Sec. 3. Civil nuclear coordination and strategy
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Given the critical importance of developing and implementing, with input from various agencies throughout the executive branch, a cohesive policy with respect to international efforts related to civil nuclear energy, it is the sense of Congress that— 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; to provide that focal point, the President should establish, within the Executive Office 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 ); the Office should act as a coordinating office for— international civil nuclear cooperation; and civil nuclear export strategy; the Office should be headed by an individual appointed as an Assistant to the President with the title of Director for International Nuclear Energy Policy ; and the Office should— coordinate civil nuclear export policies for the United States; develop, in coordination with the officials described in paragraph (2), a cohesive Federal strategy for engagement with foreign governments (including ally or partner nations and the governments of embarking civil nuclear nations), associated entities, and associated individuals with respect to civil nuclear exports; coordinate with the officials described in paragraph
(2)to ensure that necessary framework agreements and trade controls relating to civil nuclear materials and technologies are in place for key markets; and develop— a whole-of-government coordinating strategy for civil nuclear cooperation; a whole-of-government strategy for civil nuclear exports; and a whole-of-government approach to support appropriate foreign investment in civil nuclear energy projects supported by the United States in embarking civil nuclear nations. The officials referred to in paragraph (1)(E) are— the appropriate officials of— the Department of State; the Department of Energy; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Transportation; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Department of Defense; the National Security Council; the National Economic Council; the Office of the United States Trade Representative; the Office of Management and Budget; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the United States International Development Finance Corporation; the United States Agency for International Development; the United States Trade and Development Agency; the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and any other Federal agency that the President determines to be appropriate; and appropriate officials representing foreign countries and governments, including— ally or partner nations; embarking civil nuclear nations; and any other country or government that the Assistant (if appointed) and the officials described in subparagraph
(A)jointly determine to be appropriate. There is established a working group, to be known as the Nuclear Exports Working Group (referred to in this subsection as the working group ). The working group shall be composed of— senior-level Federal officials, selected internally by the applicable Federal agency or organization, from— the Department of State; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Energy; the Department of the Treasury; the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the United States International Development Finance Corporation; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Office of the United States Trade Representative; and the United States Trade and Development Agency; and other senior-level Federal officials, selected internally by the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any other Federal agency or organization that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. The working group shall report to the appropriate White House official, which may be the Assistant (if appointed). The working group shall coordinate, not less frequently than quarterly, with the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce, the Nuclear Energy Advisory 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). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall establish a 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy, including biennial targets for the export of civil nuclear technologies, including light water and non-light water reactors and associated equipment and technologies, civil nuclear materials, and nuclear fuel that align with meeting international energy demand while seeking to avoid or reduce emissions. In establishing the strategy under subparagraph (A), the working group shall collaborate with— the Secretary; the Secretary of Commerce; the Secretary of State; the Secretary of the Treasury; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation; the United States Trade Representative; and representatives of private industry.