a nuclear reactor already operates or previously 
operated; and 
(C) may not be subject to an order of the 
Commission to suspend or revoke a license 
under section 2.202 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(3) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE.—With respect to 
a combined license for which the applicant has satis-
fied the requirements described in paragraph (2), 
the Commission shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the applica-
tion is accepted for docketing, issue a draft en-
vironmental impact statement; 
(B) not later than 18 months after the ap-
plication is accepted for docketing— 
(i) complete the technical review proc-
ess; and 
(ii) issue a safety evaluation report 
and final environmental impact statement; 
(C) not later than 2 years after the appli-
cation is accepted for docketing, complete any 
necessary public licensing hearings and related 
processes; and 
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(D) not later than 25 months after the ap-
plication is accepted for docketing, make a final 
decision on whether to issue the combined li-
cense. 
(4) PERFORMANCE AND REPORTING.— 
(A) DELAYS IN ISSUANCE.—Not later than 
30 days after the applicable deadline, the Exec-
utive Director for Operations of the Commis-
sion shall inform the Commission of any failure 
to meet a deadline under paragraph (3). 
(B) DELAYS IN ISSUANCE EXCEEDING 90 
DAYS.—If any deadline under paragraph (3) is 
not met by the date that is 90 days after the 
applicable date required under such paragraph, 
the Commission shall submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the delay, including a detailed expla-
nation accounting for the delay and a plan for 
completion of the applicable action. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR POWER PUR-
CHASE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VI of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 
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Stat. 782) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 639A. LONG-TERM NUCLEAR POWER PURCHASE 
AGREEMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a pilot program under which the Secretary shall enter 
into at least one long-term power purchase agreement for 
power generated by a commercial nuclear reactor with re-
spect to which an operating license is issued by the Nu-
clear Regulatory Commission after January 1, 2024. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the pilot pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with the heads of other Federal de-
partments and agencies that may benefit from pur-
chasing nuclear power for a period of longer than 10 
years, including the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(2) not later than December 31, 2028, enter 
into at least one long-term agreement to purchase 
power from a commercial nuclear reactor described 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF AGREEMENT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an agreement entered into pursuant 
to subsection (b)(2) to purchase power from a commercial 
nuclear reactor shall be made for a period of at least 10 
years and not more than 40 years. 
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‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall prioritize entering into long-term power 
purchase agreements for power generated by first-of-a- 
kind or early deployment commercial nuclear reactors that 
will provide reliable and resilient power— 
‘‘(1) to high-value assets for national security 
purposes; or 
‘‘(2) for other purposes that the Secretary de-
termines are in the national interest, including for 
remote off-grid scenarios or grid-connected scenarios 
that provide capabilities commonly known as 
‘islanding power capabilities’ during an emergency. 
‘‘(e) RATES.—A long-term power purchase agreement 
entered into under this section may not be at a rate that 
is higher than the average market rate, unless the agree-
ment is for power generated by a commercial nuclear reac-
tor described in subsection (d).’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–58; 119 Stat. 594) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 639 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 639A. Long-term nuclear power purchase agreement pilot program.’’. 
SEC. 202. GLOBAL NUCLEAR COOPERATION. 
(a) 
GLOBAL
NUCLEAR
ENERGY
ASSESSMENT 
STUDY.— 
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(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
the Commission, shall conduct a study on the global 
status of— 
(A) the civilian nuclear energy industry; 
and 
(B) the supply chains of the civilian nu-
clear energy industry. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) information on the status of the civil-
ian nuclear energy industry, the long-term risks 
to such industry, and the basis for such risks; 
(B) information on how the use of the ci-
vilian nuclear energy industry, relative to other 
types of energy industries, can reduce the emis-
sion of criteria pollutants and carbon dioxide; 
(C) information on the role the United 
States civilian nuclear energy industry plays in 
United States foreign policy; 
(D) information on the importance of the 
United States civilian nuclear energy industry 
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to countries that are allied to the United 
States; 
(E) information on how the United States 
may collaborate with such countries in devel-
oping, deploying, and investing in nuclear tech-
nology; 
(F) information on how foreign countries 
use nuclear energy when crafting and imple-
menting their own foreign policy, including such 
use by foreign countries that are strategic com-
petitors; 
(G) an evaluation of how nuclear non-
proliferation and security efforts and nuclear 
energy safety are affected by the involvement of 
the United States in— 
(i) international markets; and 
(ii) setting civilian nuclear energy in-
dustry standards; 
(H) an evaluation of how industries in the 
United States, other than the civilian nuclear 
energy industry, benefit from the generation of 
electricity by nuclear power plants; 
(I) information on utilities and companies 
in the United States that are involved in the ci-
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vilian nuclear energy supply chain, including, 
with respect to such utilities and companies— 
(i) financial challenges; 
(ii) nuclear liability issues; 
(iii) foreign strategic competition; and 
(iv) risks to continued operation; and 
(J) recommendations for how the United 
States may— 
(i) develop a national strategy to in-
crease the role nuclear energy plays in di-
plomacy and strategic energy policy; 
(ii) develop a strategy to mitigate for-
eign competitor’s utilization of their civil-
ian nuclear energy industries in diplomacy; 
(iii) align its nuclear energy policy 
with national security objectives; and 
(iv) remove regulatory barriers to the 
development of the United States civilian 
nuclear energy supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the study is conducted under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report, in-
cluding a classified annex as necessary, on the re-
sults of such study. 
