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Union Calendar No. 221 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1680 

[Report No. 110–357] 

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the sale of 

ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium 

nitrate by terrorists. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2007 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

LANGEVIN, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. DENT, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

OCTOBER 2, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California and Mr. AL GREEN of 

Texas 

OCTOBER 2, 2007 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 26, 2007] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate 

the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the 

acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Handling of Am5 monium Nitrate Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SECURE HANDLING OF AMMONIUM NITRATE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Homeland Secu8 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by add9 ing at the end the following new subtitle: 

10 ‘‘Subtitle J—Secure Handling of 

11 Ammonium Nitrate 

12 ‘‘SEC. 899A. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘ammonium nitrate’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly 

16 the ammonium salt of nitric acid and contains 

17 not less than 33 percent nitrogen by weight; and 

18 ‘‘(B) any mixture containing a percentage 

19 of ammonium nitrate that is equal to or greater 

20 than the percentage determined by the Secretary 

21 under section 899B(b). 

22 ‘‘(2) The term ‘ammonium nitrate facility’ 

23 means any entity that produces, sells, or otherwise 

24 transfers ownership of, or provides application serv25 ices for, ammonium nitrate. 

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1 ‘‘(3) The term ‘ammonium nitrate purchaser’ 

2 means any person who buys and takes possession of 

3 ammonium nitrate from an ammonium nitrate facil4 ity. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 899B. REGULATION OF THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF 

6 AMMONIUM NITRATE. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall regulate the 

8 sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate by an ammonium 

9 nitrate facility in accordance with this subtitle to prevent 

10 the misappropriation or use of ammonium nitrate in an 

11 act of terrorism. 

12 ‘‘(b) AMMONIUM NITRATE MIXTURES.—The Secretary, 

13 in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal de14 partments and agencies, including the Secretary of Agri15 culture, shall, through notice and comment and by no later 

16 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, 

17 establish a threshold percentage for ammonium nitrate in 

18 a substance. If a substance contains a percentage of ammo19 nium nitrate that is equal to or greater than the percentage 

20 established by the Secretary, the substance shall be treated 

21 as ammonium nitrate for the purposes of this subtitle. 

22 ‘‘(c) REGISTRATION OF OWNERS OF AMMONIUM NI23 TRATE FACILITIES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—The Secretary shall estab25 lish a process by which— 

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1 ‘‘(A) any person who is the owner of an 

2 ammonium nitrate facility is required to register 

3 with the Department; and 

4 ‘‘(B) upon such registration, such person is 

5 issued a registration number for purposes of this 

6 subtitle. 

7 ‘‘(2) REGISTRATION INFORMATION.—The Sec8 retary shall require that each applicant for registra9 tion as the owner of an ammonium nitrate facility 

10 must submit to the Secretary— 

11 ‘‘(A) the name, address, and telephone num12 ber of each ammonium nitrate facility owned by 

13 the applicant; 

14 ‘‘(B) the name of the person designated by 

15 the owner of the ammonium nitrate facility as 

16 the point of contact of such facility, for purposes 

17 of this subtitle; 

18 ‘‘(C) for each such facility, the amount of 

19 ammonium nitrate that is sold or transferred 

20 during each year; and 

21 ‘‘(D) such other information as the Sec22 retary may determine is appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(d) REGISTRATION OF AMMONIUM NITRATE PUR24 CHASERS.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—The Secretary shall estab2 lish a process by which— 

3 ‘‘(A) any person who seeks to be an ammo4 nium nitrate purchaser is required to register 

5 with the Department; and 

6 ‘‘(B) upon such registration, such person is 

7 issued a registration number for purposes of this 

8 subtitle. 

9 ‘‘(2) REGISTRATION INFORMATION.—The Sec10 retary shall require that each applicant for registra11 tion under this subsection as a prospective ammo12 nium nitrate purchaser must submit to the Secretary 

13 the name, address, and telephone number of the appli14 cant and the intended use of ammonium nitrate to be 

15 purchased by the applicant. 

