---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 167p"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "167p"
heading: "Helium-3 separation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/167p"
units:
  - "Chapter 10 — Helium Gas"
---

# §167p. Helium-3 separation

- (a) **Interagency cooperation—** The [Secretary](/usc/50/167.md?p=12) shall cooperate with the [Secretary](/usc/50/167.md?p=12) 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—
  - (1) gas analysis; and
  - (2) infrastructure studies.
- (b) **Feasibility study—** The [Secretary](/usc/50/167.md?p=12), in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/50/167.md?p=12) of Energy, or a designee, may carry out a study to assess the feasibility of—
  - (1) establishing a facility to separate the isotope helium-3 from crude helium; and
  - (2) exploring other potential sources of the isotope helium-3.
- (c) **Report—** Not later than 1 year after October 2, 2013, the [Secretary](/usc/50/167.md?p=12) 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.
- (d) **Authorization of appropriations—** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.

## Source credit

(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 18, as added Pub. L. 113–40, § 6(3), Oct. 2, 2013, 127 Stat. 543.)