H. R. 3343
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 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. REAUTHORIZATION OF THORIUM REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) PAYMENTS
TO LICENSEES.—Section 1001(b)(2)(C) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296a(b)(2)(C)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$140,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$365,000,000’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such payments
shall not exceed the following amounts:
‘‘(i) $90,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(ii) $55,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(iii) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(iv) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2005.
‘‘(v) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.
‘‘(vi) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2007.
Any amounts authorized to be paid in a fiscal year under
this subparagraph that are not paid in that fiscal year
may be paid in subsequent fiscal years.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1003(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
2296a–2(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$490,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$715,000,000’’.
(c) DEPOSITS.—Section 1802(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g–1(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$488,333,333’’
and inserting ‘‘$518,233,333’’ and by inserting after ‘‘inflation’’ the
phrase ‘‘beginning on the date of the enactment of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992’’.
(d) PORTSMOUTH.—(1) Chapter 19 of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2015 and following) is amended by inserting
the following after section 241:
‘‘SEC. 242. COLD STANDBY.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to expend such funds as may
be necessary for the purposes of maintaining enrichment capability
at the Portsmouth, Ohio, facility.’’.
(2) The table of contents for such chapter is amended by
inserting the following new item after the item relating to section
241:
‘‘Sec. 242. Cold standby.’’.
SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT.
The Comptroller General shall conduct an audit on the Ura-
nium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund
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established under section 1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2297g). Not later than March 1, 2003, the Comptroller
General shall transmit to the Congress a report on the results
of the audit. Such report shall assess whether the Fund as currently
authorized will be of sufficient size and duration for carrying out
decontamination and decommissioning and remedial action activi-
ties anticipated to be paid for from the fund, and shall include
recommendations for minimizing increases in such activities. In
conducting the audit, the Comptroller General shall specifically
address whether the deposits collected under sections 1802(c) and
1802(d) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g-1(c)
and 2297g-1(d)) are sufficient to—
(1) pay for decontamination and decommissioning activities
pursuant to section 1803(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2297g-2(b));
(2) pay for the remedial action costs pursuant to section
1803(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2297g-2(c)); and
(3) pay for the remedial action costs pursuant to section
1001(b)(2)(C) and (D) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 2296a(b)(2)(C) and (D)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.