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PUBLIC LAW 91-321-JULY 10, 1970

Public Law 91-320 AN ACT To authorize the disposal of acid grade fluorspar from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.

July 10, 1970 [H, R.15833]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Acid grade United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- fluorspar. trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi- D i s p o s a l. mately two hundred twelve thousand six hundred thirty-seven short dry tons of acid grade fluorspar 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 estab- 60 Stat. 596. lished 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 require- 7 USC 1704. ments 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 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 July 10, 1970.

Public Law 91-321 AN ACT To authorize the disposal of magnesium from the national stockpile.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Administrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approximately twelve thousand short tons of magnesium 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 publicly advertising for bids, except as provided in

July 10, 1970 [H. R.15835}

Magnesium. Disposal.

60 Stat. 596.

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