An Act to authorize the disposal of thorium from the supplemental stockpile
PL 92-96 (S.753), enacted 08/11/1971

85 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-97-AUG. 11, 1971 
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in no way ajffect the guaranty or insurance of the loan by the 
Administrator." 
SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 21, title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"806. Mortgage Protection Life Insurance." 
Approved August 11, 1971. 
Public Law 92-96 
AN ACT 
August 11,1971 
To authorize the disposal of thorium from the supplemental stockpile. 
[s. 753] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,. That the Admin- 
Di's°'^o"s'^i 
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi- 
i^posa . 
mately two hundred and ten short tons (thorium oxide content) of 
thorium nitrate now held in the supplemental stockpile established 
pursuant to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development 
and Assistance Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607. ^ 7^usc i704 
Such disposition may be made without regard to the requirements 
of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: 
^o ^ta^. ^597. 
Provided, That the time and method of disposition shall be fixed with 
due regard to the protection of the United States against avoidable 
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 
Exemptions. 
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 
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 August 11, 1971. 
Public Law 92-97 
AN ACT 
August 11, 1971 
To authorize the disposal of quartz crystals from the national stockpile and 
[s. 756] 
the supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- 
Quartz crystals. 
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi- 
^^^^ * 
mately three hundred and thirty thousand pounds of quartz crystals 
now held in the national stockpile established pursuant to the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h) 
60 stat. 596. 
and the suj)plemental stockpile established pursuant to section 104(b) 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607. Such disposition may be 
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