II 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1042 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Received 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the importation into the United States of 
unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in 
the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibiting Russian 
Uranium Imports Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF LOW-ENRICHED URA-
NIUM FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(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), the following may not be imported into the 
United States: 
‘‘(A) Unirradiated low-enriched uranium 
that is produced in the Russian Federation or 
by a Russian entity. 
‘‘(B) Unirradiated low-enriched uranium 
that is determined to have been exchanged with, 
swapped for, or otherwise obtained in lieu of 
unirradiated low-enriched uranium described in 
subparagraph (A) in a manner designed to cir-
cumvent the restrictions under this section. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Commerce, may waive the applica-
tion of paragraph (1) to authorize the importa-
tion of low-enriched uranium described in that 
paragraph if the Secretary of Energy deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(i) no alternative viable source of 
low-enriched uranium is available to sus-
tain the continued operation of a nuclear 
reactor or a United States nuclear energy 
company; or 
‘‘(ii) importation of low-enriched ura-
nium described in paragraph (1) is in the 
national interest. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNTS
OF
IM-
PORTS OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The importation 
into the United States of low-enriched ura-
nium described in paragraph (1), including 
low-enriched uranium obtained under con-
tracts for separative work units, whether 
or not such low-enriched uranium is de-
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rived from highly enriched uranium of 
weapons origin, may not exceed— 
‘‘(I) in calendar year 2024, 
476,536 kilograms; 
‘‘(II) in calendar year 2025, 
470,376 kilograms; 
‘‘(III) in calendar year 2026, 
464,183 kilograms; and 
‘‘(IV) in calendar year 2027, 
459,083 kilograms. 
‘‘(ii) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Sec-
retary of Commerce shall— 
‘‘(I) administer the import limita-
tions described in clause (i) in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Sus-
pension Agreement, including the pro-
visions 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(i); 
‘‘(II) be responsible for enforcing 
the import limitations described in 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(III) enforce the import limita-
tions described in clause (i) in a man-
ner that imposes a minimal burden on 
the commercial nuclear industry. 
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‘‘(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 Sec-
retary of Energy shall submit to the com-
mittees specified in clause (ii) a notifica-
tion 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 Com-
mittee 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 Depart-
ment of Energy for national security or non-
proliferation purposes; or 
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‘‘(B) of non-uranium isotopes. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this 
subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2040. 
‘‘(5) RUSSIAN ENTITY DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, 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 (ix), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(II) in clause (x), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting a period; and 
(III) by striking clauses (xi) 
through (xxvii); and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (9)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘United 
States’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for proc-
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essing’’ and inserting ‘‘United States for proc-
essing’’; 
(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 sec-
tion 3112A(c)(2)(A)(xi) of the USEC Privatization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(c)(2)(A)(xi)) made by 
paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall take effect 
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on the date that is 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 
2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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