[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1986. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 25__. HA-LEU BANK.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) HA-LEU.--The term ``HA-LEU'' means high-assay, low-
     enriched uranium.
       (2) HA-LEU Bank.--The term ``HA-LEU Bank'' means the HA-LEU 
     Bank operated pursuant to the program established under 
     subsection (b).
       (3) High-assay, low-enriched uranium.--The term ``high-
     assay, low-enriched uranium'' means uranium having an assay 
     greater than 5.0 weight percent and less than 20.0 weight 
     percent of the uranium-235 isotope.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and 
     Energy.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to operate a HA-LEU Bank in accordance with this 
     section.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of the HA-LEU Bank are--
       (1) to provide for the availability of domestically 
     produced HA-LEU;
       (2) to address domestic nuclear supply chain issues; and
       (3) to support strategic nuclear fuel cycle capabilities in 
     the United States.
       (d) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the HA-LEU 
     Bank uranium that is enriched by an entity that--
       (1) is owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation or the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China; or
       (2) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to 
     the jurisdiction of, the Russian Federation or the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (e) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, of the amounts authorized in section 2117(a), 
     $150,000,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to carry out this section.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2001(a)(2)(D) of the 
     Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(D)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (v)(III), by adding ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (2) by striking clause (vi); and
       (3) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi).
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