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An Act to authorize the disposal of zinc from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 92-283 (S.766), enacted 04/26/1972

132 
PUBLIC LAW 92-282-APR. 26, 1972 
Public Law 92-282 
[86 STAT. 
April 26, 1972 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[s. J. Res. 169] 
To pay tribute to law enforcement ofllcers of this country on Law Day, May 1, 
1972. 
Law enforce-
ment officers. 
Tribute. 
75 Stat. 43. 
36 u s e 164. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress asserribled^ That in the celebration of 
Law Day, May 1,1972, special emphasis be given by a grateful people 
to the law enforcement officers of the United States of America for 
their unflinching and devoted service in helping to preserve the 
domestic tranquillity and guaranteeing to the individual his rights 
under the law. 
Approved April 26, 1972. 
April 26, 1972 
[S. 766] 
Zinc. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704 
note. 
Bids. 
Exemptions. 
Public Law 92-283 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of zinc from the national stockpile and the supple-
mental stockpile. 
Be H enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
I'tilted States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately five hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred short tons of 
zinc 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 nxed with due regard to the protection 
of the LTnited States against avoidable loss and the protection of pro-
ducers, processors, and consumers against avoidable disruption of 
tlieir 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 April 26, 1972.
An Act to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1972, as ""National Arbor Day""
PL 92-276 (H.J.Res.3153), enacted 04/20/1972

86 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-276-APR. 24, 1972 
123 
and expenditures and obligations under paragraph (5) may be 
increased by not more than 2 per centum, if any such increase under 
any paragraph is accompanied by an equal' decrease in expenditures 
and obligations under one or more of the other paragraphs. 
Approved April 17, 1972. 
Public Law 92-274 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim April 1972 as "National 
Check Your "Vehicle Emissions Month". 
April 20, 1972 
[ H . J . R e s . 1095] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States 
of America 
m Congress assembled^ That the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the 
month of April 1972 as "National Check Your Vehicle Emissions 
Month", and call upon the motorists and the automotive industry of 
the United States to take appropriate steps during the month of April 
1972 to reduce substantially air pollution from the motor vehicles 
operating on the streets and highways. 
Approved April 20, 1972. 
National Check 
Your Vehicle 
Emissions Month. 
Designation 
authorization. 
Public Law 92-275 
y -v^., :-yyy' 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of January 8, 1971 (Public Law 91-660; 84 Stat. 1967), an Act 
to provide for the establishment of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, in the 
States of Florida and Mississippi, for the recognition of certain historic values 
at Fort San Carlos, Fort Redoubt, Fort Barrancas, and Fort Pickens in Florida, 
and Fort Massachusetts in Mississippi, and for other purposes. 
April 20, 1972 
[S.3153] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
January 8, 1971 (Public Law 91-660; 84 Stat. 1967) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) In section 2(a) revise the second sentence by deleting "one 
hundred thirty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof "four hundred" 
and 
(2) In section 11 delete "$3,120,000" and insert in lieu thereof 
"$3,462,000" and delete "$14,779,000 (1970 prices)" and insert 
"$17,774,000 (June 1970 prices)". 
Approved April 20, 1972. 
Gulf Islands 
National Seashore. 
Expansion. 
16 USC459h-l. 
Appropriation. 
16USC459h-10. 
Public Law 92-276 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1972, as "'National 
Arbor Day". 
April 24, 1972 
[H. J, Res.563] 
Resolced hy the Senate and House of Representatices 
of the United 
States of Amenca in Congress assembled. That the President is hereby 
National Arbor 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the last 
D^Jsignation 
Friday of April of 1972 as "Xational Arbor Day" and callmg upon authorization, 
the people of the L^nited States to observe such a day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities. 
Approved April 24, 1972.
Joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim April 1972 as ""National Check Your Vehicle Emissions  Month""
PL 92-274 (H.J.Res.1095), enacted 04/17/1972

86 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-276-APR. 24, 1972 
123 
and expenditures and obligations under paragraph (5) may be 
increased by not more than 2 per centum, if any such increase under 
any paragraph is accompanied by an equal' decrease in expenditures 
and obligations under one or more of the other paragraphs. 
Approved April 17, 1972. 
Public Law 92-274 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim April 1972 as "National 
Check Your "Vehicle Emissions Month". 
