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ALL TEI INEORHATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIIEC b6 DATE 06-13-2018 3Y NSICG b7C JOHN BARRASSOM.D ENEOQYANONATORR.RSOVRCES ENVIRONMENT ANO PURNC WORKS Lnited Stats Senate FORRRNRRATIONS May 13, 2015 NOANAKNS The Honorable Jacob Lew Secretary ot the Treasury Depariment of the Treasory 1500 Pennsyivanis Axenue, NW Washangion. 13.C. 20320 Dexr Secretary Lew? I an conacting you regardine mny continued concerns regarding national securky implicxtions of Russian government ownerstip of American wraniun reservex. Saveral yearn ago,there were serkxus qucstions rised regarding the national security impicasrons of a case penxiing befire the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (Crhts).Case No. 30-40,tat woukd sell Amcrican uraniun reserres to a Russian government owned company Atomredmxtzokoto (ARMZ). I wrote President Obama in December 2010 to express my sirong concerns snd make sure the Administration did not take staps to wndermine our national security. A copy of the letter is attached. My primary concen was that the deal would ensbke the Russian xovermnent so conrol a sizsbie portion ot Amcrica's uraniun production capaeity. I was also concened that txs sale would giye. this Russian company a sienificant ssake an wraaiunr mines in Kazakhstxn. I pointed out that Russia, xs we coninue to witness, has a disturhing rocord of supporting nuclear programs in. cownrrs thxt are openly bostile to the United Statxs-such ss the Islamic Republic of Iran. I told the President America's national and energy security had to be the top priority in this deal.. Sateguards nexded to inplemented to prevent Russia frorn shipping U.s. uranium overseas. I asked for immediate notirication if the Russian company filed for licenses to expont U.s. uraniam. ARMz now owns a 100 percent stake in Uraniwn One. The transaction to allow te Russian majority takeover of Uraniun Ooe wns xogroved by Crlus.which yowr aecncy chairs, Nationa securiy imgxlications of tbis deal continue to be of eoncem, especially with the recen revelations Fork Tomes story) To provide the maxinum amount of transpareney to the public and Congress regarding the Crllis approved sale, I ask you to please provide copies of any lenters,anaysis, or ernails by representatives of any fedcral agency participating in the Crrrs review thxt exprussed any concems regarding the national security inplicatons of this transaction berween ARmZ and Uranium One. In addition, I am requesting any offcial correspondence, inchuding the legally required threst anaiysis carried out by the Director of Natnal Intelligence (DrD).sent to the Crns pane perining to tis proposed tasaction. wrA 9 W .w 8 w. . .W 72 .