50 U.S.C. § 167m : US Code - Section 167M: Report on helium

Search 50 U.S.C. § 167m : US Code - Section 167M: Report on helium

(a) NAS study and report
Not later than three years before the date on which the Secretary
commences offering for sale crude helium under section 167f of this
title, the Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with
the National Academy of Sciences to study and report on whether
such disposal of helium reserves will have a substantial adverse
effect on United States scientific, technical, biomedical, or
national security interests.
(b) Transmission to Congress
Not later than 18 months before the date on which the Secretary
commences offering for sale crude helium under section 167f of this
title, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress -
(1) the report of the National Academy under subsection (a) of
this section;
(2) the findings of the Secretary, after consideration of the
conclusions of the National Academy under subsection (a) of this
section and after consultation with the United States helium
industry and with heads of affected Federal agencies, as to
whether the disposal of the helium reserve under section 167f of
this title will have a substantial adverse effect on the United
States helium industry, United States,(!1) helium market or
United States,(!1) scientific, technological, biomedical, or
national security interests; and
(3) if the Secretary determines that selling the crude helium
reserves under the formula established in section 167f of this
title will have a substantial adverse effect on the United States
helium industry, the United States helium market or United States
scientific, technological, biomedical, or national security
interest, the Secretary shall make recommendations, including
recommendations for proposed legislation, as may be necessary to
avoid such adverse effects.