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Union Calendar No. 240 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1042 
[Report No. 118–296] 
To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low- 
enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2023 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself and Mr. LATTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
DECEMBER 1, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. LESKO, Mrs. 
SPARTZ, and Mr. CURTIS 
DECEMBER 1, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2023] 
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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, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Prohibiting 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 amend-
ed 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 enactment of this sub-
section, and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), no 
unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced 
in the Russian Federation may be imported into the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Commerce, may waive application of 
paragraph (1) to authorize the importation of 
unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is pro-
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duced in the Russian Federation 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 ura-
nium that is produced in the Russian Fed-
eration 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 ura-
nium, including low-enriched uranium ob-
tained under contracts for separative work 
units, that is produced in the Russian Fed-
eration, whether or not such low-enriched 
uranium is derived from highly enriched 
uranium of weapons origin, may not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(I) 
in 
calendar 
year 
2023, 
578,877 kilograms; 
‘‘(II) in calendar year 2024, 
476,536 kilograms; 
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Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a notification that a waiver has been 
issued, which shall include identification of the 
recipient of the waiver. 
‘‘(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, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Energy; or 
‘‘(B) of non-uranium isotopes. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this sub-
section shall terminate on December 31, 2040.’’. 
(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)— 
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(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 strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (9)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘United 
States’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for proc-
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), re-
spectively; 
(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)’’; 
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(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)(x) of the USEC Privatization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(c)(2)(A)(x)) made by para-
graph (1)(A) of this subsection shall take effect on the 
date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 3. MARKET EVALUATION AND SUPPORT. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) an evaluation, with respect to the 5-year pe-
riod that begins on the date of enactment of this Act, 
of the anticipated supply of low-enriched uranium (as 
defined in section 3112A(a) of the USEC Privatiza-
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tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(a))) available to re-
place imports of low-enriched uranium produced in 
the Russian Federation, taking into account— 
(A) waivers authorized to be issued under 
section 3112A(d) of the USEC Privatization Act 
(as added by section 2 of this Act); 
(B) private and government inventories of 
low-enriched uranium; 
(C) market demand for low-enriched ura-
nium products; and 
(D) current orders and announced plans for 
expansion of low-enriched uranium production 
capacity, including domestic production capac-
ity; and 
(2) a description of proposed Department of En-
ergy assistance, if the Secretary determines such as-
sistance is needed based on the evaluation under 
paragraph (1), to support the expansion of domestic 
low-enriched uranium production capacity sufficient 
to meet domestic market demand for low-enriched 
uranium, taking into consideration— 
(A) market competition for low-enriched 
uranium production services; 
(B) low-enriched uranium supply diversity; 
and 
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(C) the long-term uranium fuel supply 
needs of the United States. 
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