,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gada  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjbj,ms4  
,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico 7for     
herself and ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
extend limitations on the importation of
 uranium from the ,russian ,federation1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,defending ,against ,rosatom ,exports   
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,russia has repeatedly 
used its energy resources as a tool to  
advance its policy goals and as a weapon
 to manipulate the decisions of other   
countries4  7#b7 ,such efforts include  

the nuclear energy sector1 in which the 
,rosatom ,state ,nuclear ,energy        
,corporation 7,,rosatom7 uses subsidies 
and other state support to advance the  
political goals of ,russia's leadership4
  7#c7 ,russia has long sought to expand
 its role and influence in the nuclear  
energy sector of the ,united ,states and
 of ,united ,states allies and partners4
  7#d7 ,since ,october #aiib1 the       
,department of ,commerce has suspended  
an antidumping duty investigation       
involving uranium from ,russia on the   
basis of an agreement by ,russia to     
restrict the volume of exports of       
uranium to the ,united ,states in order 
to prevent the suppression or           
undercutting of price levels of ,united 
,states uranium4  7#e7 ,that agreement  
to suspend such antidumping duty        
investigation is set to expire at the   
end of #bjbj4  7#f7 ,section #caab;,a of
 the ,,usec ,privatization ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #biig;h-#aj;a71 commonly known
 as the ,domenici ,amendment1 provides  

limits on the importation into the      
,united ,states of low-enriched uranium 
produced in ,russia through #bjbj4  7#g7
 ,while ,russia has mounted a           
disinformation campaign regarding the   
suitability of using nuclear fuel       
produced by ,united ,states companies in
 ,russian-built nuclear reactors1       
,,rosatom is seeking to produce nuclear 
fuel for use in ,united ,states         
reactors4  #c4 ,statement of policy ,it 
is the policy of the ,united ,states    
to-- 7#a7 ensure that the ,united       
,states is not dependent on ,russian    
energy sources1 including low-enriched  
uranium and the inputs for nuclear fuel2
  7#b7 assist ,united ,states allies and
 partner countries to reduce their      
dependency on ,russian energy sources1  
including nuclear power and the inputs  
for nuclear fuel2 and  7#c7 use all     
necessary tools1 including the          
,department of ,commerce's entity list1 
to ensure that technology transferred to
 entities in ,russia's civil nuclear    

sector do not-- 7,a7 in any way         
contribute to ,russia's nuclear weapons 
program2 or  7,b7 enable ,russia to     
expand its export of nuclear power to   
the ,united ,states or ,united ,states  
allies and partners4  #d4 ,extension of 
limitations on importation of uranium   
from the ,russian ,federation  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #caab;,a7c7 of the     
,,usec ,privatization ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #bbig;h-#aj;a7c77 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in       
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7vi71 
by striking 2 and and inserting a       
semicolon2  7ii7 in clause 7vii71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7iii7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7viii7
 in calendar year #bjba1 #cfb1jde       
kilograms2  7ix7 in calendar year #bjbb1
 #cef1dii kilograms2  7x7 in calendar   
year #bjbc1 #cea1bdb kilograms2  7xi7 in
 calendar year #bjbd1 #cdf1igd          
kilograms2  7xii7 in calendar year      
#bjbe1 #cdb1dhi kilograms2  7xiii7 in   

calendar year #bjbf1 #ccg1igi kilograms2
  7xiv7 in calendar year #bjbg1 #ccd1bff
 kilograms2  7xv7 in calendar year      
#bjbh1 #ccd1bff kilograms2  7xvi7 in    
calendar year #bjbi1 #ccj1aij kilograms2
  7xvii7 in calendar year #bjcj1        
#cbb1dej kilograms2  7xviii7 in calendar
 year #bjca1 #cai1bfg kilograms2  7xix7 
in calendar year #bjcb1 #cab1hec        
kilograms2  7xx7 in calendar year #bjcc1
 #cjh1bga kilograms2  7xxi7 in calendar 
year #bjcd1 #bhi1cij kilograms2 and     
7xxii7 in calendar year #bjce1 #bhe1iah 
kilograms4  2  7,b7 by redesignating    
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
and  7,c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  
,separative work units requirement ,not 
more than #be percent of the quantity of
 low-enriched uranium produced in the   
,russian ,federation and imported under 
subparagraph 7,a7 in any year may be    
imported under contracts other than     
contracts exclusively for separative    
work units4  2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 

