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(c) The term "rubber-producing facilities" means facilities, in whole or in part, for the manufacture of synthetic rubber, and the component materials thereof, including, but not limited to, buildings and land in which or on which such facilities may be located and all machinery and utilities associated therewith.

(d) The term "component materials" means the material, raw, semifinished, and finished, necessary for the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

(e) The term “standby condition” means the condition in which rubber-producing facilities, in whole or in part, are placed if not sold or leased in accordance with this Act [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix]), but are maintained so as to be readily available for the production of synthetic rubber or component materials.

(f) The term "person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, business trust, corporation, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not.

(g) The term "operating agency" means the Department, agency, officer, Government corporation, or instrumentality of the United States designated from time to time by the President pursuant to section 7(a) of the Rubber Act of 1948, as amended [section 1926(a) of this Appendix].

(h) The term "small business enterprise" means an enterprise independently owned and operated which is not dominant in its field of operation, due regard being given to the number of its employees and dollar volume of business.

(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 338, § 21, 67 Stat. 415.) § 1941t. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 338, § 22, 67 Stat. 415, amended section 20 of the Rubber Act of 1949, as amended (50 App. U.S.C. 1938), which was omitted from the Code.

§ 1941u. Congressional resolutions respecting facili ties

(a) Resolutions as rules of Congress; changes

The provisions of this section are enacted by the Congress:

(1) As an exercise of the rule-making power of the Senate and the house of Representatives, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in such House in the case of resolutions (as defined in subsection (b)); and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and

(2) With full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House.

(b) Form of resolution

As used in this section, the term "resolution" means only a resolution of either of the two

Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: (1) “That the does not favor sale of the facilities as recommended in the report of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission.", the blank therein being filled with the name of the resolving House; or (2) "That the does not favor the sale of

the as recommended in the report of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission.", the first blank therein being filled with the name of the resolving House and the other blank being filled with a description of the facility or facilities proposed to be sold.

(c) Reference to committee

A resolution with respect to a facility or facilities shall be referred to a committee (and all such resolutions shall be referred to the same committee) by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be.

(d) Report by committee; motion to discharge

(1) If the committee to which has been referred a resolution with respect to a facility or facilities has not reported it before the expiration of ten calendar days after its introduction, it shall then (but not before) be in order to move either to discharge the committee from further consideration of such resolution, or to discharge the committee from further consideration of any other resolution with respect to such facility or facilities which has been referred to the committee.

(2) Such motion may be made only by a person favoring the resolution, shall be highly privileged (except that it may not be made after the committee has reported a resolution with respect to the same facility or facilities), and debate thereon shall be limited to not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. No amendment to such motion shall be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such motion is agreed to or disagreed to.

(3) If the motion to discharge is agreed to or disagreed to, such motion may not be renewed, nor may another motion to discharge the committee be made with respect to any other resolution with respect to the same facility or facilities.

(e) Motion to consider resolution; amendment

(1) Where the committee has reported, or has been discharged from further consideration of, a resolution with respect to a facility or facilities, it shall at any time thereafter be in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of such resolution. Such motion shall be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. No amendment to such motion shall be in order and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such motion is agreed to or disagreed to.

(2) Debate on the resolution shall be limited to not to exceed ten hours, which shall be equally divided between those favoring and

those opposing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. No amendment to, or motion to recommit, the resolution shall be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.

(f) Motions and appeals from decisions on rules to be decided without debate

(1) All motions to postpone, made with respect to the discharge from committee, or the consideration of, a resolution with respect to a facility or facilities, and all motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate.

(2) All appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution with respect to a facility or facilities, shall be decided without debate.

(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 338, § 23, 67 Stat. 415.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions, property, records, etc., of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission were transferred to the Federal Facilities Corporation by Ex. Ord. No. 10678, eff. Sept. 20, 1956, 21 F.R. 7199, set out under section 1941r of this Appendix.

The Federal Facilities Corporation was dissolved, and all the functions, property, records, etc., of the Corporation were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by Pub. L. 87-190, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 418, set out as a note under section 1938 of this Appendix.

§ 1941v. Rejection of recommended sales contract; right to review of purchaser of other facilities; minimum annual production necessary to sustain disposal report

Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix], in the event that the recommended sale of any facility is disapproved by either House of the Congress, any prospective purchaser of any other facility shall have a period of thirty days after the termination of the period for review by the Congress in which to reject the recommended sales contract with regard to the facility or facilities which he has agreed to purchase: Provided, That if as a result of the disapproval by either House of the Congress of the sale of any facility or facilities, or as a result of the rejection of one or more sales contracts by any prospective purchaser as provided in this section, the remaining facilities to be sold will in the aggregate not be capable of annually producing at least 500,000 long tons of general purpose synthetic rubber and at least 43,000 long tons of butyl rubber, then no facility shall be sold under this Act [said sections], and for the purposes of this Act [said sections] the report of the Commission shall be deemed to have been disapproved in its entirety.

