[118th Congress Public Law 62]
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                       PROHIBITING RUSSIAN URANIUM
                               IMPORTS ACT

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Public Law 118-62
118th Congress

                                 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. <<NOTE: May 13, 2024 -  [H.R. 1042]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Prohibiting 
Russian Uranium Imports Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 2011 note.>>  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.-- <<NOTE: Effective date. Time 
        period.>> 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) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  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

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                      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) <<NOTE: Enforcement.>> 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

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                                    (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) <<NOTE: Time period. 42 USC 2297h-10a note.>> 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.

    Approved May 13, 2024.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1042:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118-296 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 169 (2023):
                                    Dec. 11, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 170 (2024):
                                    Apr. 30, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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