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(b) PROGRAM TO TRAIN AND SHARE EXPERTISE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State 
and the Commission, shall develop and carry out a 
program under which the Secretary of Energy shall 
train foreign nuclear energy experts and standardize 
practices. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of Energy shall— 
(A) issue guidance for best safety practices 
in the global civilian nuclear energy industry 
based on practices established in the United 
States; 
(B) train foreign nuclear energy experts on 
the operation and safety and security practices 
used by the United States civilian nuclear en-
ergy industry; 
(C) review global supply chain risks for 
foreign civilian nuclear energy industries; 
(D) identify weaknesses and concerns 
found in foreign civilian nuclear energy indus-
tries; and 
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(E) establish partnerships with foreign 
countries that have developed or are developing 
civilian nuclear energy industries. 
(3) FOREIGN NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPERT.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘foreign nuclear energy ex-
pert’’ does not include a person who is from a coun-
try— 
(A) in which intellectual property theft is 
legal; 
(B) that takes actions to undermine the ci-
vilian nuclear energy industry or other critical 
industries of the United States; or 
(C) which the Secretary of Energy deter-
mines is inimical to the interest of the United 
States. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR REACTOR EXPORT 
AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) COORDINATION.—The Commission shall— 
(A) coordinate all work of the Commission 
relating to— 
(i) issuing a license for the import or 
export of a nuclear reactor under section 
103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2133); and 
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(ii) international regulatory coopera-
tion and assistance relating to nuclear re-
actors; and 
(B) support— 
(i) the consideration of international 
technical standards to assist the design, li-
censing, and construction of advanced nu-
clear systems; 
(ii) efforts to help build competent nu-
clear regulatory organizations and legal 
frameworks in foreign countries that are 
seeking to develop civilian nuclear energy 
industries; and 
(iii) exchange programs and training 
provided in coordination with the Secretary 
of State to foreign countries relating to ci-
vilian nuclear energy industry regulation 
and oversight to improve nuclear tech-
nology licensing. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In supporting exchange 
programs and training under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), 
the Commission shall consult with— 
(A) the Secretary of Energy; 
(B) the Secretary of State; 
(C) the National Laboratories; 
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(D) the private sector; and 
(E) institutions of higher education. 
(3) NUCLEAR REACTOR EXPORT AND INNOVA-
TION
BRANCH.—The Commission may establish 
within the Office of International Programs of the 
Commission a branch, to be known as the ‘‘Inter-
national Nuclear Reactor Export and Innovation 
Branch’’, to carry out the nuclear reactor export and 
innovation activities described in paragraph (1) as 
the Commission determines appropriate. 
(4) EXCLUSION OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 
FROM THE FEE BASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Nu-
clear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2215) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR REACTOR EX-
PORT AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES.—The Commis-
sion shall identify in the annual budget justification 
international nuclear reactor export and innovation 
activities described in section 202(c)(1) of the Atom-
ic Energy Advancement Act.’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(vii) Costs for international nuclear 
reactor export and innovation activities de-
scribed in section 202(c)(1) of the Atomic 
Energy Advancement Act.’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
October 1, 2024. 
(d) DENIAL OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC LICENSES FOR 
NATIONAL SECURITY PURPOSES.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF COVERED FUEL.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered fuel’’ means enriched 
uranium that is fabricated into fuel assemblies for 
nuclear reactors by an entity that— 
(A) is owned or controlled by the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation or the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China; or 
(B) is organized under the laws of, or oth-
erwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the Rus-
sian Federation or the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON UNLICENSED POSSESSION 
OR OWNERSHIP OF COVERED FUEL.—Unless specifi-
cally authorized by the Commission in a license 
issued under section 53 of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2073), no person subject to the 
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jurisdiction of the Commission may possess or own 
covered fuel. 
