FORGE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a State Department program to promote the international, responsible deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology while advancing U.S. economic and national security interests.
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- Helps U.S. nuclear companies by advocating for U.S.-sourced projects, pushing for fair market access against state-backed competitors, and offering early-stage commercial support like feasibility and engineering studies.
- Works with partner governments on licensing, legal, and regulatory frameworks, training, technical resource sharing, and coordinated codes and standards while using diplomacy to prioritize high safety, security, and nonproliferation standards.
- Would be run by the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security or a designee and requires an unclassified report within 120 days plus triannual briefings to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees. The report must list partners, activities, cooperation details, and funds spent and the program ends on June 8, 2034.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Help U.S. small reactor companies
This bill would create the FIRST program at the State Department to promote responsible international deployment of small modular reactors. It would be run by the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security or a designee. The program would advocate for U.S.-sourced civil nuclear projects abroad, help partner countries with licensing and regulatory frameworks, offer early-stage commercial support (including feasibility and engineering studies), and support training, technical sharing, and coordination of codes and standards. The Under Secretary would have to give Congress an unclassified report within 120 days and triannual briefings; the program would end on June 8, 2034.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Cosponsors
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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