43 C.F.R. § 3195.36 What happens if there is a shortage of helium?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
If there is a shortage of helium (either company specific or industry wide) which would cause you to defer helium shipments to a buyer, you must, in accordance with your In-Kind Crude Helium Sales Contract, give the United States priority over non-government requirements.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3195—HELIUM CONTRACTS
Federal Helium Supplier Requirements
§ 3195.36 What happens if there is a shortage of helium?