An Act to authorize the disposal of selenium supplemental stockpile
PL 92-110 (S.771), enacted 08/11/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-110-AUG. 11, 1971 
[85 STAT. 
Bids. 
Exemptions. 
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-
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 August 11, 1971. 
Public Law 92-110 
August 11. 1971 
AN A C T 
[s» 771] 
To authorize the disposal of selenium from the national stockpile and the 
supplemental stockpile. 
Selenium. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704 
note. 
Exemptions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately four hundred and seventy-five thousand pounds of selenium 
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 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 August 11, 1971.