Union Calendar No. 240
118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 118–296]
To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
February 14, 2023
Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
December 1, 2023
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Lesko, Mrs. Spartz, and Mr. Curtis
December 1, 2023
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2023]
To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Amendments to the USEC Privatization Act.
(a) Prohibition on imports.—Section 3112A of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Prohibition on imports of low-Enriched uranium.—
“(1) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), no unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation may be imported into the United States.
“(2) WAIVER.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, may waive application of paragraph (1) to authorize the importation of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation if the Secretary of Energy determines that—
“(B) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS OF IMPORTS OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—The importation into the United States of low-enriched uranium, including low-enriched uranium obtained under contracts for separative work units, that is produced in the Russian Federation, whether or not such low-enriched uranium is derived from highly enriched uranium of weapons origin, may not exceed—
“(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Commerce shall—
“(D) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Upon issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a notification that a waiver has been issued, which shall include identification of the recipient of the waiver.
(b) Conforming amendments.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3112A(c) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(c)) is amended—
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking “United States” and all that follows through “for processing” and inserting “United States for processing”;
(E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), by striking “In addition to the adjustment under paragraph (5)(A), the” and inserting “The”;
(F) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking “paragraph (10)” and inserting “paragraph (9)”;
SEC. 3. Market evaluation and support.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that includes—
(1) an evaluation, with respect to the 5-year period that begins on the date of enactment of this Act, of the anticipated supply of low-enriched uranium (as defined in section 3112A(a) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(a))) available to replace imports of low-enriched uranium produced in the Russian Federation, taking into account—
(2) a description of proposed Department of Energy assistance, if the Secretary determines such assistance is needed based on the evaluation under paragraph (1), to support the expansion of domestic low-enriched uranium production capacity sufficient to meet domestic market demand for low-enriched uranium, taking into consideration—
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A BILL | |||||
To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. | |||||
December 1, 2023 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |