agencies pursuant to their own authority, it is hereby ordered, effective July 30, 1979, as follows: 1-101. The functions vested in the President by Section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Act, (50 U.S.C. 98b), are delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 1-102. The functions vested in the President by Section 6 of the Act (50 U.S. C. 98e) are delegated to the Administrator of General Services. 1-103. (a) The functions vested in the President by Section 8(a) of the Act (50 U.S.C. 98g(a)) are delegated to the Secretary of the Interior. (b) The functions vested in the President by Section 8(b) of the Act (50 U.S.C. 98g(b)) are delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture. 1-104. The functions vested in the President by Section 10 of the Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1) are delegated to the Administrator of General Services. 1-105. The functions vested in the President by section 11 of the Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-2) are delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture and the Administrator of General Services shall submit biannually a written report to the Director. The report shall detail their performance of functions under the Act and this Order. 1-106. Section 4-101 of Executive Order No. 12148 is revoked and the following new Sections 4-205 and 4-206 are added thereto: 4-205. Effective July 30, 1979, the functions vested in the President by Section 4(h) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 714b(h)), are hereby delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 4-206. Effective July 30, 1979, the functions vested in the President by Section 204(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 485(f), are hereby delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. SEC. 104. Notwithstanding section 1415 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1953, or any other provision of law, the President may use or enter into agreements with friendly nations or organizations of nations to use the foreign currencies which accrue under this title for one or more of the following purposes: * * * * * (b) To purchase or contract to purchase, in such amounts as may be specified from time to time in appropriation acts, strategic or other materials for a supplemental United States stockpile of such materials as the President may determine from time to time. Such strategic or other materials acquired under this subsection shall be placed in the above named supplemental stockpile and shall be released therefrom only under the provisions of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act; Approved July 10, 1954. NOTE Section 104/b) above was a part of title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended. The Food for Peace Act of 1966. Pub. L. 89-808 (80 Stat. 1526), in amending title I. omitted the foregoing provision relating to the supplemental stockpile. The material is, however, retaining herein because of its significance with respect to the supplemental stockpile. TRANSFERS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL STOCKPILE SEC. 206. (a) Strategic and other materials acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation as a result of barter or exchange of agricultural commodities or products, unless acquired for the national stockpile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), or for other purposes shall be transferred to the supplemental stockpile established by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1704); but no strategic or critical material shall be acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation as a result of such barter or exchange except for such national stockpile, for such supplemental stockpile, for foreign economic or military aid for assistance programs, or for offshore construction programs, or to meet requirements of Government agencies. * * Approved May 28, 1956. * * WILLIAM LANGER JEWEL BEARING PLANT a. Pub. L. 89-784 (80 Stat. 1367) *** The Jewel Bearing Plant operated and maintained by the General Services Administration at Rolla, North Dakota, shall hereafter be known as the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant, and any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States in which such plant is designated or referred to shall be held to refer to such plant under and by the name of the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant. Approved November 6, 1966. * * * * * b. Pub. L. 90-469 (82 Stat. 666) ***The Administrator of General Services is authorized to provide for the operation, by contract or otherwise, of the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant, located at Rolla, North Dakota, to produce jewel bearings and related items for Government use or for sale, at prices determined by the Administrator to be sufficient to cover the estimated or actual costs of production, including depreciation. SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be established on the books of the Treasury a separate fund, which shall be available for use by or under the direction and control of the Administrator, without fiscal year limitation, for expenses necessary for the operation of the plant, including personal services and travel; advancement of production technology; materials, supplies, and services; maintenance, repair, improvement, and purchase of machinery, tools and equipment; transportation and other utility services; maintenance, repair, alteration, and improvement of existing buildings; provision of working capital and other necessary manufacturing, general, and administrative expenses. SEC. 3. Upon the termination of the existing lease of the plant, the Administrator is authorized to transfer to the said fund, at values established by him, the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant, including land, buildings, machinery, equipment, tools, raw materials, work in process, finished goods, accounts receivable, the balance of the direct order rental account established under said lease, and any other assets of the Government related to said plant. There are authorized to be appropriated to said fund any additional sums which may be required for the operation of the plant which together with the value of the assets transferred to the fund by the Administrator pursuant to this section, shall constitute the capital of the fund. SEC. 4. The fund shall be credited with the proceeds of all transfers, sales, advances, refunds, and recoveries resulting from the operation of the plant and the fund, including the net proceeds of disposal of surplus personal property of the fund and receipts from carriers and others for loss of, or damages to, property of the fund. SEC. 5. As of the close of each fiscal year, any net income of the fund, after making provision for prior year losses, if any, shall be transferred to the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. SEC. 6. In the event the plant is operated by contract, advances from the fund may be made to the contractor for the purposes set forth in section 2, and the proceeds and receipts referred to in section 4 may initially be credited to a special subsidiary fund established by the contractor for that purpose in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Administrator. Approved August 8, 1968. 5. 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