I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5068 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of 
Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory 
of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2010 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize 
the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell sur-
plus uranium from the inventory of the Department of 
Energy, 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 ‘‘Surplus Uranium Dis-
position Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. BARTER, TRANSFER, OR SALE OF SURPLUS URA-
NIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 14 of title I of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 170J. BARTER, TRANSFER, OR SALE OF SURPLUS 
URANIUM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
‘‘(3) INITIAL
CORE.—The term ‘initial core’ 
means the quantity of uranium required to fuel the 
first operating cycle of a newly constructed nuclear 
reactor located in the United States. 
‘‘(4) LONG-TERM CONTRACT.—The term ‘long- 
term contract’ means a contract— 
‘‘(A) entered into under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(B) the duration of which is not less than 
3 years. 
‘‘(5) RESERVE INVENTORY.—The term ‘reserve 
inventory’ means the quantity of the excess uranium 
stockpile of the Department, the barter, sale, or 
transfer of which is prohibited except in the case of 
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a national energy emergency, as declared by the 
President under subsection (l)(2). 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(7) URANIUM.—The term ‘uranium’ means 
any form of surplus uranium from the inventory of 
the Department. Any reference in this section to a 
quantity of uranium means a quantity of natural 
uranium (uranium containing 0.711 percent U–235) 
or its equivalent. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary may barter, transfer, or sell to eligible entities, at 
fair market value, uranium in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) BARTERS, TRANSFERS, OR SALES FOR INI-
TIAL
CORES.—To be eligible to obtain uranium 
under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(A) an eligible entity shall have submitted 
to the Commission an application for a com-
bined operating license for a reactor; and 
‘‘(B) the Commission shall have approved, 
or agreed to review, the application. 
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