(3) LICENSE TO POSSESS OR OWN COVERED 
FUEL.— 
(A) CONSULTATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO 
ISSUANCE.—The Commission shall not issue a 
license to possess or own covered fuel under 
section 53 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2073) unless the Commission has 
first consulted with the Secretary of Energy 
and the Secretary of State before issuing the li-
cense. 
(B) PROHIBITION
ON
ISSUANCE
OF
LI-
CENSE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(iii), 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 clause (ii). 
(ii) DETERMINATION.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The deter-
mination referred to in clause (i) is a 
determination that possession or own-
ership, as applicable, of covered fuel 
poses a threat to the national security 
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of the United States that adversely 
impacts the physical and economic se-
curity of the United States. 
(II) JOINT DETERMINATION.—A 
determination described in subclause 
(I) shall be jointly made by the Sec-
retary of Energy and the Secretary of 
State. 
(III) TIMELINE.— 
(aa) NOTICE
OF
APPLICA-
TION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Com-
mission receives an application 
for a license to possess or own 
covered fuel, the Commission 
shall notify the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State 
of the application. 
(bb) DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary of Energy and the Sec-
retary of State shall have a pe-
riod of 180 days, beginning on 
the date on which the Commis-
sion notifies the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State 
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under item (aa) of an application 
for a license to possess or own 
covered fuel, in which to make 
the determination described in 
subclause (I). 
(cc) COMMISSION NOTIFICA-
TION.—On making the deter-
mination described in subclause 
(I), the Secretary of Energy and 
the Secretary of State shall im-
mediately notify the Commission. 
(dd) CONGRESSIONAL NOTI-
FICATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Energy and the Sec-
retary of State notify the Com-
mission under item (cc), the 
Commission shall notify the ap-
propriate committees of Congress 
of the determination. 
(ee) PUBLIC
NOTICE.—Not 
later than 15 days after the date 
on which the Commission notifies 
Congress under item (dd) of a 
determination made under sub-
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clause (I), the Commission shall 
make that determination publicly 
available. 
(iii) EFFECT
OF
NO
DETERMINA-
TION.—The prohibition described in clause 
(i) shall not apply if the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State do not 
make the determination described in clause 
(ii) by the date described in subclause 
(III)(bb) of that clause. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means each of the following: 
(A) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate. 
(D) The Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
(E) The Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. 
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(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
SEC. 203. AMERICAN NUCLEAR COMPETITIVENESS. 
(a) PROCESS
FOR REVIEW
AND AMENDMENT
OF 
PART 810 GENERALLY AUTHORIZED DESTINATIONS.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF FAC-
TORS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall iden-
tify and evaluate factors, other than agreements for 
cooperation entered into in accordance with section 
123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2153), that may be used to determine a country’s 
generally authorized destination status under part 
810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, and to 
list such country as a generally authorized destina-
tion in Appendix A to part 810 of title 10, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(2) PROCESS UPDATE.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall review and, as appropriate, update the 
Department of Energy’s process for determining a 
country’s generally authorized destination status 
under part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and for listing such country as a generally au-
thorized destination in Appendix A to part 810 of 
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title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, taking into 
consideration, and, as appropriate, incorporating 
factors identified and evaluated under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) REVISIONS TO LIST.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at 
least once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of 
Energy shall, in accordance with any process up-
dated pursuant to this subsection, review the list in 
Appendix A to part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and amend such list as appropriate. 
(b) LICENSING DOMESTIC NUCLEAR PROJECTS IN 
WHICH UNITED STATES ALLIES INVEST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The prohibitions against 
issuing certain licenses for utilization facilities to 
certain aliens, corporations, and other entities de-
scribed in the second sentence of section 103 d. of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133(d)) 
and the second sentence of section 104 d. of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2134(d)) shall not apply to an entity 
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection if the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines that 
issuance of the applicable license to that entity is 
not inimical to— 
(A) the common defense and security; or 
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(B) the health and safety of the public. 
(2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity referred to in 
paragraph (1) is an alien, corporation, or other 
entity that is owned, controlled, or dominated 
by— 
(i) the government of— 
(I) a country, other than a coun-
try described in subparagraph (B), 
that is a member of the Organization 
for Economic Co-operation and Devel-
opment on the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(II) the Republic of India; 
(ii) a corporation that is incorporated 
in a country described in subclause (I) or 
(II) of clause (i); or 
(iii) an alien who is a citizen or na-
tional of a country described in subclause 
(I) or (II) of clause (i). 
(B) EXCLUSION.—A country described in 
this subparagraph is a country— 
(i) any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the government of which, on 
the date of enactment of this Act, is sub-
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ject to sanctions under section 231 of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through 
Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525); or 
(ii) any citizen, national, or entity of 
which, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, is included on the List of Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control of the Department of the Treasury 
pursuant to sanctions imposed under sec-
tion 231 of the Countering America’s Ad-
versaries Through Sanctions Act (22 
U.S.C. 9525). 
