An Act to authorize the disposal of ammonite asbestos from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 89-422 (H.R.13580), enacted 05/11/1966

138 
May 11, 1966 
[H. R. 13578] 
Rhodium. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
PUBLIC LAW 89-420-MAY 11, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
Public Law 89-420 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disiwsal of rhodium from the national stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assembled, That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by 
negotiation or otherwise, approximately six hundred and eighteen 
troy ounces of rhodium (Rh content) now held in the national stock-
pile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h). 
Such disposition may be made with-
out regard to the provisions 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 
L^nited States against avoidable loss and the protection of producers, 
processors, and consumers against avoidable disruption of their usual 
markets. 
Approved May 11, 1966. 
May 11, 1966 
[H. R. 13579] 
Thorium. 
Disposal. 
73 Stat. 607. 
60 Stat. 597. 
Public Law 89-421 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of thorium from the supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amenca 
in Congress assembled. That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by 
negotiation or otherwise, approximately three million five hundred 
thousand pounds (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, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(b)). 
Such disposition may be 
made without regard to the provisions of section 3 of the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b) : 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. 
Approved May 11, 1966. 
Public Law 89-422 
May 11, 1966 
[H. R. 13580] 
Amosite asbes 
tos. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
73 Stat. 607. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of amosite asbestos from the national stockpile and 
the supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by 
negotiation or otherwise, approximately fifteen thousand, one hundred 
and seventy short tons of amosite asbestos 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, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704 
(b)). 
Such disposition may be made without regard to the provisions 
80 
STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89.425-MAY 11, 1966 
139 
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. 
Approved May H , 1966. 
Public Law 89-423 
AN ACT 
To autliorize the disposal of rutheiiium from the supplemental stockpile. 
May 1 1, 1966 
[H. R. 13663] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by 
negotiation or otherwise, approximately fifteen thousand troy ounces 
of ruthenium now held in the supplemental stockpile established pur-
suant to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(b)). 
Such dis-
]X)sition may be made without regard to the provisions of section 3 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
98b) : 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 con-
sumers against avoidable disruption of their usual markets. 
Approved May 11, 1966. 
Ruthenium. 
Disposal. 
73 Stat. 60 7. 
60 Stat. 597. 
Public Law 89-424 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of vanadium from the national stockpile. 
May 11, 1966 
[H. R. 13774] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by 
negotiation or otherwise, approximately six thousand four hundred 
and fifty short tons of vanadium (V content) now held in the national 
stockpile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h). 
Such disposition may be made 
•without regard to the provisions 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. 
Approved May 11, 1966. 
Vanadium. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
Public Law 89-425 
AN ACT 
To provide for the appointment of two additional judges for the United States 
Court of Claims, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress asseiiibled, That (a) the Presi-
dent shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
two additional associate judges for the Court of Claims. 
May 1 1, 19 66 
[S. 1804] 
U.S. Court of 
Claims. 
Additional 
judges.