In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 
Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the western basin of Lake Erie, as part of the Great 
        Lakes ecosystem--
                    (A) is the largest freshwater ecosystem in the 
                world; and
                    (B) is vitally important to the economic and 
                environmental future of the United States;
            (2) over the 30-year period preceding the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the citizens and governmental institutions of the 
        United States and Canada have devoted increasing attention and 
        resources to the restoration of the water quality and fisheries 
        of the Great Lakes, including the western basin;
            (3) that increased awareness has been accompanied by a 
        gradual shift toward a holistic ecosystem approach that 
        highlights a growing recognition that shoreline areas, commonly 
        referred to as nearshore terrestrial ecosystems, are an 
        integral part of the western basin and the Great Lakes 
        ecosystem;
            (4) the Great Lakes account for more than 90 percent of the 
        surface freshwater in the United States;
            (5) the western basin of Lake Erie receives approximately 
        90 percent of its flow from the Detroit River and only 
        approximately 10 percent from tributaries;
            (6) the western basin is an important ecosystem that 
        includes a number of distinct islands, channels, rivers, and 
        shoals that support dense populations of fish, wildlife, and 
        aquatic plants;
            (7) coastal wetland of Lake Erie supports the largest 
        diversity of plant and wildlife species in the Great Lakes;
            (8) because Lake Erie is located at a more southern 
        latitude than other Great Lakes, the moderate climate of Lake 
        Erie is appropriate for many species that are not found in or 
        along the northern Great Lakes;
            (9) more than 300 species of plants, including 37 
        significant species, have been identified in the aquatic and 
        wetland habitats of the western basin;
            (10) the shallow western basin of Lake Erie, extending from 
        the Lower Detroit River to Sandusky Bay, is home to the 
        greatest concentration of marshes in Lake Erie, including--
                    (A) Mouille, Metzger, and Magee marshes;
                    (B) the Maumee Bay wetland complex;
                    (C) the wetland complexes flanking Locust Point; 
                and
                    (D) the wetland in Sandusky Bay;
            (11) the larger islands of the United States in western 
        Lake Erie have wetland in small embayments;
            (12) the wetland in the western basin comprises some of the 
        most important waterfowl habitat in the Great Lakes;
            (13) waterfowl, wading birds, shore birds, gulls and terns, 
        raptors, and perching birds use the wetland in the western 
        basin for migration, nesting, and feeding;
            (14) hundreds of thousands of diving ducks stop to rest in 
        the Lake Erie area during autumn migration from Canada to 
        points east and south;
            (15) the wetland of the western basin provides a major 
        stopover for sea ducks, such as migrating common goldeneye, 
        common mergansers, and ruddy duck;
            (16) the international importance of Lake Erie is indicated 
        in the United States by congressional designation of the Ottawa 
        and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges;
            (17)(A) Lake Erie has an international reputation for 
        walleye, perch, and bass fishing, recreational boating, 
        birding, photography, and duck hunting; and
            (B) on an economic basis, tourism in the Lake Erie area 
        accounts for an estimated $1,500,000,000 in retail sales and 
        more than 50,000 jobs;
            (18)(A) many of the 417,000 boats that are registered in 
        the State of Ohio are used in the western basin, in part to 
        fish for the estimated 10,000,000 walleye that migrate from the 
        lake to spawn; and
            (B) that internationally renowned walleye fishery drives 
        much of the $2,000,000,000 sport fishing industry in the State 
        of Ohio;
            (19) coastal wetland in the western basin has been 
        subjected to intense pressure for 150 years;
            (20) prior to 1850, the western basin was part of an 
        extensive coastal marsh and swamp system consisting of 
        approximately 122,000 hectares that comprised a portion of the 
        Great Black Swamp;
            (21) by 1951, only 12,407 wetland hectares remained in the 
        western basin;
            (22) 50 percent of that acreage was destroyed between 1972 
        and 1987, leaving only approximately 5,000 hectares in 
        existence today;
            (23) along the Michigan shoreline, coastal wetland was 
        reduced by 62 percent between 1916 and the early 1970s;
            (24) the development of the city of Monroe, Michigan, has 
        had a particularly significant impact on the coastal wetland at 
        the mouth of the Raisin River;
            (25) only approximately 100 hectares remain physically 
        unaltered today in an area in which, 70 years ago, marshes were 
        10 times more extensive;
            (26) in addition to the actual loss of coastal wetland 
        acreage along the shores of Lake Erie, the quality of much 
        remaining dike wetland has been degraded by numerous stressors, 
        especially excessive loadings of sediments and nutrients, 
        contaminants, shoreline modification, exotic species, and the 
        diking of wetland; and
            (27) protective peninsula beach systems, such as the former 
        Bay Point and Woodtick, at the border of Ohio and Michigan near 
        the mouth of the Ottawa River and Maumee Bay, have been eroded 
        over the years, exacerbating erosion along the shorelines and 
        negatively affecting breeding and spawning grounds.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a national wildlife refuge 
complex in the State of Ohio--
            (1)(A) to protect the remaining high-quality fish and 
        wildlife habitats of the western basin before those habitats 
        are lost to further development; and
