S.Amdt. 4427

1. Adds SEC. 3157. UNIVERSITY-BASED NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION COLLABORATION PROGRAM at the end of subtitle E of title XXXI

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   Inserted: SEC. 3157. UNIVERSITY-BASED NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION COLLABORATION PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2565 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   Inserted: "SEC. 4312. UNIVERSITY-BASED NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION COLLABORATION PROGRAM.

   Inserted: "(a) Program.--The Administrator shall--

   Inserted: "(1) establish a program to develop a policy research consortium of institutions of higher education and nonprofit entities in support of implementing and innovating the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration; and

   Inserted: "(2) execute such program in a manner similar to the program established under section 4814.

   Inserted: "(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the consortium established under subsection (a) are as follows:

   Inserted: "(1) To inform the formulation and application of policy through the conduct of research and analysis regarding defense nuclear nonproliferation programs.

   Inserted: "(2) To maintain open-source databases on issues relevant to understanding defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, and nuclear security.

   Inserted: "(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research centers of excellence relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation to better distribute expertise to specific issues and scenarios regarding relating to nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, and nuclear security .

   Inserted: "(c) Duties.--

   Inserted: "(1) Support.--The Administrator shall ensure that the consortium established under subsection (a) provides support to individuals described in paragraph (2) through the use of nongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research internships, workshops, short courses, summer schools, and research grants.

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   Inserted: "(2) Individuals described.--Individuals described in this paragraph are graduate students, academics, and policy specialists, who are focused on policy innovation related to--

   Inserted: "(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation;

   Inserted: "(B) arms control;

   Inserted: "(C) nuclear deterrence;

   Inserted: "(D) foreign nuclear programs;

   Inserted: "(E) nuclear safeguards and security; or

   Inserted: "(F) educating and training individuals interested in the study of defense nuclear nonproliferation policy.".

   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4311 the following new item:

   Inserted: "Sec. 4312. University-based nuclear nonproliferation collaboration program.".

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   At the end of subtitle E of title XXXI, add the following:

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