An Act to authorize the disposal of refractory grade chromite from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 91-328 (H.R.16290), enacted 07/10/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-328-JULY 10, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Bids. 
Exemptions. 
loss and the protection of producers, processors, and consumers against 
avoidable disruption of their usual markets. 
SEC. 2. (a) Disposals of the material covered by this Act may be 
made only after publicly advertising for bids, except as provided in 
subsection (b) of this section or as otherwise authorized by law. All 
bids may be rejected when it is in the public interest to do so. 
(b) The material covered by this Act may be disposed of without 
advertising for bids if— 
(1) the material is to be transferred to an agency of the United 
States; 
(2) the Administrator determines that methods of disposal 
other than by advertising are necessary to protect the United 
States against avoidable loss or to protect producers, processors, 
and consumers against avoidable disruption of their usual mar-
kets; or 
(3) sales are to be made pursuant to requests received from 
other agencies of the United States in furtherance of authorized 
program objectives of such agencies. 
Approved July 10, 1970. 
July 10. 1970 
[H. R. 16290] 
Public Law 91-328 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of refractory grade chromite from the national stockpile 
and the supplemental stockpile. 
Refractory grade 
chromite ore. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704. 
Bids. 
Exemptions. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately eight hundred and twenty-six thousand nine hundred short dry 
tons of refractory grade chromite ore now held in the national stockpile 
established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h) and the supplemental stockpile estab-
lished pursuant to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1964 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 
607). Such disposition may be made without regard to the requirements 
of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: 
Provided, That the time and method of disposition shall be fixed with 
due to the protection of the United States against avoidable loss and 
the protection of producers, processors, and consumers against avoid-
able disruption of their usual markets. 
SEC. 2. (a) Disposals of the material covered by this Act may be 
made only after publicly advertising for bids, except as provided in 
subsection (b) of this section or as otherwise authorized by law. All 
bids may be rejected when it is in the public interest to do so. 
(b) The material covered by this Act may be disposed of without 
advertising for bids if— 
(1) the niaterial is to be transferred to an agency of the United 
States; 
(2) the Administrator determines that methods of disposal other 
than by advertising are necessary to protect the United States 
against avoidable loss or to protect producers, processors, and 
consumers against avoidable disruption of their usual markets; or 
(3) sales are to be made pursuant to requests received from 
other agencies of the United States in furtherance of authorized 
program objectives of such agencies. 
Approved July 10, 1970.