An Act to authorize the disposal of type15.818-15842IA, chemical graft manganese ore from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 91-322 (H.R.15836), enacted 07/10/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-322-JULY 10, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Exemptions. 
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 July 10, 1970. 
July 10, 1970 
[H. R. 15836] 
Public Law 91-322 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of type A, chemical grade manganese ore from the 
national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile. 
Type A, chemi-
cal grade man-
ganese ore. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704. 
Bids. 
Exemptions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Refrenentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately one hundred eleven thousand, nine hundred short dry tons 
of type A, chemical grade manganese ore 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 
(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 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 July 10, 1970.