I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9098 
To provide for civil nuclear coordination and strategy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mr. CLYBURN (for himself and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, and Ways and Means, 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 provide for civil nuclear coordination and strategy, 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 ‘‘International Nuclear 
Energy Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR.—The term 
‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ has the meaning given 
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the term in section 951(b) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)). 
(2) ALLY
OR
PARTNER
NATION.—The term 
‘‘ally or partner nation’’ means— 
(A) the government of any country that is 
a member of the Organisation for Economic Co- 
operation and Development; 
(B) the Government of the Republic of 
India; and 
(C) the government of any country des-
ignated as an ally or partner nation by the Sec-
retary of State for purposes of this Act. 
(3) ASSISTANT.—The term ‘‘Assistant’’ means 
the Assistant to the President and Director for 
International Nuclear Energy Policy described in 
section 3(a)(1)(D). 
(4) ASSOCIATED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘associ-
ated entity’’ means an entity that— 
(A) is owned, controlled, or operated by— 
(i) an ally or partner nation; or 
(ii) an associated individual; or 
(B) is organized under the laws of, or oth-
erwise subject to the jurisdiction of, a country 
described in paragraph (2), including a corpora-
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tion that is incorporated in a country described 
in that paragraph. 
(5) ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘asso-
ciated individual’’ means a foreign national who is a 
national of a country described in paragraph (2). 
(6) CIVIL NUCLEAR.—The term ‘‘civil nuclear’’ 
means activities relating to— 
(A) nuclear plant construction; 
(B) nuclear fuel services; 
(C) nuclear energy financing; 
(D) nuclear plant operations; 
(E) nuclear plant regulation; 
(F) nuclear medicine; 
(G) nuclear safety; 
(H) community engagement in areas in 
reasonable proximity to nuclear sites; 
(I) infrastructure support for nuclear en-
ergy; 
(J) nuclear plant decommissioning; 
(K) nuclear liability; 
(L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent 
nuclear fuel; 
(M) environmental safeguards; 
(N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; 
and 
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(O) technology related to the matters de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (N). 
(7) EMBARKING CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY NA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘embarking 
civil nuclear energy nation’’ means a country 
that— 
(i) does not have a civil nuclear pro-
gram; 
(ii) is in the process of developing or 
expanding a civil nuclear program, includ-
ing safeguards and a legal and regulatory 
framework, for— 
(I) nuclear safety; 
(II) nuclear security; 
(III) radioactive waste manage-
ment; 
(IV) civil nuclear energy; 
(V) environmental safeguards; 
(VI) community engagement in 
areas in reasonable proximity to nu-
clear sites; 
(VII) nuclear liability; or 
(VIII) advanced nuclear reactor 
licensing; 
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(iii) is in the process of selecting, de-
veloping, constructing, or utilizing ad-
vanced light water reactors, advanced nu-
clear reactors, or advanced civil nuclear 
technologies; or 
(iv) is eligible to receive development 
lending from the World Bank. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘embarking 
civil nuclear energy nation’’ does not include— 
(i) the People’s Republic of China; 
(ii) the Russian Federation; 
(iii) the Republic of Belarus; 
(iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(v) the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea; 
(vi) the Republic of Cuba; 
(vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Ven-
ezuela; 
(viii) the Syrian Arab Republic; or 
(ix) any other country— 
(I) the property or interests in 
property of the government of which 
are blocked pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 
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(II) the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined has 
repeatedly provided support for acts 
of international terrorism for purposes 
of— 
(aa) section 620A(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2371(a)); 
(bb) section 40(d) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2780(d)); 
(cc) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) 
of the Export Control Reform 
Act 
of 
2018 
(50 
U.S.C. 
4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or 
(dd) any other relevant pro-
vision of law. 
(8) NUCLEAR
SAFETY.—The term ‘‘nuclear 
safety’’ means issues relating to the design, con-
struction, operation, or decommissioning of nuclear 
facilities in a manner that ensures adequate protec-
tion of workers, the public, and the environment, in-
cluding— 
(A) the safe operation of nuclear reactors 
and other nuclear facilities; 
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