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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5632 

To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the 

United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2008 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. WHITFIELD of Kentucky, and Mr. 

MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive 

waste into the United States. 

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

3 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION. 

4 (a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 8 of the Atomic Energy 

5 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2111 et seq.) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 85. IMPORTATION OF LOW-LEVEL RADIO8 ACTIVE WASTE. 


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1 ‘‘a. Except as provided in subsection b. or c., the 

2 Commission shall not issue a license authorizing the im3 portation into the United States of— 

4 ‘‘(1) low-level radioactive waste (as defined in 

5 section 2 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b)); or 

7 ‘‘(2) specific radioactive waste streams exempt8 ed from regulation by the Commission under section 

9 10 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 2021j). 

11 ‘‘b. Subsection a. shall not apply to— 

12 ‘‘(1) low-level radioactive waste being returned 

13 to a United States Government or military facility 

14 which is authorized to possess the material; or 

15 ‘‘(2) low-level radioactive waste resulting from 

16 the use in a foreign country of nuclear material ob17 tained by the foreign user from an entity in the 

18 United States that is being returned to the United 

19 States for management and disposal. 

20 ‘‘c. The President may waive the prohibition under 

21 this section and authorize the grant of a specific license 

22 to import materials prohibited under subsection a., under 

23 the rules of the Commission, only after a finding that such 

24 importation would meet an important national or inter25 national policy goal, such as the use of waste for research 


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1 purposes. Such a waiver must specify the policy goal to 

2 be achieved, how it is to be achieved, and the amount of 

3 material to be imported. 

4 ‘‘d. A license not permitted under this section that 

5 was issued before the date of enactment of this section 

6 may continue in effect according to its terms, but may 

7 not be extended or amended with respect to the amount 

8 of material permitted to be imported.’’. 

9 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 

10 of contents for the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended 

11 by inserting at the end of the items relating to chapter 

12 8 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 85. Importation of low-level radioactive waste.’’. 

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