[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 137 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2198. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for 
herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the 
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle C of title III of division D, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 40324. NATIONAL STRATEGIC URANIUM RESERVE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Uranium reserve.--The term ``Uranium Reserve'' means 
     the uranium reserve operated pursuant to the program 
     established under subsection (b).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and 
     Energy.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to operate a uranium reserve comprised of uranium 
     recovered in the United States in accordance with this 
     section.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of the Uranium Reserve are--
       (1) to address domestic nuclear supply chain issues;
       (2) to provide assurance of the availability of uranium 
     recovered in the United States in the event of a supply 
     disruption; and
       (3) to support strategic nuclear fuel cycle capabilities in 
     the United States.
       (d) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the 
     Uranium Reserve uranium that is recovered in the United 
     States 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) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
     out this section, out of any amounts in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2031.
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