S.Amdt. 2198

SA 2198. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for
herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title III of division D, add
the following:

SEC. 40324. NATIONAL STRATEGIC URANIUM RESERVE.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Uranium reserve.--The term ``Uranium Reserve'' means
the uranium reserve operated pursuant to the program
established under subsection (b).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and
Energy.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
program to operate a uranium reserve comprised of uranium
recovered in the United States in accordance with this
section.
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of the Uranium Reserve are--
(1) to address domestic nuclear supply chain issues;
(2) to provide assurance of the availability of uranium
recovered in the United States in the event of a supply
disruption; and
(3) to support strategic nuclear fuel cycle capabilities in
the United States.
(d) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the
Uranium Reserve uranium that is recovered in the United
States 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) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise made
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this section, out of any amounts in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2031.
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