by striking ,united ,states-- and all   
that follows and inserting the          
following3 ,united ,states for          
processing and to be certified for      
reexportation and not for consumption in
 the ,united ,states42  7#c7 in         
paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,a7-- 7i7 by striking reference data   
and all that follows through #bjai and  
inserting the following3 ,lower         
,scenario data in the #bjai report of   
the ,world ,nuclear ,association        
entitled ,the ,nuclear ,fuel ,report3   
,global ,scenarios for ,demand and      
,supply ,availability #bjai-bjdj4 ,in   
each of calendar years #bjbb1 #bjbe1    
#bjbh1 #bjca1 and #bjcd2 and  7ii7 by   
striking report or a subsequent report  
and inserting report2  7,b7 by          
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and    
7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71    
respectively2  7,c7 by inserting after  
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  
,report required ,not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 

the ,defending ,against ,rosatom        
,exports ,act1 and every #c years       
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,commerce 
shall submit to ,congress a report that 
includes-- 7i7 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 ,states2 and    
7ii7 an identification of the steps to  
be taken to adjust the import           
limitations described in paragraph      
7#b77;,a7 based on the most accurate    
scenario data4  2 and  7,d7 in          
subparagraph 7,d71 as redesignated by   
subparagraph 7,b7 of this paragraph1 by 
striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting
 subparagraph 7,c72  7#d7 in paragraph  
7#g77;,a71 by striking #j4c percent and 
inserting #j4af percent2  7#e7 in       
paragraph 7#i71 by striking #bjbj and   
inserting #bjce2 and  7#f7 by striking  
7#b77;,b7 each place it appears and     
inserting 7#b77;,c74  7b7 ,applicability

 ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 
apply with respect to uranium imported  
from the ,russian ,federation on or     
after ,january #a1 #bjba4  #e4 ,reports 
and briefings to ,congress  7a7         
,secretary of ,state ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report1 which shall be in an            
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex1 that provides an      
assessment of ,russia's attempts to use 
its civil nuclear sector as a tool of   
malign influence and includes the       
following elements3 7#a7 ,an analysis of
 the extent to which ,russian civil     
nuclear-related enterprises advance     
policy goals of ,russia instead of      
strictly commercial interests4  7#b7 ,a 
description of ,russian efforts to      
increase their role in the civil nuclear
 sector of the ,united ,states and      
,united ,states allies and partners4    

7#c7 ,a description of ,russian         
disinformation efforts against ,united  
,states and other non-,russian civil    
nuclear-related companies4  7#d7 ,an    
analysis of the national security threat
 posed by deeper ,russian involvement in
 the civil nuclear sector of the ,united
 ,states4  7#e7 ,a description of any   
links between ,russia's civil nuclear   
sector and its nuclear weapons program4 
7b7 ,secretary of ,energy ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report1 which shall be in an            
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex1 that describes any    
ongoing efforts by the ,united ,states  
,government or ,united ,states persons  
to introduce ,russian-fabricated or     
,russian-designed nuclear fuel into     
reactors located in the ,united ,states4
  7c7 ,secretary of ,commerce ,not later
 than ,july #a1 #bjbj1 or #cj days after

 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 whichever is later1 the ,secretary of  
,commerce shall provide a briefing to   
the appropriate congressional committees
 on the status of negotiations to extend
 beyond #bjbj the agreement to suspend  
the antidumping duty investigation      
limiting the importation into the       
,united ,states of low-enriched uranium 
produced in ,russia4  #f4 ,definition   
,in this ,act1 the term appropriate     
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of 
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations1 the ,committee on ,finance1 
and the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources of the ,senate4