(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 338, § 24, 67 Stat. 416.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions, property, records, etc., of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission were transferred to the Federal Facilities Corporation by Ex. Ord. No. 10678, eff. Sept. 20, 1956, 21 F.R. 7199, set out under section 1941r of this Appendix.

The Federal Facilities Corporation was dissolved, and all the functions, property, records, etc., of the Corporation were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by Pub. L. 87-190, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 418, set out as a note under section 1938 of this Appendix.

§ 1941w. Disposal of rubber-producing facility at Baytown, Texas

(a) Receipt of proposal

Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 7(a) [section 1941e(a) of this Appendix], the period for receipt of proposals for the purchase of the Government-owned rubber-producing facility at Baytown, Texas, known as Plancor Numbered 877, shall not expire until the end of the thirty-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this section [Mar. 31, 1955].

(b) Negotiation period

If one or more proposals are received for the purchase of Plancor Numbered 877 within the time period specified in subsection (a), the Commission, notwithstanding the expiration of the period for negotiation specified in section 7 (f) [section 1941e(f) of this Appendix], shall negotiate with those submitting the proposals for a period of not to exceed sixty days for the purpose of entering into a definite contract of sale. (c) Report to Congress; transfer period

Within ten days after the termination of the actual negotiation period referred to in subsection (b), the Commission shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report containing, with respect to the disposal under this section of Plancor Numbered 877, the information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, and paragraph (8) of section 9(a) [section 1941g(a) of this Appendix]. Unless the contract is disapproved by either House of the Congress by a resolution prior to the expiration of thirty days of continuous session (as defined in section 9(c) [section 1941g(c) of this Appendix]) of the Congress following the date upon which the report is submitted to it, upon the expiration of such thirty-day period the contract shall become fully effective and the Commission shall proceed to carry it out, and transfer of possession of the facility sold shall be made as soon as practicable but in any event within thirty days after the expiration of such thirty-day period. The failure to complete transfer of possession within thirty days after the expiration of the period for congressional review shall not give rise to or be the basis of rescission of the contract of sale.

(d) Standby condition

If, upon termination of the transfer period provided for in subsection (c), no contract for the sale of Plancor Numbered 877 has become effective, the operating agency last designated by the President shall, as promptly as possible consistent with sound operating procedures, take said Plancor out of production and place it in adequate standby condition under the provisions of section 8 of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [section 1941f of this Appendix]: Provided, That the provisions

in said section relating to the time for placing facilities in standby condition shall not apply to Plancor Numbered 877.

(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 338, § 25, as added Mar. 31, 1955, ch. 19, § 1, 69 Stat. 15.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions, property, records, etc., of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission were transferred to the Federal Facilities Corporation by Ex. Ord. No. 10678, eff. Sept. 20, 1956, 21 F.R. 7199, set out under section 1941r of this Appendix.

The Federal Facilities Corporation was dissolved, and all the functions, property, records, etc., of the Corporation were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by Pub. L. 87-190, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 418, set out as a note under section 1938 of this Appendix.

SUBMISSION OF DISPOSAL REPORT TO ATTORNEY

GENERAL

Section 2 of act Mar. 31, 1955, provided that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(d) of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [section 1941a(d) of this Appendix], the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 'Commission') before submission to the Congress of its report relative to Plancor Numbered 877, shall submit it to the Attorney General, who shall, within seven days after receiving the report, advise the Commission whether, in his opinion, the proposed disposition, if carried out, will violate the antitrust laws."

