Multilateral development bank support for nuclear energy

Title XV of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262o–262o–4) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1506. Multilateral development bank support for nuclear energy The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, as the Secretary finds appropriate, any other multilateral development bank (as defined in section 1307(g)) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to advocate for— (1) the removal of prohibitions at the respective bank against financial and technical assistance for the generation and distribution of nuclear energy; and (2) increased internal capacity-building at the respective bank for the purpose of assessing— (A) the potential role of nuclear energy in the energy systems of client countries; and (B) the delivery of financial and technical assistance described in paragraph (1) to the countries..

Title XV of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262o et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1506. Multilateral development bank support for nuclear energy The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, as the Secretary finds appropriate, any other multilateral development bank (as defined in section 1307(g)) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to advocate for— (1) the removal of prohibitions at the respective bank against financial and technical assistance for the generation and distribution of nuclear energy, to the extent that the prohibitions apply to nuclear technologies that meet or exceed the quality standards prevalent in the United States or a country allied with the United States; and (2) increased internal capacity-building at the respective bank for the purpose of assessing— (A) the potential role of nuclear energy in the energy systems of client countries; and (B) the delivery of financial and technical assistance described in paragraph (1) to the countries..