[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1042 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1042
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four
An Act
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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM FROM THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.
(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 the enactment of this subsection, and subject to
paragraphs (2) and (3), the following may not be imported into the
United States:
``(A) Unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in
the Russian Federation or by a Russian entity.
``(B) Unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is determined
to have been exchanged with, swapped for, or otherwise obtained
in lieu of unirradiated low-enriched uranium described in
subparagraph (A) in a manner designed to circumvent the
restrictions under this section.
``(2) Waiver.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),
the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Commerce, may waive the application
of paragraph (1) to authorize the importation of low-enriched
uranium described in that paragraph if the Secretary of Energy
determines that--
``(i) no alternative viable source of low-enriched
uranium is available to sustain the continued operation of
a nuclear reactor or a United States nuclear energy
company; or
``(ii) importation of low-enriched uranium described in
paragraph (1) is in the national interest.
``(B) Limitation on amounts of imports of low-enriched
uranium.--
``(i) In general.--The importation into the United
States of low-enriched uranium described in paragraph (1),
including low-enriched uranium obtained under contracts for
separative work units, whether or not such low-enriched
uranium is derived from highly enriched uranium of weapons
origin, may not exceed--
``(I) in calendar year 2024, 476,536 kilograms;
``(II) in calendar year 2025, 470,376 kilograms;
``(III) in calendar year 2026, 464,183 kilograms;
and
``(IV) in calendar year 2027, 459,083 kilograms.
``(ii) Administration.--The Secretary of Commerce
shall--
``(I) administer the import limitations described
in clause (i) in accordance with the provisions of the
Suspension Agreement, including the provisions
described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i);
``(II) be responsible for enforcing the import
limitations described in clause (i); and
``(III) enforce the import limitations described in
clause (i) in a manner that imposes a minimal burden on
the commercial nuclear industry.
``(C) Termination.--Any waiver issued under subparagraph
(A) shall terminate not later than January 1, 2028.
``(D) Notification to congress.--
``(i) In general.--Upon issuing a waiver under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to
the committees specified in clause (ii) a notification that
a waiver has been issued, which shall include
identification of the recipient of the waiver.
``(ii) Committees specified.--The committees specified
in this clause are--
``(I) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
``(II) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives.
``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to
imports--
``(A) by or under contract to the Department of Energy for
national security or nonproliferation purposes; or
``(B) of non-uranium isotopes.
``(4) Termination.--The provisions of this subsection shall
terminate on December 31, 2040.
``(5) Russian entity defined.--In this subsection, the term
`Russian entity' means an entity organized under the laws of or
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the
Russian Federation.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 3112A(c) of the USEC Privatization Act
(42 U.S.C. 2297h-10a(c)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (ix), by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(II) in clause (x), by striking the semicolon and
inserting a period; and
(III) by striking clauses (xi) through (xxvii); and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``paragraph
(10)'' and inserting ``paragraph (9)'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``United States'' and all
that follows through ``for processing'' and inserting ``United
States for processing'';
(C) by striking paragraph (5);
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (12) as
paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively;
(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)'';
(G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking
``December 31, 2040'' and inserting ``the date described in
subsection (d)(1)''; and
(H) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (9), as so
redesignated, by striking ``paragraphs (2)(C) and (8)'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (2)(C) and (7)''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment to section
3112A(c)(2)(A)(xi) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-
10a(c)(2)(A)(xi)) made by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall
take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.