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[CITE: 42USC2297g]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
            Division B--United States Enrichment Corporation
 
           SUBCHAPTER VII--DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING
 
Sec. 2297g. Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
        Decommissioning Fund
        

(a) Establishment

    There is established in the Treasury of the United States an account 
to be known as the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Fund (referred to in this subchapter as the ``Fund''). 
The Fund, and any amounts deposited in it, including any interest earned 
thereon, shall be available to the Secretary subject to appropriations 
for the exclusive purpose of carrying out this subchapter.

(b) Administration

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary of the Treasury shall hold the Fund and, after 
    consultation with the Secretary, annually report to the Congress on 
    the financial condition and operations of the Fund during the 
    preceding fiscal year.

                           (2) Investments

        The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest amounts contained 
    within the Fund in obligations of the United States--
            (A) having maturities determined by the Secretary of the 
        Treasury to be appropriate for what the Department determines to 
        be the needs of the Fund; and
            (B) bearing interest at rates determined to be appropriate 
        by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the 
        current average market yield on outstanding marketable 
        obligations of the United States with remaining periods to 
        maturity comparable to these obligations.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, Sec. 1801, as added Pub. L. 102-486, 
title XI, Sec. 1101, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2953.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2296a-2 of this title.