April 20, 1972 
[ H . J . R e s . 1095] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States 
of America 
m Congress assembled^ That the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the 
month of April 1972 as "National Check Your Vehicle Emissions 
Month", and call upon the motorists and the automotive industry of 
the United States to take appropriate steps during the month of April 
1972 to reduce substantially air pollution from the motor vehicles 
operating on the streets and highways. 
Approved April 20, 1972. 
National Check 
Your Vehicle 
Emissions Month. 
Designation 
authorization. 
Public Law 92-275 
y -v^., :-yyy' 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of January 8, 1971 (Public Law 91-660; 84 Stat. 1967), an Act 
to provide for the establishment of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, in the 
States of Florida and Mississippi, for the recognition of certain historic values 
at Fort San Carlos, Fort Redoubt, Fort Barrancas, and Fort Pickens in Florida, 
and Fort Massachusetts in Mississippi, and for other purposes. 
April 20, 1972 
[S.3153] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
January 8, 1971 (Public Law 91-660; 84 Stat. 1967) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) In section 2(a) revise the second sentence by deleting "one 
hundred thirty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof "four hundred" 
and 
(2) In section 11 delete "$3,120,000" and insert in lieu thereof 
"$3,462,000" and delete "$14,779,000 (1970 prices)" and insert 
"$17,774,000 (June 1970 prices)". 
Approved April 20, 1972. 
Gulf Islands 
National Seashore. 
Expansion. 
16 USC459h-l. 
Appropriation. 
16USC459h-10. 
Public Law 92-276 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1972, as "'National 
Arbor Day". 
April 24, 1972 
[H. J, Res.563] 
Resolced hy the Senate and House of Representatices 
of the United 
States of Amenca in Congress assembled. That the President is hereby 
National Arbor 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the last 
D^Jsignation 
Friday of April of 1972 as "Xational Arbor Day" and callmg upon authorization, 
the people of the L^nited States to observe such a day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities. 
Approved April 24, 1972.
An Act to continue until the close of September 30, 1973, the International Coffee Agreement Act of 1968
PL 92-262 (H.R.8293), enacted 03/24/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-263-IVIAR. 24, 1972 
113 
"(11) the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, subject to the standards and procedures prescribed 
by this chapter, may place an additional ten positions in the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission in GS-16, GS-17, and 
GS-18 for the purposes of carrying out title VII of the Civil 
Eights Act of 1964." 
SEC. 13. Title VII of the Civil Eights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 253; 
42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
Ante, p. I l l , 
80 Stat, 384, 
"SPECIAL PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO DENIAL, TERMINATION, AND 
SUSPENSION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 
"SEC. 718. No Government contract, or portion thereof, with any 
employer, shall be denied, withheld, terminated, or suspended, by any 
agency or officer of the United States under any equal employment 
opportunity law or order, where such employer has an affirmative 
action plan which has previously been accepted by the Government 
for the same facility within the past twelve months without first 
according such employer full hearing and adjudication under the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, section 554, and the following 
pertinent sections: Provided, 
That if such employer has deviated 
substantially from such previously agreed to affirmative action plan, 
this section shall not apply: Provided further, That for the purposes 
of this section an affirmative action plan shall be deemed to have been 
accepted by the Government at the time the appropriate compliance 
agency has accepted such plan unless within forty-five days thereafter 
the Office of Federal Contract Compliance has disapproved such 
plan." 
SEC. 14. The amendments made by this Act to section 706 of the 
Effective date. 
Civil Eights Act of 1964 shall be applicable with respect to charges 
^"'^' "• ^°'*-
pending with the Commission on the date of enactment of this Act 
and all charges filed thereafter. 
Approved March 24, 1972. 
Public Law 92-262 
AN ACT 
March 24,1972 
To continue until the close of September 30, 1973, the International Coffee 
[H. R. 8293] 
Agreement Act of 1968. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 302 of 
the International Coffee Agreement Act of 1968 (19 U.S.C. 1366f) is 84*stat!'2077!^' 
amended by striking out "July 1, 1971'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
"October 1,1973". 
Approved March 24, 1972. 
Public Law 92-263 
AN ACT 
March 24, 1972 
To authorize the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to enter into contracts 
[s. 1362] 
for the payment of the District's equitable portions of the costs of reservoirs 
on the Potomac River and its tributaries, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commis-
sioner of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to contract, 
D.C. 
Non-Federal 
reservoir costs, 
contract authority.
