An Act to encourage the discovery, development, and production of tungsten ores and concentrates in the United States, its Territories and possessions, and for other purposes
PL 83-206 (H.R.2824), enacted 08/07/1953

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at least 500,000 long tons of general purpose synthetic rubber and at 
least 43,000 long tons of butyl rubber, then no facility shall be sold 
under this Act, and for the purposes of this Act the report of the 
Commission shall be deemed to have been disap'^proved in its entirety. 
Approved August 7, 1953. 
Public Law 206 
CHAPTER 339 
AN ACT 
Aueust 7, 1953 
To encourage the discovery, development, and production of tungsten, manga- —[H. R. 2824]— 
nese, chromite, mica, asbestos, beryl, and columbium-tantalum-bearing ores and 
concentrates in the United States, its Territories, and possessions, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be 
cited as the "Domestic Minerals Program Extension Act of 1953". 
DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SEC. 2. It is hereby recognized that the continued dependence on 
overseas sources of supply for strategic or critical minerals and metals 
during periods of threatening world conflict or of political instability 
within those nations controlling the sources of supply of such mate-
rials gravely endangers the present and future economy and security 
of the United States. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the 
Congress that each department and agency of the Federal Government 
charged with responsibilities concerning the discovery, development, 
production, and acquisition of strategic or critical minerals and metals 
shall undertake to decrease further and to eliminate where possible 
the dependency of the United States on overseas sources of supply of 
each such material. 
SEC. 3. In accordance with the declaration of policy set forth in sec- nafiom"'**** termt. 
tion 2 of this Act, the termination dates of all purchase programs 
designed to stimulate the domestic production of tungsten, manganese, 
chromite, mica, asbestos, beryl, and columbium-tantalum-bearing ores 
and concentrates and established by regulations issued pursuant to the 
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, shall be extended an f^ 
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additional two years: Provided, That this section is not intended and 2061. 
shall not be construed to limit or restrict the regulatory agencies from 
extending the termination dates of these programs beyond the two-year 
extension periods provided by this section or from increasing the quan-
tity of materials that may be delivered and accepted under these pro-
grams as permitted by existing statutory authority: Provided 
further, 
That the extended termination date provided by this section for the 
columbium-tantalum purchase program shall not apply to the pur-
chase of columbium-tantalum-bearing ores and concentrates of foreign 
origin. 
SEC. 4. In order that those persons who produce or who plan to ^Quarterly ore re-
produce under purchase programs established pursuant to Public 
Law 774 (Eighty-first Congress) and Public Law 96 (Eighty-second joeil " ^ ^ ° ^ ^ 
Congress) may be in position to plan their investment and production 
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with due regard to requirements, the responsible agencies controlling 2071 note. 
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such purchase programs are directed to publish at the end of each 
calendar quarter the amounts of each of the ores and concentrates 
referred to in section 3 purchased in that quarter and the total amounts 
of each which have been purchased under the program. 
Approved August 7, 1953.