II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2203 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2007 Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007.

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Reauthorization of Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

(a)

Amounts in fund

Section 1802 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g–1) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)by striking $518,233,333 and inserting $700,000,000; and (B)by striking the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and inserting the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007; (2)in subsection (c), by inserting after adjusted for inflation the following: beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; (3)in subsection (d), by striking 15 years after the date of the enactment of this title and inserting 10 years after the date of enactment of the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007; and (4)in subsection (e)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking 15 years after the date of the enactment of this title and inserting 10 years after the date of enactment of the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007; and (B)in paragraph (2), by striking under such subsection and inserting during the 10–year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007. (b)

Reports

Section 1805 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g–4) is amended— (1)in the first sentence, by striking the date of the enactment of this title and inserting the date of enactment of the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007; and (2)in the second sentence, by striking 5th report submitted under this section and inserting third report submitted after the date of enactment of the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007.

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Study of the use of proceeds from the sale of the product of the enrichment of uranium tailings

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall— (1)complete a study to determine the manner in which proceeds from the sale of the product of the enrichment of cylinders of uranium tailings in the United States may be used to reduce or supplement the amount of appropriations necessary— (A)to fund the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund established under section 1801(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g(a)); and (B)to provide assistance to units of local government and community reuse organizations at sites eligible for assistance from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; and (2)submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).