An Act to authorize the disposal of rare-earth materials from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile
PL 92-106 (S.767), enacted 08/11/1971

60 Stat. 596. 
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PUBLIC LAW 92-106-AUG. 11, 1971 
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Public Law 92-105 
AN ACT 
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To authorize the disposal of antimony from the national stockpile and the 
[s. 765] 
supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Admin- 
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istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approx-
imately six thousand short tons of antimony now held in the nationa;! 
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 con-
sumers 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 
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 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. 
Public Law 92-106 
AN ACT 
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August 11, 1971 
To authorize the disposal of rare-earth materials from the national stockpile 
[s. 767] 
and the supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatires 
of the 
United States of Amenca in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- materflisT 
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi- 
Disposal. 
mately eight thousand two hundred and thirty-three short dry tons 
(rare-earth oxides content) of rare-earth materials 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 
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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 ^J^^^'^ ^''°'* 
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