Reduce Russian Uranium Imports Act

Subjects: Energy


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 763 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 763

To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-
  enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a 
                Russian entity, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2023

 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Risch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
  Lummis, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Marshall) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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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 or by a 
                Russian entity, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reduce Russian Uranium Imports 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE USEC PRIVATIZATION ACT.

    (a) Prohibition on Imports.--Section 3112A of the USEC 
Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(d) Prohibition on Imports of Low-Enriched Uranium.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--Beginning on the date that is 90 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and subject 
        to paragraphs (2) and (3), no unirradiated low-enriched uranium 
        that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a Russian 
        entity may be imported into the United States.
            ``(2) Waiver.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and 
                (C), the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
                Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, may 
                waive the application of paragraph (1) to authorize the 
                importation of low-enriched uranium described in that 
                paragraph if the Secretary of Energy determines that--
                            ``(i) no alternative viable source of low-
                        enriched uranium is available to sustain the 
                        continued operation of a nuclear reactor or a 
                        United States nuclear energy company; or
                            ``(ii) importation of low-enriched uranium 
                        that is produced in the Russian Federation or 
                        by a Russian entity is in the national 
                        interest.
                    ``(B) Limitation on amounts of imports of low-
                enriched uranium.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The importation into the 
                        United States of low-enriched uranium, 
                        including low-enriched uranium obtained under 
                        contracts for separative work units, that is 
                        produced in the Russian Federation or by a 
                        Russian entity, whether or not such low-
                        enriched uranium is derived from highly 
                        enriched uranium of weapons origin, may not 
                        exceed--
                                    ``(I) in calendar year 2023, 
                                578,877 kilograms;
                                    ``(II) in calendar year 2024, 
                                476,536 kilograms;
                                    ``(III) in calendar year 2025, 
                                470,376 kilograms;
                                    ``(IV) in calendar year 2026, 
                                464,183 kilograms; and
                                    ``(V) in calendar year 2027, 
                                459,083 kilograms.
                            ``(ii) Administration.--The Secretary of 
                        Commerce shall--
                                    ``(I) administer the import 
                                limitations described in clause (i) in 
                                accordance with the provisions of the 
                                Suspension Agreement, including the 
                                provisions described in subsection 
                                (c)(2)(B)(i);
                                    ``(II) be responsible for enforcing 
                                the import limitations described in 
                                clause (i); and
                                    ``(III) enforce the import 
                                limitations described in clause (i) in 
                                a manner that imposes a minimal burden 
                                on the commercial nuclear industry.
                    ``(C) Termination.--Any waiver issued under 
                subparagraph (A) shall terminate not later than January 
                1, 2028.
                    ``(D) Notification to congress.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Upon issuing a waiver 
                        under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Energy 
                        shall submit to the committees specified in 
                        clause (ii) a notification that a waiver has 
                        been issued, which shall include identification 
                        of the recipient of the waiver.
                            ``(ii) Committees specified.--The 
                        committees specified in this clause are--
                                    ``(I) the Committee on Energy and 
                                Natural Resources and the Committee on 
                                Finance of the Senate; and
                                    ``(II) the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce and the Committee on Ways and 
                                Means of the House of Representatives.
            ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to 
        imports--
                    ``(A) by or under contract to the Department of 
                Energy for national security or nonproliferation 
                purposes; or
                    ``(B) of non-uranium isotopes.
            ``(4) Termination.--The provisions of this subsection shall 
        terminate on December 31, 2040.
            ``(5) Russian entity defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        `Russian entity' means an entity organized under the laws of or 
        otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the 
        Russian Federation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3112A(c) of the USEC Privatization 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10a(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (viii), by inserting 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ix), by striking 
                                the semicolon and inserting a period; 
                                and
                                    (III) by striking clauses (x) 
                                through (xxvii); and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
                        ``paragraph (10)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (9)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``United States'' 
                and all that follows through ``for processing'' and 
                inserting ``United States for processing'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (5);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (12) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively;
                    (E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (D), by striking ``In addition to the 
                adjustment under paragraph (5)(A), the'' and inserting 
                ``The'';
                    (F) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), as so 
                redesignated, by striking ``paragraph (10)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (9)'';
                    (G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``December 31, 2040'' and inserting ``the date 
                described in subsection (d)(1)''; and
                    (H) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (9), as so 
                redesignated, by striking ``paragraphs (2)(C) and (8)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraphs (2)(C) and (7)''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment to section 
        3112A(c)(2)(A)(x) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 
        2297h-10a(c)(2)(A)(x)) made by paragraph (1)(A) of this 
        subsection shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
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