,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs1 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 direct the ,secretary of 
,energy to conduct a study on the global
 status of the civilian nuclear energy  
industry1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,global ,nuclear ,energy ,assessment
 and ,cooperation ,act4  #b4 ,global    
nuclear energy assessment study  7a7    
,study required ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     

,state1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the
 ,administrator of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency1 and the            
,commission1 shall conduct a study on   
the global status of-- 7#a7 the civilian
 nuclear energy industry2 and  7#b7 the 
supply chains of the civilian nuclear   
energy industry4  7b7 ,contents ,the    
study conducted under subsection 7a7    
shall include-- 7#a7 information on the 
status of the civilian nuclear energy   
industry1 the long-term risks to such   
industry1 and the basis for such risks2 
7#b7 information on how the use of the  
civilian nuclear energy industry1       
relative to other types of energy       
industries1 can reduce the emission of  
criteria pollutants and carbon dioxide2 
7#c7 information on the role the ,united
 ,states civilian nuclear energy        
industry plays in ,united ,states       
foreign policy2  7#d7 information on the
 importance of the ,united ,states      
civilian nuclear energy industry to     
countries that are allied to the ,united

 ,states2  7#e7 information on how the  
,united ,states may collaborate with    
such countries in developing1 deploying1
 and investing in nuclear technology2   
7#f7 information on how foreign         
countries use nuclear energy when       
crafting and implementing their own     
foreign policy1 including such use by   
foreign countries that are strategic    
competitors2  7#g7 an evaluation of how 
nuclear nonproliferation efforts and    
nuclear energy safety are affected by   
the involvement of the ,united ,states  
in-- 7,a7 international markets2 and    
7,b7 setting civilian nuclear energy    
industry standards2  7#h7 an evaluation 
of how industries in the ,united        
,states1 other than the civilian nuclear
 energy industry1 benefit from the      
generation of electricity by nuclear    
power plants2  7#i7 information on      
utilities and companies in the ,united  
,states that are involved in the        
civilian nuclear energy supply chain1   
including1 with respect to such         

utilities and companies-- 7,a7 financial
 challenges2  7,b7 foreign strategic    
competition2 and  7,c7 risks to         
continued operation2 and  7#aj7         
recommendations for how the ,united     
,states may-- 7,a7 develop a national   
strategy to increase the role nuclear   
energy plays in diplomacy and strategic 
energy policy2  7,b7 develop a strategy 
to mitigate foreign competitor's        
utilization of their civilian nuclear   
energy industries in diplomacy2  7,c7   
align its nuclear energy policy with    
national security objectives2 and  7,d7 
remove regulatory barriers to the       
development of the ,united ,states      
civilian nuclear energy supply chain4   
7c7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than
 #f months after the study is conducted 
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
,energy shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of ,congress a report on the 
results of such study4  #c4 ,program to 
train and share expertise  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #a year after   

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,state and the   
,commission1 shall develop and carry out
 a program under which the ,secretary of
 ,energy shall train foreign nuclear    
energy experts and standardize          
practices4  7b7 ,requirements ,in       
carrying out the program developed under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of      
,energy shall-- 7#a7 issue guidance for 
best safety practices in the global     
civilian nuclear energy industry based  
on practices established in the ,united 
,states2  7#b7 train foreign nuclear    
energy experts on the operation and     
safety practices used by the ,united    
,states civilian nuclear energy         
industry2  7#c7 review global supply    
chain issues for foreign civilian       
nuclear energy industries2  7#d7        
identify weaknesses and concerns found  
in foreign civilian nuclear energy      
industries2 and  7#e7 establish         
partnerships with foreign countries that

 have developed or are developing       
civilian nuclear energy industries4  7c7
 ,foreign nuclear energy expert ,in this
 section1 the term foreign nuclear      
energy expert does not include a person 
who is from a country-- 7#a7 in which   
intellectual property theft is legal2   
7#b7 that takes actions to undermine the
 civilian nuclear energy industry or    
other critical industries of the ,united
 ,states2 or  7#c7 which the ,secretary 
of ,energy determines is inimical to the
 interest of the ,united ,states4  #d4  
,international nuclear reactor export   
and innovation activities  7a7          
,coordination ,the ,commission shall--  
7#a7 coordinate all work of the         
,commission relating to-- 7,a7 issuing a
 license for the import or export of a  
nuclear reactor under section #ajc of   
the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bacc72 and  7,b7             
international regulatory cooperation and
 assistance relating to nuclear         
reactors2 and  7#b7 support-- 7,a7 the  

consideration of international technical
 standards to assist the design1        
licensing1 and construction of advanced 
nuclear systems2  7,b7 efforts to help  
build competent nuclear regulatory      
organizations and legal frameworks in   
foreign countries that are seeking to   
develop civilian nuclear energy         
industries2 and  7,c7 exchange programs 
and training provided to foreign        
countries relating to civilian nuclear  
energy industry regulation and oversight
 to improve nuclear technology          
licensing4  7b7 ,consultation ,in       
supporting exchange programs and        
training under subsection 7a77#b77;,c71 
the ,commission shall consult with--    
7#a7 the ,secretary of ,energy2  7#b7   
the ,national ,laboratories2  7#c7 the  
private sector2 and  7#d7 institutions  
of higher education4  7c7 ,nuclear      
,reactor ,export and ,innovation ,branch
 ,the ,commission shall establish within
 the ,office of ,international ,programs
 of the ,commission a branch1 to be     

