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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

101 STAT. 1246

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PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987 "(1) The purpose of the National Defense Stockpile is to serve the interest of national defense only. The National Defense Stockpile is not to be used for economic or budgetary purposes. "(2) The quantities of materials stockpiled under this Act should be sufficient to sustain the United States for a period of not less than three years during a national emergency situation that would necessitate total mobilization of the economy of the United States for a sustained conventional global war of indefinite duration.".

(c) ANNUAL RECOMMENDATION OF STOCKPILE REQUIREMENTS BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock

Piling Act is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "ANNUAL REPORT ON STOCKPILE REQUIREMENTS

50 USC 98h-5.

"SEC. 14. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual report on stockpile requirements. Each such report shall be submitted with the annual report submitted under section 11(b) and shall include— "(1) the Secretary's recommendations with respect to stockpile requirements; and "(2) the matters required under subsection (b). "(b) Each report under this section shall set forth the national emergency planning assumptions used in determining the stockpile requirements recommended by the Secretary, based upon total mobilization of the economy of the United States for a sustained conventional global war for a period of not less than three years. Assumptions to be set forth include assumptions relating to each of the following: "(1) Length and intensity of the assumed emergency. "(2) The military force structure to be mobilized. "(3) Losses from enemy action. "(4) Military, industrial, and essential civilian requirements If., ^ to support the national emergency. "(5) Budget authority necessary to meet the requirements of total mobilization for the military, industrial, and essential civilian sectors. ^; j >;;,;,; ^ "(6) The availability of supplies of strategic and critical materials from foreign sources, taking into consideration possible shipping losses. "(7) Domestic production of strategic and critical materials. "(8) Civilian austerity measures. President of U.S. "(c) The President shall submit with each report under this section a statement of the plans of the President for meeting the recommendations of the Secretary set forth in the report.". SEC. 3203. STOCKPILE MANAGER (a) CLARIFICATION OF CHARTER OF STOCKPILE MANAGER.—Section

6A of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e-l) is amended to read as follows: NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE MANAGER

President of U.S.

" S E C 6A. (a) The President shall designate a single Federal office to have responsibility for performing the functions of the President under this Act, other than under sections 7, 8, and 13. The office