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( A ! J Ark * t 55 AUTBOr-TZUJO TJTE DISPOSAL OF AMO.;'.TjC ASUKSTCW3 FROM-THE RATIONAL. STOC7*JnJ3 AND THE SUmJWF.NTAL STOCKPILE : r I V Mr, PITXLBIN. Mr. Speaker. X move to suspend Uie rules and pass the bill (ILR. 13553) to authorise Uie disposal f amoeite asbestos from the national stockpile anil the supplemental stock pile. The Clerk read as follows: HJk 13580 lie it enactrd 5? the Senate end Hotree of Rcprcaztetivci if V* U;xti4 State* of America in Conyres* assembled, Tint the odmlnlr.tcuUir ot OeneriU Service* la hereby autbuiized to tUcpote of, by negotiation or OUtcrwiie, approximately fifteen Lhotraod, on* hundred ar.-t at-veuty short tona of ctnottto oolier.to* near held ir. tho national etoefcpUo csttd>U*l.cd pursuant to tho huntcola and Critical Materials Stock PUtng Acs (50 U.&.C. oo-srji) i.ud the aopidemcatttl stock* pllo rtabUah><l pur-uant to section 101(b) of tha Agricultural Trade Doreiopment and AMtstanco Aet cl 1934. u amandad (T V.S.GL 1704(b)). Such dlspocuion may ba mada without regard to tha provision# of aar.tlon 3 of the strategic and Critical Materiala Stock Piling Act: Prodded, That tho time and method of disposition aboil ba fixed with duo regard to tha protection of tha United States against avoidable loaa and the pro tection of producer*, prveewore. and eon* turners against avoidable disruption of their usual morsels. The SFEACTR.. Xs a second do; i monded? Mr. CLANCY. Mr. Speaker, X demand a second. ____ The SPEAKER. Without objection, a cmonit will be rwWiwt on ordered* 37loro Vua mi uUjecUoil. Mr. niXLBfX. Mr. Speaker, the ad ministration has submitted a proposal for dispostl uf 15.170 short tons of nmo sttc asbestos now held In the national stockpile. Cum*nMy. the stockpile objective is 40.000 tltnrl "U-. i.im', Lite tsioulil In inycnl/try la 55.17J ,-jKri puts. Titv nvcrai'.c toixu-IUott cost of the commodity vns t2l.">.C0 per short Lon. The current trnrkei prlrc It approxi mately $240 per n>torv ton. Thus, If tho J *e ' r* THIS document was not a record of -. :P?G INDUSTRIES, INC. 0ID NOT COME FROM :.y'T'S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED ) VBY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 7158 CONGRESSIONAirfiECORD -- HO materials were sold at the current mar ket price, tho total loss to the Govern ment would be approximately S75.C50. Ameslxe asbestos Is obtained from South Africa. It Is a fibrous nmphlboJe mineral, clutractcrlard by lung. coon*. strong. tutd resilient libers. Ainositc possesses good tcnaUu itrentth and Is more resistant to heat thou erucidoUlc or chrysaUle. It varies in color from gray and yellow to dark brown, with liber lengths up to 0 Inches. Amosito asbestos is used In manufae- turius woven ItiauInltiiK felt, heat Insula tion--pipe covering, block and seg ments--and marine Insulating board. The Ions fiber amosite is used principally In the manufacture of thermal Insula the stockpile disposals that these several bills provide, and X say to the members of the committee that any coles, directly or indirectly, to foreign governments will not bo in keeping with the intuit of the legislation oUVrud lierc tin* nfLrmoon. Tho SPbbULilR. 17to qotv.Uon ir. on Uiu motion of the gunllL-tunn frun Mnasnuhusetta Urns the JIuhtc nu-uf.-nd the rules anil pass the bill II.lt. 13550. Tito question was taken: and ftvntliinls having voted In favor thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill trs.* passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on tin table. tion. If there are no questions or debate. X ask for a vote on the bill. * Mr. CLANCY. Mr. Speaker. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa tMr.Or.oss]. (Mr. GROSS asked and was given per mission to revise and extend his ra marks.) Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker. X would like to ask the gentleman a question. Since this asbestos is also produced in Rhodesia and South Africa, as with chrome, can these products be liberated from our stockpile and then sold to tha British? IS there anything that would stop the sale to the British? Mr. PHTLBIN. No. . Mr. GROSS. The British. I say again. -imm to be boycotting Rhodesia and 1U products. President Johnson has Joined in that outrageous boycott. X have pre viously stated that the British have brought hichgrade. chrome ore out of Rhodesia through their own boycott while it la being denied to American manufacturers. Are we going to liberate this material from the stockpiles in this country and then see somebody sell It to the British to help them through their own boycott of Khodrsla. whose only crime Is that It Is seeking Its inde pendence? Mr. PRILBTN. The disposal plan for amnrdte wibww of Uie General Serv ices Aili.i .i.'iiini ibiu not restrict, ales fur u. uvaUc consumption AMT) T Mr. BATES. Mr. Speaker. wiPlM gentleman yield? Mr. GROSS. I yield to the gen!mi from Massachusetts. u'-. J i' 1 i_ _ Mr. BATES. X made an Inquiry with respect to thu situaUon as It developed with regard to copper last fail when -some of It did leave Utc United Stairs. I was advised In the instance of Uniw parUculur bills Utat In Uie ilLsiiosal plan* of the Ocnural Services Adinl:ii^ur.uo:i four t825!~7 commodities only; namely, molybde num. meiuliunicui r.ratle cliromite. bis muth, and platinum will he rrstnetod for UJS. consumption only. The other nm- lrri.*.ls hi the 12 bills, InelutUn: nmoetto asbestos, may bo cold fur foreign con sumption. -- APR & 1265 Mr. GROSS. X greatly regret to hear that my want fount may be well founded. X Ink* that Uie House Armed Services CnmmiUco will w.tlch careful!v Utc die? 1 02S2