known as the ,international ,nuclear    
,reactor ,export and ,innovation        
,branch1 to carry out the nuclear       
reactor export and innovation activities
 described in subsection 7a7 as the     
,commission determines appropriate4  7d7
 ,exclusion of international activities 
from the fee base ,section #ajb of the  
,nuclear ,energy ,innovation and        
,modernization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbae7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 ,international nuclear reactor   
export and innovation activities ,the   
,commission shall identify in the annual
 budget justification international     
nuclear reactor export and innovation   
activities described in section #d7;a7  
of the ,global ,nuclear ,energy         
,assessment and ,cooperation ,act4  2   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,b71 by
 adding at the end the following3  7iv7 
,costs for international nuclear reactor
 export and innovation activities       
described in section #d7;a7 of the      

,global ,nuclear ,energy ,assessment and
 ,cooperation ,act4  4  #e4 ,denial of  
certain domestic licenses for national  
security purposes  7a7 ,definition of   
covered fuel ,in this section1 the term 
covered fuel means enriched uranium that
 is fabricated into fuel assemblies for 
nuclear reactors by an entity that--    
7#a7 is owned or controlled by the      
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
or the ,government of the ,people's     
,republic of ,china2 or  7#b7 is        
organized under the laws of1 or         
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction   
of1 the ,russian ,federation or the     
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7b7     
,prohibition on unlicensed possession or
 ownership of covered fuel ,unless      
specifically authorized by the          
,commission in a license issued under   
section #ec of the ,atomic ,energy ,act 
of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgc71 no      
person subject to the jurisdiction of   
the ,commission may possess or own      
covered fuel4  7c7 ,license ,to possess 

or own covered fuel  7#a7 ,consultation 
required prior to issuance ,the         
,commission shall not issue a license to
 possess or own covered fuel under      
section #ec of the ,atomic ,energy ,act 
of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgc71 unless  
the ,commission has first consulted with
 the ,secretary of ,energy and the      
,secretary of ,state before issuing the 
license4  7#b7 ,prohibition on issuance 
of license  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to
 subparagraph 7,c71 a license to possess
 or own covered fuel shall not be issued
 if the ,secretary of ,energy and the   
,secretary of ,state make the           
determination described in subparagraph 
7,b74  7,b7 ,determination  7i7 ,in     
general ,the determination referred to  
in subparagraph 7,a7 is a determination 
that possession or ownership1 as        
applicable1 of covered fuel poses a     
threat to the national security of the  
,united ,states that adversely impacts  
the physical and economic security of   
the ,united ,states4  7ii7 ,joint       

determination ,a determination described
 in clause 7i7 shall be jointly made by 
the ,secretary of ,energy and the       
,secretary of ,state4  7iii7 ,timeline  
7,i7 ,notice of application ,not later  
than #cj days after the date on which   
the ,commission receives an application 
for a license to possess or own covered 
fuel1 the ,commission shall notify the  
,secretary of ,energy and the ,secretary
 of ,state of the application4  7,,ii7  
,determination ,the ,secretary of       
,energy and the ,secretary of ,state    
shall have a period of #ahj days1       
beginning on the date on which the      
,commission notifies the ,secretary of  
,energy and the ,secretary of ,state    
under subclause 7,i7 of an application  
for a license to possess or own covered 
fuel1 in which to make the determination
 described in clause 7i74  7,,iii7      
,commission notification ,on making the 
determination described in clause 7i71  
the ,secretary of ,energy and the       
,secretary of ,state shall immediately  

notify the ,commission4  7,,iv7         
,congressional notification ,not later  
than #cj days after the date on which   
the ,secretary of ,energy and the       
,secretary of ,state notify the         
,commission under subclause 7,,iii71 the
 ,commission shall notify the           
appropriate committees of ,congress of  
the determination4  7,v7 ,public notice 
,not later than #ae days after the date 
on which the ,commission notifies       
,congress under subclause 7,,iv7 of a   
determination made under clause 7i71 the
 ,commission shall make that            
determination publicly available4  7,c7 
,effect of no determination ,the        
prohibition described in subparagraph   
7,a7 shall not apply if the ,secretary  
of ,energy and the ,secretary of ,state 
do not make the determination described 
in subparagraph 7,b7 by the date        
described in clause 7iii77,,ii7 of that 
subparagraph4  #f4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of  
,congress ,the term appropriate         

committees of ,congress means each of   
the following3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on  
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives4  7,b7 ,the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7,c7 ,the ,committee 
on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of   
the ,senate4  7,d7 ,the ,committee on   
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission  
means the ,nuclear ,regulatory          
,commission4