; and (B) setting civilian nuclear energy industry standards; (8) an evaluation of how industries in the United States, other than the civilian nuclear energy industry, benefit from the generation of electricity by nuclear power plants; (9) information on utilities and companies in the United States that are involved in the civilian nuclear energy supply chain, including, with respect to such utilities and companies— (A) financial challenges; (B) foreign strategic competition; and (C) risks to continued operation; and (10) recommendations for how the United States may— (A) develop a national strategy to increase the role nuclear energy plays in diplomacy and strategic energy policy; (B) develop a strategy to mitigate foreign competitor’s utilization of their civilian nuclear energy industries in diplomacy; (C) align its nuclear energy policy with national security objectives; and (D) remove regulatory barriers to the development of the United States civilian nuclear energy supply chain. (c) Report to Congress Not later than 6 months after the study is conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of such study. 3. Program to train and share expertise (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Commission, shall develop and carry out a program under which the Secretary of Energy shall train foreign nuclear energy experts and standardize practices. (b) Requirements In carrying out the program developed under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall— (1) issue guidance for best safety practices in the global civilian nuclear energy industry based on practices established in the United States; (2) train foreign nuclear energy experts on the operation and safety practices used by the United States civilian nuclear energy industry; (3) review global supply chain issues for foreign civilian nuclear energy industries