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in no way ajffect the guaranty or insurance of the loan by the Administrator." SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 21, title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "806. Mortgage Protection Life Insurance." Approved August 11, 1971. Public Law 92-96 AN ACT To authorize the disposal of thorium from the supplemental stockpile.

August 11, 1971 [s. 753]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,. That the Admin- Di's°'^o"s'^i istrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxii^posa. mately two hundred and ten short tons (thorium oxide content) of thorium nitrate now held in 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. ^ 7 USC i704 Such disposition may be made without regard to the requirements of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: ^o ^ta^. ^597. 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 August 11, 1971. Public Law 92-97 AN ACT

To authorize the disposal of quartz crystals from the national stockpile and the supplemental 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 three hundred and thirty thousand pounds of quartz crystals 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 by 73 Stat. 607. Such disposition may be

August 11, 1971 [s. 756]

Quartz crystals. ^^^^ * 60 Stat. 596. 7 USC 1704 note.

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