Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§2296b Overfeed Program
Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XIX — REMEDIAL ACTION AND URANIUM REVITALIZATION › Part B — Uranium Revitalization › § 2296b
Summary
The Corporation must buy U.S.-origin uranium from domestic producers and overfeed extra uranium into the enrichment process to cut the power needed. It must consider depleted-tailings costs and any limits from multilateral trade agreements and the USMCA.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §2296b
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Uranium purchases
To the maximum extent permitted by sound business practice, the Corporation shall purchase uranium in accordance with subsection (b) and overfeed it into the enrichment process to reduce the amount of power required to produce the enriched uranium ordered by enrichment services customers, taking into account costs associated with depleted tailings.
(b)Use of domestic uranium
Uranium purchased by the Corporation for purposes of this section shall be of domestic origin and purchased from domestic uranium producers to the extent permitted under the multilateral trade agreements (as defined in section 3501(4) of title 19) and the USMCA (as defined in section 4502 of title 19).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2020—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “USMCA (as defined in section 4502 of title 19)” for “North American Free Trade Agreement”. 1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–36 substituted “multilateral trade agreements (as defined in section 3501(4) of title 19) and the North American Free Trade Agreement” for “General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2020 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 116–260 effective July 1, 2020, see section 602(g) of div. O of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 2578b of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Reference
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 2296b
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110