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116th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 116–57 

A DIRECTIVE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO ESTABLISH 

THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR FUEL WORKING 

GROUP 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

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) 

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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