CONTENTS Natements: American antiknock fluid industries (representing E. I. du Pont de American Mining Congress (J. Allen Overton, Jr., executive vice Arizona Copper Tariff Board (at request of Senator Carl Hayden) ___ Belsley, G. Lyle, Director, Economic Affairs, Office of Emergency Byrd, Hon. Robert C., U.S. Senator from West Virginia Connell, Maurice J., Commissioner of Defense Materials Service, General Services Administration...--- Copper & Brass Fabricators Emergency Committee (Theodore E. International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers (Alfred J. Mansfield, Hon. Mike, U.S. Senator from Montana.. Polled Zinc Manufacturers Association (James E. Mack, managing secretary and general counsel). United Automobile Workers Copper & Brass Council (Charles H. Kerrigan, director)._ DISPOSAL OF LEAD, ZINC, AND COPPER FROM THE NATIONAL STOCKPILE H.R. 1496 (S. 437)-To Authorize the Disposal, Without Regard to the Prescribed 6-Month Waiting Period, of Zine From the National Stockpile and the Supplemental Stockpile H.R. 1658 (S. 1041)-To Authorize the Disposal, Without Regard to the Prescribed 6-Month Waiting Period, of Lead From the National Stockpile and the Supplemental Stockpile S. 296-To Authorize the Temporary Release of 100,000 Short Tons of Copper From the National Stockpile THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1965 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL STOCKPILE, AND NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, D.C. Present: Senators Symington (chairman), Cannon, Young of Ohio, Inouye, and Miller. Also present: Senator Byrd of West Virginia; William H. Darden, professional staff member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; H. S. Atkinson, assistant chief clerk, Senate Armed Services Committee; James J. Gehrig, legislative assistant to Senator Symington: John Hayward, legislative assistant to Senator Cannon; Jerry Friedheim, special assistant to Senator Tower. The subcommittee (composed of Senators Symington, chairman; Cannon, Young of Ohio, Inouye, Miller, and Tower) met, pursuant to notice, in room 212, Old Senate Office Building, at 9:30 a.m. Senator SYMINGTON. We will call to order this meeting of the Subcommittee on National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves. In compliance with many requests from Members of the Senate and from the public, this meeting of the Subcommittee on the National Stockpile has been scheduled to consider legislation authorizing the disposal of lead, zinc, and copper from the national stockpile or the supplemental stockpile, or from both. Earlier this year the Senate approved S. 28, and if this bill becomes law it will be unnecessary for the Congress to take affirmative action before the disposal of surplus materials owned by the Government can be accomplished. Apparently time is of the essence in connection with the release of lead, zinc, and copper, and the urgency of the demand for these materials may justify specific action on autho ity for the release of surplus quantities of them before action on th general stockpiling legislation can be finished. The bills before the subcommittee are: (1) S. 437, which was introduced by Senator Dodd, would author ize the disposal of 150,000 tons of zinc, and is similar to (2) H.R. 1496, which would authorize the disposal of 150,000 ton of zinc, and the intragovernmental use of an additional 50,000 shor tons of zinc. (H.R. 1496 follows:) [H.R. 1496, 89th Cong., 1st sess.] AN ACT To authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed six-month waitin period, of zinc from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Administrator of Genera Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by negotiation or otherwise, approxi mately one hundred and fifty thousand short tons of zinc 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, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704 (b)). 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 avoilable disruption of their usual markets. SEC. 2. The Administrator is also authorized, without regard to the provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, to make available an additional fifty thousand short tons of zinc now held in the national and supplemental stockpiles for direct use by agencies of the United States Government. Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 1965. RALPH R. ROBERTS, Clerk. (3) S. 1041, which was introduced by our committee colleague, Senator Byrd of West Virginia, who has been extremely anxious to have some lead and zinc obtained by industry, would authorize the disposal of 150,000 short tons of lead, and is similar to (4) H.R. 1658, which would authorize the disposal of 150,000 short tons of lead and the intragovernmental use of an additional 50,000 tons of lead. (H.R. 1658 follows:) [H.R. 1658, 89th Cong., 1st sess.] AN ACT To authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed six-month waiting period, of lead from the national stockpile and the supplemental 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 one hundred and fifty thousand short tons of lead 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, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704 (b)), 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. SEc. 2. The Administrator is also authorized, without regard to the provisions of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, to make available an additional fifty thousand short tons of lead now held in the national and supplemental stockpiles for direct use by agencies of the United States Government. Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 1965. RALPH R. ROBERTS, Clerk. (5) S. 296, which was introduced by Senator Mansfield for himself and Senator Metcalf, Senator Bayh, Senator Bible, Senator Dodd, Senator Fannin, Senator Hartke, Senator Hayden, Senator Javits, Senator Lausche, Senator Montoya, Senator Morse, Senator Pell, Senator Ribicoff, and Senator Williams of New Jersey, would authorize the loan of 100,000 tons of copper, follows: [S. 296, 89th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To authorize the temporary release of one hundred thousand short tons of copper from the national stockpile Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to avoid serious economic dislocation and instability in the domestic market of copper, the Administrator of General Services is authorized, notwithstanding any limitation or requirement in the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act with respect to the disposition of materials acquired thereunder, or in any other provision of law, to release not to exceed one hundred thousand short tons of copper now held in the national stockpile. The disposition herein authorized shall be made to domestic producers of copper under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning. One of the terms and conditions applicable to such disposition shall be that any producer receiving such copper shall agree to restore to the national stockpile an amount and grade of copper at least equivalent to that received (1) not later than one year after the receipt thereof, or (2), in the event of an emergency, as determined by the President, not later than sixty days after notice thereof. The executive branch has reported favorably on the legislation authorizing the release of lead and zinc. The Chair understands that the views of the executive branch on the disposal of copper will be presented in the testimony today. There appears to be a near unanimity of opinion concerning the release of lead, zinc, and copper. Many persons and organizations supporting these releases have indicated their willingness to testify in support of this legislation. The Chair hopes, however, that the persons and organizations favoring the disposal will be willing to insert their statements in the record. This arrangement will shorten our hearing and permit the subcommittee to act expeditiously. The Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, the Hon. Buford Ellington, accompanied by Deputy Director Frank Dryden and Mr. Lyle Belsley and Mr. William N. Lawrence are present to give the views of OEP, and Mr. Maurice J. Connell, Commissioner of the Defense Materials Service of the General Services Administration, accompanied by Mr. John G. Harlan, Jr., Deputy Commissioner of the Defense Materials Service, are present to furnish the views of GSA. Governor Ellington, we welcome you before the subcommittee. You may proceed with your statement. |