(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(iv) Costs for international nuclear 
reactor export and innovation activities de-
scribed in section 4(a) of the Global Nu-
clear Energy Assessment and Cooperation 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 5. DENIAL OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC LICENSES FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY PURPOSES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED FUEL.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered fuel’’ means enriched uranium 
that is fabricated into fuel assemblies for nuclear reactors 
by an entity that— 
(1) is owned or controlled by the Government of 
the Russian Federation or the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China; or 
(2) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise 
subject to the jurisdiction of, the Russian Federation 
or the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON UNLICENSED POSSESSION OR 
OWNERSHIP OF COVERED FUEL.—Unless specifically au-
thorized by the Commission in a license issued under sec-
tion 53 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2073), no person subject to the jurisdiction of the Com-
mission may possess or own covered fuel. 
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(c) LICENSE
TO
POSSESS
OR
OWN
COVERED 
FUEL.— 
(1) 
CONSULTATION
REQUIRED
PRIOR
TO 
ISSUANCE.—The Commission shall not issue a li-
cense 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 license. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), a license to possess or own covered 
fuel shall not be issued if the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State make the deter-
mination described in subparagraph (B). 
(B) DETERMINATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The determination 
referred to in subparagraph (A) is a deter-
mination that possession or ownership, as 
applicable, of covered fuel poses a threat to 
the national security of the United States 
that adversely impacts the physical and 
economic security of the United States. 
(ii) JOINT DETERMINATION.—A deter-
mination described in clause (i) shall be 
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jointly made by the Secretary of Energy 
and the Secretary of State. 
(iii) TIMELINE.— 
(I) NOTICE
OF
APPLICATION.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Commission receives an 
application for a license to possess or 
own covered fuel, the Commission 
shall notify the Secretary of Energy 
and the Secretary of State of the ap-
plication. 
(II) DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary of Energy and the Secretary of 
State shall have a period of 180 days, 
beginning on the date on which the 
Commission notifies the Secretary of 
Energy and the Secretary of State 
under subclause (I) of an application 
for a license to possess or own covered 
fuel, in which to make the determina-
tion described in clause (i). 
(III) 
COMMISSION
NOTIFICA-
TION.—On making the determination 
described in clause (i), the Secretary 
of Energy and the Secretary of State 
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shall immediately notify the Commis-
sion. 
(IV) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICA-
TION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of 
Energy and the Secretary of State no-
tify the Commission under subclause 
(III), the Commission shall notify the 
appropriate committees of Congress of 
the determination. 
(V) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Not later 
than 15 days after the date on which 
the Commission notifies Congress 
under subclause (IV) of a determina-
tion made under clause (i), the Com-
mission shall make that determination 
publicly available. 
(C) EFFECT
OF
NO
DETERMINATION.— 
The prohibition described in subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply if the Secretary of Energy and 
the Secretary of State do not make the deter-
mination described in subparagraph (B) by the 
date described in clause (iii)(II) of that sub-
paragraph. 
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SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(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 Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
(D) The Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
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