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Union Calendar No. 240 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1042 

[Report No. 118–296] 

To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated lowenriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself and Mr. LATTA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

DECEMBER 1, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. LESKO, Mrs. 

SPARTZ, and Mr. CURTIS

DECEMBER 1, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the importation into the United States of 

unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in 

the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Uranium Imports Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE USEC PRIVATIZATION ACT. 

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

8 USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

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

11 URANIUM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date that 

13 is 90 days after the date of enactment of this sub14 section, and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), no 

15 unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced 

16 in the Russian Federation may be imported into the 

17 United States. 

18 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara20 graph (B), the Secretary of Energy, in consulta21 tion with the Secretary of State and the Sec22 retary of Commerce, may waive application of 

23 paragraph (1) to authorize the importation of 

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1 duced in the Russian Federation if the Secretary 

2 of Energy determines that— 

3 ‘‘(i) no alternative viable source of low4 enriched uranium is available to sustain the 

5 continued operation of a nuclear reactor or 

6 a United States nuclear energy company; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) importation of low-enriched ura8 nium that is produced in the Russian Fed9 eration is in the national interest. 

10 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS OF IMPORTS

11 OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The importation 

13 into the United States of low-enriched ura14 nium, including low-enriched uranium ob15 tained under contracts for separative work 

16 units, that is produced in the Russian Fed17 eration, whether or not such low-enriched 

18 uranium is derived from highly enriched 

19 uranium of weapons origin, may not ex20 ceed— 

21 ‘‘(I) in calendar year 2023, 

22 578,877 kilograms; 

23 ‘‘(II) in calendar year 2024, 

24 476,536 kilograms; 


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1 ‘‘(III) in calendar year 2025, 

2 470,376 kilograms; 

3 ‘‘(IV) in calendar year 2026, 

4 464,183 kilograms; and 

5 ‘‘(V) in calendar year 2027, 

6 459,083 kilograms. 

7 ‘‘(ii) TERMINATION.—Any waiver 

8 issued under this subsection shall terminate 

9 not later than January 1, 2028. 

10 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of 

11 Commerce shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) administer the import limitations 

13 described in subparagraph (B) in accord14 ance with the provisions of the Suspension 

15 Agreement, including the provisions de16 scribed in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i); 

17 ‘‘(ii) be responsible for enforcing the 

18 import limitations described in subpara19 graph (B); and 

20 ‘‘(iii) enforce the import limitations 

21 described in subparagraph (B) in a manner 

22 that imposes a minimal burden on the com23 mercial nuclear industry. 

24 ‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Upon 

25 issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), the 


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1 Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com2 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

3 Representatives, the Committee on Ways and 

4 Means of the House of Representatives, the Com5 mittee on Finance of the Senate, and the Com6 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

7 Senate a notification that a waiver has been 

8 issued, which shall include identification of the 

9 recipient of the waiver. 

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

11 apply to imports— 

12 ‘‘(A) by or under contract to the Depart13 ment of Energy for national security or non14 proliferation purposes, as determined by the Sec15 retary of Energy; or 

16 ‘‘(B) of non-uranium isotopes. 

17 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this sub18 section shall terminate on December 31, 2040.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

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

22 amended— 

23 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (I) in clause (viii), by inserting 

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

3 (II) in clause (ix), by striking the 

4 semicolon and inserting a period; and 

5 (III) by striking clauses (x) 

6 through (xxvii); and 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik8 ing ‘‘paragraph (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘para9 graph (9)’’; 

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

11 States’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for proc12 essing’’ and inserting ‘‘United States for proc13 essing’’; 

14 (C) by striking paragraph (5); 

15 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

16 through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (11), re17 spectively; 

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

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

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

21 and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

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

23 as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘paragraph (10)’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9)’’; 


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1 (G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘December 31, 2040’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

3 date described in subsection (d)(1)’’; and 

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

5 as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

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

7 (2)(C) and (7)’’. 

8 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment to sec9 tion 3112A(c)(2)(A)(x) of the USEC Privatization 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(c)(2)(A)(x)) made by para11 graph (1)(A) of this subsection shall take effect on the 

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

13 this Act. 

14 SEC. 3. MARKET EVALUATION AND SUPPORT. 

15 Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 

16 this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com17 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent18 atives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

19 Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the 

20 Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re21 sources of the Senate a report that includes— 

22 (1) an evaluation, with respect to the 5-year pe23 riod that begins on the date of enactment of this Act, 

24 of the anticipated supply of low-enriched uranium (as 

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1 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(a))) available to re2 place imports of low-enriched uranium produced in 

3 the Russian Federation, taking into account— 

4 (A) waivers authorized to be issued under 

5 section 3112A(d) of the USEC Privatization Act 

6 (as added by section 2 of this Act); 

7 (B) private and government inventories of 

8 low-enriched uranium; 

9 (C) market demand for low-enriched ura10 nium products; and 

11 (D) current orders and announced plans for 

12 expansion of low-enriched uranium production 

13 capacity, including domestic production capac14 ity; and 

15 (2) a description of proposed Department of En16 ergy assistance, if the Secretary determines such as17 sistance is needed based on the evaluation under 

18 paragraph (1), to support the expansion of domestic 

19 low-enriched uranium production capacity sufficient 

20 to meet domestic market demand for low-enriched 

21 uranium, taking into consideration— 

22 (A) market competition for low-enriched 

23 uranium production services; 

24 (B) low-enriched uranium supply diversity; 

25 and 


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1 (C) the long-term uranium fuel supply 

2 needs of the United States. 


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Union Calendar No. 240 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1042 

[Report No. 118–296] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the importation into the United States 

purposes. duced in the Russian Federation, and for other of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is proDECEMBER 1, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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