American Isotope Security Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3137 To require the Secretary of Energy to submit a report on radioactive isotope dependency and how advanced nuclear reactors can reduce such dependency. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 9, 2023 Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. POSEY, and Ms. TENNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to submit a report on radioactive isotope dependency and how advanced nuclear reactors can reduce such dependency. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Isotope Se- 4 curity Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPORT ON RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 8 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 9 of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:20 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3137.IH H3137 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3137 IH Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep- 1 resentatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- 2 sources of the Senate, and the Committee on Environment 3 and Public Works of the Senate a report on radioactive 4 isotopes that includes— 5 (1) a list of each radioactive isotope that can 6 only be produced by a foreign government or foreign 7 non-government person determined to be a foreign 8 adversary under section 7.4 of title 15, Code of Fed- 9 eral Regulations, or any successor regulation; 10 (2) a description of each radioactive isotope list- 11 ed under paragraph (1), including how such radio- 12 active isotope is produced and the potential uses of 13 such radioactive isotope; 14 (3) an examination of how reliance on any ra- 15 dioactive isotope listed under paragraph (1) may im- 16 pact the national security of the United States; and 17 (4) policy recommendations for bolstering pro- 18 duction of radioactive isotopes in the United States, 19 including recommendations relating to the advance- 20 ment of advanced nuclear reactors and other tech- 21 nologies, including spent nuclear fuel recycling tech- 22 nologies, that may increase the potential to produce 23 radioactive isotopes. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:20 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3137.IH H3137 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3137 IH (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘radio- 1 active isotope’’ means any— 2 (1) critical radioactive and stable isotope (as 3 defined in section 311(a) of the Department of En- 4 ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 5 18649(a)); or 6 (2) medical isotope (as defined in section 134 of 7 the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d)). 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:20 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3137.IH H3137 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS