(A) reducing and eliminating Russia’s 
market share in Europe for uranium, conver-
sion, enrichment, and reactor fuel between now 
and 2030; 
(B) achieving long-term energy security 
free of Russian influence; and 
(C) maintaining strong nonproliferation 
standards, including the minimization of weap-
ons-usable material as well as high nuclear safe-
ty and security standards. 
(4) An overview of nuclear reactor designs and 
fuel cycle infrastructure that the United States Gov-
ernment is currently funding the development of, 
and— 
(A) the potential, if any, that each of these 
technologies have to decrease or eliminate Rus-
sia’s market share in the United States and 
Europe for nuclear power reactors, uranium 
mining and milling, conversion, enrichment, fuel 
fabrication, deconversion, and spent nuclear 
fuel reprocessing in the short, medium, and 
long term; 
(B) the impact of these technologies on the 
minimization of weapons-usable nuclear mate-
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rial, including the use of highly enriched ura-
nium or plutonium fuels; and 
(C) an assessment of the use cases for 
each of these designs and fuel cycles. 
(5) An overview of the United States Govern-
ment’s diplomatic engagements regarding the nu-
clear energy sector in Europe. 
(6) A list of countries in Europe with active nu-
clear power programs, and— 
(A) an analysis of each country’s nuclear 
energy policy; 
(B) an overview of existing areas of co-
operation with regards to nuclear energy be-
tween each country and— 
(i) the United States; 
(ii) other European and friendly coun-
tries; and 
(iii) adversarial countries including 
China and Russia; and 
(C) an overview of potential areas for fu-
ture cooperation between each country and the 
United States with regards to nuclear energy. 
(7) An overview of Russian and Chinese influ-
ence in the European nuclear energy sector. 
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(8) An overview of how the United States Gov-
ernment is working with allies and partners to 
counter Russian malign influence within the Euro-
pean energy sector to include steps taken to counter 
Russian influence in the mining and milling, conver-
sion, enrichment, and fuel fabrication processes as 
well as in reactor construction. 
(9) An overview of how the United States Gov-
ernment balances the urgent strategic need for col-
laboration with allies and partners on countering 
Russia’s influence on nuclear energy in Europe, with 
commercial competitiveness issues that may arise be-
tween United States companies and companies in 
Europe, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. 
(10) An assessment of Rosatom’s role in Rus-
sia’s energy sector, to include an overview of 
strengths and vulnerabilities of the conglomerate. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(d) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex, so long as such annex is provided sepa-
rately from the unclassified strategy. 
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SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to support 
critically needed engagement in Europe consistent with 
the strategy required by section 4(a) on countering Rus-
sian malign influence and with a particular focus on re-
sponsible nuclear power program capacity building, early 
stage nuclear power project support, and countering Rus-
sian disinformation campaigns. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of the Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) HIGH ASSAY LOW ENRICHED URANIUM.— 
The term ‘‘high assay low enriched uranium’’ means 
uranium enriched so that the concentration of the 
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fissile isotope uranium-235 (U-235) is between 5 
percent and 20 percent of the mass of uranium. 
(3) LOW ENRICHED URANIUM.—The term ‘‘low 
enriched uranium’’ means fuel in which the weight 
percent of U-235 in the uranium is less than 20 per-
cent. 
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