An Act to authorize the disposal of manganese, battery grade, synthetic dioxide from the national stockpile
PL 92-101 (S.760), enacted 08/11/1971

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PUBLIC LAW92-101-AUG. 11, 1971 
[85 STAT, 
Bids. 
Exemptions, 
able 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-
ket; 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. 
August 11, 1971 
[S. 760] 
Public Law 92-101 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of manganese, battery grade, synthetic* dioxide from 
the national stockpile. 
Manganese, bat-
tery grade, syn-
thetic dioxide. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
Bids, 
Exemptions, 
Be If 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 approxi-
mately four thousand eight hundred and five short dry tons of 
manganese, battery grade, synthetic dioxide 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 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 d!ue regard to the protection 
of the LTnited 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 
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.