Volume 80
Public Law 89–726
To authorize the disposal of battery-grade synthetic manganese dioxide from the national stockpile.
Approved November 2, 1966
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize the disposal of battery-grade synthetic manganese dioxide from the national 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, by negotiation or otherwise, approximately fourteen thousand five hundred and seventy-two short dry tons of battery-grade synthetic manganese dioxide now held in the national stockpile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98–98h). Such disposition may be made without regard to the provisions
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.
Approved November 2, 1966.