nuclear    
industry of such countries2  7#c7       

recommendations to improve the          
competitiveness of ,united ,states civil
 nuclear commerce2 and  7#d7 options on 
how to apply section #agj of the ,atomic
 ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bbaj7 7commonly known as the           
,price-,anderson ,act7 with respect to  
advanced nuclear technologies4  #c4     
,expediting nuclear technology exports  
7a7 ,expedited procedures ,section #eg  
of the ,atomic ,energy ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjgg7;d77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,expedited procedures  
7#a7 ,establishment ,in carrying out    
subsection b47#b71 the ,secretary of    
,energy shall establish procedures for  
expedited consideration of requests for 
authorizations regarding the transfer of
 a technology that involves a           
low-proliferation-risk reactor activity 
described in paragraph 7#b7 to a foreign
 country described in paragraph 7#c74   
7#b7 ,activities ,a                     
low-proliferation-risk reactor activity 

described in this paragraph is an       
activity that meets each of following   
criteria3 7,a7 ,the activity is listed  
in section #haj4b7;b7 of title #aj1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in   
effect on ,march #be1 #bjae4  7,b7 ,the 
activity is not an activity requiring a 
specific authorization pursuant to      
section #haj4g7;c7 of such title1 as in 
effect on such date4  7,c7 ,the         
,secretary determines that the transfer 
7or retransfer7 of a technology that    
involves the activity will not result in
 a significant increase of the risk of  
proliferation beyond such risk that     
exists at the time that the             
authorization is requested4  7#c7       
,foreign countries ,a foreign country   
described in this paragraph is a foreign
 country-- 7,a7 that is not a           
nuclear-weapon state1 as defined by     
,article ,,ix7#c7 of the ,treaty on the 
,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear         
,weapons1 signed at ,washington1        
,london1 and ,moscow on ,july #a1 #aifh1

 other than the ,united ,kingdom or     
,france2 and  7,b7 with respect to which
 the ,secretary determines under        
subsection b47#b7 that a transfer to the
 country of a technology that involves a
 low-proliferation-risk reactor activity
 described in paragraph 7#b7 of this    
subsection will not be inimical to the  
interest of the ,united ,states4  7#d7  
,concurrence and consultation ,the      
,secretary of ,energy shall establish   
the procedures under paragraph 7#a7 with
 the concurrence of the ,department of  
,state and after consultation with the  
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission1 the   
,department of ,commerce1 and the       
,department of ,defense4  7#e7 ,timing  
and availability ,the procedures        
established under paragraph 7#a7 shall--
 7,a7 ensure that each request is       
approved or denied by not later than #de
 days after the later of-- 7i7 the date 
on which the foreign country transmits  
any required assurances to the          
,department of ,state2 or  7ii7 the date

 on which the interagency review under  
subsection b4 is completed2 and  7,b7 be
 publicly available4  4  7b7 ,assurances
 ,section #eg b47#b7 of such ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjgg7;b77#b77 is amended by  
inserting after mechanisms4 the         
following new sentence3 ,to the extent  
practicable1 the ,secretary of ,energy  
shall continue to process such requests 
during such interagency review in a     
manner that enables the ,secretary to   
make such determination as soon as      
practicable after the receipt of        
assurances by a foreign country to the  
,department of ,state1 if any such      
assurances are required44  #d4          
,commercial license restrictions        
assessment ,not later than #ah months   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
transmit to ,congress a report          
containing the results of a study on the
 feasibility and implications of        
modifying or repealing restrictions     
under sections #ajc d4 and #ajd d4 of   

the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bacc7;d72 #bacd7;d77 on      
issuing licenses for certain nuclear    
facilities to an alien or an entity     
owned1 controlled1 or dominated by an   
alien1 a foreign corporation1 or a      
foreign government4  #e4 ,risk pooling  
program assessment  7a7 ,report ,not    
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall carry out a review of1  
and submit to the ,committee on ,energy 
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate a report on1 the ,secretary of  
,energy's actions with respect to the   
program described in section #icd7;e7 of
 the ,energy ,independence and ,security
 ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#agcgc7;e774  7b7 ,contents ,the report 
described in subsection 7a7 shall       
include-- 7#a7 an assessment of the     
,secretary of ,energy's actions to      
determine the risk-informed assessment  

formula under section #icd7;e77#b77;,c7 
of the ,energy ,independence and        
,security ,act of #bjjg2  7#b7 a review 
of the ,secretary of ,energy's          
methodology to collect information to   
determine and implement the formula2 and
  7#c7 an evaluation of the program     
described in section #icd7;e7 of the    
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcgc7;e771   
including the ,secretary of ,energy's   
actions with respect to such program4