To prohibit the importation, manufacture, distribution, or storage of ammonium nitrate compound without a license, to prohibit the receipt of ammonium nitrate compound without a license or permit, and for other purposes.

March 17, 2005

Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To prohibit the importation, manufacture, distribution, or storage of ammonium nitrate compound without a license, to prohibit the receipt of ammonium nitrate compound without a license or permit, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Ammonium Nitrate Security Act'.

SEC. 2. IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE, AND RECEIPT OF AMMONIUM NITRATE COMPOUND.

(a) Section 841(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking `and igniters' and inserting `igniters, and ammonium nitrate compound'.

(b) Section 841 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(t) `Ammonium nitrate compound' means solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid, and any mixture containing ammonium nitrate that is detonable. For purposes of this chapter, a mixture of ammonium nitrate is detonable if the mixture fails such detonation test as may be devised by the Attorney General.'.

(c) The second sentence of section 843(a) of such title is amended by inserting `, except that if the only explosive material for which the applicant is seeking a license or permit is ammonium nitrate compound, the applicant shall not be required to pay such fee' before the period.

(d) Section 843 of such title is amended in each of subsections (b)(6) and (h)(1) by inserting `other than ammonium nitrate compound' after `explosive materials'.

(e) Section 844(j) of such title is amended by inserting `ammonium nitrate compound,' after `title,'.

(f) Section 847 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: `The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations governing the storage of ammonium nitrate compound.'.

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