[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5140 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5140

 To prohibit the importation, manufacture, distribution, or storage of 
    detonable nitrate fertilizers without a license, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2004

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the importation, manufacture, distribution, or storage of 
    detonable nitrate fertilizers without a license, 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, AND STORAGE OF 
              DETONABLE NITRATE FERTILIZERS.

    Chapter 40 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of section 841(d) by striking 
        ``and igniters'' and inserting ``igniters, and detonable 
        nitrate fertilizers'';
            (2) in section 841 by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
            ``(t) `Detonable nitrate fertilizers' means detonable 
        mixtures of ammonium nitrate fertilizers, sodium nitrate 
        fertilizers, and potassium nitrate fertilizers.'';
            (3) in section 842(j) by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations 
        specifically related to the storage of detonable nitrate 
        fertilizers.'';
            (4) in the second sentence of section 843(a) by striking 
        the period and inserting ``, except that if the only explosive 
        materials for which the applicant is seeking a license or 
        permit are detonable nitrate fertilizers, the applicant shall 
        not be required to pay such fee.'';
            (5) in section 843(b)(6) by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting ``, unless the only explosive materials that the 
        employee is authorized to possess are detonable nitrate 
        fertilizers;'';
            (6) in the first sentence of section 843(h)(1) by striking 
        the period and inserting ``, unless the only explosive 
        materials that the responsible person or employee will be 
        authorized by the employer to possess are detonable nitrate 
        fertilizers.''; and
            (7) in section 844(j) by inserting ``detonable nitrate 
        fertilizers,'' after ``title,''.
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