            (B) to restore and enhance degraded wildlife habitats 
        associated with the western basin;
            (2) in partnership with nongovernmental and private 
        organizations and private individuals dedicated to habitat 
        enhancement, to conserve, enhance, and restore the native 
        aquatic and terrestrial community characteristics of the 
        western basin (including associated fish, wildlife, and plant 
        species);
            (3) to facilitate partnerships among the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service, Canadian national and provincial 
        authorities, State and local governments, local communities in 
        the United States and Canada, conservation organizations, and 
        other non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of the 
        resources of the western basin; and
            (4) to advance the collective goals and priorities that--
                    (A) were established in the report entitled ``Great 
                Lakes Strategy 2002--A Plan for the New Millennium'', 
                developed by the United States Policy Committee, 
                comprised of Federal agencies (including the United 
                States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration, the United States 
                Geological Survey, the Forest Service, and the Great 
                Lakes Fishery Commission) and State governments and 
                tribal governments in the Great Lakes basin; and
                    (B) include the goals of cooperating to protect and 
                restore the chemical, physical, and biological 
                integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Cedar point refuge.--The term ``Cedar Point Refuge'' 
        means the Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge established by 
        the Secretary in accordance with the Migratory Bird 
        Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.).
            (2) International refuge.--The term ``International 
        Refuge'' means the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
        established by section 5(a) of the Detroit River International 
        Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd note; 115 
        Stat. 894).
            (3) Ottawa refuge.--The term ``Ottawa Refuge'' means the 
        Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, established by the Secretary 
        in accordance with the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 715 et seq.).
            (4) Refuge complex.--The term ``Refuge Complex'' means the 
        national wildlife refuge complex established by section 5(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) Western basin.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``western basin'' means 
                the western basin of Lake Erie, consisting of the land 
                and water in the watersheds of Lake Erie extending from 
                the watershed of the Lower Detroit River in the State 
                of Michigan to and including Sandusky Bay and the 
                watershed of Sandusky Bay in the State of Ohio.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term `western basin' includes 
                the Bass Island archipelago in the State of Ohio.
            (7) West sister island refuge.--The term ``West Sister 
        Island Refuge'' means the West Sister Island National Wildlife 
        Refuge established by Executive Order 7937, dated August 2, 
        1937.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a national wildlife refuge 
complex in the State of Ohio, consisting of--
            (1) the Ottawa Refuge, as modified by subsection (b);
            (2) the West Sister Island Refuge; and
            (3) the Cedar Point Refuge.
    (b) Expansion of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall expand the boundaries 
        of the Ottawa Refuge to include surrounding land and water in 
        the State of Ohio extending from the eastern boundary of the 
        Maumee Bay State Park to the eastern boundary of the Darby Unit 
        (including the Bass Island archipelago) as depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion 
        and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion 
        Act'', dated September 6, 2002.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall be available for inspection in appropriate offices of 
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (c) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make such revisions of 
the boundaries of the Refuge Complex as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate--
            (1) to facilitate the acquisition of property within the 
        Refuge Complex; or
            (2) to carry out this Act.
    (d) Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
        funds, or exchange the land and water, and interests in land 
        and water (including conservation easements), within the 
        boundaries of the Refuge Complex.
            (2) Consent.--No land, water, or interest in land or water 
        described in paragraph (1) may be acquired by the Secretary 
        without the consent of the owner of the land, water, or 
        interest.
    (e) Transfers From Other Agencies.--Administrative jurisdiction 
over any Federal property that is located within the boundaries of the 
Refuge Complex and under the administrative jurisdiction of an agency 
of the United States other than the Department of the Interior may, 
with the concurrence of the head of the administering agency, be 
transferred without consideration to the Secretary for the purpose of 
this Act.
    (f) Study of Associated Area.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director 
        of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall conduct a 
        study of fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial 
        communities in and around the 2 dredge spoil disposal sites 
        that are--
                    (A) referred to by the Toledo-Lucas County Port 
                Authority as ``Port Authority Facility Number Three'' 
                and ``Grassy Island'', respectively; and
                    (B) located within Toledo Harbor near the mouth of 
                the Maumee River.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) complete the study under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report on the results of 
                the study.

SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL REFUGE BOUNDARIES.

    The Secretary shall expand the southern boundary of the 
International Refuge to include additional land and water in the State 
of Michigan located east of Interstate Route 75, extending from the 
southern boundary of Sterling State Park to the Ohio State line, as 
depicted on the map referred to in section 5(b)(1).

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Refuge Complex.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer all 
        federally owned land, water, and interests in land and water 
        that are located within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex in 
        accordance with--
                    (A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 
                Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); 
                and
                    (B) this Act.
            (2) Additional authority.--The Secretary may use such 
        additional statutory authority available to the Secretary for 
        the conservation of fish and wildlife, and the provision of 
        opportunities for fish- and wildlife-dependent recreation, as 
        the Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out this 
        Act.
    (b) Priority Uses.--In providing opportunities for compatible fish- 
and wildlife-dependent recreation, the Secretary, in accordance with 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that hunting, trapping, fishing, 
wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and 
interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge Complex.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements Regarding Non-Federal Land.--To promote 
public awareness of the resources of the western basin and encourage 
public participation in the conservation of those resources, the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Ohio 
or Michigan, any political subdivision of the State, or any person for 
the management, in a manner consistent with this Act, of land that--
            (1) is owned by the State, political subdivision, or 
        person; and
            (2) is located within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex.
    (d) Use of Existing Greenway Authority.--The Secretary shall 
encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the recreational 
trails program under section 206 of title 23, United States Code, to 
provide funding for acquisition and development of trails within the 
boundaries of the Refuge Complex.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary--
            (1) to acquire land and water within the Refuge Complex 
        under section 5(d);
            (2) to carry out the study under section 5(f); and
            (3) to develop, operate, and maintain the Refuge Complex.

Ex Output:
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Establishes a national wildlife refuge complex in Ohio, consisting of the Ottawa, West Sister Island, and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges.Requires the Secretary of the Interior to expand the Ottawa Refuge to include specified land and water in Ohio. Permits the Secretary to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and water and interests in land and water within the boundaries of the Complex.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to study and report to Congress on fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities in and around two specified dredge spoil disposal sites in Toledo Harbor.Requires the Secretary to expand the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge) to include additional land and water located in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Route 75.Prescribes requirements for administration of the Complex.Directs the Secretary to ensure that hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation shall be the priority public uses of the Complex.Requires the Secretary to encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the Federal recreational trails program to provide funding for the acquisition and development of trails within the boundaries of the Complex.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern New Mexico Rural Water 
System Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Eastern 
        New Mexico Rural Water Authority, an entity formed under State 
        law for the purposes of planning, financing, developing, and 
        operating the System.
            (2) Engineering report.--The term ``engineering report'' 
        means the report entitled ``Eastern New Mexico Rural Water 
        System Preliminary Engineering Report'' and dated October 2006.
            (3) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means the operation, 
        maintenance, and replacement plan required by section 4(b).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New 
        Mexico.
            (6) System.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``System'' means the 
                Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, a water delivery 
                project designed to deliver approximately 16,500 acre-
                feet of water per year from the Ute Reservoir to the 
                cities of Clovis, Elida, Grady, Melrose, Portales, and 
                Texico and other locations in Curry, Roosevelt, and 
                Quay Counties in the State.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``System'' includes the 
                major components and associated infrastructure 
                identified as the ``Best Technical Alternative'' in the 
                engineering report.
            (7) Ute reservoir.--The term ``Ute Reservoir'' means the 
        impoundment of water created in 1962 by the construction of the 
        Ute Dam on the Canadian River, located approximately 32 miles 
        upstream of the border between New Mexico and Texas.

