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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3486 
To exert American nuclear leadership by establishing global relationships 
and facilitating civil nuclear trade strategies with embarking nuclear 
nations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To exert American nuclear leadership by establishing global 
relationships and facilitating civil nuclear trade strategies 
with embarking nuclear nations, 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 ‘‘Recoup American Nu-
clear Global Leadership Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CIVIL NUCLEAR COORDINATION AND STRATEGY. 
(a) WHITE HOUSE FOCAL POINT ON CIVIL NUCLEAR 
COORDINATION.— 
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(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Given the critical 
importance of developing and implementing, with 
input from various agencies throughout the executive 
branch, a cohesive policy with respect to inter-
national efforts related to civil nuclear energy, it is 
the sense of Congress that— 
(A) there should be a focal point within the 
White House, which may, if determined to be 
appropriate, report to the National Security 
Council, for coordination on issues relating to 
those efforts; 
(B) to provide that focal point, the Presi-
dent should establish, within the Executive Of-
fice of the President, an office, to be known as 
the ‘‘Office of the Assistant to the President 
and Director for International Nuclear Energy 
Policy’’ (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘Office’’); 
(C) the Office should act as a coordinating 
office for— 
(i) international civil nuclear coopera-
tion; and 
(ii) civil nuclear export strategy; 
(D) the Office should be headed by an in-
dividual appointed as an Assistant to the Presi-
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dent with the title of ‘‘Director for Inter-
national Nuclear Energy Policy’’; and 
(E) the Office should— 
(i) coordinate civil nuclear export poli-
cies for the United States; 
(ii) develop, in coordination with the 
officials described in paragraph (2), a co-
hesive Federal strategy for engagement 
with foreign governments (including ally or 
partner nations and the governments of 
embarking civil nuclear nations), associ-
ated entities, and associated individuals 
with respect to civil nuclear exports; 
(iii) coordinate with the officials de-
scribed in paragraph (2) to ensure that 
necessary framework agreements and trade 
controls relating to civil nuclear materials 
and technologies are in place for key mar-
kets; and 
(iv) develop— 
(I) a whole-of-government coordi-
nating strategy for civil nuclear co-
operation; 
(II) a whole-of-government strat-
egy for civil nuclear exports; and 
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(III) a whole-of-government ap-
proach to support appropriate foreign 
investment in civil nuclear energy 
projects supported by the United 
States in embarking civil nuclear na-
tions. 
(2) OFFICIALS
DESCRIBED.—The officials re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(E) are— 
(A) the appropriate officials of— 
(i) the Department of State; 
(ii) the Department of Energy; 
(iii) the Department of Commerce; 
(iv) the Department of Transpor-
tation; 
(v) the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion; 
(vi) the Department of Defense; 
(vii) the National Security Council; 
(viii) the National Economic Council; 
(ix) the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative; 
(x) the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
(xi) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence; 
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(xii) the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States; 
(xiii) the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation; 
(xiv) the United States Agency for 
International Development; 
(xv) the United States Trade and De-
velopment Agency; 
(xvi) the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy; and 
(xvii) any other Federal agency that 
the President determines to be appro-
priate; and 
(B) appropriate officials representing for-
eign countries and governments, including— 
(i) ally or partner nations; 
(ii) embarking civil nuclear nations; 
and 
(iii) any other country or government 
that the Assistant (if appointed) and the 
officials described in subparagraph (A) 
jointly determine to be appropriate. 
(b) NUCLEAR EXPORTS WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
working group, to be known as the ‘‘Nuclear Ex-
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ports Working Group’’ (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘working group’’). 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The working group shall be 
composed of— 
(A) senior-level Federal officials, selected 
internally by the applicable Federal agency or 
organization, from— 
(i) the Department of State; 
(ii) the Department of Commerce; 
(iii) the Department of Energy; 
(iv) the Department of the Treasury; 
(v) the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States; 
(vi) the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation; 
(vii) the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion; 
(viii) the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative; and 
(ix) the United States Trade and De-
velopment Agency; and 
(B) other senior-level Federal officials, se-
lected internally by the applicable Federal agen-
cy or organization, from any other Federal 
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agency or organization that the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(3) REPORTING.—The working group shall re-
port to the appropriate White House official, which 
may be the Assistant (if appointed). 
