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 12 2 STA T .4 1 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 (b)CONTI N GE NT AU T H O R IT YF ORA D DITION ALD I SP OSAL .— ( 1 ) I N GENERAL.—I ftheS e cr et a r yo f Defe ns e enters i nto a contract for the d is p osa l of the total qu antity of ferro m an g anese authori z ed for disposal by subsection (a) before September 30,2 00 8, the Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to an additional 2 5 ,000 tons of ferromanganese from the N ational Defense Stoc k pile before that date. (2) ADDITIONAL A M OUNTS.—If the Secretary enters into a contract for the disposal of the total quantity of additional ferromanganese authorized for disposal by paragraph (1) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary may dispose of up to an additional 25,000 tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile before that date. (c) CERTIFI C ATION.— T he Secretary of Defense may dispose of ferromanganese under the authority of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) only if the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed Ser v ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the H ouse of R epresentatives, w ritten certification that— (1) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile under such paragraph is in the interest of national defense (2) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese under such paragraph will not cause disruption to the usual markets of producers and processors of ferromanganese in the U nited States; and (3) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese under such paragraph is consistent with the requirements and pur - pose of the National Defense Stockpile. (d) NATIONAL DEFENSE STOC K PILE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘ ‘National Defense Stockpile ’ ’ means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical M aterials Stock P iling Act (50 U.S.C. 9 8c). SEC.14 14. DI S PO S AL O F C HR O M EME T AL. (a) DISPOSAL AUTHORI Z ED.—The Secretary of Defense may dis- pose of up to 500 short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal year 2008. (b) CONTINGENT AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL DISPOSAL.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense completes the disposal of the total quantity of chrome metal authorized for disposal by subsection (a) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to an additional 250 short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile before that date. (2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If the Secretary completes the disposal of the total quantity of additional chrome metal author- ized for disposal by paragraph (1) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary may dispose of up to an additional 250 short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile before that date. (c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense may dispose of chrome metal under the authority of paragraph (1) or (2) of sub- section (b) only if the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, not later than 30 days before the commencement of disposal under the applicable paragraph, written certification that— Deadlin e . Deadline. 50USC98 dn ot e. Cont r a c t s . Deadline.

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