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The Johnson Debt Default Act of 1934 is a U.S. law prohibiting future loans to nations that have defaulted on repayment of previous loans to the U.S. This law came about following the collapse of the international financial situation created by the Dawes Plan and subsequently modified by the Young Plan as a result of the Great Depression.
In recent weeks, many have blamed the shortage on the 1996 Helium Privatization Act. The law was passed in part because the government's helium business was operating more than $1 billion in debt. The law mandated the government sell off most of its helium reserve by 2015. The result was below-market prices.