An Act to authorize the disposal of type B, chemical grade manganese ore from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 91-323 (H.R.15837), enacted 07/10/1970

84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-324-JULY 10, 1970 
421 
Public Law 91-323 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of type B, chemical grade manganese ore from the 
national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile. 
July 10, 1970 
[H. R. 15837] 
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 sixty-five thousand eight hundred short dry tons of type B, 
chemical grade manganese ore 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 
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 sec-
tion 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: Pro-
vided, 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 avoid-
able 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 July 10, 1970. 
Type B, chemi-
cal grade manga™ 
nese ore. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704. 
Bids. 
Exemptions. 
Public Law 91-324 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of shellac from the national stockpile. 
July 10, 1970 
[H. R. 15838] 
Be in enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately four million three hundred thousand pounds of shellac now 
held in the national stockpile established pursuant to the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h). 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 pviblicly advertising for bids, except as provided 
Shellac. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
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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. 
Exemptions. 
(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 
consumei-s 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. 
Public Law 91-325 
July 10, 1970 
[H.R. 15839] 
Tungsten, 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
7 u s e 1704. 
AN ACT 
Exemptions. 
To authorize the disposal of tungsten from the national stockpile and the 
supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
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 million pounds (W content) of tungsten 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 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.