An Act to amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1970, to authorize additional funds for the conduct of an international aeronautical exposition
PL 92-252 (S.3244), enacted 03/17/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-252-MAR. 17, 1972 
63 
"(g) Other departments of the Federal Government are authorized, 
under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretaiy thereof, 
to provide to the Boy Scouts of America, e{][uipment and other serv-
ices, under the same conditions and restrictions prescribed in the 
preceding subsections for the Secretary of Defense." 
Approved March 10, 1972. 
Public Law 92-250 
AN A C T 
March 15, 1972 
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit. 
[H. R. 12910] 
Public debt 
limit. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assernbled, That during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending '^Temporary 
on June 30, 1972, the public debt limit set forth in the first sentence increase. 
of section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as temporarily increased 
^i use 757b. 
by section 2(a) of Public Law 92-5, shall be further temporarily 
^^ ^*^*- ^• 
increased by $20,000,000,000. 
Approved March 15, 1972. 
Public Law 92-251 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
^3,,^, 
,,^,,,, 
To provide for an extension of the term of the Commission on the Bankruptcy 
[S. j . Res. 190] 
Laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution 
commission on 
entitled "Joint resolution to create a commission to study the bank- LawsTf d^e*u!s. 
ruptcy laws of the United States", approved July 24, 1970 (84 Stat. 
Term extension. 
468),'is amended— 
_ 
_ 
noU "^"^ ^'^'''^ 
(1) in subsection (c) of the first section, by striking out 
"within two years after the date of enactment of the joint resolu-
tion'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "prior to June 
30,1973"; and 
(2) in section 6, by striking out "$600,000" and inserting in lieu 
Appropriation 
thereof "$826,000". 
^ 
, 
s 
, „ _ „ . . 
Approved March 17, 1972. 
increase. 
Public Law 92-252 
AN ACT 
March 17, 1972 
To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1970, to authorize 
[S.3244] 
additional funds for the conduct of an international aeronautical exposition. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 709 international 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1970, as amended expollti'on^ 
(83 Stat. 317, 84 Stat. 1224), is further amended by deleting from 
Additional 
the penultimate sentence thereof "$3,000,000" and inserting in its place ^'^'^^^ 
"$5,000,000". 
Approved March 17, 1972.
Joint resolution to provide for an extension of the term of the Commission on the Bankruptcy Laws of the United States, and for other purpose
PL 92-251 (S.J.Res.190), enacted 03/17/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-252-MAR. 17, 1972 
63 
"(g) Other departments of the Federal Government are authorized, 
under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretaiy thereof, 
to provide to the Boy Scouts of America, e{][uipment and other serv-
ices, under the same conditions and restrictions prescribed in the 
preceding subsections for the Secretary of Defense." 
Approved March 10, 1972. 
Public Law 92-250 
AN A C T 
March 15, 1972 
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit. 
[H. R. 12910] 
Public debt 
limit. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assernbled, That during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending '^Temporary 
on June 30, 1972, the public debt limit set forth in the first sentence increase. 
of section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as temporarily increased 
^i use 757b. 
by section 2(a) of Public Law 92-5, shall be further temporarily 
^^ ^*^*- ^• 
increased by $20,000,000,000. 
Approved March 15, 1972. 
Public Law 92-251 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
^3,,^, 
,,^,,,, 
To provide for an extension of the term of the Commission on the Bankruptcy 
[S. j . Res. 190] 
Laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution 
commission on 
entitled "Joint resolution to create a commission to study the bank- LawsTf d^e*u!s. 
ruptcy laws of the United States", approved July 24, 1970 (84 Stat. 
Term extension. 
468),'is amended— 
_ 
_ 
noU "^"^ ^'^'''^ 
(1) in subsection (c) of the first section, by striking out 
"within two years after the date of enactment of the joint resolu-
tion'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "prior to June 
30,1973"; and 
(2) in section 6, by striking out "$600,000" and inserting in lieu 
Appropriation 
thereof "$826,000". 
^ 
, 
s 
, „ _ „ . . 
Approved March 17, 1972. 
increase. 
Public Law 92-252 
AN ACT 
March 17, 1972 
To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1970, to authorize 
[S.3244] 
additional funds for the conduct of an international aeronautical exposition. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 709 international 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1970, as amended expollti'on^ 
(83 Stat. 317, 84 Stat. 1224), is further amended by deleting from 
Additional 
the penultimate sentence thereof "$3,000,000" and inserting in its place ^'^'^^^ 
"$5,000,000". 