SEC. 3. EASTERN NEW MEXICO RURAL WATER SYSTEM.

    (a) Financial Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide financial and 
        technical assistance to the Authority to assist in planning, 
        designing, conducting related preconstruction activities for, 
        and constructing the System.
            (2) Use.--
                    (A) In general.--Any financial assistance provided 
                under paragraph (1) shall be obligated and expended 
                only in accordance with a cooperative agreement entered 
                into under section 5(a)(2).
                    (B) Limitations.--Financial assistance provided 
                under paragraph (1) shall not be used--
                            (i) for any activity that is inconsistent 
                        with constructing the System; or
                            (ii) to plan or construct facilities used 
                        to supply irrigation water for irrigated 
                        agricultural purposes.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal share of the total cost of any 
        activity or construction carried out using amounts made 
        available under this Act shall be not more than 75 percent of 
        the total cost of the System.
            (2) System development costs.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), the total cost of the System shall include any costs 
        incurred by the Authority or the State on or after October 1, 
        2003, for the development of the System.
    (c) Limitation.--No amounts made available under this Act may be 
used for the construction of the System until--
            (1) a plan is developed under section 4(b); and
            (2) the Secretary and the Authority have complied with any 
        requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) applicable to the System.
    (d) Title to Project Works.--Title to the infrastructure of the 
System shall be held by the Authority or as may otherwise be specified 
under State law.

SEC. 4. OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT COSTS.

    (a) In General.--The Authority shall be responsible for the annual 
operation, maintenance, and replacement costs associated with the 
System.
    (b) Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Plan.--The Authority, 
in consultation with the Secretary, shall develop an operation, 
maintenance, and replacement plan that establishes the rates and fees 
for beneficiaries of the System in the amount necessary to ensure that 
the System is properly maintained and capable of delivering 
approximately 16,500 acre-feet of water per year.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into any contract, 
        grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is 
        necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Cooperative agreement for provision of financial 
        assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
                cooperative agreement with the Authority to provide 
                financial assistance and any other assistance requested 
                by the Authority for planning, design, related 
                preconstruction activities, and construction of the 
                System.
                    (B) Requirements.--The cooperative agreement 
                entered into under subparagraph (A) shall, at a 
                minimum, specify the responsibilities of the Secretary 
                and the Authority with respect to--
                            (i) ensuring that the cost-share 
                        requirements established by section 3(b) are 
                        met;
                            (ii) completing the planning and final 
                        design of the System;
                            (iii) any environmental and cultural 
                        resource compliance activities required for the 
                        System; and
                            (iv) the construction of the System.
    (b) Technical Assistance.--At the request of the Authority, the 
Secretary may provide to the Authority any technical assistance that is 
necessary to assist the Authority in planning, designing, constructing, 
and operating the System.
    (c) Biological Assessment.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and the Authority in preparing 
any biological assessment under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that may be required for planning and constructing 
the System.
    (d) Effect.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) affects or preempts--
                    (A) State water law; or
                    (B) an interstate compact relating to the 
                allocation of water; or
            (2) confers on any non-Federal entity the ability to 
        exercise any Federal rights to--
                    (A) the water of a stream; or
                    (B) any groundwater resource.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the adjustment carried out 
under subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out this Act an amount not greater than 
$327,000,000.
    (b) Adjustment.--The amount made available under subsection (a) 
shall be adjusted to reflect changes in construction costs occurring 
after January 1, 2007, as indicated by engineering cost indices 
applicable to the types of construction necessary to carry out this 
Act.
    (c) Nonreimbursable Amounts.--Amounts made available to the 
Authority in accordance with the cost-sharing requirement under section 
3(b) shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States.
    (d) Availability of Funds.--At the end of each fiscal year, any 
unexpended funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be retained 
for use in future fiscal years consistent with this Act.

Ex Output:
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting preconstruction activities for, and constructing the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System.

Limits the federal share of the cost of any activity to 75%. Provides that the total cost of the System shall include any costs incurred by the Authority or the state of New Mexico on or after October 1, 2003, for System development.

