S.Amdt. 1986

SA 1986. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert
the following:

SEC. 25__. HA-LEU BANK.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) HA-LEU.--The term ``HA-LEU'' means high-assay, low-
enriched uranium.
(2) HA-LEU Bank.--The term ``HA-LEU Bank'' means the HA-LEU
Bank operated pursuant to the program established under
subsection (b).
(3) High-assay, low-enriched uranium.--The term ``high-
assay, low-enriched uranium'' means uranium having an assay
greater than 5.0 weight percent and less than 20.0 weight
percent of the uranium-235 isotope.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and
Energy.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
program to operate a HA-LEU Bank in accordance with this
section.
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of the HA-LEU Bank are--
(1) to provide for the availability of domestically
produced HA-LEU;
(2) to address domestic nuclear supply chain issues; and
(3) to support strategic nuclear fuel cycle capabilities in
the United States.
(d) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the HA-LEU
Bank uranium that is enriched by an entity that--
(1) is owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian
Federation or the Government of the People's Republic of
China; or
(2) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to
the jurisdiction of, the Russian Federation or the People's
Republic of China.
(e) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, of the amounts authorized in section 2117(a),
$150,000,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2026 to carry out this section.
(f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2001(a)(2)(D) of the
Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(D)) is amended--
(1) in clause (v)(III), by adding ``or'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) by striking clause (vi); and
(3) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi).
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