Approved March 17, 1972.
An Act to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit
PL 92-250 (H.R.12910), enacted 03/15/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-252-MAR. 17, 1972 
63 
"(g) Other departments of the Federal Government are authorized, 
under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretaiy thereof, 
to provide to the Boy Scouts of America, e{][uipment and other serv-
ices, under the same conditions and restrictions prescribed in the 
preceding subsections for the Secretary of Defense." 
Approved March 10, 1972. 
Public Law 92-250 
AN A C T 
March 15, 1972 
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit. 
[H. R. 12910] 
Public debt 
limit. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assernbled, That during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending '^Temporary 
on June 30, 1972, the public debt limit set forth in the first sentence increase. 
of section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as temporarily increased 
^i use 757b. 
by section 2(a) of Public Law 92-5, shall be further temporarily 
^^ ^*^*- ^• 
increased by $20,000,000,000. 
Approved March 15, 1972. 
Public Law 92-251 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
^3,,^, 
,,^,,,, 
To provide for an extension of the term of the Commission on the Bankruptcy 
[S. j . Res. 190] 
Laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution 
commission on 
entitled "Joint resolution to create a commission to study the bank- LawsTf d^e*u!s. 
ruptcy laws of the United States", approved July 24, 1970 (84 Stat. 
Term extension. 
468),'is amended— 
_ 
_ 
noU "^"^ ^'^'''^ 
(1) in subsection (c) of the first section, by striking out 
"within two years after the date of enactment of the joint resolu-
tion'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "prior to June 
30,1973"; and 
(2) in section 6, by striking out "$600,000" and inserting in lieu 
Appropriation 
thereof "$826,000". 
^ 
, 
s 
, „ _ „ . . 
Approved March 17, 1972. 
increase. 
Public Law 92-252 
AN ACT 
March 17, 1972 
To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1970, to authorize 
[S.3244] 
additional funds for the conduct of an international aeronautical exposition. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 709 international 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1970, as amended expollti'on^ 
(83 Stat. 317, 84 Stat. 1224), is further amended by deleting from 
Additional 
the penultimate sentence thereof "$3,000,000" and inserting in its place ^'^'^^^ 
"$5,000,000". 
Approved March 17, 1972.
Joint resolution to designate the week which begin on the first Sunday in March, 1972, as ""National Beta Club Week'""
PL 92-234 (S.J.Res.153), enacted 02/17/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-234-FEB. 17, 1972 
Public Law 92-232 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
39 
February 15, 1972 
Extending the date for transmission to the Congress of the report of the Joint 
[S. j . Res.i9e 
Economic Committee. 
Resolved hy the SeTwie and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution 
entitled "Joint resolution extending the dates for transmission of the 
Economic Report and the report of the Joint Economic Committee", 
approved December 22, 1971 (Public Law 92-216; 85 Stat. 778), is 
amended by striking out "March 10, 1972" and by inserting in lieu 
thereof "March 28,1972". 
Approved February 15, 1972. 
Economic 
report. 
Public Law 92-233 
AN ACT 
To permanently exempt potatoes for processing from marketing orders. 
February 15, 1972 
[S. 2672] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 8c(2) 
»°*kl°r' 
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted and amended by the oTdeTs!"exemp-
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and subsequent legis- tion. 
lation, is amended as follows: 
75^stat^*304°^' 
(1) In clause (A) after the words "vegetables (not including vege- 84 stat. 14.' 
tables, other than asparagus, for canning or freezing", insert the words 
^ ^^^ ^°®''* 
"and not including potatoes for canning, freezing, or other process-
ing"; and 
(2) In clause (B) after the words "fruits and vegetables for canning 
or freezing," insert the words "including potatoes for canning, freez-
ing, or other processing". 
Approved February 15, 1972. 
Public Law 92-234 
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N 
February 17, 1972 
To designate the week which begins on the first Sunday in March, 1972, as *
• 
—— '-— 
•National Beta Club Week'" 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the week 
which begins on the first Sunday in March, 1972, as "National Beta 
Club Week", to recognize the National Beta Club for its dedication to 
the positive accomplishments of Ajnerican youth and to encourage the 
furthering of its goals to promote honesty, service, and leadership 
among the high school students in America. 
Approved February 17, 1972. 
National Beta 
Club Week. 
Designation 
authorization. 
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