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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 9019
To amend the Helium Act to ensure continued access to helium for holders
of Federal research grants, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Helium Act to ensure continued access to
helium for holders of Federal research grants, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Helium for
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Science Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. SALE OF CRUDE HELIUM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Helium Act (50
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U.S.C. 167d) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (d)—
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(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(e)’’
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and inserting ‘‘(f)’’;
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(e)’’
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and inserting ‘‘(f)’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PURCHASER.—The
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Secretary may not sell the Federal Helium Reserve
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unless the purchaser agrees to be subject to the
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same requirements as the Secretary under sub-
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section (e), except that such requirements shall not
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terminate until the end of the 8 year period de-
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scribed in subsection (e)(1).’’;
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(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
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subsections (f) and (g) respectively; and
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(3) by inserting the following after subsection
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(d):
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‘‘(e) PHASE E: CONTINUED ACCESS FOR RESEARCH-
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ERS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
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graph (3), during the 8 year period beginning on the
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earlier of September 30, 2022 or the date on which
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the Secretary ends sales of helium under subsection
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(c), the Secretary shall offer crude helium for sale
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to holders of a Federal research grant in quantities
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not to exceed 30 million cubic feet of crude helium
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annually, at such times and under such terms and
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conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate.
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‘‘(2) PRICE.—
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‘‘(A) FIRST YEAR.—During the one year
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period beginning on the date of the first sale of
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helium under paragraph (1), the price of helium
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sold under such paragraph shall be 5 percent
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higher than the price of the most recent sale of
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helium under subsection (c).
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‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—The Secretary
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shall increase the price of helium offered under
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this paragraph by 5 percent in each subsequent
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year in which sales occur under this subsection.
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‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this
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subsection shall not apply to the Secretary beginning
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on the date that a purchaser of the Federal Helium
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Reserve that has agreed to be subject to the require-
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ments of this subsection assumes control of such
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Federal Helium Reserve.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(c) of the
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Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 167a(c)) is amended by striking
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‘‘6(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘6(f)’’.
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