(4) DUTIES.—The working group shall coordi-
nate, not less frequently than quarterly, with the 
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee of the De-
partment of Commerce, the Nuclear Energy Advi-
sory Committee of the Department of Energy, and 
other advisory or stakeholder groups, as necessary, 
to maintain an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of 
the standing of civil nuclear exports from the United 
States, including with respect to meeting the targets 
established as part of the 10-year civil nuclear trade 
strategy described in paragraph (5)(A). 
(5) STRATEGY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
working group shall establish a 10-year civil nu-
clear trade strategy, including biennial targets 
for the export of civil nuclear technologies, in-
cluding light water and non-light water reactors 
and associated equipment and technologies, civil 
nuclear materials, and nuclear fuel that align 
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with meeting international energy demand while 
seeking to avoid or reduce emissions. 
(B) COLLABORATION
REQUIRED.—In es-
tablishing the strategy under subparagraph (A), 
the working group shall collaborate with— 
(i) the Secretary; 
(ii) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(iii) the Secretary of State; 
(iv) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(v) the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion; 
(vi) the President of the Export-Im-
port Bank of the United States; 
(vii) the Chief Executive Officer of the 
United States International Development 
Finance Corporation; 
(viii) the United States Trade Rep-
resentative; and 
(ix) representatives of private indus-
try. 
SEC. 3. ENGAGEMENT WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall launch, in ac-
cordance with applicable nuclear technology export laws 
(including regulations), an international initiative to mod-
ernize civil nuclear outreach to embarking civil nuclear na-
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tions in order to improve the efficient and effective export-
ing and importing of civil nuclear technologies and mate-
rials. 
(b) FINANCING.—In carrying out the initiative de-
scribed in subsection (a), the President, acting through 
an appropriate Federal official, who may be the Assistant 
(if appointed) or the Chief Executive Officer of the Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation, if determined 
to be appropriate, and in coordination with the officials 
described in section 2(a)(2), may, if the President deter-
mines to be appropriate, seek to establish cooperative fi-
nancing relationships for the export of civil nuclear tech-
nology, components, materials, and infrastructure to em-
barking civil nuclear nations. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the initiative de-
scribed in subsection (a), the President shall— 
(1) assist nongovernmental organizations and 
appropriate offices, administrations, agencies, lab-
oratories, and programs of the Department of En-
ergy and other relevant Federal agencies and offices 
in providing education and training to foreign gov-
ernments in nuclear safety, security, and safe-
guards— 
(A) through engagement with the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency; or 
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(B) independently, if the applicable entity 
determines that it would be more advantageous 
under the circumstances to provide the applica-
ble education and training independently; 
(2) assist the efforts of the International Atom-
ic Energy Agency to expand the support provided by 
the International Atomic Energy Agency to embark-
ing civil nuclear nations for nuclear safety, security, 
and safeguards; 
(3) coordinate the work of the Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation and the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States to expand outreach to the 
private investment community to create public-pri-
vate financing relationships to assist in the adoption 
of civil nuclear technologies by embarking civil nu-
clear nations, including through exports from the 
United States; and 
(4) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum 
extent practicable, the work carried out by each of— 
(A) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
(B) the Department of Energy; 
(C) the Department of Commerce; 
(D) the Nuclear Energy Agency; 
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(E) the International Atomic Energy 
Agency; and 
(F) the nuclear regulatory agencies and or-
ganizations of embarking civil nuclear nations 
and ally or partner nations. 
SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE FINANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH 
ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS AND EMBARK-
ING CIVIL NUCLEAR NATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall designate an 
appropriate White House official, who may be the Assist-
ant (if appointed), and the Chief Executive Officer of the 
United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration to coordinate with the officials described in sec-
tion 2(a)(2) to develop, as the President determines to be 
appropriate, financing relationships with ally or partner 
nations to assist in the adoption of civil nuclear tech-
nologies exported from the United States or ally or part-
ner nations to embarking civil nuclear nations. 
(b) UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS CLAUSES.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES COMPETI-
TIVENESS
CLAUSE.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘United States competitiveness clause’’ means any 
United States competitiveness provision in any 
agreement entered into by the Department of En-
ergy, including— 
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‘‘(D) the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion.’’. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR.—The term 
‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ means— 
(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 
prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 
52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations)), with significant im-
provements compared to reactors operating on 
October 19, 2016, including improvements such 
as— 
(i) additional inherent safety features; 
(ii) lower waste yields; 
(iii) improved fuel and material per-
formance; 
(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel 
cooling; 
(v) enhanced reliability or improved 
resilience; 
(vi) increased proliferation resistance; 
(vii) increased thermal efficiency; 
(viii) reduced consumption of cooling 
water and other environmental impacts; 
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