An Act to authorize the disposal of columbium from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 92-109 (S.770), enacted 08/11/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-109-AUG. 11, 1971 
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Public Law 92-108 
AN ACT 
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August 11, 1971 
To axithorize the disposal of industrial diamond stones from the national stock- 
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pile and the supplemental stockpile. 
Industrial dia-
mond stones. 
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note. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of RepresentativeH of the 
United States of Am,enca in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to disposed of approxi- Disposal, 
niately four million nine hundred and sixt^-one thousand carats of 
industrial diamond stones 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 
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to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance 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 
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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 
Exemptions, 
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 furtherance of authorized pro-
gram objectives of such agencies. 
Approved August 11, 1971. 
Public Law 92-109 
AN ACT 
August 11, 197 I 
To authorize the disposal of columbium from the national stockpile and the 
[S, 770] 
supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Avnerica in Co7igress assembled^ That the Admin- 
mipo^au""' 
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately five million ten thousand seven hundred and sixteen pounds 
(Cb content) of columbium now held in the national stockpile estab-
lished pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 
Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h) and the supplemental stockpile established 
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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 
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note.