Sec. 3. Program to train and share expertise
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Commission, shall develop and carry out a program under which the Secretary of Energy shall train foreign nuclear energy experts and standardize practices. In carrying out the program developed under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall— issue guidance for best safety practices in the global civilian nuclear energy industry based on practices established in the United States; train foreign nuclear energy experts on the operation and safety practices used by the United States civilian nuclear energy industry; review global supply chain issues for foreign civilian nuclear energy industries; identify weaknesses and concerns found in foreign civilian nuclear energy industries; and establish partnerships with foreign countries that have developed or are developing civilian nuclear energy industries.
In this section, the term foreign nuclear energy expert does not include a person who is from a country— in which intellectual property theft is legal; that takes actions to undermine the civilian nuclear energy industry or other critical industries of the United States; or which the Secretary of Energy determines is inimical to the interest of the United States.