I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5979 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States 
Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2010 
Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 
TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. TERRY, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. 
LATTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a 
United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Nuclear 
Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 
2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNITED STATES NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT 
CORPORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE III—UNITED STATES NU-
CLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT 
CORPORATION 
‘‘SEC. 3001. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this title is to establish a corpora-
tion— 
‘‘(1) to implement integrated spent nuclear fuel 
management consistent with the policy of the Fed-
eral Government on a self-sustaining basis through 
the use of a spent nuclear fuel management enter-
prise that will eliminate the need for Federal fund-
ing (other than funding provided pursuant to this 
title); 
‘‘(2) to assume responsibility for the activities, 
obligations, and resources of the Federal Govern-
ment with respect to spent nuclear fuel manage-
ment, including the duties and powers of— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary relating to the Nuclear 
Waste Fund; and 
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‘‘(B) the Office of Civilian Radioactive 
Waste Management under section 304 of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10224); 
‘‘(3) to ensure in the United States— 
‘‘(A) the common defense and security; 
and 
‘‘(B) compliance with laws and policies 
concerning nonproliferation of atomic weapons 
and other nonpeaceful uses of atomic energy; 
‘‘(4) to advance technologies and facilities to 
support all options for a long-term nuclear fuel cycle 
that will— 
‘‘(A) address global counterproliferation 
and counterterrorism; 
‘‘(B) promote efficient utilization of nu-
clear fuel resources; and 
‘‘(C) provide for safe, secure storage and 
disposal of nuclear materials; 
‘‘(5) to maintain a reliable and economical do-
mestic source of spent nuclear fuel management 
services and sustain and support the expansion of 
nuclear energy in meeting United States require-
ments for clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy; 
‘‘(6) to provide spent nuclear fuel management 
and related services to— 
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