PUBLIC LAW 105-262—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2323 Authorized Stockpile Disposals Material for disposal Quantity Beryllium Metal 20 short tons Chromium Ferroalloy ,. 25,000 short tons Columbium Carbide Powder 21,372 pounds of contained Columbium Diamond, Stones 600,000 carats Platinum 100,000 troy ounces Platiniun—Palladiiun 150,000 troy ounces Tantalum Carbide Powder 22,688 pounds of contained Tantalum Tantaltun Metal Ingots 25,000 pounds of contained Tantalum Tantalum Metal Powder 25,000 pounds of contained Tantalum (c) MINIMIZATION OF DISRUPTION AND LOSS. —The President may not dispose of materials under subsection (a) to the extent that the disposal will result in— (1) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, processors, and consumers of the materials proposed for disposal; or (2) avoidable loss to the United States. (d) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS. — Notwithstanding section 9 of the Strategic and Criticgd Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of materials authorized for disposal under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. (e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DISPOSAL AUTHORITY. — (1) The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any other disposal authority provided by law regarding the materials specified in such subsection. (2) The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is referred to in section 3303 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, and the quantities of the materials specified in the table in subsection (b) are included in the quantities specified in the table in subsection (b) of such section 3303. (f) DEFINITION. —In this section, the term "National Defense Stockpile" means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c). SEC. 8110. (a) TRANSFERS OF VESSELS BY GRANT. — The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) as follows: (1) To the Government of Argentina, the NEWPORT class tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179). (2) To the Government of Greece— (A) the KNOX class frigate HEPBURN (FF 1055); and (B) the ADAMS class guided missile destroyers STRAUSS (DDG 16), SEMMS (DDG 18), and WADDELL (DDG 24). (3) To the Government of Portugal, the STALWART class ocean surveillance ship ASSURANCE (T-AGOS 5).
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