[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 763 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 763
To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-
enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a
Russian entity, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 9, 2023
Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Risch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Marshall) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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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 or by a
Russian entity, 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 ``Reduce 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 the enactment of this subsection, and subject
to paragraphs (2) and (3), no unirradiated low-enriched uranium
that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a Russian
entity may be imported into the United States.
``(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
that is produced in the Russian Federation or
by a Russian entity 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 or by a
Russian entity, 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) 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 (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 the enactment of this Act.
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