DISPOSAL CRITERIA

Section 5 of act Mar. 31, 1955, provided that: "Except as otherwise provided in this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under sections 1938, 1941r, and 1941w of this Appendix], disposal of Plancor Numbered 877 shall be fully subject to all the provisions of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix] and such criteria as have been established by the Commission in handling disposal of other Government-owned rubber producing facilities under that Act: Provided, That the provisions of sections 7(j), 7 (k), 9(d), 9(f), 10, 11, 15, and 24 of that Act [sections 1941e(j), 1941e(k), 1941g(d), 1941g(f), 1941h, 1941i, 1941m, and 1941v of this Appendix] shall not apply to the disposal of Plancor Numbered 877. As promptly as practicable following the date of transfer of possession of Plancor Numbered 877 to a purchaser under this Act, the operating agency last designated by the President shall offer for sale to such purchaser the end products produced at such plant and held in inventory for Government account on the day of such transfer of possession, together with the feedstocks then located at such plant or purchased by the operating agency for use at such plant. Sale of such end products shall be made at the Government sales price prevailing on the business day next preceding the date of transfer of possession of such plant. Sale of such feedstocks shall be made at not less than their cost to the Government. In the event the purchaser declines to purchase such end products or feedstocks when first offered to it by the operating agency, they may be thereafter disposed of in such manner as the operating agency deems advisable. In the event Plancor Numbered 877 is not sold under the provisions of this Act, any end products produced at such plant and held in inventory for Government account on the day such plant is placed in standby condition pursuant to section 25(d) of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, as added by this Act [subsec. (d) of this section], and any feedstocks then located at such plant or purchased by the operating agency for use at such plant shall be disposed of in such manner as the operating agency deems advisable, at the prevailing market price for such end products and feedstocks."

LEASE OR Sale of TanK CARS

Section 6 of act Mar. 31, 1955, provided that: "Notwithstanding any provision of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix] and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under sections 1938, 1941r, and 1941w of this Appendix], the Commission or, after it ceases to exist, such agency of the Government as the President may designate, may, after securing the advice of the Attorney General as to whether the proposed lease or sale would tend to create or maintain a situation inconsistent with the antitrust laws, enter into leases or contracts of sale for all or any number of 448 pressure tank cars (ICC Classification ICC-104AW) for which the Commission invited proposals to purchase pursuant to that Act. Each such lease may be for such duration and each such lease or contract of sale may be made on such terms (including type of use) as the Commission or such other agency deems advisable in the public interest: Provided, That each such lease or contract of sale shall contain, among other provisions, a national security clause, and each such lease shall contain provisions for the recapture of the tank cars leased by the Government and the termination of the lease, if the President determines that the national interest so requires. The rental or price for any such tank car or cars shall be an amount which the Commission or such agency determines to be the maximum amount obtainable in the public interest, but not less than fair value as determined by the Commission. Any of such tank cars not under lease or contract of sale to non-Federal lessees or purchasers may be transferred without charge by the Commission or such agency to any Government department or agency upon request, for such use as the Commission or such agency deems advisable and subject to national security and recapture provisions of the type hereinabove provided for in this section running in favor of the Commission or other agency transferring the tank car or cars. Any of such tank cars not sold or under lease or transferred as hereinabove provided shall be placed and maintained in adequate standby condition pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [section 1941f of this Appendix]."

LIMITATION

Section 7 of act Mar. 31, 1955, provided that: "The provisions of this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under sections 1938, 1941r, and 1941w of this Appendix] shall not be applicable to the disposal of any Government-owned rubber-producing facilities other than Plancor Numbered 877 and 448 pressure tank cars (ICC Classification-ICC 104AW); and all action taken pursuant to the provisions of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix] prior to the enactment of this Act [Mar. 31, 1955] shall be governed by the provisions of that Act [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix] as it existed prior to the enactment of this Act and shall have the same force and effect as if this Act had not been enacted."

§ 1941x. Disposal of rubber-producing facility at Institute, West Virginia

(a) Receipt of proposal

Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 7(a) [section 1941e(a) of this Appendix], the period for receipt of proposals for the purchase of the Government-owned rubber-producing facility at Institute, West Virginia, known as Plancor Numbered 980, shall not expire until the end of the sixty-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this section [Aug. 9, 1955].

(b) Negotiation period

If one or more proposals are received for the purchase of Plancor Numbered 980 within the time period specified in subsection (a), the Commission, notwithstanding the expiration of the period for negotiation specified in section 7 (f) [section 1941e(f) of this Appendix], shall negotiate with those submitting the proposals for a period of not to exceed seventy-five days for the purpose of entering into a definite contract of sale.

(c) Report to Congress; transfer period

Within ten days after the termination of the actual negotiation period referred to in subsection (b), or, if Congress is not then in session, within ten days after Congress next convenes, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report containing with respect to the disposal under this section of Plancor Numbered 980, the information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, and paragraph (8) of section 9(a) [section 1941g(a) of this Appendix]. Unless the contract is disapproved by either House of the Congress by a resolution prior to the expiration of thirty days of continuous session (as defined in section 9(c) [section 1941g(c) of this Appendix]) of the Congress following the date upon which the report is submitted to it, upon the expiration of such thirty-day period the contract shall become fully effective and the Commission shall proceed to carry it out, and transfer of possession of the facility sold shall be made as soon as practicable but in any event within thirty days after the expiration of such thirty-day period. The failure to complete transfer of possession within thirty days after the expiration of the period for congressional review shall not give rise to or be the basis of rescission of the contract of sale.

