An Act to authorize the disposal of chromium metal from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 92-103 (S.762), enacted 08/11/1971

85 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-103-AUG. 11, 1971 
Public Law 92-102 
AN A C T 
To authorize the disposal of diamond tools from the national stockpile. 
327 
August 11, 1971 
[S. 761] 
He it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rep7'ese7itatires of the 
United States of Amenca in Congress assemhled, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately sixty-four thousand one hundred seventy-eight diamond tools 
now held in the national stockpile established pursuant to the Stra-
tegic and (Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h). 
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 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 
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 August 11, 1971. 
Diamond tools. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
Exemptions. 
Public Law 92-103 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of chromium metal from the national stockpile and 
the supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress ossemMed^ That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately four thousand two hundred thirty eight short tons of chromium 
metal 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 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 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 regard to the protection 
of the United States against avoidable loss and the protection of pro-
ducers, processors, and consumers against avoidable disruption of 
their usual markets. 
August 11, 1971 
[S. 762] 
Chromium. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704 
note.