(Sec. 4) Makes the Authority responsible for annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs. Directs the Authority to develop an operation, maintenance, and replacement plan that establishes rates and fees necessary to ensure that the System is properly maintained and capable of delivering approximately 16,500 acre-feet of water per year. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act until such plan is developed and until the Secretary and the Authority have complied with applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement to provide financial and any other assistance requested by the Authority for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of the System, subject to specified requirements; and (2) consult with the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and the Authority in preparing any required biological assessment under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Authorizes the Secretary, at the Authority's request, to provide technical assistance in planning, designing, constructing, and operating the System.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations. Requires: (1) the amount made available to be adjusted to reflect changes in construction costs occurring after January 1, 2007, as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the types of construction necessary to carry out this Act; (2) amounts made available to the Authority in accordance with the cost-sharing requirement to be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States; and (3) any unexpended appropriated funds to be retained for use in future fiscal years consistent with this Act.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Assisting Acquisition of Russian 
Material Act (AARM Act)''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The maintenance of the Russian HEU Agreement and the 
        timely and satisfactory acquisition of Russian highly enriched 
        uranium (referred to as ``HEU'') under that Agreement by the 
        Department of Energy and the United States Executive Agent is 
        essential to the national security and foreign policy interests 
        of the United States.
            (2) Implementation of the Russian HEU Agreement will result 
        in the import of a total of 500 metric tons of weapons-grade 
        enriched uranium into the United States, and commencing in 
        1999, the Russian HEU under the agreement will be imported at a 
        rate of 30 metric tons per year. When converted into low 
        enriched uranium (referred to as ``LEU'') for use in nuclear 
        reactors to generate electricity, it will equal a substantial 
        portion of United States utility demand for nuclear fuel.
            (3) The United States Enrichment Corporation is required at 
        the time of privatization to meet the statutory requirements 
        set out in subsection (b)(2) of this section and, except for 
        subparagraphs (A) and (H), following privatization. The 
        execution of the Russian HEU Agreement will significantly 
        increase the supply of LEU fuel available in the United States 
        marketplace; and, as a result and in order to balance supply 
        with demand, the privatized United States Enrichment 
        Corporation may have to take actions contrary to or 
        inconsistent with maintaining long-term viability, continued 
        operation of the gaseous diffusion plants, and a reliable and 
        economical domestic source of uranium mining, enrichment, and 
        conversion services, and other statutory requirements referred 
        to in subsection (b)(2).
            (4) The principal responsibility for ensuring the faithful 
        implementation of the United States obligations under the 
        Russian HEU Agreement, which is a government-to-government 
        agreement, lies with the Department of Energy; and the 
        execution of those obligations is an inherently governmental 
        function under the foreign policy of the United States.
            (5) Therefore, the Department of Energy shall, subject to 
        appropriations, acquire directly or from the United States 
        Executive Agent such amounts of the Russian HEU converted to 
        LEU under the Russian HEU Agreement, and withhold such amounts 
        from resale into the private market for such period of time, as 
        may be necessary to fully achieve the national security goals 
        of the United States under the Russian HEU Agreement and to 
        allow a privatized United States Enrichment Corporation to meet 
        the statutory requirements of the privatization.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) To achieve the national security objectives of the 
        Russian HEU Agreement.
            (2) To achieve the requirements for privatization of the 
        United States Enrichment Corporation set out in the Energy 
        Policy Act of 1992 and the United States Enrichment Corporation 
        Privatization Act, as follows:
                    (A) Assure that privatization will result in a 
                return to the United States at least equal to the net 
                present value of the Corporation.
                    (B) Assure that privatization will not result in 
                the Corporation being owned, controlled, or dominated 
                by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign 
                government.
                    (C) Assure that the privatization will not be 
                inimical to the health and safety of the public or the 
                common defense and security.
                    (D) Provide reasonable assurance that adequate 
                enrichment capacity will remain available to meet the 
                demands of the domestic electric utility industry.
                    (E) Assure that privatization will provide for the 
                long-term viability of the Corporation.
                    (F) Assure that privatization will provide for the 
                continuation by the Corporation of the operation of the 
Department of Energy's gaseous diffusion plants.
                    (G) Assure that privatization will provide for the 
                protection of the public interest in maintaining a 
                reliable and economical domestic source of uranium 
                mining, enrichment, and conversion services.
                    (H) To the extent not inconsistent with 
                requirements of subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), assure 
                that privatization will secure the maximum proceeds to 
                the United States.
            (3) To monitor and determine the effect the LEU delivered 
        under the Russian HEU Agreement is having on the domestic 
        uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries and the 
        operation of the gaseous diffusion plants, and to prevent or 
        mitigate any material adverse impact on such industries or any 
        loss of employment at the gaseous diffusion plants as a result 
        of the Russian HEU Agreement.

