1925年氦气法案(50 USC § 161)是美国为保护、勘探和采购氦气而起草的一项法案。该法案授权征用、租赁或购买具有生产氦气潜力的土地。该法令同时禁止出口氦气,但美国在当时是几乎唯一的氦气来源,这迫使外国飞艇使用氢气而非氦气以提供升力。 该法案授权美国内政部和美国矿业局对升力气体升力气体的实验、生产、提纯和研究进行管辖。该法案的通过为建立联邦氦气储备库提供了权力。[1]
第104屆美國國會提出四項法案,旨在將美國聯邦氦氣生產和精煉工作私有化。[2][3][4][5]1996年10月9日,柯林頓政府正式通過《1996年氦氣私有化法案》,廢除美國聯邦氦氣提煉計劃。[6][7][8]
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