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Union Calendar No. 200 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 515 

[Report No. 111–348, Part I] 

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

United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 14, 2009 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. TERRY, Mr. MATHESON, Mrs. 

CAPPS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HILL, 

Mr. BARROW, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. MELANCON, Ms. LEE of California, 

Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. 

HINCHEY, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. INSLEE, 

Mr. PITTS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD) 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 

DECEMBER 2, 2009 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. 

WEINER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 

BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. BERRY, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. PALLONE, 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. BEAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WU, Mr. 

KISSELL, Mr. MITCHELL, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MURPHY of 

Connecticut, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HOLDEN, 

Mr. MASSA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

GALLEGLY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. TONKO, Mr. WILSON of 

Ohio, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. SPACE, 

Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. PRICE of 

North Carolina, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MEEK of 

Florida, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN

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DECEMBER 2, 2009 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 

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

DECEMBER 2, 2009 

Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 

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

A BILL 

To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive 

waste into the United States. 

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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 ‘‘Radioactive Import 

5 Deterrence Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION. 

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

8 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2111 et seq.) is amended by add9 ing at the end the following new section: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 85. IMPORTATION OF LOW-LEVEL RADIO11 ACTIVE WASTE. 

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

13 Commission shall not issue a license authorizing the im14 portation into the United States of— 

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

16 section 2 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 

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

18 ‘‘(2) specific radioactive waste streams exempt19 ed from regulation by the Commission under section 

20 10 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 2021j). 

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

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

24 to a United States Government or military facility 

25 which is authorized to possess the material; or 

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

2 the use in a foreign country of nuclear material ob3 tained by the foreign user from an entity in the 

4 United States that is being returned to the United 

5 States for management and disposal. 

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

7 this section and authorize the grant of a specific license 

8 to import materials prohibited under subsection a., under 

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

10 importation would meet an important national or inter11 national policy goal, such as the use of waste for research 

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

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

14 material to be imported. 

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

16 was issued before the date of enactment of this section 

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

18 not be extended or amended with respect to the amount 

19 of material permitted to be imported.’’. 

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

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

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

23 8 the following new item: 

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

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Radioactive Import De3 terrence Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION. 

5 (a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 19 of the Atomic Energy 

6 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2015 et seq.) is amended by insert7 ing after section 276 the following new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 277. IMPORTATION OF LOW-LEVEL RADIO9 ACTIVE WASTE.— 

10 ‘‘a. Except as provided in subsection b. or c., the Com11 mission shall not issue a license authorizing the importa12 tion into the United States of— 

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

14 section 2 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 

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

16 ‘‘(2) specific radioactive waste streams exempted 

17 from regulation by the Commission under section 10 

18 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 2021j). 

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

21 ‘‘(1) low-level radioactive waste being returned to 

22 a United States Government or military facility 

23 which is authorized to possess the material; or 

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

25 the use in a foreign country of nuclear material ob26 tained by the foreign user from an entity in the 

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1 United States that is being returned to the United 

2 States for management and disposal. 

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

4 this section and authorize the grant of a specific license to 

5 import materials prohibited under subsection a., under the 

6 rules of the Commission, only after a finding that such im7 portation would meet an important national or inter8 national policy goal, such as the use of waste for research 

9 purposes. Such a waiver must specify the policy goal to be 

10 achieved, how it is to be achieved, and the amount of mate11 rial to be imported. 

12 ‘‘d. A license not permitted under this section that was 

13 issued before the date of enactment of this section may con14 tinue in effect according to its terms, but may not be ex15 tended or amended with respect to the amount of material 

16 permitted to be imported.’’. 

17 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 

18 contents for the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by 

19 inserting after the item relating to section 276 the following 

20 new item: 

‘‘Sec. 277. Importation of low-level radioactive waste.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 200 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 515 

[Report No. 111–348, Part I] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the importation of certain low-level 

radioactive waste into the United States. 

DECEMBER 2, 2009 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

D

with an amendment 

ECEMBER 2, 2009 

Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 

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