Sec. 7. Cooperation with ally or partner nations on advanced nuclear reactor demonstration and cooperative research facilities

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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant, shall conduct bilateral and multilateral meetings with not fewer than 5 ally or partner nations, with the aim of enhancing nuclear energy cooperation among those ally or partner nations and the United States, for the purpose of developing collaborative relationships with respect to research, development, licensing, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactor technologies. The meetings described in subsection

(a)shall include— a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and deploy advanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on U.S. nuclear energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act to provide options for addressing climate change by 2050; and a focus on developing a memorandum of understanding or any other appropriate agreement between the United States and ally or partner nations with respect to— the demonstration and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors; and the development of cooperative research facilities. In conducting the meetings described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant, shall seek to develop financing arrangements to share the costs of the demonstration and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and the development of cooperative research facilities with the ally or partner nations participating in those meetings. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly submit to Congress a report highlighting potential partners— for the establishment of cost-share arrangements described in subsection (c); or with which the United States may enter into agreements with respect to— the demonstration of advanced nuclear reactors; or cooperative research facilities.