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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 5987. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1094. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOUNDATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
RESPONSIBLE USE OF SMALL MODULAR REACTOR
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—There is established within the Department
of State a Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of
Small Modular Reactor Technology program (hereafter in this
section referred to as the “FIRST program”).
(b) Program Functions.—The Under Secretary for Arms
Control and International Security, or the designee of the
Under Secretary, shall manage the FIRST program, which
shall—
(1) promote responsible deployment of civil nuclear energy
internationally that benefits United States economic and
national security interests;
(2) advocate, through relevant bilateral and multilateral
diplomatic engagements and forums, for civil nuclear energy
projects, technology, and products sourced or exported from
United States businesses;
(3) engage in diplomacy with partner governments on
prioritizing the highest safety, security, and
nonproliferation standards as requirements for civil nuclear
reactor deployment decisions, including with regard to small
modular reactor infrastructure, technology, and products;
(4) provide consultation to partner countries regarding
best practices in the field of licensing, legal, and
regulatory frameworks for the importation or adoption of
United States nuclear reactor infrastructure, technology, or
products;
(5) provide early-stage commercial project development
support, including feasibility and engineering studies, that
are critical to launching United States commercial civil
nuclear projects abroad and ensure fair market access for
United States businesses relative to state-backed
competitors; and
(6) cooperate with partner countries in the areas of
training programs, technical resource sharing, and potential
coordination of codes and standards to support the
facilitation of small modular reactor fleet deployment.
(c) Report.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Arms
Control and International Security, or the designee of such
Under Secretary, shall provide to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes—
(A) details on the implementation of the FIRST program;
(B) a description of FIRST program diplomatic outreach and
activities, including bilateral and multilateral engagements
that promote activities described in subsection (b);
(C) the list of current contributing partners of the FIRST
program;
(D) details relating to potential or ongoing cooperation
with contributing partners of the FIRST program related to
program activities described in subsection (b);
(E) a description of engagements and activities conducted
by the Department of State to promote and expand the FIRST
program to additional potential contributing partners;
(F) a description of FIRST program-related engagements with
United States businesses in the civil nuclear sector; and
(G) a description of funds expended on FIRST program-
related activities, including programming that uses funds
from Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related
Programs and related funding sources within the Department.
(2) Form.—The report required by this subsection shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex submitted separately from the unclassified portion.
(d) Briefing.—Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and on a triannual basis
thereafter, the Under Secretary for Arms Control and
International Security, or the designee of the Under
Secretary, shall provide to the appropriate congressional
committees a briefing that includes the information required
in subsection (c).
(e) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term
“appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of the
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(2) United states business.—The term “United States
business” has the meaning given such term in section 2304 of
the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4724).
(f) Sunset.—This section shall terminate on June 8, 2034.