16 ‘‘(e) RECORDS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.—The Sec18 retary shall require the owner of an ammonium ni19 trate facility engaged in selling or transferring am20 monium nitrate to— 

21 ‘‘(A) maintain a record of each sale or 

22 transfer of ammonium nitrate, during the two23 year period beginning on the date of such sale or 

24 transfer; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) include in such record the information 

2 described in paragraph (2). 

3 ‘‘(2) SPECIFIC INFORMATION REQUIRED.—For 

4 each such sale or transfer, the Secretary shall require 

5 the owner of an ammonium nitrate facility to— 

6 ‘‘(A) record the name, address, telephone 

7 number, and registration number issued under 

8 subsection (c) or (d) of each person that takes 

9 possession of ammonium nitrate from the owner 

10 of an ammonium nitrate facility, in a manner 

11 prescribed by the Secretary; 

12 ‘‘(B) if applicable, record the name, address, 

13 and telephone number of each individual who 

14 takes possession of the ammonium nitrate on be15 half of the person referred to in subparagraph 

16 (A), at the point of sale; 

17 ‘‘(C) record the date and quantity of ammo18 nium nitrate sold or transferred; and 

19 ‘‘(D) verify the identity of the persons re20 ferred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B), as ap21 plicable, in accordance with a procedure estab22 lished by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(3) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—In main24 taining records in accordance with paragraph (1), the 

25 owner of an ammonium nitrate facility shall take 

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1 reasonable actions to ensure the protection of the in2 formation included in such records. 

3 ‘‘(f) EXEMPTION FOR EXPLOSIVE PURPOSES.—The 

4 Secretary may exempt from this subtitle a person pro5 ducing, selling, or purchasing ammonium nitrate exclu6 sively for use as an explosive material under a license 

7 issued under chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code. 

8 ‘‘(g) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

9 Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, 

10 States, and appropriate private sector entities, to ensure 

11 that the access of agricultural producers to ammonium ni12 trate is not unduly burdened. 

13 ‘‘(h) DATA CONFIDENTIALITY.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 552 

15 of title 5, United States Code, or the USA PATRIOT 

16 ACT (Public Law 107–56; 115 Stat. 272), and except 

17 as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not 

18 disclose to any person any information obtained 

19 under this subtitle. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may disclose 

21 any information obtained by the Secretary under this 

22 subtitle to an officer or employee of the United States, 

23 or a person that has entered into a contract with the 

24 United States, who has a need to know the informa25 tion to perform the duties of the officer, employee, or 

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1 person, or to a State agency pursuant to section 

2 899D, under appropriate arrangements to ensure the 

3 protection of the information. 

4 ‘‘(i) REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND CHECK OF

5 TERRORIST WATCH LIST.— 

6 ‘‘(1) REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.— 

7 ‘‘(A) GENERALLY.—The Secretary shall es8 tablish procedures to efficiently receive applica9 tions for registration numbers under this sub10 title, conduct the checks required under para11 graph (2), and promptly issue or deny a reg12 istration number. 

13 ‘‘(B) INITIAL SIX-MONTH REGISTRATION PE14 RIOD.—The Secretary shall take steps to maxi15 mize the number of registration applications that 

16 are submitted and processed during the six17 month period provided for in section 899F(e). 

18 ‘‘(2) CHECK OF TERRORIST WATCH LIST.— 

19 ‘‘(A) CHECK REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

20 shall conduct a check of appropriate identifying 

21 information of any person seeking to register 

22 with the Department under subsection (c) or (d) 

23 against identifying information that appears on 

24 the terrorist watch list. 

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1 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO DENY REGISTRATION

2 NUMBER.—If the person’s identifying informa3 tion appears on the terrorist watch list and the 

4 Secretary determines such person may pose a 

5 threat to national security, the Secretary may 

6 deny issuance of a registration number under 

7 this subtitle. 

8 ‘‘(3) EXPEDITED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Following the six10 month period provided for in section 899F(e), 

11 the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 

12 issue or deny registration numbers under this 

13 subtitle not later than 72 hours after the time the 

14 Secretary receives a complete registration appli15 cation, unless the Secretary determines, in the 

16 interest of national security, that additional 

17 time is necessary to review an application. 

