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[House Document 116-57]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

116th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 116-57
 
 A DIRECTIVE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO ESTABLISH THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR 
                           FUEL WORKING GROUP

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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 A DIRECTIVE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO ESTABLISH THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR 
    FUEL WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVIVING AND 
   EXPANDING DOMESTIC NUCLEAR FUEL PRODUCTION, PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 
   1862(c)(2); PUBLIC LAW 87-794, SEC. 232 (PUBLIC LAW 100-418, SEC. 
                      1501(a)(3); (102 STAT. 1258)

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   August 13, 2019.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
                         ordered to be printed 

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                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, August 8, 2019.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Speaker: On April 14, 2019, the Secretary of 
Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his 
investigation into the effect of imports of uranium (uranium 
ore, uranium concentrate, uranium hexafluoride, enriched 
uranium, and enriched uranium in fuel assemblies) on the 
national security of the United States under section 232 of the 
Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862) (the 
``Act'').
    Consistent with the Act (19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(2)), I am 
reporting that in my memorandum of July 12, 2019 (The Effect of 
Uranium Imports on the National Security and Establishment of 
the United States Nuclear Fuel Working Group), I determined not 
to concur with the Secretary's finding that uranium is being 
imported into the United States in such quantities and under 
such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national 
security of the United States. While I recognized that the 
Secretary's findings raised concerns regarding the impact of 
uranium imports on the national security with respect to 
domestic mining, I found that a fuller analysis of national 
security considerations with respect to the entire nuclear fuel 
supply chain is necessary at this time. Thus, I did not take 
any action under section 232 of the Act.
    I agreed with the Secretary, however, that the United 
States uranium industry faces significant challenges in 
producing uranium domestically and that this is an issue of 
national security. To address the concerns identified by the 
Secretary regarding domestic uranium production and to ensure a 
comprehensive review of the entire domestic nuclear supply 
chain, I directed the Assistant to the President for National 
Security Affairs and the Assistant to the President for 
Economic Policy to establish and co-chair the United States 
Nuclear Fuel Working Group (Working Group) to develop 
recommendations for reviving and expanding domestic nuclear 
fuel production. The Working Group will examine the current 
state of domestic nuclear fuel production to reinvigorate the 
entire nuclear fuel supply chain, consistent with United States 
national security and nonproliferation goals. Within 90 days of 
my memorandum of July 12, 2019, the Working Group will submit a 
report to the President setting forth its findings and making 
recommendations to further enable domestic nuclear fuel 
production if needed.
            Sincerely,
                                                   Donald J. Trump.

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