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42 U.S.C. § 2296b–6 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2296b–6. Regulatory treatment of uranium purchases
(a) Encouragement
The Secretary shall encourage States and utility regulatory authorities to take into consideration the achievement of the objectives and purposes of this part, including the national need to avoid dependence on imports, when considering whether to allow the owner or operator of any electric power plant to recover in its rates and charges to customers any cost of purchase of domestic uranium, enriched uranium, or enrichment services from a non-affiliated seller greater than the cost of non-domestic uranium, enriched uranium or enrichment services.
(b) Report
Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on the progress of the Secretary in encouraging actions by State regulatory authorities pursuant to subsection (a). Such report shall include detailed information on programs initiated by the Secretary to encourage appropriate State regulatory action and recommendations, if any, on further action that could be taken by the Secretary, other Federal agencies, or the Congress in order to further the purposes of this part.
(c) Savings provision
This section may not be construed to authorize the Secretary to take any action in violation of the multilateral trade agreements (as defined in section 3501(4) of title 19) or the USMCA (as defined in section 4502 of title 19).
(Pub. L. 102–486, title X, § 1017, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2950; Pub. L. 106–36, title I, § 1002(g)(2), June 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 133; Pub. L. 116–113, title V, § 507(a), Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 78.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 2020—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–113 substituted “USMCA (as defined in section 4502 of title 19)” for “North American Free Trade Agreement”.
1999—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–36 substituted “multilateral trade agreements (as defined in section 3501(4) of title 19) or the North American Free Trade Agreement” for “General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2020 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 116–113, title V, § 507(b), Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 78, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date on which the USMCA enters into force [July 1, 2020].”
42 U.S.C. § 2296b–7 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2296b–7. Definitions
For purposes of this part:
(1) The term “Corporation” means the United States Enrichment Corporation established under section 2297b 1 of this title or its successor.
(2) The term “country of origin” means—
(A) with respect to uranium, that country where the uranium was mined;
(B) with respect to enriched uranium, that country where the uranium was mined and enriched; or
(C) with respect to enrichment services, that country where the enrichment services were performed.
(3) The term “domestic origin” refers to any uranium that has been mined in the United States including uranium recovered from uranium deposits in the United States by underground mining, open-pit mining, strip mining, in situ recovery, leaching, and ion recovery, or recovered from phosphoric acid manufactured in the United States.
(4) The term “domestic uranium producer” means a person or entity who produces domestic uranium and who has, to the extent required by State and Federal agencies having jurisdiction, licenses and permits for the operation, decontamination, decommissioning, and reclamation of sites, structures and equipment.
(5) The term “non-affiliated” refers to a seller who does not control, and is not controlled by or under common control with, the buyer.
(6) The term “overfeed” means to use uranium in the enrichment process in excess of the amount required at the transactional tails assay.
(7) The term “utility regulatory authority” means any State agency or Federal agency that has ratemaking authority with respect to the sale of electric energy by any electric utility or independent power producer. For purposes of this paragraph, the terms “electric utility”, “State agency”, “Federal agency”, and “ratemaking authority” have the respective meanings given such terms in section 2602 of title 16.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title X, § 1018, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2950; Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3117(b), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–350.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 2297b of this title, referred to in par. (1), was repealed by Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–134 inserted “or its successor” before period at end.
(THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§§ 2297, 2297a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349
text: Section 2297, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1201, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2923, defined terms for purposes of this division.
text: Section 2297a, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1202, as added Oct. 24, 1992, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, 106 Stat. 2924, related to purposes of United States Enrichment Corporation.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349, provided that: “Chapters 22 through 26 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297–2297e–7) are repealed as of the privatization date [July 28, 1998, see 42 U.S.C. 2297h(9) for definition of privatization date as date on which 100 percent of ownership of United States Enrichment Corporation has been transferred to private investors].”
heading: Severability
text: Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 904, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2946, provided that: “If any provision of this title [see Tables for classification], or the amendments made by this title, or the application of any provision to any entity, person, or circumstance, is for any reason adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remainder of this title, and the amendments made by this title, or its application shall not be affected.”
heading: References to United States Enrichment Corporation
text: Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(e), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–350, provided that: “Following the privatization date [July 28, 1998, see Effective Date of Repeal note above], all references in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.] to the United States Enrichment Corporation shall be deemed to be references to the private corporation.”
