,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,neguse introduced the        
following bill2 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 grants1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing
 ,helium for ,science ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,sale of crude helium  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #f of the ,helium ,act 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afg;d7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#c71 by striking 7e7 and inserting 7f72
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking   
7e7 and inserting 7f72 and  7,c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,responsibilities of purchaser ,the     
,secretary may not sell the ,federal    
,helium ,reserve unless the purchaser   
agrees to be subject to the same        
requirements as the ,secretary under    

subsection 7e71 except that such        
requirements shall not terminate until  
the end of the #h year period described 
in subsection 7e77#a74  2  7#b7 by      
redesignating subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as
 subsections 7f7 and 7g7 respectively2  
and  7#c7 by inserting the following    
after subsection 7d73  7e7 ,phase ,e3   
,continued ,access for ,researchers     
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#c71 during the #h year      
period beginning on the earlier of      
,september #cj1 #bjbb or the date on    
which the ,secretary ends sales of      
helium under subsection 7c71 the        
,secretary shall offer crude helium for 
sale to holders of a ,federal research  
grant in quantities not to exceed #cj   
million cubic feet of crude helium      
annually1 at such times and under such  
terms and conditions as the ,secretary  
determines appropriate4  7#b7 ,price    
7,a7 ,first year ,during the one year   
period beginning on the date of the     
first sale of helium under paragraph    

7#a71 the price of helium sold under    
such paragraph shall be #e percent      
higher than the price of the most recent
 sale of helium under subsection 7c74   
7,b7 ,subsequent years ,the ,secretary  
shall increase the price of helium      
offered under this paragraph by #e      
percent in each subsequent year in which
 sales occur under this subsection4     
7#c7 ,termination ,the requirements of  
this subsection shall not apply to the  
,secretary beginning on the date that a 
purchaser of the ,federal ,helium       
,reserve that has agreed to be subject  
to the requirements of this subsection  
assumes control of such ,federal ,helium
 ,reserve4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment
 ,section #c7;c7 of the ,helium ,act    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afg;a7c77 is amended by 
striking #f7;e7 and inserting #f7;f74