3.0.0 3225 2017-12-15T00:30:54Z 2017-12-15T00:30:54Z Senate S S 2008-07-07 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-07T20:39:23Z To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. 110 5632 HR 2008-05-20 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2008-07-07 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-07-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-07-07 True Energy Environmental Protection Foreign Trade and International Finance Import restrictions Law Licenses Radioactive wastes Energy 00 2008-07-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-12T23:20:35Z Amends Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from issuing a license authorizing the importation into the United States of: (1) low-level radioactive waste; or (2) specific radioactive waste streams exempted from regulation under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act.

Exempts from such prohibition low-level radioactive waste: (1) that is being returned to a U.S. government or military facility authorized to possess it; or (2) resulting from the use in a foreign country of nuclear material obtained by the foreign user from an entity in the United States that is being returned to the United States for management and disposal.

Authorizes the President to waive the prohibition and authorize the grant of a specific license only after finding that such importation would meet an important national or international policy goal.

]]> A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. Display Title A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3225is/xml/BILLS-110s3225is.xml 2008-07-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.