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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2544 
To amend the USEC Privatization Act to require the Secretary of Energy 
to issue a long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. BURGESS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the USEC Privatization Act to require the Sec-
retary of Energy to issue a long-term Federal excess 
uranium inventory management plan, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Excess Uranium 
Transparency and Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. URANIUM TRANSFERS AND SALES. 
Section 3112 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 
U.S.C. 2297h–10) is amended— 
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‘‘(6) OFF-SPEC URANIUM.—The term ‘off-spec 
uranium’ means uranium in any form, including de-
pleted uranium, highly enriched uranium, low-en-
riched uranium, natural uranium, UF6, and any by-
product of uranium processing, that does not meet 
the specification for commercial material (as defined 
by the standards of the American Society for Test-
ing and Materials). 
‘‘(7) URANIUM.—Other than in subsection (c), 
the term ‘uranium’ includes natural uranium, ura-
nium hexafluoride, highly enriched uranium, low-en-
riched uranium, depleted uranium, and any byprod-
uct of uranium processing. 
‘‘(8) URANIUM
HEXAFLUORIDE; 
UF6.—The 
terms ‘uranium hexafluoride’ and ‘UF6’ mean ura-
nium that has been combined with fluorine, to form 
a compound that, dependent on temperature and 
pressure, can be a solid, liquid, or gas. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS AND SALES BY THE SECRETARY.— 
The Secretary shall not provide enrichment services, or 
transfer, sell or otherwise provide any uranium to any per-
son except in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(c) DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL EXCESS URANIUM 
MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 1, 
2017, and not less frequently than once every 10 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall issue a long- 
term Federal excess uranium inventory management 
plan (referred to in this section as the ‘plan’) that 
details the management of the excess uranium inven-
tories of the Department of Energy and covers a pe-
riod of not fewer than 10 years. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The plan shall cover 
all forms of uranium within the excess uranium 
inventory of the Department of Energy, includ-
ing depleted uranium, highly enriched uranium, 
low-enriched uranium, natural uranium, off- 
spec uranium, and UF6. 
‘‘(B) REDUCING IMPACT ON DOMESTIC IN-
DUSTRY.—The plan shall outline steps the Sec-
retary will take to minimize the impact of 
transferring, selling, or otherwise providing ura-
nium on the domestic uranium mining, conver-
sion, and enrichment industries, including any 
actions for which the Secretary would require 
new authority. 
‘‘(C) MAXIMIZING BENEFITS TO THE FED-
ERAL
GOVERNMENT.—The plan shall outline 
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steps the Secretary shall take to ensure that the 
Federal Government maximizes the potential 
value of uranium for the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) PROPOSED PLAN.—Before issuing the final 
plan, the Secretary shall publish a proposed plan in 
the Federal Register pursuant to a rulemaking 
under section 553 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION.—The Sec-
retary shall issue— 
‘‘(A) a proposed plan for public comment 
under paragraph (3) not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph; 
and 
‘‘(B) a final plan not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in the sixth sentence of paragraph (3), 
by striking ‘‘subsections (b)(5), (b)(6) and 
(b)(7) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘(b)’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)(1) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
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(5) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the trans-
fers authorized under subsections (e) and (g), the 
Secretary may transfer, sell, or otherwise provide 
any uranium from the stockpile of the Department 
of Energy, subject to the following limitations: 
‘‘(A) Effective for the period of calendar 
years 2016 through 2023, and notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
not transfer, sell, or otherwise provide more 
than 2100 metric tons of natural uranium 
equivalent annually in any form, including de-
pleted uranium, highly enriched uranium, low- 
enriched uranium, natural uranium, off-spec 
uranium, and UF6. 
‘‘(B) Effective beginning on January 1, 
2024, and notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary shall not transfer, sell, or 
otherwise provide more than 2700 metric tons 
of natural uranium equivalent annually in any 
form, including depleted uranium, highly en-
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riched uranium, low-enriched uranium, natural 
uranium, off-spec uranium, and UF6.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(2) Ex-
cept as provided in subsections (b), (c), and 
(e)’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATIONS.—Except as provided in 
subsections (d), (e), and (g), and subject to para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PROPOSED DETERMINATION.—Before 
making a determination under paragraph 
(2)(B), the Secretary shall publish a proposed 
determination in the Federal Register pursuant 
to a rulemaking under section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) QUALITY
OF
MARKET
ANALYSIS.— 
Any market analysis that is prepared by the 
Department of Energy, or that the Department 
of Energy commissions for the Secretary as 
part of the determination process under para-
graph (2)(B), shall be subject to a peer review 
process consistent with the guidelines of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget published at 
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67 Fed. Reg. 8452–8460 (February 22, 2002) 
(or successor guidelines), to ensure and maxi-
mize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integ-
rity of information disseminated by Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER
OF
SECRETARIAL
DETER-
MINATION.—Beginning on January 1, 2021, the 
requirement for a determination by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2)(B) shall be waived 
for transferring, selling, or otherwise providing 
uranium by the Secretary if the uranium has 
been identified in the updated long-term Fed-
eral excess uranium inventory management plan 
under subsection (c)(1).’’; and 
(6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(2)’’. 
Æ 
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