Helium Act of 1925, 50 USC § 161, is a United States statute drafted for the purpose of conservation, exploration, and procurement of

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gas. The

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authorized the condemnation, lease, or purchase of

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bearing the potential of producing helium gas. It banned the export of helium, for which the US was the only important source, thus forcing foreign airships to use hydrogen lift gas. The Act empowered the

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and

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with the jurisdiction for the experimentation,

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, repurification, and research of the

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gas. The Title 50

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provided the authority for the creation of the

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Privatization of Helium Act

The

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introduced four introductory bills in pursuit of

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the federal helium production and refining efforts of the

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. On October 9, 1996, the

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abolished the U.S. Federal Helium Refining Program through the passage of the

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Amendments to 1925 Act

U.S. Congressional amendments to the Helium Act of 1925.

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Privatization of Helium Act

Amendments to 1925 Act

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Historical Bibliography

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