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 99 STAT. 776

PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 PART B—NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

SEC. 1611. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 50 USC 98h ^°^-

50 USC 98d note.

(a) O N E - Y E A R E X T E N S I O N OF F U N D I N G FOR STOCKPILE TRANSACTION F U N D F R O M N A V A L PETROLEUM RESERVE RECEIPTS.—Section 905 of

the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 98 Stat. 2574), is amended by striking out " during fiscal year 1985" and inserting in lieu thereof " during fiscal years 1985 and 1986". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 903(b) of such Act (98 Stat. 2573) is amended by striking out "October 1, 1986" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1987". SEC. 1612. PROHIBITION OF REDUCTIONS IN STOCKPILE GOALS

50 USC 98d note.

(a) FREEZE ON GoALS.—(1) No action may be t a k e n before October 1, 1986, to i m p l e m e n t or a d m i n i s t e r any change in a stockpile goal in effect on October 1, 1984, that results in a reduction in the quality or quantity of any strategic and critical m a t e r i a l to be acquired for the National Defense Stockpile. (b) DEFINITION. — For purposes of subsection (a), the term "stockpile goal" means a determination m a d e by the P r e s i d e n t under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical M a t e r i a l s Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b) with respect to the National Defense Stockpile. SEC. 1613. STUDY OF LOSS OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF CRITICAL FERROALLOY PRODUCTS (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Recognizing the vital role that ferroalloy products have in industries crucial to the national defense, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine what effect the loss of all capacity by the United States to produce domestic ferroalloys would have on the defense industrial base and on industrial p r e p a r e d n e s s of the United States. (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—Such study shall include a n evaluation of the effect that the loss of production capacity by the United States for ferrochrome, ferromanganese, ferrosilicon (all grades), silicon m a n g a n e s e, c h r o m i u m metal, and other militarily critical ferroalloy products would have on the industrial base and on industrial p r e p a r e d n e s s of the United States. (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct such study through the Under secretary of Defense for Policy in consultation with the Director of the Federal Emergency M a n a g e m e n t Agency and the Secretary of the Interior. (d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the e n a c t m e n t of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall, to the e x t e n t practicable, be unclassified. P A R T C — OTHER PROVISIONS

50 USC app. 451.

SEC. 1621. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION PROGRAM (a) F I N D I N G S. — The Congress m a k e s the following findings: (1) The program of peacetime registration of young men under the Military Selective Service Act contributes to the national security by reducing the t i m e required for full defense mobilization.

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