[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 3343 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 204
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3343
[Report No. 107-341]
To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2001
Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Norwood)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
December 18, 2001
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]
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A BILL
To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THORIUM REIMBURSEMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Section 1001(b)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 2296a(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``$140,000,000'' and
inserting ``$365,000,000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Section 1003(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2296a-2(a)) is
amended by striking ``$490,000,000'' and inserting
``$715,000,000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Section 1802(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2297g-1(a)) is amended by striking ``$488,333,333'' and
inserting ``$525,833,333''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THORIUM REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) Payments to Licensees.--Section 1001(b)(2)(C) of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296a(b)(2)(C)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$140,000,000'' and inserting
``$365,000,000''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``Such payments
shall not exceed the following amounts:
``(i) $90,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
``(ii) $55,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.
``(iii) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2004.
``(iv) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2005.
``(v) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.
``(vi) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2007.
Any amounts authorized to be paid in a fiscal year
under this subparagraph that are not paid in that
fiscal year may be paid in subsequent fiscal years.''.
(b) Authorization.--Section 1003(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2296a-
2(a)) is amended by striking ``$490,000,000'' and inserting
``$715,000,000''.
(c) Deposits.--Section 1802(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2297g-1(a)) is amended by striking ``$488,333,333'' and
inserting ``$518,233,333'' and by inserting after ``inflation'' the
phrase ``beginning on the date of the enactment of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992''.
(d) Portsmouth.--(1) Chapter 19 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2015 and following) is amended by inserting the following
after section 241:
``SEC. 242. COLD STANDBY.
``The Secretary is authorized to expend such funds as may be
necessary for the purposes of maintaining enrichment capability at the
Portsmouth, Ohio, facility.''.
(2) The table of contents for such chapter is amended by inserting
the following new item after the item relating to section 241:
``Sec. 242. Cold standby.''.
SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT.
The Comptroller General shall conduct an audit on the Uranium
Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund established under
section 1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g). Not
later than March 1, 2003, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the
Congress a report on the results of the audit. Such report shall assess
whether the Fund as currently authorized will be of sufficient size and
duration for carrying out decontamination and decommissioning and
remedial action activities anticipated to be paid for from the fund,
and shall include recommendations for minimizing increases in such
activities. In conducting the audit, the Comptroller General shall
specifically address whether the deposits collected under sections
1802(c) and 1802(d) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g-
1(c) and 2297g-1(d)) are sufficient to--
(1) pay for decontamination and decommissioning activities
pursuant to section 1803(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2297g-2(b));
(2) pay for the remedial action costs pursuant to section
1803(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2297g-2(c)); and
(3) pay for the remedial action costs pursuant to section
1001(b)(2)(C) and (D) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 2296a(b)(2)(C) and (D)).
Union Calendar No. 204
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3343
[Report No. 107-341]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 18, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed