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50 U.S.C. § 158 to 159 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§§ 158 to 159. Transferred
heading: Codification
text: Section 158, act Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 433, § 1(b), (c), as added July 13, 1949, ch. 332, § 1, 63 Stat. 410, related to professional and scientific service on the Committee and was transferred to section 1161 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Section 158a, act Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 433, § 2, 61 Stat. 715, related to classification of positions and appointments and was transferred to section 1162 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378, and reenacted as section 3104(b) of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section 159, acts Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 433, § 3, 61 Stat. 715; July 13, 1949, ch. 332, § 2, 63 Stat. 411, related to reports to Congress and confidential information and was transferred to section 1163 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378, and reenacted as section 3104(c) of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
50 U.S.C. § 160 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 160. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, which was from acts Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 506, title I, § 101, 63 Stat. 646; Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. VIII, title I, § 101, 64 Stat. 711, and prior appropriation acts, related to employment of aliens, and was not repeated in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952, act Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 376, 65 Stat. 268.
50 U.S.C. § 160a to 160f (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§§ 160a to 160f. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–707, § 21(b)(5), July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 337
text: Section 160a, act Apr. 11, 1950, ch. 86, § 1, 64 Stat. 43, related to employees pursuing graduate study or research.
text: Section 160b, act Apr. 11, 1950, ch. 86, § 2, 64 Stat. 43, related to acceptable types of graduate study and research.
text: Section 160c, act Apr. 11, 1950, ch. 86, § 3, 64 Stat. 43, related to duration of leaves of absence available.
text: Section 160d, act Apr. 11, 1950, ch. 86, § 4, 64 Stat. 43, related to payment of tuition and expenses.
text: Section 160e, act Apr. 11, 1950, ch. 86, § 5, 64 Stat. 43, related to continuation of salary and leave benefits.
text: Section 160f, acts Apr. 11, 1950, ch. 86, § 6, 64 Stat. 43; May 6, 1954, ch. 183, 68 Stat. 78; Mar. 17, 1958, Pub. L. 85–349, 72 Stat. 48, related to limitation on government expenditure.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: For effective date of repeal, see section 21(a) of Pub. L. 85–507.
50 U.S.C. § 161 to 164 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§§ 161 to 164. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, 43 Stat. 1110, as completely amended, renumbered, and revised by Pub. L. 86–777, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 918, is classified to section 167 et seq. of this title.
Section 161, acts Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 1, 43 Stat. 1110; Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 355, 44 Stat. 1387; Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 895, 50 Stat. 885, authorized Secretary of the Interior to acquire and reserve helium-gas lands and to produce and store helium gas. See section 3 of act Mar. 3, 1925, as amended by Pub. L. 86–777, which is classified to section 167a of this title.
Section 162, acts Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title I, 43 Stat. 908; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501, authorized Navy Department to acquire helium-gas lands and to produce and experiment with helium gas.
Section 163, acts Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 2, 43 Stat. 1111; Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 355, 44 Stat. 1387; Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 895, 50 Stat. 886, authorized Bureau of Mines to produce helium gas. See section 4 of act Mar. 3, 1925, as amended by Pub. L. 86–777, which is classified to section 167b of this title.
Section 164, acts Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 3, 43 Stat. 1111; Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 355, 44 Stat. 1387; Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 895, 50 Stat. 886, related to disposal of helium by sale, upon request of Army or Navy or other Federal Government agencies, or for medicinal, scientific or commercial use, to deposit and use of funds obtained by sale of gas, and to an annual report to Congress by Secretary of the Interior on said funds. See section 6 of act Mar. 3, 1925, as amended by Pub. L. 86–777, which is classified to section 167d of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 165 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 165. Repealed. Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, § 542(a)(13), 68 Stat. 861
text: Section, acts Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 4, 43 Stat. 1111; Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 355, 44 Stat. 1388; Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 895, 50 Stat. 887, related to exportation of helium gas. See section 2778 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
50 U.S.C. § 166 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 166. Omitted
text: Section, acts Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 5, 43 Stat. 1111; Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 355, 44 Stat. 1388; Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 895, 50 Stat. 887; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501, authorized Secretaries of Army and Navy to designate representatives to cooperate with Department of the Interior to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, and gave them the right of access to plants, data, and accounts. See section 7 of act Mar. 3, 1925, as amended by Pub. L. 86–777, which is classified to section 167e of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 167a (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167a. Authority of Secretary
(a) Extraction and disposal of helium on Federal lands
(1) In general
The Secretary may enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems fair, reasonable, and necessary.
(2) Leasehold rights
The Secretary may grant leasehold rights to any such helium.
(3) Limitation
The Secretary may not enter into any agreement by which the Secretary sells such helium other than to a private party with whom the Secretary has an agreement for recovery and disposal of helium.
(4) Regulations
Agreements under paragraph (1) may be subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
(5) Existing rights
An agreement under paragraph (1) shall be subject to any rights of any affected Federal oil and gas lessee that may be in existence prior to the date of the agreement.
(6) Terms and conditions
An agreement under paragraph (1) (and any extension or renewal of an agreement) shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(7) Prior agreements
This subsection shall not in any manner affect or diminish the rights and obligations of the Secretary and private parties under agreements to dispose of helium produced from Federal lands in existence on October 9, 1996, except to the extent that such agreements are renewed or extended after October 9, 1996.
(b) Storage, transportation, and sale
The Secretary may store, transport, and sell helium only in accordance with this chapter.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 3, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 918; amended Pub. L. 104–273, § 3, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3315.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 3 of act Mar. 3, 1925, related to disposal of helium by sale, use of funds so obtained, and reports to Congress on such uses and was classified to section 164 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 86–777.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–273 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section enumerated various aspects of Secretary’s authority, including provisions in subsec. (a) relating to conserving, producing, buying, and selling helium, in subsec. (b) relating to helium on public domain, and in subsec. (c) relating to contract price for helium.
50 U.S.C. § 167c (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167c. Fees for storage, transportation, and withdrawal
(a) In general
Whenever the Secretary provides helium storage withdrawal or transportation services to any person, the Secretary shall impose a fee on the person to reimburse the Secretary for the full costs of providing such storage, transportation, and withdrawal.
(b) Treatment
All fees received by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section shall be treated as moneys received under this chapter for purposes of section 167d(f) of this title.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 5, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 920; amended Pub. L. 104–273, § 3, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3317.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 5 of act Mar. 3, 1925, authorized governmental cooperation with Department of the Interior to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and was classified to section 166 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 86–777.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–273 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to licensing for extraction, transportation, and sale of helium under Federal helium refining program, including provisions in subsec. (a) relating to rules and regulations, in subsec. (b) relating to terms, assignments, and revocations of licenses, in subsec. (c) relating to purpose of licenses, and in subsec. (d) relating to suspension of licenses and reacquisition of helium supplies in times of war or national emergency.
50 U.S.C. § 167e (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167e. Intragovernmental cooperation
The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission may each designate representatives to cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and shall have complete right of access to plants, data, and accounts.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 7, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 921.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.
50 U.S.C. § 167f (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167f. Elimination of stockpile
(a) Stockpile sales
(1) Commencement
Not later than January 1, 2005, the Secretary shall commence offering for sale crude helium from helium reserves owned by the United States in such amounts as would be necessary to dispose of all such helium reserves in excess of 600,000,000 cubic feet on a straight-line basis between such date and January 1, 2015.
(2) Times of sale
The sales shall be at such times during each year and in such lots as the Secretary determines, in consultation with the helium industry, to be necessary to carry out this subsection with minimum market disruption.
(3) Price
The price for all sales under paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the helium industry, shall be such price as will ensure repayment of the amounts required to be repaid to the Treasury under section 167d(c) of this title.
(b) Discovery of additional reserves
The discovery of additional helium reserves shall not affect the duty of the Secretary to make sales of helium under subsection (a) of this section.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 8, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 922; amended Pub. L. 104–273, § 5, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3318.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–273 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to condemnation proceedings under Federal helium refining program.
50 U.S.C. § 167g (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167g. Promulgation of rules and regulations
The Secretary is authorized to establish and promulgate such rules and regulations, as are consistent with the directions of this chapter and are necessary to carry out the provisions hereof.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 9, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 922.)
50 U.S.C. § 167h (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167h. Administrative procedure
(a) The provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 shall apply to any agency proceeding and any agency action taken under this chapter, including the issuance of rules and regulations, and the terms “agency proceeding” and “agency action” shall have the meaning specified in subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.
(b) In any proceeding under this chapter for the granting, suspending, revoking, or amending of any license, or application to transfer control thereof, and in any proceeding for the issuance or modification of rules and regulations dealing with the activities of licensees, the Secretary shall grant a hearing upon the request of any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding, and shall admit any such person as a party to such proceeding. Any final order entered in any such proceeding shall be subject to judicial review in the manner prescribed in chapter 158 of title 28, and to the provisions of chapter 7 of title 5.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 10, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 922.)
heading: Codification
text: In subsecs. (a) and (b), “subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5” and “chapter 7 of title 5” substituted for “the Administrative Procedure Act of June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 637; 5 U.S.C. 1001–1011), as amended”, “the Administrative Procedure Act”, and “section 10 of the Administrative Procedure Act”, respectively, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
In subsec. (b), “chapter 158 of title 28” substituted for “the Act of December 29, 1950 (64 Stat. 1129; 5 U.S.C. 1031–1042), as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, section 4(e) of which enacted chapter 158 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
50 U.S.C. § 167i (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167i. Exclusion from Natural Gas Act provisions
The provisions of the Natural Gas Act of June 21, 1938, as amended [15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.], shall not be applicable to the sale, extraction, processing, transportation, or storage of helium either prior to or subsequent to the separation of such helium from the natural gas with which it is commingled, whether or not the provisions of such Act apply to such natural gas, and in determining the rates of a natural gas company under sections 4 and 5 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended [15 U.S.C. 717c, 717d], whenever helium is extracted from helium-bearing natural gas, there shall be excluded (1) all income received from the sale of helium; (2) all direct costs incurred in the extraction, processing, compression, transportation or storage of helium; and (3) that portion of joint costs of exploration, production, gathering, extraction, processing, compression, transportation or storage divided and allocated to helium on a volumetric basis.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 11, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 922.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Natural Gas Act of June 21, 1938, as amended, referred to in text, means act June 21, 1938, ch. 556, 52 Stat. 821, as amended, known as the Natural Gas Act, which is classified generally to chapter 15B (§ 717 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 717w of Title 15 and Tables.
50 U.S.C. § 167j (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167j. Land conveyance in Potter County, Texas
(a) In general
The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b) of this section to the Texas Plains Girl Scout Council for consideration of $1, reserving to the United States such easements as may be necessary for pipeline rights-of-way.
(b) Land description
The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) of this section is all those certain lots, tracts or parcels of land lying and being situated in the County of Potter and State of Texas, and being the East Three Hundred Thirty-One (E331) acres out of Section Seventy-eight (78) in Block Nine (9), B.S. & F. Survey, (some times known as the G.D. Landis pasture) Potter County, Texas, located by certificate No. 1/39 and evidenced by letters patents Nos. 411 and 412 issued by the State of Texas under date of November 23, 1937, and of record in Vol. 66A of the Patent Records of the State of Texas. The metes and bounds description of such lands is as follows:
(1) First tract
One Hundred Seventy-one (171) acres of land known as the North part of the East part of said survey Seventy-eight (78) aforesaid, described by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at a stone 20 x 12 x 3 inches marked X, set by W.D. Twichell in 1905, for the Northeast corner of this survey and the Northwest corner of Section 59;
Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East with the West line of said Section 59, 999.4 varas to the Northeast corner of the South 160 acres of East half of Section 78;
Thence, North 89 degrees 47 minutes West with the North line of the South 150 acres of the East half, 956.8 varas to a point in the East line of the West half Section 78;
Thence, North 0 degrees 10 minutes West with the East line of the West half 999.4 varas to a stone 18 x 14 x 3 inches in the middle of the South line of Section 79;
Thence, South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965 varas to the place of beginning.
(2) Second tract
One Hundred Sixty (160) acres of land known as the South part of the East part of said survey No. Seventy-eight (78) described by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 59, a stone marked X and a pile of stones; Thence, North 89 degrees 47 minutes West with the North line of Section 77, 966.5 varas to the Southeast corner of the West half of Section 78; Thence, North 0 degrees 10 minutes West with the East line of the West half of Section 78;
Thence, South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965.8 varas to a point in the East line of Section 78;
Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East 934.6 varas to the place of beginning.
Containing an area of 331 acres, more or less.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 12, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923; amended Pub. L. 104–273, § 6, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3318.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–273 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to Secretary’s authority under Federal helium refining program to obtain loans and issue obligations to carry out program.
50 U.S.C. § 167k (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167k. Violations; penalties
Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of this chapter or any regulation or order issued or any terms of a license granted thereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, except that whoever commits such an offense with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000 or by imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 13, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923.)
50 U.S.C. § 167l (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167l. Injunctions
Whenever in the judgment of the Secretary any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order issued or any term of a license granted thereunder, any such act or practice may be enjoined by any district court having jurisdiction of such person, and proper proceedings to this end may be instituted under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 14, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923.)
50 U.S.C. § 167m (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167m. Report on helium
(a) NAS study and report
Not later than three years before the date on which the Secretary commences offering for sale crude helium under section 167f of this title, the Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report on whether such disposal of helium reserves will have a substantial adverse effect on United States scientific, technical, biomedical, or national security interests.
(b) Transmission to Congress
Not later than 18 months before the date on which the Secretary commences offering for sale crude helium under section 167f of this title, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress—
(1) the report of the National Academy under subsection (a) of this section;
(2) the findings of the Secretary, after consideration of the conclusions of the National Academy under subsection (a) of this section and after consultation with the United States helium industry and with heads of affected Federal agencies, as to whether the disposal of the helium reserve under section 167f of this title will have a substantial adverse effect on the United States helium industry, United States,1 helium market or United States,1 scientific, technological, biomedical, or national security interests; and
(3) if the Secretary determines that selling the crude helium reserves under the formula established in section 167f of this title will have a substantial adverse effect on the United States helium industry, the United States helium market or United States scientific, technological, biomedical, or national security interest, the Secretary shall make recommendations, including recommendations for proposed legislation, as may be necessary to avoid such adverse effects.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 15, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923; amended Pub. L. 104–273, § 7, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3319.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–273 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to individual enterprise in developing helium.
50 U.S.C. § 167n (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 167n. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(q), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3291
text: Section, act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 16, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923, directed Secretary of the Interior to make annual reports to Congress.
50 U.S.C. § 171, 171–1 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§§ 171, 171–1. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641
text: Section 171, acts Aug. 18, 1890, ch. 797, § 1, 26 Stat. 316; July 2, 1917, ch. 35, 40 Stat. 241; Apr. 11, 1918, ch. 51, 40 Stat. 518, authorized Secretary of War to institute condemnation proceedings for acquisition of land, to purchase land, and to accept donations of land. See section 2663 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
text: Section 171–1, act Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 563, § 101, 65 Stat. 641, granted certain condemnation authority to Secretary of Navy. See sections 2663 and 2668 of Title 10.
50 U.S.C. § 171a (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 171a. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act July 2, 1917, ch. 35, § 2, as added Mar. 27, 1942, ch. 199, title II, § 201, 56 Stat. 177, related to acquisition of real property during war, and terminated on Dec. 28, 1945 by act Mar. 27, 1942, ch. 199, title II, § 202, as added Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 590, § 1(a), 59 Stat. 658.
50 U.S.C. § 171b (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 171b. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–861, § 36A, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1570
text: Section, acts Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 939, title IV, § 406, 70 Stat. 1015; Aug. 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85–685, title V, § 510, 72 Stat. 662, related to acquisition of land not exceeding $5,000 in cost.
50 U.S.C. § 172, 173 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§§ 172, 173. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641
text: Section 172, act July 9, 1918, ch. 143, subch. XV § 8, 40 Stat. 888, related to acquisition of property for production of lumber. See section 2665 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
text: Section 173, act Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1762, § 1, 33 Stat. 497, related to purchase of land for quarters and barracks in addition to sites for fortifications.
50 U.S.C. § 174 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§ 174. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Aug. 18, 1890, ch. 797, § 1, 26 Stat. 316, provided that nothing contained in former section 171 of this title should be construed to authorize an expenditure or involve the Government in any contract for future payment of money in excess of sums appropriated therefor.