(d) Standby condition

If, upon termination of the transfer period provided for in subsection (c), no contract for the sale of Plancor Numbered 980 has become effective, the operating agency last designated by the President shall continue to maintain said Plancor in adequate standby condition under the provisions of section 8 of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [section 1941f of this Appendix].

(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 338, § 26, as added Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 696, § 1, 69 Stat. 628.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions, property, records, etc., of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission were transferred to the Federal Facilities Corporation by Ex. Ord. No. 10678, eff. Sept. 20, 1956, 21 F.R. 7199, set out under section 1941r of this Appendix.

The Federal Facilities Corporation was dissolved, and all the functions, property, records, etc., of the Corporation were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by Pub. L. 87-190, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 418, set out as a note under section 1938 of this Appendix.

SUBMISSION OF DISPOSAL REPORT TO ATTORNEY
GENERAL

Section 2 of act Aug. 9, 1955, provided that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(d) of the

Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [section 1941a(d) of this Appendix], the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 'Commission') before submission to the Congress of its report relative to Plancor Numbered 980, shall submit it to the Attorney General, who shall, within seven days after receiving the report, advise the Commission whether, in his opinion, the proposed disposition, if carried out, will violate the antitrust laws."

DISPOSAL CRITERIA

Section 5 of act Aug. 9, 1955, provided that: "Except as otherwise provided in this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under sections 1938, 1941r, and 1941x of this Appendix), disposal of Plancor Numbered 980 shall be fully subject to all the provisions of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix] and such criteria as have been established by the Commission in handling disposal of other Governmentowned rubber producing facilities under that Act: Provided, That the provisions of sections 7(j), 7(k), 9(d), 9(f), 10, 11, 15, and 24 of that Act [sections 1941e(j), 1941e(k), 1941g(d), 1941g(f), 1941h, 1941i, 1941m, and 1941v of this Appendix] shall not apply to the disposal of Plancor Numbered 980. As promptly as practicable following the date of transfer of possession of Plancor Numbered 980 to a purchaser under this Act, the operating agency last designated by the President shall offer for sale to such purchaser the end products at such plant and held in inventory for Government account on the day of such transfer of possession, together with the feedstocks then located at such plant or purchased by the operating agency for use at such plant. Sale of such end products shall be made at the Government sales price prevailing on the business day next preceding the date of transfer of possession of such plant. Sale of such feedstocks shall be made at not less than their cost to the Government. In the event the purchaser declines to purchase such end products or feedstocks when first offered to it by the operating agency, they may be thereafter disposed of in such manner as the operating agency deems advisable. In the event Plancor Numbered 980 is not sold under the provisions of this Act, any end products at such plant and held in inventory for Government account and any feedstocks located at such plant or purchased by the operating agency for use at such plant shall be disposed of in such manner as the operating agency deems advisable, at the prevailing market price for such end products and feedstocks."

LIMITATION

Section 6 of act Aug. 9, 1955, provided that: "The provisions of this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under sections 1938, 1941r, and 1941x of this Appendix] shall not be applicable to the disposal of any Government-owned rubber-producing facilities other than Plancor Numbered 980; and all action taken pursuant to the provisions of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix], or the amendment thereto known as Public Law 19 [section 1941w of this Appendix], enacted March 31, 1955, prior to the enactment of this Act (Aug. 9, 1955] shall be governed by the provisions of that Act as it existed prior to the enactment of this Act and shall have the same force and effect as if this Act had not been enacted."

§ 1941y. Disposal of rubber-producing facility at Louisville, Kentucky

(a) Receipt of proposal

Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 7(a) [section 1941e(a) of this Appendix], the period for receipt of proposals for the purchase of the Government-owned rubber-produc

ing facility at Louisville, Kentucky, known as Plancor Numbered 1207 and hereinafter referred to as the "Louisville plant", shall not expire until the end of the thirty-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this section [Mar. 21, 1956].

(b) Negotiation period

If one or more proposals are received for the purchase of the Louisville plant within the time period specified in subsection (a), the Commission, notwithstanding the expiration of the period for negotiation specified in section 7(f) [section 1941e(f) of this Appendix], shall negotiate with those submitting the proposals for a period of not to exceed thirty days for the purpose of entering into a contract of sale.

