Sec. 3143. PLAN TO FURTHER MINIMIZE THE USE OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM FOR MEDICAL ISOTOPES

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## SEC. 3143 PLAN TO FURTHER MINIMIZE THE USE OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM FOR MEDICAL ISOTOPES ###

(a)Plan The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and assess a plan, including with respect to the benefits, risks, costs, and opportunities of the plan, to— ####

(1)take additional actions to promote the wider utilization of molybdenum-99 and technetium-99m produced without the use of highly enriched uranium targets, such as, at a minimum, by— #####

(A)eliminating the availability of highly enriched uranium for molybdenum-99 by buying back United States-origin highly enriched uranium in raw or target form from global molybdenum-99 suppliers; and #####

(B)restricting or placing financial penalties on the import of molybdenum-99 produced with highly enriched uranium targets; ####

(2)work with global molybdenum suppliers and regulators to reduce the proliferation hazard from reprocessing waste from medical isotope production containing United States-origin highly enriched uranium; and ####

(3)ensure an adequate supply of molybdenum-99 and technetium-99 at all times, and both assess and mitigate any risks to such supply during a transition to production without the use of highly enriched uranium. ###

(b)Submission ####

(1)In general Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the plan and assessment under subsection (a). ####

(2)Form The report under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ####

(3)Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the congressional defense committees; #####

(B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and #####

(C)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. ## Subtitle D Other Matters