,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 
,latta 7for himself and ,ms4 ,cheney7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish 
a strategic uranium reserve4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,nuclear ,prosperity and ,security ,act4
  #b4 ,strategic uranium reserve  7a7   
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #fj days after the date of   
enactment of this section and subject to
 the availability of appropriations1 the
 ,secretary of ,energy shall establish  
and operate a uranium reserve 7in this  
section referred to as the ,reserve7 in 
accordance with this section4  7#b7     
,other authority ,in establishing and   
operating the ,reserve1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall use the authority      
granted to the ,secretary of ,energy    
under sections #ec1 #fc1 and #afa g4 of 
the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db  

,u4,s4,c4 #bjgc1 #bjic1 and #bbja7;g774 
7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the      
,reserve are-- 7#a7 to ensure the       
availability of uranium mined in the    
,united ,states in the event of a market
 disruption2 and  7#b7 to support       
strategic fuel cycle capabilities in the
 ,united ,states4  7c7 ,exclusion ,the  
,secretary shall exclude uranium that is
 mined in the ,united ,states by an     
entity that is owned or controlled by   
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation or the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china or is incorporated in the     
,russian ,federation or the ,people's   
,republic of ,china from the reserve4   
7d7 ,request for information ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary of ,energy shall publish a   
request for information that shall be   
used by the ,secretary of ,energy to    
evaluate-- 7#a7 how to operate and      
manage the ,reserve2  7#b7 how to       
acquire uranium for the ,reserve1       

including the method of transportation  
and storage2 and  7#c7 the quantity and 
form of uranium to acquire for the      
,reserve4  7e7 ,budget request ,for each
 fiscal year beginning after the date of
 enactment of this section1 the         
,secretary of ,energy shall include in  
the budget materials submitted in       
support of the budget of the ,president 
7submitted to ,congress pursuant to     
section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code7-- 7#a7 a request for     
amounts for the acquisition1            
transportation1 or storage of uranium in
 the ,reserve2 or  7#b7 if such request 
is not included1 an explanation for why 
such amounts are not requested4