H.R. 2187 (103rd): Helium Act Amendments of 1993

Introduced:
May 19, 1993 (103rd Congress, 1993–1994)
Sponsor:
Rep. William Sarpalius [D-TX13]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on May 19, 1993, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced May 19, 1993
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
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Full Title

To amend the Helium Act to cancel the accrued and unpaid interest on all notes issued for the purchase of helium and the net capital and retained earnings debt and interest related to the helium production fund, and for other purposes.

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Last updated May 19, 1993.
4 pages

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5/19/1993--Introduced.
Helium Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Helium Act to: (1) delete a provision limiting the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to contract for the acquisition and storage of helium and helium-bearing natural gas; (2) delete a provision guaranteeing that the Secretary receive the lowest purchase price for helium from private plants; (3) replace the Atomic Energy Commission with the Department of Energy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as purchasers from the Secretary of the major Federal requirements of helium; (4) delete provisions concerning helium sale interest rate determinations and prices of helium sold for medical purposes; and (5) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to cancel certain accrued and unpaid interest, and certain principal, of the helium production fund incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

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