Sec. 3131. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM

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## SEC. 3131 LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM ###

(a)In general Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.), as amended by section 3112, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 4221 LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM > > **[**[50 U.S.C. 2538c](/us/usc/t50/s2538c)**]** > > > ### “(a) In general > > Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in each even-numbered year beginning in 2016 and ending in 2026, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium through 2065. > > > ### “(b) Plan Requirements > > The plan required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: > > > #### “(1) > > An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the plan, is allocated to national security requirements. > > > #### “(2) > > An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the plan, is not allocated to national security requirements but could be allocated to such requirements. > > > #### “(3) > > An identification of national security requirements for unencumbered uranium, by program source and enrichment level. > > > #### “(4) > > A description of any shortfall in obtaining unencumbered uranium to meet national security requirements and an assessment of whether that shortfall could be mitigated through the blending down of uranium that is of a higher enrichment level. > > > #### “(5) > > An inventory of unencumbered depleted uranium, an assessment of the portion of that uranium that could be allocated to national security requirements through re-enrichment, and an estimate of the costs of re-enriching that uranium. > > > #### “(6) > > A description of the swap and barter agreements involving unencumbered uranium needed to meet national security requirements that are in effect on the date of the plan. > > > #### “(7) > > An assessment of whether additional enrichment of uranium will be required to meet national security requirements and an estimate of the time for production operations and the cost for each type of enrichment being considered. > > > #### “(8) > > A description of changes in policy that would mitigate any shortfall in obtaining unencumbered uranium to meet national security requirements and the implications of those changes. > > > ### “(c) Form of Plan > > The plan required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. > > > ### “(d) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) > > The term ‘depleted’, with respect to uranium, means that the uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with natural uranium. > > > #### “(2) > > The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to uranium, means that the United States has no obligation to foreign governments to use the uranium for only peaceful purposes.” > . ###

(b)Clerical Amendment The table of contents for such Act, as amended by section 3112, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4220 the following new item:" “Sec. 4221. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium.” ".

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LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM

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