106 STAT. 2936 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 Report for fiscal year 1991, modified to reflect continued depreciation and other usual changes that occur up to the transfer date. The Secretary of the Treasury shall hold such stock for the United States, except that all rights and duties pertaining to management of the Corporation shall remain vested in the Board. " (2) RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERS OF STOCK BY UNITED STATES.—The capital stock of the Corporation shall not be sold, transferred, or conveyed by the United States, except to carry out the privatization of the Corporation under section 1502. "(3) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall annually assess the value of the stock held by the Secretary under paragraph (1) and submit to the Congress a report setting forth such value. The annual assessment of the Secretary shall be subject to review by an independent auditor. "(b) PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.—The Corporation shall pay into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of the United States or such other fund as is provided by law, dividends on the capital stock, out of earnings of the Corporation, as a return on the investment represented by such stock. Until privatization occurs under section 1502, the Corporation shall pay as dividends to the Treasury of the United States all net revenues remaining at the end of each fiscal year not required for operating expenses or for deposit into the Working Capital Account established in section 1316. "(c) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. — Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, the Corporation shall receive no appropriations, loans, or other financial assistance from the Federal (jovernment. "(d) SOLE RECOVERY OF UNRECOVERED COSTS. —Receipt by the United States of the proceeds from the sale of stock issued by the Corporation under subsection (a)(1), and the dividends paid under subsection (b), shall constitute the sole recovery by the United States of previously unrecovered costs (including depreciation and imputed interest on original plant investments in the Department's gaseous diffusion plants) that have been incurred by the United States for uranium enrichment activities prior to the transition date. 42 USC 2297C-4. "SEC. 1406. PATENTS AND INVENTIONS. "The Corporation may at any time apply to the Department for a patent license for the use of an invention or discovery useful in the production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy covered by a patent when the patent has not been declared to be affected with the public interest under section 153 a. and when use of the patent is within the Corporation's authority. An application shall constitute an application under section 153 c. subject to section 153 c, d., e., f., g., and h. 42 USC 2297C-5. "SEC. 1406. LIABILITIES. " (a) LIABILITIES BASED ON OPERATIONS BEFORE TRANSITION.— Except as otherwise provided in this title, all liabilities attributable to operation of the uranium enrichment enterprise before the transition date shall remain direct liabilities of the Department. "(b) JUDGMENTS BASED ON OPERATIONS BEFORE TRANSITION.— Any judgment entered against the Corporation imposing liability arising out of the operation of the uranium enrichment enterprise
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