S1739-119

Introduced

To provide for advocation of support for nuclear energy, and establish a nuclear energy assistance trust fund, at the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other international financial institutions, as appropriate, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced May 13, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates congressional findings on nuclear energy role, Russian/Chinese nuclear export dominance, and international pledge to triple nuclear capacity by 2050, amends International Financial Institutions Act to direct U.S. advocacy at World Bank and EBRD for removing nuclear energy financing prohibitions and building internal assessment capacity, and requires detailed provisions for new Section 1506 directing U.S. Executive Directors to advocate for removing nuclear energy prohibitions at MDBs for technologies meeting U.S./allied quality standards, with 10-year. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Energy and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

U.S. and allied nuclear technology companies could gain revenue opportunities, U.S. nuclear technology exporters could gain revenue opportunities, and U.S. nuclear energy industry could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Non-OECD Arrangement exporters (Russia, China) could face higher barriers, Russian and Chinese nuclear exporters could face higher barriers, and World Bank and EBRD would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Creates congressional findings on nuclear energy role, Russian/Chinese nuclear export dominance, and international pledge to triple nuclear capacity by 2050.
  • Amends International Financial Institutions Act to direct U.S. advocacy at World Bank and EBRD for removing nuclear energy financing prohibitions and building internal assessment capacity.
  • Requires detailed provisions for new Section 1506 directing U.S. Executive Directors to advocate for removing nuclear energy prohibitions at MDBs for technologies meeting U.S./allied quality standards, with 10-year...
  • Amends IFI Act to create Section 1507 establishing Nuclear Energy Assistance Trust Funds at World Bank, EBRD, and other IFIs for financing nuclear energy projects exclusively using U.S./allied quality technologies.
  • Creates detailed provisions for Section 1507 trust funds: purposes include financial/technical assistance, competitive financing to counter non-Arrangement credit, exclusively Western-standard technologies, capacity...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates congressional findings on nuclear energy role, Russian/Chinese nuclear export dominance, and international pledge to triple nuclear capacity by 2050, amends International Financial Institutions Act to direct U.S. advocacy at World Bank and EBRD for removing nuclear energy financing prohibitions and building internal assessment capacity, and requires detailed provisions for new Section 1506 directing U.S. Executive Directors to advocate for removing nuclear energy prohibitions at MDBs for technologies meeting U.S./allied quality standards, with 10-year.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill creates congressional findings on nuclear energy role, Russian/Chinese nuclear export dominance, and international pledge to triple nuclear capacity by 2050, amends International Financial Institutions Act to direct U.S. advocacy at World Bank and EBRD for removing nuclear energy financing prohibitions and building internal assessment capacity, and requires detailed provisions for new Section 1506 directing U.S. Executive Directors to advocate for removing nuclear energy prohibitions at MDBs for technologies meeting U.S./allied quality standards, with 10-year.

Policy Domains

Energy Finance

Section 3 - Multilateral Development Bank Support

Identified Gains
  • U.S. and allied nuclear technology companies
  • U.S. nuclear technology exporters
  • U.S. nuclear energy industry
  • Developing countries seeking nuclear energy
  • Developing countries adopting nuclear energy
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U.S. nuclear energy industry:
U.S. nuclear technology exporters:
Developing countries seeking nuclear energy:
Developing countries adopting nuclear energy:
U.S. and allied nuclear technology companies: ,
Identified Costs
  • Non-OECD Arrangement exporters (Russia, China)
  • Russian and Chinese nuclear exporters
  • World Bank and EBRD
  • National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies
  • Russian nuclear exporter Rosatom
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
World Bank and EBRD:
Russian nuclear exporter Rosatom:
Russian and Chinese nuclear exporters:
Non-OECD Arrangement exporters (Russia, China):
National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 13, 2025

Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Nuclear Energy
8 mentions across 5 clauses
+5 positive -3 negative

Non-OECD Arrangement exporters (Russia, China), Nuclear energy industry, Russian and Chinese nuclear exporters

Positive-direction: Nuclear energy industry, U.S. and allied nuclear technology companies, U.S. nuclear energy industry, U.S. nuclear technology exporters

Negative-direction: Non-OECD Arrangement exporters (Russia, China), Russian and Chinese nuclear exporters, Russian nuclear exporter Rosatom

Energy
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Developing countries adopting nuclear energy, Developing countries seeking nuclear energy

International Finance
2 mentions across 2 clauses
-2 negative

International financial institutions, World Bank and EBRD

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies

6/7
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
Domains
International Finance Nuclear Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"international financial institution" §4(e)

Institution specified in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act

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