"How Is Helium Produced?"

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of the separated helium by
the government, and for its long-term storage. With over 960 million cubic
meters (34.6 billion cubic feet) of helium in government storage and a large
private helium recovery industry, questions arise as to the need for either the
federal helium extraction program or the federally maintained helium stockpile.

In a move which would take the federal government out of the helium business,
Congress passed the Helium Privatization Act (H.R. 873) as part of the Seven-
Year Balanced Budget Reconciliation Act of 1995 (H.R. 2491). Although the
measure died when the President vetoed the Budget Act on December 6, 1995, the
Administration has made a goal the privatization of the federal helium program.
On April 30, 1996, the House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 3008, the
Helium Privatization Act as agreed to in the House-Senate conference on the
Budget Act. Subsequently, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
amended the bill to provide for the ...

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