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 100 STAT. 4068

PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

that follows through "That during" and inserting in lieu thereof "During". (c) APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to funds covered into the National Defense Stockpile Fund before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 3204. AUTHORIZED DISPOSALS FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE President of U.S. 50 USC 98d note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The President is authorized to dispose of the following quantities of materials that are currently held in the National Defense Stockpile (established by section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b)) and that are hereby determined to be excess to the current requirements of the stockpile: I .

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Contracts.

50 USC 98d.

Antimony Diamonds, Industrial Stone Iodine Mercury Mica, Muscovite Film Mica, Muscovite Splittings Silicon Carbide Silver (Coinage Program Only) Tannin, Chestnut Tannin, Quebracho Thorium Nitrate Tin Tungsten

1,500 short tons 1,125,000 carats. 800,000 pounds .- j 3,700 flasks 3,000 pounds 262,000 pounds 7,600 short tons • • 3,000,000 troy ounces 1,000 long tons 4,000 long tons 10,000 pounds 4,000 metric tons 1,900,000 pounds of tungsten metal equivalent

(2) Authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other authority provided by law to dispose of materials from the National Defense Stockpile. (b) SPECIAL DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—During fiscal year 1987, the President may contract to carry out authorized disposals of materials from the National Defense Stockpile without regard to the limitation in section 5(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, but only to the extent that the total amount received (or to be received) from such disposals does not exceed the amount obligated from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund during such fiscal year for purposes authorized under section 9(b)(2) of such Act (as amended by section 3203). SEC. 3205. CONVERSION OF CHROMIUM AND MANGANESE ORE TO HIGH CARBON FERROCHROMIUM AND HIGH CARBON FERROMANGANESE

President of U.S. Contracts. 50 USC 98d note.

(a) REQUIRED UPGRADING.—During each of fiscal years 1987 through 1993, the President shall— (1) obtain bids from domestic producers of high carbon ferrochromium and of high carbon ferromanganese; and (2) award contracts for the conversion of chromium and manganese ores held in the National Defense Stockpile into high carbon ferrochromium and high carbon ferromanganese, respectively. (b) QUANTITIES TO B E UPGRADED.—(1) Contracts awarded under subsection (a) shall provide for the addition of not less than 53,500 short tons of high carbon ferrochromium and not less than 67,500 short tons of high carbon ferromanganese to the National Defense Stockpile during each of the fiscal years covered by subsection (a).

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