(3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 103 d. 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2133(d)) is amended, in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘any any’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’. 
(4) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section affects the requirements of section 721 of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4565). 
(c) LICENSING CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO USE 
OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
FOR NONELECTRIC APPLICA-
TIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘‘Commission’’) shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report addressing any 
unique licensing issues or requirements relating to— 
(A) the flexible operation of advanced nu-
clear reactors, such as ramping power output 
and switching between electricity generation 
and nonelectric applications; 
(B) the use of advanced nuclear reactors 
exclusively for nonelectric applications; and 
(C) the collocation of advanced nuclear re-
actors with industrial plants or other facilities. 
(2) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In developing the 
report under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
seek input from— 
(A) the Secretary of Energy; 
(B) the nuclear energy industry; 
(C) technology developers; 
(D) the industrial, chemical, and medical 
sectors; 
(E) nongovernmental organizations; and 
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(F) other public stakeholders. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall describe— 
(A) any unique licensing issues or require-
ments relating to the matters described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1), 
including, with respect to the nonelectric appli-
cations referred to in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of that paragraph, any licensing issues or 
requirements relating to the use of nuclear en-
ergy— 
(i) for hydrogen or other liquid and 
gaseous fuel or chemical production; 
(ii) for water desalination and waste-
water treatment; 
(iii) for heat used in industrial proc-
esses; 
(iv) for district heating; 
(v) in relation to energy storage; 
(vi) for industrial or medical isotope 
production; and 
(vii) other applications, as identified 
by the Commission; 
(B) options for addressing such issues or 
requirements— 
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(i) within the existing regulatory 
framework; 
(ii) through the technology-inclusive, 
regulatory framework to be established 
under section 103(a)(4) of the Nuclear En-
ergy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 
U.S.C. 2133 note; Public Law 115–439); 
or 
(iii) through a new rulemaking; 
(C) the extent to which Commission action 
is needed to implement any matter described in 
the report; and 
(D) cost estimates, proposed budgets, and 
proposed timeframes for implementing risk-in-
formed and performance-based regulatory guid-
ance for licensing advanced nuclear reactors for 
nonelectric applications. 
(d) REPORT ON ADVANCED METHODS OF MANUFAC-
TURING
AND CONSTRUCTION
FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a report on ad-
vanced methods of manufacturing and construction 
for nuclear energy projects. 
(2) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In developing the 
report under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
seek input from— 
(A) the Secretary of Energy; 
(B) the nuclear energy industry; 
(C) the National Laboratories; 
(D) institutions of higher education; 
(E) nuclear and manufacturing technology 
developers; 
(F) the manufacturing and construction 
industries; 
(G) standards development organizations; 
(H) labor unions; 
(I) nongovernmental organizations; and 
(J) other public stakeholders. 
(3) CONTENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(i) examine any unique licensing 
issues or requirements relating to the use, 
for nuclear energy projects, of— 
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energy projects may be updated or created 
as necessary by the Commission; 
(iv) identify options for addressing the 
issues, requirements, and opportunities ex-
amined under clauses (i) and (ii)— 
(I) within the existing regulatory 
framework; or 
(II) through a new rulemaking; 
and 
(v) describe the extent to which Com-
mission action is needed to implement any 
matter described in the report. 
(B) COST
ESTIMATES, 
BUDGETS, 
AND 
TIMEFRAMES.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include cost estimates, proposed budgets, 
and proposed timeframes for implementing risk- 
informed and performance-based regulatory 
guidance for advanced manufacturing and con-
struction for nuclear energy projects. 
(e) EXTENSION OF THE PRICE-ANDERSON ACT.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Section 170 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2065’’. 
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(2) LIABILITY.—Section 170 of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) is amended— 
(A) in subsection d. (5), by striking 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000,000’’; and 
(B) in subsection e. (4), by striking 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000,000’’. 
(3) REPORT.—Section 170 p. of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(p)) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2061’’. 
(4) DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR INCIDENT.—Sec-
tion 11 q. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014(q)) is amended, in the second proviso, 
by striking ‘‘if such occurrence’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘United States:’’ and inserting a colon. 
(f) RISK POOLING PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall carry out a review of, and submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
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ment and Public Works of the Senate a report on, 
the Secretary of Energy’s actions with respect to the 
program described in section 934(e) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17373(e)). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report described in para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) an evaluation of the Secretary of Ener-
gy’s actions to determine the risk-informed as-
sessment formula under section 934(e)(2)(C) of 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17373(e)(2)(C)); and 
(B) a review of the Secretary of Energy’s 
methodology to collect information to determine 
and implement the formula. 
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