,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cigh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ca1 #bjbb,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,energy to carry out a program to operate a uranium reserve consisting of uranium produced and converted in the ,united ,states and a program to ensure the availability of uranium produced1 converted1 and enriched in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,opportunity to ,restore ,uranium ,supply ,services ,in ,america ,act of #bjbb or the ,,no ,,russia ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,energy4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary for ,nuclear ,energy4 7#c7 ,uranium ,reserve ,the term ,uranium ,reserve means the national strategic uranium reserve operated pursuant to the program described in section #c7;a74 #c4 ,national ,strategic ,uranium ,reserve 7a7 ,program ,on enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall immediately begin executing1 with the amounts reallocated under subsection 7f77#a71 a program to operate a national strategic uranium reserve to ensure the availability of uranium produced and converted in the ,united ,states in accordance with this section4 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the ,uranium ,reserve are-- 7#a7 to ensure the availability of domestically produced and converted uranium in the event of a supply disruption2 7#b7 to address domestic nuclear fuel supply chain gaps and deficiencies in uranium production and conversion2 and 7#c7 to support strategic nuclear fuel supply chain capabilities in the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,activities ,in operating the ,uranium ,reserve1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 operate the ,uranium ,reserve in a manner consistent with the recommendations in the document entitled ,restoring ,america's ,competitive ,nuclear ,energy ,advantage3 ,a ,strategy to ,assure ,u4,s4 ,national ,security1 released by the ,united ,states ,nuclear ,fuel ,working ,group in #bjbj2 7#b7 acquire uranium produced and converted in the ,united ,states that is sufficient to sustain the continued operation of nuclear reactors in the ,united ,states in the event of a supply disruption2 7#c7 make uranium available as needed1 in a manner consistent with the cost recovery requirements described in subsection 7d72 and 7#d7 replenish1 in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section1 uranium made available by the ,department4 7d7 ,cost recovery 7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying out activities under this section1 the ,secretary shall ensure that any uranium acquired1 provided1 or made available through the ,uranium ,reserve is subject to cost recovery based on the fair market value of the subject uranium4 7#b7 ,availability of certain funds ,notwithstanding section #ccjb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 revenues received from the sale or transfer of uranium and other activities related to making uranium available pursuant to this section-- 7,a7 shall be available to the ,department for carrying out the purposes of this section1 to reduce the need for further appropriations for those purposes2 and 7,b7 shall remain available until expended4 7e7 ,exclusion ,the ,secretary shall exclude from the ,uranium ,reserve uranium from an entity that-- 7#a7 is owned or controlled by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation or the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7#b7 is organized under the laws of1 or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of1 the ,russian ,federation or the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7f7 ,funding 7#a7 ,reallocation 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the amounts described in subparagraph 7,b7 shall be reallocated to the ,office of ,nuclear ,energy of the ,department for the purpose of executing the program described in subsection 7a7 by-- 7i7 continuing the activities initiated by the ,department1 including the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration1 using amounts made available for the ,uranium ,reserve ,program pursuant to the proviso referred to in that subparagraph2 7ii7 carrying out other activities consistent with the purposes for which the amounts described in clause 7i7 were originally made available2 and 7iii7 carrying out activities in accordance with this section4 7,b7 ,amounts described ,the amounts referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 are the amounts that remain available as of the date of enactment of this ,act from the #ge1jjj1jjj made available for the ,uranium ,reserve ,program pursuant to the first proviso under the heading weapons activities under the heading ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration under the heading atomic energy defense activities in title ,,iii of division ,d of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj2 #acd ,stat4 #acfi74 7,c7 ,clarification ,subparagraph 7,a7 does not affect any amounts made available to the ,department1 including the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration1 that are not described in the proviso referred to in subparagraph 7,b7 as available for the ,uranium ,reserve ,program4 7#b7 ,authorization of ,appropriations ,in addition to amounts otherwise made available1 there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this section #aej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjcb4 #d4 ,domestic uranium availability 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a program 7referred to in this section as the program7 to ensure the availability of uranium produced1 converted1 and enriched in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the program shall be-- 7#a7 to eliminate reliance on ,russian uranium2 7#b7 to address domestic nuclear fuel supply chain gaps and deficiencies2 and 7#c7 to ensure the availability of domestically produced1 converted1 and enriched uranium to support the continued operation of nuclear reactors in the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,considerations ,in carrying out the program1 the ,secretary shall consider1 and1 as appropriate1 execute options-- 7#a7 to establish1 through a competitive process1 new and1 as appropriate1 diverse domestic uranium mining1 conversion1 and enrichment capacity that is needed to replace uranium imported from ,russia2 7#b7 to activate and expand the ,american ,assured ,fuel ,supply to meet domestic and international nuclear fuel supply needs2 7#c7 to restock the ,american ,assured ,fuel ,supply1 including by utilizing1 or merging with1 the ,uranium ,reserve2 7#d7 that do not disrupt or replace market mechanisms2 and 7#e7 that ensure the use of domestic uranium utilized as a result of the program does not negatively impact the economic operation of nuclear reactors in the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,exclusion ,the ,secretary shall exclude from the program uranium from an entity that-- 7#a7 is owned or controlled by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation or the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7#b7 is organized under the laws of1 or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of1 the ,russian ,federation or the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7e7 ,authorization of appropriations ,in addition to amounts otherwise made available1 there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjcb4