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                                                 Union Calendar No. 240
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1042

                          [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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           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]


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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.


 


    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. 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--
                            ``(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 
                        that is produced in the Russian Federation 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, 
                        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--
                                    ``(I) in calendar year 2023, 
                                578,877 kilograms;
                                    ``(II) in calendar year 2024, 
                                476,536 kilograms;
                                    ``(III) in calendar year 2025, 
                                470,376 kilograms;
                                    ``(IV) in calendar year 2026, 
                                464,183 kilograms; and
                                    ``(V) in calendar year 2027, 
                                459,083 kilograms.
                            ``(ii) Termination.--Any waiver issued 
                        under this subsection shall terminate not later 
                        than January 1, 2028.
                    ``(C) Administration.--The Secretary of Commerce 
                shall--
                            ``(i) administer the import limitations 
                        described in subparagraph (B) 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 subparagraph 
                        (B); and
                            ``(iii) enforce the import limitations 
                        described in subparagraph (B) in a manner that 
                        imposes a minimal burden on the commercial 
                        nuclear industry.
                    ``(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.
            ``(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, as determined by the Secretary of Energy; or
                    ``(B) of non-uranium isotopes.
            ``(4) Termination.--The provisions of this subsection shall 
        terminate on December 31, 2040.''.
    (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 (viii), by inserting 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ix), by striking 
                                the semicolon and inserting a period; 
                                and
                                    (III) by striking clauses (x) 
                                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)(x) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 
        2297h-10a(c)(2)(A)(x)) made by paragraph (1)(A) of this 
        subsection shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act.

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--
                    (A) waivers authorized to be issued under section 
                3112A(d) of the USEC Privatization Act (as added by 
                section 2 of this Act);
                    (B) private and government inventories of low-
                enriched uranium;
                    (C) market demand for low-enriched uranium 
                products; and
                    (D) current orders and announced plans for 
                expansion of low-enriched uranium production capacity, 
                including domestic production capacity; and
            (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--
                    (A) market competition for low-enriched uranium 
                production services;
                    (B) low-enriched uranium supply diversity; and
                    (C) the long-term uranium fuel supply needs of the 
                United States.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 240

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1042

                          [Report No. 118-296]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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