1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Section 232 Investigation: Uranium Imports Rachel F. Fefer Analyst in International Trade and Finance Lance N. Larson Analyst in Environmental Policy July 15, 2019 On July, 12, 2019, President Trump declined to impose quot
2、as or other trade measures on imports of uranium materials under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862). The President did not concur with the U.S. Department of Commerces (Commerces) findings that “uranium imports threaten to impair the national security of the United State
3、s as defined under section 232.” As part of his decision, the President established a Nuclear Fuel Working Group to “examine the current state of domestic nuclear fuel production to reinvigorate the entire nuclear fuel supply chain,” and report to the President within 90 days. The Commerce report ha
4、s not been published. Uranium Section 232 Investigation On January 16, 2018, two U.S. domestic uranium mining and milling companies petitioned Commerce to investigate whether uranium imports from foreign state-owned enterprises pose a threat to national security. Section 232 provides the President w
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