106 STAT. 2950 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 (3) an estimation of the potential need of the United States for inventories of highly enriched uranium; (4) an analysis and summary of technological requirements and costs associated with converting highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium, including the construction of facilities if necessary; (5) an estimation of potential net proceedsfiromthe conversion and sale of highly enriched uranium; (6) recommendations for implementing a plan to convert highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uraniimi; and (7) recommendations for the future use and disposition of such inventories. 42 USC 2296b-6. SEC. 1017. REGULATORY TREATMENT OF URANIUM PURCHASES. (a) ENCOURAGEMENT.— The Secretary shall encourage States and utility regulatory authorities to take into consideration the achievement of the objectives and purposes of this subtitle, including the national need to avoid dependence on imports, when considering whether to allow the owner or operator of any electric power plant to recover in its rates and charges to customers any cost of purchase of domestic uraniimi, enriched uranium, or enrichment services from a non-affiliated seller greater than the cost of non-domestic uranium, enriched uraniiun or enrichment services. (b) REPORT. — Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually uiereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on the progress of the Secretary in encoiiraging actions by State regulatory authorities pursuant to subsection (a). Such report shall include detailed information on programs initiated by the Secretary to encourage appropriate State regulatory action and recommendations, if any, on furtner action that could be ts^en by the Secretary, other Federal agencies, or the Congress in order to further the purposes of this subtitle. (c) SAVINGS PROVISION.— This section may not be construed to authorize the Secretary to take any action in violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or the United States- Canada Free Trade Agreement. 42 USC 2296b-7. SEC. 1018. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this subtitle: (1) The term "Corporation" means the United States Enrichment Corporation established under section 1301 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by this Act. (2) The term "country of origin" means— (A) with respect to uranium, that country where the uranium was mined; (B) with respect to enriched uranium, that country where the uranium was mined and enriched; or (C) with respect to enrichment services, that country where the enrichment services were performed. (3) The term "domestic origin" refers to any uranium that has been mined in the United States including uranium recovered from uranium deposits in the United States by undergroimd mining, open-pit mining, strip mining, in situ recovery, leaching, and ion recovery, or recovered from phosphoric acid manufactured in the United States. (4) The term "domestic uranium producer" means a person or entity who produces domestic uranium and who has, to the extent required by State and Federal agencies having juris-
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