CHANGES IN STOCKPILE REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 3301. CHANGES IN STOCKPILE REQUIREMENTSPursuant to section 3(c)(4) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98W(c)(4)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may revise quantities of materials to be stockpiled tinder that Act in accordance with the following table: Material Current quantity Revised quantity Aluminum oxide, abrasive grain group 638,000 short tons (contained) 374,000 short tons (contained) Antimony 36,000 short tons 88,500 short tons Asbestos, amosite 17,000 short tons 0 short tons Bauxite, refractory 1,400,000 long calcined tons 1,240,000 long calcined tons Bismuth 2,200,000 pounds 1,060,000 pounds Chromite, refractory grade ore 850,000 short dry tons 695,000 short dry tons Columbium group 4,850,000 pounds (contained) 12,520,000 pounds (contained) Diamond, industrial group 29,730,000 carats 7,730,000 carats Fluorspar, acid grade 1,400,000 short dry tons 900,000 short dry tons Fluorspar, metallurgical grade 1,700,000 short dry tons 310,000 short dry tons Graphite, natural, malagasy, crystalline 20,000 short tons 14,200 short tons Graphite, natural, other than Ceylon and Malagasy 2,800 short tons 1,930 short tons Manganese, battery grade group 87,000 short dry tons 50,000 short dry tons Mica, muscovite block, stained and better 6,200,000 pounds 2,500,000 pounds Natural insulation fibers 1,500,000 pounds 0 pounds Platinum group metals, iridium 98,000 troy ounces 86,000 troy ounces Platinum group metals, palladium 3,000,000 troy ounces 2,150,000 troy ounces Quartz crystals 600,000 pounds 240,000 pounds Talc, steatite block and lump 28 short tons 0 short tons Tungsten group 50,666,000 pounds (contained) 70,900,000 pounds (contained)