SEC. 4. STANDBY AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 3112(b) of the United States Enrichment Corporation 
Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(11) The Secretary is authorized to purchase and hold any amount 
of any contract obligation of the United States Executive Agent to 
acquire Russian HEU converted to LEU under the Russian HEU Agreement 
during any year in which the Russian HEU Agreement is in force, and 
resell such material, upon the following terms and conditions:
            ``(A) At the end of any month, the United States Enrichment 
        Corporation shall certify to the Secretary when enrichment of 
        uranium at the gaseous diffusion plants, measured in SWU, for 
        the previous 12 months, is determined to be 25 percent below 
        the average annual enrichment in SWU for the years 1992 through 
        1997.
            ``(B) In its certification under subparagraph (A), the 
        United States Enrichment Corporation shall indicate the effects 
        that the purchase and resale of the converted Russian HEU by 
        the United States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU 
        Agreement are having on its long-term viability, including its 
        operations, costs, sales and profitability, and in particular 
        any reduction in the levels of enrichment services and 
        employment at the gaseous diffusion plants or threat thereof. 
        The United States Enrichment Corporation shall also certify 
        what actions it has taken or may be required to take to 
        mitigate such effects of the purchases and resales of the 
        converted Russian HEU under the Russian HEU Agreement when 
        combined with other effects and causes in the marketplace.
            ``(C) Within 30 days of the certification by the United 
        States Enrichment Corporation under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
        the Secretary shall review that certification and make a report 
        to the President which shall include any recommendation for the 
        Secretary to purchase directly, or from the United States 
        Executive Agent, and hold a sufficient amount of converted 
        Russian HEU under the Russian HEU Agreement to assure that the 
        national security objectives of the Russian HEU Agreement are 
        met and that the United States Enrichment Corporation is able 
        to meet its obligations under this Act to provide for the long-
        term viability of the Corporation, the continuation by the 
        Corporation of the operation of the Department of Energy's 
        gaseous diffusion plants, and for the protection of the public 
        interest in maintaining a reliable and economical domestic 
        source of uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment services. 
        The Secretary shall deliver a copy of the report to the Senate 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House of 
        Representatives Committee on Commerce and shall publish it in 
        the Federal Register. The Secretary shall not publicly disclose 
        essential proprietary information of the United States 
        Enrichment Corporation or the United States Executive Agent, as 
        determined by regulations promulgated by the Secretary, 
        consistent with providing the greatest amount of information to 
        the public, particularly in the communities directly affected, 
        and to all parties in interest in the enrichment of uranium at 
        the gaseous diffusion plants and shareholders or stakeholders 
        in the United States Enrichment Corporation and the United 
        States Executive Agent.
            ``(D) The President shall thereafter direct the Secretary 
        to acquire such amounts of converted Russian HEU under the 
        Russian HEU Agreement as the President determines necessary for 
        these purposes from funds available for such purposes. The 
        President shall also request appropriations from the Congress 
        for current and future acquisitions of such amount of such 
        converted Russian HEU as the President determines necessary for 
        these purposes. Within 10 days of receipt of the report by the 
        Secretary, the President shall request an investigation under 
        section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332) of the 
        impact of the Russian HEU Agreement on the operations and 
employment at the gaseous diffusion plants and the uranium mining, 
enrichment, and conversion industries in the United States. Such 
investigation shall be completed within 3 months of such request and 
the Commission shall report the results to the President and the 
Congress.
            ``(E) As directed by the President, the Secretary shall 
        acquire such amounts of converted Russian HEU under the Russian 
        HEU Agreement in such manner and at such prices as authorized 
        under the Russian HEU Agreement and shall withhold such amounts 
        from resale into the private markets of the United States or 
        elsewhere until such time as it is determined, pursuant to 
        regulations promulgated by the Secretary, that the United 
        States Enrichment Corporation is producing enrichment services 
        measured in SWU at the gaseous diffusion plants for a 
        consecutive 12-month period that equals or exceeds 110 percent 
        of the average annual enrichment in SWU for the period 1992 
        through 1997.
            ``(F) Upon the determination referred to in subparagraph 
        (E), the Secretary may then, pursuant to regulations 
        promulgated by the Secretary, auction for resale an amount of 
        converted Russian HEU acquired under this Act which is not more 
        than the amount in excess of 100 percent of the average annual 
        enrichment in SWU for the period 1992 through 1997. Such 
        amounts of converted Russian HEU shall not be sold in any 
        manner that would have a material adverse impact on the 
        domestic uranium mining, conversion, or enrichment industry and 
        shall not be sold directly to end-users in direct competition 
        with the United States Enrichment Corporation. Such amounts of 
        converted Russian HEU shall not be sold at prices less than 
        current market prices for comparable sales, but in no event may 
        such sale prices by the Secretary be less than the amount paid 
        for any such lot or lots, plus the expenses of holding and sale 
        by the Secretary. Purchasers at such auction may not sell to 
        end-users at any price that is less than the price, including 
        expenses of the Secretary, paid to the Secretary at such 
        auction. The term `material adverse impact', as used in this 
        Act, shall have the same meaning as `material injury' under 
        section 771(7) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)) 
        and the Secretary shall consider the impacts and relevant 
        factors affecting the domestic industry as enumerated in 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such section.
            ``(G) The regulations required to be promulgated by the 
        Secretary under subparagraphs (E) and (F) shall be subject to 
        the administrative procedures required by chapter 5 of title 5, 
        United States Code, shall be proposed within 90 days of the 
        date of the enactment of the Assisting Acquisition of Russian 
        Material Act, allow not less than a 90-day comment period, and 
        shall become final no less than one year from the date of the 
        enactment of such Act. Such regulations shall--
                    ``(i) establish the procedures for the 
                determination of maximum allowable amount of converted 
                Russian HEU eligible for sale under subparagraph (F);
                    ``(ii) establish the criteria for determining the 
                current market price at the time of sale, and the 
                minimum price which is the sum of the Secretary's 
                acquisition, holding, and sales costs of each lot 
                acquired, except that the Secretary may provide for the 
                separate payment of the costs of sale by successful 
                bidders by a percentage commission of the sale price or 
                otherwise;
                    ``(iii) provide for the qualifications of buyers to 
                assure they are authorized to handle the nuclear 
                materials and are not end-users;
                    ``(iv) provide for not less than 45 days notice of 
                a sale, which notice shall set out the maximum 
                allowable amounts of converted Russian HEU eligible for 
                sale and the minimum price calculated for each lot 
                offered for sale and the basis for such determinations;
                    ``(v) shall allow for comment on such notice, the 
                purpose of which is to avoid any material adverse 
                impact on the domestic uranium mining, conversion, or 
                enrichment industries from such sale;
                    ``(vi) provide for a determination that less than 
                the maximum allowable amount of material may be offered 
                for sale in order to avoid any material adverse impact 
                and that a sale may be made in installments to avoid 
                such impact; and
                    ``(vii) provide procedures for determining that the 
                resales by buyers from the Secretary were made to 
                eligible end-users at prices in accord with 
                subparagraph (F) and the requirements of this Act.
            ``(H) Any action alleging a violation of any provision of 
        this Act may be brought in any district court of the United 
        States having jurisdiction over the parties (except in those 
        instances where another law specifically requires a different 
        venue) without regard to the amount in controversy or the 
        citizenship of the parties.''.

Ex Output:

Assisting Acquisition of Russian Material Act (AARM Act) - Amends the United States Enrichment Corporation Privatization Act regarding uranium transfers and sales to authorize the Secretary of Energy to:  (1) purchase and hold any amount of any contract obligation of the United States Executive Agent to acquire Russian highly enriched uranium (HEU) converted to low-enriched uranium under the Russian HEU Agreement; and (2) resell such material according to prescribed guidelines.  Confers jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts for violations of such Act without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties.