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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6303 
To assess and improve the competitiveness of United States nuclear com-
merce, to expedite Department of Energy review of certain nuclear tech-
nology exports, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2023 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To assess and improve the competitiveness of United States 
nuclear commerce, to expedite Department of Energy 
review of certain nuclear technology exports, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Amer-
ican Nuclear Competitiveness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPETITIVENESS OF NUCLEAR COMMERCE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 
develop and submit to Congress a report on United States 
nuclear commerce. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall 
consult with— 
(1) the Secretary of State; 
(2) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(3) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
(4) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
(5) any other Federal agency or office the Sec-
retary of Energy determines appropriate; 
(6) the nuclear energy industry; 
(7) nongovernmental nuclear policy organiza-
tions; and 
(8) other public stakeholders, as the Secretary 
of Energy determines appropriate. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) legal and regulatory requirements and 
policies of, and commercial practices in, the 
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United States with respect to the nuclear indus-
try of the United States; 
(B) the effects of such practices on such 
nuclear industry in domestic and foreign com-
merce; 
(C) the role of emerging United States nu-
clear technologies and applications of such tech-
nologies, including nonelectric applications of 
those technologies, in domestic and foreign 
commerce; and 
(D) the effects of advanced manufacturing 
and construction methods for nuclear tech-
nologies on— 
(i) the costs for deployment of such 
technologies; and 
(ii) the competitiveness of the nuclear 
industry of the United States; 
(2) a comparison of the matters assessed in 
paragraph (1) with respect to the United States to 
an assessment of such matters as they apply with 
respect to foreign countries, including Canada, the 
United Kingdom, France, Japan, the Republic of 
Korea, China, and the Russian Federation; 
(3) recommendations to improve the competi-
tiveness of United States nuclear commerce; and 
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(4) recommendations relating to the applica-
bility of section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) with respect to advanced nu-
clear technologies. 
SEC. 3. PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND AMENDMENT OF PART 
810 GENERALLY AUTHORIZED DESTINATIONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
AND EVALUATION
OF FAC-
TORS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall identify 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 deter-
mine 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. 
(b) PROCESS UPDATE.—The Secretary of Energy 
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 Regulations, and for listing such country 
as a generally authorized destination in Appendix A to 
part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, taking 
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into consideration, and, as appropriate, incorporating fac-
tors identified and evaluated under subsection (a). 
(c) 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 updated pursuant to this 
section, review the list in Appendix A to part 810 of title 
10, Code of Federal Regulations, and amend such list as 
appropriate. 
SEC. 4. LICENSING DOMESTIC NUCLEAR PROJECTS IN 
WHICH UNITED STATES ALLIES INVEST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The prohibitions against issuing 
certain licenses for utilization facilities to certain aliens, 
corporations, and other entities described 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 sec-
tion 104 d. of that Act (42 U.S.C. 2134(d)) shall not 
apply to an entity described in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines 
that issuance of the applicable license to that entity is not 
inimical to— 
(1) the common defense and security; or 
(2) the health and safety of the public. 
(b) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity referred to in sub-
section (a) is an alien, corporation, or other entity 
that is owned, controlled, or dominated by— 
(A) the government of— 
(i) a country, other than a country de-
scribed in paragraph (2), that is a member 
of the Organization for Economic Co-oper-
ation and Development on the date of en-
actment of this Act; or 
(ii) the Republic of India; 
(B) a corporation that is incorporated in a 
country described in clause (i) or (ii) of sub-
paragraph (A); or 
(C) an alien who is a citizen or national of 
a country described in clause (i) or (ii) of sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) EXCLUSION.—A country described in this 
paragraph is a country— 
(A) any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the government of which, on the date 
of enactment of this Act, is subject to sanctions 
under section 231 of the Countering America’s 
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 
9525); or 
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(B) 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 De-
partment of the Treasury pursuant to sanctions 
imposed under section 231 of the Countering 
America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
(22 U.S.C. 9525). 
(c) 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’’. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the requirements of section 721 of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565). 
SEC. 5. LICENSING CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO USE OF 
NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR NONELECTRIC APPLI-
CATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’) shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
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addressing any unique licensing issues or requirements re-
lating to— 
(1) the flexible operation of advanced nuclear 
reactors, such as ramping power output and switch-
ing between electricity generation and nonelectric 
applications; 
(2) the use of advanced nuclear reactors exclu-
sively for nonelectric applications; and 
(3) the collocation of advanced nuclear reactors 
with industrial plants or other facilities. 
(b) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In developing the report 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall seek input 
from— 
(1) the Secretary of Energy; 
(2) the nuclear energy industry; 
(3) technology developers; 
(4) the industrial, chemical, and medical sec-
tors; 
(5) nongovernmental organizations; and 
(6) other public stakeholders. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall describe— 
(1) any unique licensing issues or requirements 
relating to the matters described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a), including, with respect 
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to the nonelectric applications referred to in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of that subsection, any licensing 
issues or requirements relating to the use of nuclear 
energy— 
(A) for hydrogen or other liquid and gas-
eous fuel or chemical production; 
(B) for water desalination and wastewater 
treatment; 
(C) for heat used in industrial processes; 
(D) for district heating; 
(E) in relation to energy storage; 
(F) for industrial or medical isotope pro-
duction; and 
(G) other applications, as identified by the 
Commission; 
(2) options for addressing such issues or re-
quirements— 
(A) within the existing regulatory frame-
work; 
(B) through the technology-inclusive, regu-
latory framework to be established under sec-
tion 103(a)(4) of the Nuclear Energy Innova-
tion and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2133 
note; Public Law 115–439); or 
(C) through a new rulemaking; 
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