42 U.S.C. § 2297c...2297c–7 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§§ 2297c to 2297c–7. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349
text: Section 2297c, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1401, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2934; amended Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516, related to marketing and contracting authority of United States Enrichment Corporation.
text: Section 2297c–1, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1402, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2934, related to Corporation pricing policy for Department of Energy and other customers.
text: Section 2297c–2, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1403, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2935, related to leasing of gaseous diffusion facilities of Department of Energy.
text: Section 2297c–3, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1404, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2935, related to capital structure of Corporation.
text: Section 2297c–4, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1405, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2936, authorized Corporation to apply for licenses for use of patented inventions and discoveries.
text: Section 2297c–5, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1406, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2936, related to liability for acts committed before and after transition date.
text: Section 2297c–6, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1407, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2937, related to transfer of uranium inventories to Corporation.
text: Section 2297c–7, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1408, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2937, related to purchase of highly enriched uranium from former Soviet Union.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective as of date on which 100 percent of ownership of United States Enrichment Corporation has been transferred to private investors (July 28, 1998), see section 3116(a)(1) of Pub. L. 104–134, set out as a note under former section 2297 of this title.
(THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§§ 2297d, 2297d–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349
text: Section 2297d, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1501, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2937, related to strategic plan for privatization of United States Enrichment Corporation.
text: Section 2297d–1, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1502, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2938, related to implementation of privatization plan of Corporation.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective as of date on which 100 percent of ownership of United States Enrichment Corporation has been transferred to private investors (July 28, 1998), see section 3116(a)(1) of Pub. L. 104–134, set out as a note under former section 2297 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 2297e...2297e–7 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§§ 2297e to 2297e–7. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349
text: Section 2297e, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1601, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2939, related to assessment by United States Enrichment Corporation of viability of commercialization of AVLIS (atomic vapor laser isotope separation technology) and alternative uranium enrichment technologies.
text: Section 2297e–1, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1602, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2939, related to transfer of rights and property to Corporation.
text: Section 2297e–2, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1603, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2940, related to predeployment activities by Corporation.
text: Section 2297e–3, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1604, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2940; amended Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516, related to Corporation sponsorship of private for-profit corporation to construct AVLIS and alternative technologies.
text: Section 2297e–4, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1605, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2942, related to AVLIS Commercialization Fund within Corporation.
text: Section 2297e–5, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1606, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2942, related to Department research and development assistance.
text: Section 2297e–6, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1607, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2942, related to site selection.
text: Section 2297e–7, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1608, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 901, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2942, related to exclusion from Price-Anderson coverage.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective as of date on which 100 percent of ownership of United States Enrichment Corporation has been transferred to private investors (July 28, 1998), see section 3116(a)(1) of Pub. L. 104–134, set out as a note under former section 2297 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 2297f–1 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2297f–1. Licensing of other technologies
(a) In general
Corporation facilities using alternative technologies for uranium enrichment, including AVLIS, shall be licensed under sections 2073, 2093, and 2243 of this title.
