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[85 STAT. 316]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1971
[85 STAT. 316]

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PUBLIC LAW 92-91-AUG. 11, 1971

[85 STAT.

Public Law 92-91 August 11. 1971 [S. 758]

Mica. Disposal.

60 Stat. 596. 7 USC 1704 note

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Exemptions.

AN ACT To authorize the disposal of mica from the naticmal stodspile and the supplemental stockpile.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Houm of RepreHentatlveH of the Vnited Statefi of America in Congress assembled. That the Administrator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approximately one million four hundred twenty-six thousand twenty-five pounds of muscovite block mica; approximately fifty-one thousand eighty-seven pounds of muscovite film mica; approximately three million one hundred ninety-nine thousand eight hundred seventy-five pounds of muscovite mica splittings; and approximately, three hundred fifty thousand pounds of phlogopite mica splittings 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 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 subsection (b) of this section or as otherwise authorized by law. All bids may oe rejected when it is in the public interest to do so. (jj) x h e material covered by this Act may be disposed of without 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.

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AN ACT

August 11, 197 1,

[H. R. 5638]

D.C, firemen. Assault penalty.

To extend the penalty for assault on a police officer in the District of Columbia to assaults on firemen, to provide criminal penalties for interfering w i t h firemen in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That suibsection (a) of section 432 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia (D.C. Code, sec. 22-505) is amended by inserting after "District of Columbia," where such phrase first appears, the following: "or any officer or member of any nre department operating in the District of Columbia,". Approved August 11, 1971.