{"identifier":"/us/usc/t50/s167p","title":50,"num":"\u00a7\u202f167p.","heading":"Helium-3 separation","text":"\u00a7\u202f167p.\nHelium-3 separation\n(a)\nInteragency cooperation\nThe Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Energy, or a designee, on any assessment or research relating to the extraction and refining of the isotope helium-3 from crude helium and other potential sources, including\u2014\n(1) gas analysis; and\n(2) infrastructure studies.\n(b)\nFeasibility study\nThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, or a designee, may carry out a study to assess the feasibility of\u2014\n(1) establishing a facility to separate the isotope helium-3 from crude helium; and\n(2) exploring other potential sources of the isotope helium-3.\n(c)\nReport\nNot later than 1 year after\nOctober 2, 2013\n(d)\nAuthorization of appropriations\nThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t50/s167p.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f167p."},{"t":"heading","text":"Helium-3 separation"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Interagency cooperation"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Energy, or a designee, on any assessment or research relating to the extraction and refining of the isotope helium-3 from crude helium and other potential sources, including\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" gas analysis; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" infrastructure studies.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Feasibility study"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, or a designee, may carry out a study to assess the feasibility of\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" establishing a facility to separate the isotope helium-3 from crude helium; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" exploring other potential sources of the isotope helium-3.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Report"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Not later than 1 year after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 2, 2013","tail":", the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that contains a description of the results of the assessments conducted under this section."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s167p/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authorization of appropriations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}