(b) Costs for decontamination and decommissioning
The Corporation shall provide for the costs of decontamination and decommissioning of any Corporation facilities described in subsection (a) in accordance with the requirements of the amendments made by section 5 of the Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Act of 1990.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1702, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title XI, § 1101, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2953; amended Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(b)(4), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 5 of the Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 5 of Pub. L. 101–575, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2835, which enacted section 2243 of this title and amended sections 2014, 2061, 2201, and 2284 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–134 substituted “including” for “other than” and “sections 2073, 2093, and 2243” for “sections 2073 and 2093”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: References to United States Enrichment Corporation
text: References to the Corporation, meaning the United States Enrichment Corporation, deemed, as of the privatization date (July 28, 1998), to be references to the private corporation, see section 3116(e) of Pub. L. 104–134, set out as a note under former section 2297 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 2297f–2 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2297f–2. Regulation of Restricted Data
The Corporation shall be subject to this chapter with respect to the use of, or access to, Restricted Data to the same extent as any private corporation.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1703, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title XI, § 1101, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2953.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: References to United States Enrichment Corporation
text: References to the Corporation, meaning the United States Enrichment Corporation, deemed, as of the privatization date (July 28, 1998), to be references to the private corporation, see section 3116(e) of Pub. L. 104–134, set out as a note under former section 2297 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 2297g–3 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2297g–3. Employee provisions
All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of decontamination or decommissioning of uranium enrichment facilities of the Department shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a similar character in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176, 64 Stat. 1267) and section 3145 of title 40. This section may not be construed to require the contracting out of activities associated with the decontamination or decommissioning of uranium enrichment facilities.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1804, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title XI, § 1101, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2955.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
heading: Codification
text: In text, “sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40” substituted for “the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act) (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.)” and “section 3145 of title 40” substituted for “the Act of June 13, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 276c)”, on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
42 U.S.C. § 2297g–4 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2297g–4. Reports to Congress
Within 3 years after October 24, 1992, and at least once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on progress under this subchapter. The 5th report submitted under this section shall contain recommendations of the Secretary for the reauthorization of the program and Fund under this division.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, § 1805, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title XI, § 1101, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2955.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Termination of Reporting Requirements
text: For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which a report required under this section is listed in item 7 on page 83), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
42 U.S.C. § 2297h–1 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2297h–1. Sale of Corporation
(a) Authorization
The Board of Directors of the Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer the interest of the United States in the United States Enrichment Corporation to the private sector in a manner that provides for the long-term viability of the Corporation, provides for the continuation by the Corporation of the operation of the Department of Energy’s gaseous diffusion plants, provides for the protection of the public interest in maintaining a reliable and economical domestic source of uranium mining, enrichment and conversion services, and, to the extent not inconsistent with such purposes, secures the maximum proceeds to the United States.
(b) Proceeds
Proceeds from the sale of the United States’ interest in the Corporation shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
(Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3103, Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–336.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the USEC Privatization Act and also as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.
42 U.S.C. § 2297h–2 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 2297h–2. Method of sale
(a) Authorization
The Board of Directors of the Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer ownership of the assets and obligations of the Corporation to the private corporation established under section 2297h–3 of this title (which may be consummated through a merger or consolidation effected in accordance with, and having the effects provided under, the law of the State of incorporation of the private corporation, as if the Corporation were incorporated thereunder).
(b) Board determination
The Board, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall select the method of transfer and establish terms and conditions for the transfer that will provide the maximum proceeds to the Treasury of the United States and will provide for the long-term viability of the private corporation, the continued operation of the gaseous diffusion plants, and the public interest in maintaining reliable and economical domestic uranium mining and enrichment industries.
(c) Adequate proceeds
The Secretary of the Treasury shall not allow the privatization of the Corporation unless before the sale date the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the method of transfer will provide the maximum proceeds to the Treasury consistent with the principles set forth in section 2297h–1(a) of this title.
(d) Application of securities laws
Any offering or sale of securities by the private corporation shall be subject to the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), and the provisions of the Constitution and laws of any State, territory, or possession of the United States relating to transactions in securities.
(e) Expenses
Expenses of privatization shall be paid from Corporation revenue accounts in the United States Treasury.
(Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3104, Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–336.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Securities Act of 1933, referred to in subsec. (d), is act May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title I, 48 Stat. 74, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 77a et seq.) of chapter 2A of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 77a of Title 15 and Tables.
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (d), is act June 6, 1934, ch. 404, 48 Stat. 881, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 2B (§ 78a et seq.) of Title 15. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 78a of Title 15 and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the USEC Privatization Act and also as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.