Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§19083 Helium Conservation

Title 42 › CHAPTER 163 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE › Part F — Research Infrastructure › § 19083

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director must fund proposals through the Major Research Instrumentation program that buy, install, run, and keep up equipment that cuts helium use. The Director may waive cost-sharing for schools that do not grant Ph.D. degrees and for Ph.D.-granting schools that are not among the top 100 recipients of federal research and development funding, as shown by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Within 1 year after August 9, 2022, and each of the next two years, the Director must send Congress a report on Foundation funding used to buy and conserve helium. The report must list the amount and price of helium bought, changes in price and availability, and any supply disruptions that affected many institutions.

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Title 42, §19083

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(a)Major research instrumentation support

(1)In general

The Director shall support, through the Major Research Instrumentation program, proposal requests that include the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to reduce consumption of helium.

(2)Cost sharing

The Director may waive the cost-sharing requirement for helium conservation measures for non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education that are not ranked among the top 100 institutions receiving Federal research and development funding, as documented by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.

(b)Annual report

No later than 1 year after August 9, 2022, and annually for the subsequent two years, the Director shall submit an annual report to Congress on the use of funding awarded by the Foundation for the purchase and conservation of helium. The report should include—

(1)the volume and price of helium purchased;

(2)changes in pricing and availability of helium; and

(3)any supply disruptions impacting a substantial number of institutions.

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42 U.S.C. § 19083

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110