,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjba,mr4
 ,neguse introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,helium
 ,act to ensure cont9u$ access to helium
 = hold]s ( ,f$]al rese>* grants1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,helium =      
,sci5ce ,act4  #b4 ,sale ( crude helium 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #f ( ! ,helium    
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afg;d7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#c71 by /rik+ 7e7 & ins]t+ 7f72  7,b7 9
 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ 7e7 & ins]t+   
7f72 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#e7 ,responsibilities ( pur*as] ,!     
,secret>y may n sell ! ,f$]al ,helium   
,res]ve unless ! pur*as] agrees to be   
subject to ! same requirem5ts z !       
,secret>y "u subsection 7e71 except t   
su* requirem5ts %all n t]m9ate until !  
end ( ! #h-ye> p]iod describ$ 9         
subsection 7e77#a74  2  7#b7 by         

r$esignat+ subsections 7e7 & 7f7 z      
subsections 7f7 & 7g71 respectively2 &  
7#c7 by ins]t+ ! foll[+ aft] subsection 
7d73  7e7 ,phase ,e3 ,cont9u$ access =  
rese>*]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z       
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 dur+ ! #h-ye>  
p]iod beg9n+ on ! e>li] ( ,septemb] #cj1
 #bjbb1 or ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y    
ends sales ( helium "u subsection 7c71 !
 ,secret>y %all (f] crude helium = sale 
to hold]s ( a ,f$]al rese>* grant 9     
quantities n to exce$ #cj million cubic 
feet ( crude helium annually1 at su*    
times & "u su* t]ms & conditions z !    
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7#b7   
,price  7,a7 ,fir/ ye> ,dur+ ! #a-ye>   
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! fir/ sale (  
helium "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! price (      
helium sold "u su* p>agraph %all be #e  
p]c5t high] ?an ! price ( ! mo/ rec5t   
sale ( helium "u subsection 7c74  7,b7  
,subsequ5t ye>s ,! ,secret>y %all       
increase ! price ( helium (f]$ "u ?is   
p>agraph by #e p]c5t 9 ea* subsequ5t ye>
 9 :i* sales occur "u ?is subsection4   

7#c7 ,t]m9ation ,! requirem5ts ( ?is    
subsection %all n apply to ! ,secret>y  
beg9n+ on ! date t a pur*as] ( ! ,f$]al 
,helium ,res]ve t has agre$ to be       
subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is          
subsection assumes control ( su* ,f$]al 
,helium ,res]ve4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t
 ,section #c7;c7 ( ! ,helium ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #afg;a7c77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
#f7;e7 & ins]t+ #f7;f74