18 ‘‘(B) NOTICE OF APPLICATION STATUS.—In 

19 all cases, the Secretary shall notify persons of the 

20 status of their application not later than 72 

21 hours after the time the Secretary receives a com22 plete registration application. 

23 ‘‘(4) EXPEDITED APPEALS PROCESS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) APPEALS PROCESS.—The Sec2 retary shall establish an expedited appeals 

3 process for persons denied a registration 

4 number under this subtitle. 

5 ‘‘(ii) TIME PERIOD FOR RESOLU6 TION.—The Secretary shall, to the extent 

7 practicable, resolve appeals not later than 

8 72 hours after receiving a complete request 

9 for appeal unless the Secretary determines, 

10 in the interest of national security, that ad11 ditional time is necessary to resolve an ap12 peal. 

13 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, in 

14 developing the appeals process under subpara15 graph (A), shall consult with appropriate stake16 holders. 

17 ‘‘(C) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall pro18 vide guidance regarding the procedures and in19 formation required for an appeal under subpara20 graph (A) to persons denied registration numbers 

21 under this subtitle. 

22 ‘‘(5) RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND MAINTENANCE

23 OF INFORMATION.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Information obtained 

2 by the Secretary under this section may not be 

3 made available to the public. 

4 ‘‘(B) USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—Any 

5 information constituting grounds for denial of a 

6 registration number under this section shall be 

7 maintained confidentially by the Secretary and 

8 may be used only for making determinations 

9 under this section. Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of this subtitle, the Secretary may 

11 share any such information with Federal, State, 

12 local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, as 

13 appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(6) REGISTRATION INFORMATION.— 

15 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE INFORMA16 TION.—The Secretary may require a person ap17 plying for a registration number under this sub18 title to submit such information as may be nec19 essary to carry out the requirements of this sec20 tion. 

21 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE INFORMA22 TION.—The Secretary may require persons issued 

23 a registration under this subtitle to update reg24 istration information submitted to the Secretary 

25 under this subtitle, as appropriate. 

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1 ‘‘(7) RE-CHECKS AGAINST TERRORIST WATCH

2 LIST.— 

3 ‘‘(A) RE-CHECKS.—The Secretary shall, as 

4 appropriate, re-check persons provided a reg5 istration number pursuant to this subtitle 

6 against the terrorist watch list, and may revoke 

7 such registration number if the Secretary deter8 mines such person may pose a threat to national 

9 security. 

10 ‘‘(B) NOTICE OF REVOCATION.—The Sec11 retary shall, as appropriate, provide prior notice 

12 to a person whose registration number is revoked 

13 under this section and such person shall have an 

14 opportunity to appeal, as provided in paragraph 

15 (4). 

16 ‘‘SEC. 899C. INSPECTION AND AUDITING OF RECORDS. 

17 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish a process for the peri18 odic inspection and auditing of the records maintained by 

19 owners of ammonium nitrate facilities for the purpose of 

20 monitoring compliance with such section or for the purpose 

21 of deterring or preventing the misappropriation or use of 

22 ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 899D. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

24 ‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary— 

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1 ‘‘(1) may enter into a cooperative agreement 

2 with the Secretary of Agriculture, or the head of any 

3 State department of agriculture or its designee in4 volved in agricultural regulation, in consultation 

5 with the State agency responsible for homeland secu6 rity, to carry out the provisions of this subtitle; and 

7 ‘‘(2) wherever possible, shall seek to cooperate 

8 with State agencies or their designees that oversee am9 monium nitrate facility operations when seeking co10 operative agreements to implement the registration 

11 and enforcement provisions of this subtitle. 

12 ‘‘(b) DELEGATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may delegate 

14 to a State the authority to assist the Secretary in the 

15 administration and enforcement of this subtitle. 