(c) Report to Congress; transfer period

Within ten days after the termination of the actual negotiation period referred to in subsection (b), or, if Congress is not then in session, within ten days after Congress next convenes, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report containing, with respect to the disposal under this section of the Louisville plant, the information described in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 of section 9(a) [section 1941g(a) of this Appendix]. Unless the contract is disapproved by either House of the Congress by a resolution prior to the expiration of thirty days of continuous session (as defined in section 9(c) [section 1941g(c) of this Appendix]) of the Congress following the date upon which the report is submitted to it, upon the expiration of such thirty-day period the contract shall become fully effective and the Commission shall proceed to carry it out, and transfer of possession of the facility sold shall be made as soon as practicable but in any event within thirty days after the expiration or termination of the existing lease on the Louisville plant. The failure to complete transfer of possession within thirty days after expiration or termination of the existing lease shall not give rise to or be the basis of rescission of the contract of sale.

(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 338, § 27, as added Mar. 21, 1956, ch. 89, § 1, 70 Stat. 51.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions, property, records, etc., of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission were transferred to the Federal Facilities Corporation by Ex. Ord. No. 10678, eff. Sept. 20, 1956, 21 F.R. 7199, set out under section 1941r of this Appendix.

The Federal Facilities Corporation was dissolved, and all the functions, property, records, etc., of the Corporation were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by Pub. L. 87-190, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 418, set out as a note under section 1938 of this Appendix.

SUBMISSION OF DISPOSAL REPORT TO ATTORNEY
GENERAL

Section 2 of act Mar. 21, 1956, provided that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(d) of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [section 1941a(d) of this Appendix], the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 'Commission'), before submission to the Congress of its report relative to the Louisville plant shall submit it to the Attorney General, who shall, within

seven days after receiving the report, advise the Commission whether, in his opinion, the proposed disposition, if carried out, will violate the antitrust laws."

LEASE; TRANSmittal to ATTORNEY GENERAL; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW

Section 4 of act Mar. 21, 1956, provided that:

"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9(d) [section 1941g(d) of this Appendix] and notwithstanding the period of lease limitation in section 9(f) [section 1941g(f) of this Appendix] of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, the Commission or its successor may, provided the period for receipt of proposals for the purchase of the Louisville plant has expired as provided in section 27(a) of that Act [subsection (a) of this section] and no proposal or contract for the purchase of the Louisville plant is then pending or in effect, extend the existing lease or enter into a new lease on the Louisville plant for a term of not less than five years nor more than fifteen years from the date of termination of said existing lease.

"(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 8(a)(3) and 9(f) of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [sections 1941f(a)(3) and 1941g(f) of this Appendix] relating to the period for review by the Attorney General, the Commission, before submission to the Congress of a lease or lease extension relative to the Louisville plant, shall submit it to the Attorney General, who shall, within seven days after receiving the lease or lease extension, advise the Commission whether the proposed lease or lease extension would tend to create or maintain a situation inconsistent with the antitrust laws.

"(c) Within ten days after the termination of the lease negotiations authorized in subsection (a) of this section, or, if Congress is not then in session, within ten days after Congress next convenes, the Commission shall report to the Congress the lease or lease extension negotiated pursuant to this section. The Commission shall submit at the same time the statement of the Attorney General approving the proposed lease or lease extension in accordance with the standard set forth in subsection (b) of this section, and the names of the persons who have represented the Government or lessee in conducting negotiations for the lease or lease extension on the Louisville plant. Unless the lease or lease extension is disapproved by either House of the Congress by resolution prior to the expiration of thirty days of continuous session (as defined in section 9(c) of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [section 1941g(c) of this Appendix]) of the Congress following the date upon which the lease or lease extension is submitted to it, upon the expiration of such thirty-day period the lease or lease extension shall become fully effective and the Commission shall proceed to carry it out in accordance with its terms."

DISPOSAL CRITERIA

Section 5 of act Mar. 21, 1956, provided that: "Except as otherwise provided in this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under sections 1941f, 1941r, and 1941y of this Appendix], the disposal or lease of the Louisville plant shall be fully subject to all the provisions of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 [sections 1941 to 1941y of this Appendix] and such criteria as have been established by the Commission in handling disposal of other Government-owned rubber producing facilities under this Act: Provided, That the provisions of sections 7(j), 7(k), 10, 15 and 24 of that Act [sections 1941e(j), 1941e(k), 1941h, 1941m and 1941v of this Appendix] shall not apply to the disposal or lease of the Louisville plants."

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