Sec. 3159. Extension and expansion of limitations on importation of uranium from Russian Federation
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Section 3112A of the USEC Privatization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph
(7)as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following: The term Suspension Agreement has the meaning given that term in section 3102(13). ; in subsection (b)— by striking United States to support and inserting the following: “United States— to support ; by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: that reliance on uranium imports raises significant national security concerns; to revive and strengthen the supply chain for nuclear fuel produced and used in the United States; and to expand production of nuclear fuel in the United States. ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking After and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (B), after ; in subparagraph (A)— in clause (vi), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: in calendar year 2021, 422,038 kilograms; in calendar year 2022, 415,573 kilograms; in calendar year 2023, 409,445 kilograms; in calendar year 2024, 404,469 kilograms; in calendar year 2025, 399,241 kilograms; in calendar year 2026, 393,985 kilograms; in calendar year 2027, 389,656 kilograms; in calendar year 2028, 389,656 kilograms; in calendar year 2029, 384,905 kilograms; in calendar year 2030, 375,882 kilograms; in calendar year 2031, 372,171 kilograms; in calendar year 2032, 364,694 kilograms; in calendar year 2033, 359,353 kilograms; in calendar year 2034, 337,344 kilograms; and in calendar year 2035, 333,296 kilograms. ; by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (D); and by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: If, not later than December 31, 2020, the Department of Commerce and the Russian Federation finalize an amendment to the Suspension Agreement to extend the Agreement, the import limitations under subparagraph
(A)for a calendar year shall be superceded by any export limitations, including the associated calculation parameters, agreed to by the Department of Commerce as part of that amendment. If the Suspension Agreement terminates or expires, the import limitations specified in subparagraph
(A)shall— take effect on the date on which the Suspension Agreement terminates or expires; and apply in addition to any antidumping duties imposed pursuant to title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) with respect to low-enriched uranium produced in the Russian Federation. Not more than 25 percent of the quantity of low-enriched uranium produced in the Russian Federation and imported under subparagraph
(A)in any year may be imported under contracts other than contracts exclusively for separative work units. ; in paragraph (3), by striking United States— and all that follows and inserting the following: United States for processing and to be certified for reexportation and not for consumption in the United States. ; in paragraph (5)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking reference data and all that follows through 2019 and inserting the following: lower scenario data in the document of the World Nuclear Association entitled ; and Nuclear Fuel Report: Global Scenarios for Demand and Supply Availability 2019–2040 . In each of calendar years 2023, 2027, and 2031 by striking report or a subsequent report and inserting document ; by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)as subpagraphs
(C)and (D), respectively; by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes— a recommendation on the use of all publicly available data to ensure accurate forecasting by scenario data to comport to actual demand for low-enriched uranium for nuclear reactors in the United States; and an identification of the steps to be taken to adjust the import limitations described in paragraph (2)(A) based on the most accurate scenario data. ; and in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by clause (ii), by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting subparagraph
(D); in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the adjustment under paragraph (5)(A) and inserting any adjustment under paragraph (2)(B) or (5)(A) ; in paragraph (7)(A), by striking 0.3 percent and inserting 0.22 percent ; in paragraph (9), by striking 2020 and inserting 2035 ; by striking (2)(B) each place it appears and inserting (2)(D) ; and in paragraph (12)(B), by inserting or the Suspension Agreement after the Russian HEU Agreement . The amendments made by subsection
(a)apply with respect to uranium imported from the Russian Federation on or after January 1, 2021.
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Extension and expansion of limitations on importation of uranium from Russian Federation
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