An Act to authorize the disposal of chemical grade chromite from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 92-107 (S.768), enacted 08/11/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-107-AUG. 11, 1971 
[85 STAT. 
Exemptions. 
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 con-
sumers 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 furtlierance of authorized pi'o-
gram objectives of such agencies. 
Approved August 11, 1971. 
August 11, 1971 
[S. 768] 
Public Law 92-107 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of chemical grade chromite from the national stockpile 
and the supplemental stockpile. 
Chemical grade 
chromite. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704 
note. 
Bids. 
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 three hundred and twenty-four thousand five hundred short dry 
tons of chemical grade chromite now held in the national stockpile 
established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil-
ing 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 wdth 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 subsec-
tion (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.