S.Amdt. 1508

SA 1508. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 379, after line 22, add the following:

SEC. 3302. AUTHORIZATION FOR DISPOSAL OF TUNGSTEN ORES AND CONCENTRATES.

(a) Disposal Authorized.--The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency is authorized to dispose of 20,000,000 pounds of tungsten ores and concentrates from the National Defense Stockpile in fiscal year 2006.

(b) Certain Sales Authorized.--The tungsten ores and concentrates disposed under subsection (a) may be sold to entities with ore conversion or tungsten carbide manufacturing or processing capabilities in the United States.

(c) Suspension Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce may, in consultation with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, suspend disposal of tungsten ores and concentrates under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that additional disposal of such ores and concentrates would have an adverse impact on United States entities that mine or process tungsten.