FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Summary -- 1 Overview, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- 2 The Helium Supply Chain -- 3 Demand for Helium -- 4 Helium Sourcing and Reserves -- 5 Operation of the Federal Helium Reserve Facilities -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Statement of Task -- Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members -- Appendix C: Meeting Agendas -- Appendix D: The Economics of a Typical Recycling System -- Appendix E: Auction Types -- Appendix F: Extraction Path Alternatives -- Appendix G: Executive Summary of *The Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve* (the 2000 Report).