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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1042 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 12, 2023 

Received 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibiting Russian 

3 Uranium Imports Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF LOW-ENRICHED URA5 NIUM FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

6 (a) PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS.—Section 3112A of 

7 the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a) is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF LOW-ENRICHED

10 URANIUM.— 

11 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date 

12 that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

13 this subsection, and subject to paragraphs (2) and 

14 (3), the following may not be imported into the 

15 United States: 

16 ‘‘(A) Unirradiated low-enriched uranium 

17 that is produced in the Russian Federation or 

18 by a Russian entity. 

19 ‘‘(B) Unirradiated low-enriched uranium 

20 that is determined to have been exchanged with, 

21 swapped for, or otherwise obtained in lieu of 

22 unirradiated low-enriched uranium described in 

23 subparagraph (A) in a manner designed to cir24 cumvent the restrictions under this section. 

25 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of Energy, in 

3 consultation with the Secretary of State and the 

4 Secretary of Commerce, may waive the applica5 tion of paragraph (1) to authorize the importa6 tion of low-enriched uranium described in that 

7 paragraph if the Secretary of Energy deter8 mines that— 

9 ‘‘(i) no alternative viable source of 

10 low-enriched uranium is available to sus11 tain the continued operation of a nuclear 

12 reactor or a United States nuclear energy 

13 company; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) importation of low-enriched ura15 nium described in paragraph (1) is in the 

16 national interest. 

17 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS OF IM18 PORTS OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The importation 

20 into the United States of low-enriched ura21 nium described in paragraph (1), including 

22 low-enriched uranium obtained under con23 tracts for separative work units, whether 

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1 rived from highly enriched uranium of 

2 weapons origin, may not exceed— 

3 ‘‘(I) in calendar year 2024, 

4 476,536 kilograms; 

5 ‘‘(II) in calendar year 2025, 

6 470,376 kilograms; 

7 ‘‘(III) in calendar year 2026, 

8 464,183 kilograms; and 

9 ‘‘(IV) in calendar year 2027, 

10 459,083 kilograms. 

11 ‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATION.—The Sec12 retary of Commerce shall— 

13 ‘‘(I) administer the import limita14 tions described in clause (i) in accord15 ance with the provisions of the Sus16 pension Agreement, including the pro17 visions described in subsection 

18 (c)(2)(B)(i); 

19 ‘‘(II) be responsible for enforcing 

20 the import limitations described in 

21 clause (i); and 

22 ‘‘(III) enforce the import limita23 tions described in clause (i) in a man24 ner that imposes a minimal burden on 

25 the commercial nuclear industry. 


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1 ‘‘(C) TERMINATION.—Any waiver issued 

2 under subparagraph (A) shall terminate not 

3 later than January 1, 2028. 

4 ‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon issuing a 

6 waiver under subparagraph (A), the Sec7 retary of Energy shall submit to the com8 mittees specified in clause (ii) a notifica9 tion that a waiver has been issued, which 

10 shall include identification of the recipient 

11 of the waiver. 

12 ‘‘(ii) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The 

13 committees specified in this clause are— 

14 ‘‘(I) the Committee on Energy 

15 and Natural Resources and the Com16 mittee on Finance of the Senate; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the Committee on Energy 

18 and Commerce and the Committee on 

19 Ways and Means of the House of 

20 Representatives. 

21 ‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection does not 

22 apply to imports— 

23 ‘‘(A) by or under contract to the Depart24 ment of Energy for national security or non25 proliferation purposes; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) of non-uranium isotopes. 

2 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this 

3 subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2040. 

4 ‘‘(5) RUSSIAN ENTITY DEFINED.—In this sub5 section, the term ‘Russian entity’ means an entity 

6 organized under the laws of or otherwise subject to 

7 the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian 

8 Federation.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3112A(c) of the 

11 USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(c)) 

12 is amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

15 (I) in clause (ix), by inserting 

16 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 

17 (II) in clause (x), by striking the 

18 semicolon and inserting a period; and 

19 (III) by striking clauses (xi) 

20 through (xxvii); and 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik22 ing ‘‘paragraph (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘para23 graph (9)’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘United 

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1 essing’’ and inserting ‘‘United States for proc2 essing’’; 

3 (C) by striking paragraph (5); 

4 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

5 through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (11), 

6 respectively; 

7 (E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 

8 subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘In addition to 

9 the adjustment under paragraph (5)(A), the’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

11 (F) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), 

12 as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘paragraph 

13 (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9)’’; 

14 (G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, 

15 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2040’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘the date described in subsection (d)(1)’’; and 

17 (H) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (9), 

18 as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

19 (2)(C) and (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 

20 (2)(C) and (7)’’. 

21 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment to sec22 tion 3112A(c)(2)(A)(xi) of the USEC Privatization 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(c)(2)(A)(xi)) made by 

24 paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall take effect 


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1 on the date that is 90 days after the date of the en2 actment of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 

2023. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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