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Union Calendar No. 200 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 515 
[Report No. 111–348, Part I] 
To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the 
United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2009 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. TERRY, Mr. MATHESON, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CARSON of Indi-
ana, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HILL, 
Mr. BARROW, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. MELANCON, Ms. LEE of California, 
Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. INSLEE, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 2, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. 
WEINER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. BERRY, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. PALLONE, 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. BEAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WU, Mr. 
KISSELL, Mr. MITCHELL, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MURPHY of 
Connecticut, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HOLDEN, 
Mr. MASSA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
GALLEGLY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. TONKO, Mr. WILSON of 
Ohio, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. SPACE, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MEEK of 
Florida, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN 
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DECEMBER 2, 2009 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 2, 2009 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive 
waste into the United States. 
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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 ‘‘Radioactive Import 
Deterrence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 8 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2111 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 85. IMPORTATION
OF LOW-LEVEL RADIO-
ACTIVE WASTE. 
‘‘a. Except as provided in subsection b. or c., the 
Commission shall not issue a license authorizing the im-
portation into the United States of— 
‘‘(1) low-level radioactive waste (as defined in 
section 2 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b)); or 
‘‘(2) specific radioactive waste streams exempt-
ed from regulation by the Commission under section 
10 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2021j). 
‘‘b. Subsection a. shall not apply to— 
‘‘(1) low-level radioactive waste being returned 
to a United States Government or military facility 
which is authorized to possess the material; or 
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‘‘(2) low-level radioactive waste resulting from 
the use in a foreign country of nuclear material ob-
tained by the foreign user from an entity in the 
United States that is being returned to the United 
States for management and disposal. 
‘‘c. The President may waive the prohibition under 
this section and authorize the grant of a specific license 
to import materials prohibited under subsection a., under 
the rules of the Commission, only after a finding that such 
importation would meet an important national or inter-
national policy goal, such as the use of waste for research 
purposes. Such a waiver must specify the policy goal to 
be achieved, how it is to be achieved, and the amount of 
material to be imported. 
‘‘d. A license not permitted under this section that 
was issued before the date of enactment of this section 
may continue in effect according to its terms, but may 
not be extended or amended with respect to the amount 
of material permitted to be imported.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents for the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended 
by inserting at the end of the items relating to chapter 
8 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 85. Importation of low-level radioactive waste.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Radioactive Import De-
terrence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 19 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2015 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 276 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 277. IMPORTATION
OF LOW-LEVEL RADIO-
ACTIVE WASTE.— 
‘‘a. Except as provided in subsection b. or c., the Com-
mission shall not issue a license authorizing the importa-
tion into the United States of— 
‘‘(1) low-level radioactive waste (as defined in 
section 2 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b)); or 
‘‘(2) specific radioactive waste streams exempted 
from regulation by the Commission under section 10 
of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 
U.S.C. 2021j). 
‘‘b. Subsection a. shall not apply to— 
‘‘(1) low-level radioactive waste being returned to 
a United States Government or military facility 
which is authorized to possess the material; or 
‘‘(2) low-level radioactive waste resulting from 
the use in a foreign country of nuclear material ob-
tained by the foreign user from an entity in the 
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United States that is being returned to the United 
States for management and disposal. 
‘‘c. The President may waive the prohibition under 
this section and authorize the grant of a specific license to 
import materials prohibited under subsection a., under the 
rules of the Commission, only after a finding that such im-
portation would meet an important national or inter-
national policy goal, such as the use of waste for research 
purposes. Such a waiver must specify the policy goal to be 
achieved, how it is to be achieved, and the amount of mate-
rial to be imported. 
‘‘d. A license not permitted under this section that was 
issued before the date of enactment of this section may con-
tinue in effect according to its terms, but may not be ex-
tended or amended with respect to the amount of material 
permitted to be imported.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 276 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 277. Importation of low-level radioactive waste.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 200 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 515 
[Report No. 111–348, Part I] 
A BILL 
To prohibit the importation of certain low-level 
radioactive waste into the United States. 
DECEMBER 2, 2009 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
DECEMBER 2, 2009 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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