16 ‘‘(2) DELEGATION REQUIRED.—At the request of 

17 a Governor of a State, the Secretary shall delegate to 

18 the State the authority to carry out functions under 

19 sections 899B and 899C, if the Secretary determines 

20 that the State is capable of satisfactorily carrying out 

21 such functions. 

22 ‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Subject to the availability of 

23 appropriations, if the Secretary enters into an agree24 ment with a State under this subsection to delegate 

25 functions to the State, the Secretary shall provide to 

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1 the State sufficient funds to carry out the delegated 

2 functions. 

3 ‘‘(c) PROVISION OF GUIDANCE AND NOTIFICATION MA4 TERIALS TO AMMONIUM NITRATE FACILITIES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall make 

6 available to each owner of an ammonium nitrate fa7 cility registered under section 899B(c)(1) guidance 

8 on— 

9 ‘‘(A) the identification of suspicious ammo10 nium nitrate purchases or transfers or attempted 

11 purchases or transfers; 

12 ‘‘(B) the appropriate course of action to be 

13 taken by the ammonium nitrate facility owner 

14 with respect to such a purchase or transfer or at15 tempted purchase or transfer, including— 

16 ‘‘(i) exercising the right of the owner of 

17 the ammonium nitrate facility to decline 

18 sale of ammonium nitrate; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) notifying appropriate law en20 forcement entities; and 

21 ‘‘(C) any such additional subjects as the 

22 Secretary determines are appropriate to prevent 

23 the misappropriation or use of ammonium ni24 trate in an act of terrorism. 

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1 ‘‘(2) USE OF MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS.—In 

2 providing guidance under this subsection, the Sec3 retary shall, to the extent practicable, leverage any 

4 relevant materials and programs. 

5 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION MATERIALS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 make available materials suitable for posting at 

8 ammonium nitrate facilities where ammonium 

9 nitrate is sold. 

10 ‘‘(B) DESIGN OF MATERIALS.—Such mate11 rials shall be designed to notify prospective am12 monium nitrate purchasers of— 

13 ‘‘(i) the record-keeping requirements 

14 under section 899B; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the penalties for violating such 

16 requirements. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 899E. THEFT REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

18 ‘‘Any person who is required to comply with section 

19 899B(e) who has knowledge of the theft or unexplained loss 

20 of ammonium nitrate shall report such theft or loss to the 

21 appropriate Federal law enforcement authorities within one 

22 calendar day of the date on which the person becomes aware 

23 of such theft or loss. Upon receipt of such report, the rel24 evant Federal authorities shall inform State, local, and 

25 tribal law enforcement entities as appropriate. 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 899F. PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTY. 

2 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) TAKING POSSESSION.—No person shall take 

4 possession of ammonium nitrate from an ammonium 

5 nitrate facility unless such person is registered under 

6 subsection (c) or (d) of section 899B, or is an agent 

7 of a person registered under subsection (c) or (d) of 

8 that section. 

9 ‘‘(2) TRANSFERRING POSSESSION.—An owner of 

10 an ammonium nitrate facility shall not transfer pos11 session of ammonium nitrate from the ammonium ni12 trate facility to any person who is not registered 

13 under subsection (c) or (d) of section 899B, unless 

14 such person is an agent of a person registered under 

15 subsection (c) or (d) of that section. 

16 ‘‘(3) OTHER PROHIBITIONS.—No person shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) buy and take possession of ammonium 

18 nitrate without a registration number required 

19 under subsection (c) or (d) of section 899B; 

20 ‘‘(B) own or operate an ammonium nitrate 

21 facility without a registration number required 

22 under section 899B(c); or 

23 ‘‘(C) fail to comply with any requirement 

24 or violate any other prohibition under this sub25 title. 

26 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—No person shall— 

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1 ‘‘(1) buy and take possession of ammonium ni2 trate without a registration number required under 

3 subsection (c) or (d) of section 899B; 

4 ‘‘(2) own or operate an ammonium nitrate facil5 ity without a registration number required under sec6 tion 899B(c); or 

7 ‘‘(3) fail to comply with any requirement or vio8 late any other prohibition under this subtitle. 

9 ‘‘(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person that violates this sub10 title may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of 

11 not more than $50,000 per violation. 

12 ‘‘(d) PENALTY CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the 

13 amount of a civil penalty under this section, the Secretary 

14 shall consider— 

15 ‘‘(1) the nature and circumstances of the viola16 tion; 

17 ‘‘(2) with respect to the person who commits the 

18 violation, any history of prior violations, the ability 

19 to pay the penalty, and any effect the penalty is like20 ly to have on the ability of such person to do business; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(3) any other matter that the Secretary deter23 mines that justice requires. 

24 ‘‘(e) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING.—No 

25 civil penalty may be assessed under this subtitle unless the 

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1 person liable for the penalty has been given notice and an 

2 opportunity for a hearing on the violation for which the 

3 penalty is to be assessed in the county, parish, or incor4 porated city of residence of that person. 

5 ‘‘(f) DELAY IN APPLICATION OF PROHIBITION.—Para6 graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall apply beginning 

7 6 months after the issuance by the Secretary of a final rule 

8 implementing this subtitle. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 899G. PROTECTION FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi11 sion of law, an owner of an ammonium nitrate facility who 

12 in good faith refuses to sell or transfer ammonium nitrate 

13 to any person, or who in good faith discloses to the Depart14 ment or to appropriate law enforcement authorities an ac15 tual or attempted purchase or transfer, based upon a rea16 sonable belief that the person seeking purchase or transfer 

17 of ammonium nitrate may use the ammonium nitrate to 

18 create an explosive device to be employed in an act of ter19 rorism (as defined in section 3077 of title 18, United States 

20 Code), or to use ammonium nitrate for any other unlawful 

21 purpose, shall be immune from civil liability arising from 

22 that refusal to sell ammonium nitrate or from making that 

23 disclosure. 

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1 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) shall not be con2 strued to apply with respect to any refusal to sell or disclo3 sure— 

4 ‘‘(1) that violates— 

5 ‘‘(A) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 

6 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq); or 

7 ‘‘(B) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

8 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); or 

9 ‘‘(2) made on the basis that the person seeking 

10 purchase or transfer of ammonium nitrate is a vet11 eran or member of the armed forces of the United 

12 States. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 899H. PREEMPTION OF OTHER LAWS. 

14 ‘‘(a) OTHER FEDERAL REGULATIONS.—Except as pro15 vided in section 899G, nothing in this subtitle affects any 

16 regulation issued by any agency other than an agency of 

17 the Department. 

18 ‘‘(b) STATE LAW.—Subject to section 899G, this sub19 title preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such 

20 laws are inconsistent with this subtitle, except that this sub21 title shall not preempt any State law that provides addi22 tional protection against the acquisition of ammonium ni23 trate by terrorists or the use of ammonium nitrate in explo24 sives in acts of terrorism or for other illicit purposes, as 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 899I. DEADLINES FOR REGULATIONS. 

2 ‘‘The Secretary— 

3 ‘‘(1) shall issue a proposed rule implementing 

4 this subtitle within six months after the date of the 

5 enactment of this subtitle; and 

6 ‘‘(2) issue a final rule implementing this subtitle 

7 within one year after such date of enactment. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 899J. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec10 retary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this sub11 title for fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

13 section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 

14 of the items relating to title VIII the following new items: 

‘‘Subtitle J—Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate 

‘‘Sec. 899A. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 899B. Regulation of the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate. 

‘‘Sec. 899C. Inspection and auditing of records. 

‘‘Sec. 899D. Administrative provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 899E. Theft reporting requirement. 

‘‘Sec. 899F. Prohibitions and penalty. 

‘‘Sec. 899G. Protection from civil liability. 

‘‘Sec. 899H. Preemption of other laws. 

‘‘Sec. 899I. Deadlines for regulations. 

‘‘Sec. 899J. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the sale 

of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition 

of ammonium nitrate by terrorists, and for other purposes.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 221 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1680 

[Report No. 110

–357] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

by terrorists. and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent 

OCTOBER 2, 2007 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ormstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS