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(D) plans for coordination between the Fed-
eral Government and State and local govern-
ments, and the private sector— 
(i) in the development and use of closed 
circuit television systems; and 
(ii) for Federal assistance and support 
for State and local utilization of such sys-
tems; 
(E) plans for pilot programs or other means 
of determining the real-world efficacy and limi-
tations of closed circuit televisions systems; 
(F) an assessment of privacy and civil lib-
erties concerns raised by use of closed circuit tel-
evision and other public surveillance systems, 
and guidelines to address such concerns; and 
(G) an assessment of whether and how 
closed circuit television systems and other public 
surveillance systems are effectively utilized by 
other democratic countries in combating ter-
rorism; and 
(2) provide to the Committees on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs, Appropriations, 
and the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committees 
on Homeland Security, Appropriations, and the Ju-
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diciary of the House of Representatives a report that 
includes— 
(A) the strategy required under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) the status and findings of any pilot 
program involving closed circuit televisions or 
other public surveillance systems conducted by, 
in coordination with, or with the assistance of 
the Department of Homeland Security up to the 
time of the report; and 
(C) the annual amount of funds used by the 
Department of Homeland Security, either di-
rectly by the Department or through grants to 
State, local, or tribal governments, to support 
closed circuit television and the public surveil-
lance systems of the Department, since fiscal 
year 2004. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the strategy and 
report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall consult with the Attorney General, 
the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security, and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 550. SECURE HANDLING
OF AMMONIUM NI-
TRATE.—(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Homeland Se-
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curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Secure Handling of 
Ammonium Nitrate 
‘‘SEC. 899A. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) AMMONIUM
NITRATE.—The term ‘ammo-
nium nitrate’ means— 
‘‘(A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly 
the ammonium salt of nitric acid and contains 
not less than 33 percent nitrogen by weight; and 
‘‘(B) any mixture containing a percentage 
of ammonium nitrate that is equal to or greater 
than the percentage determined by the Secretary 
under section 899B(b). 
‘‘(2) AMMONIUM NITRATE FACILITY.—The term 
‘ammonium nitrate facility’ means any entity that 
produces, sells or otherwise transfers ownership of, or 
provides application services for ammonium nitrate. 
‘‘(3) AMMONIUM
NITRATE
PURCHASER.—The 
term ‘ammonium nitrate purchaser’ means any per-
son who buys and takes possession of ammonium ni-
trate from an ammonium nitrate facility. 
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‘‘SEC. 899B. REGULATION OF THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF 
AMMONIUM NITRATE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall regulate the 
sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate by an ammonium 
nitrate facility in accordance with this subtitle to prevent 
the misappropriation or use of ammonium nitrate in an 
act of terrorism. 
‘‘(b) AMMONIUM NITRATE MIXTURES.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of appropriate 
Federal departments and agencies (including the Secretary 
of Agriculture), shall, after notice and an opportunity for 
comment, establish a threshold percentage for ammonium 
nitrate in a substance. 
‘‘(c) REGISTRATION OF OWNERS OF AMMONIUM NI-
TRATE FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a process by which any person that— 
‘‘(A) owns an ammonium nitrate facility is 
required to register with the Department; and 
‘‘(B) registers under subparagraph (A) is 
issued a registration number for purposes of this 
subtitle. 
‘‘(2) REGISTRATION INFORMATION.—Any person 
applying to register under paragraph (1) shall submit 
to the Secretary— 
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‘‘(A) the name, address, and telephone num-
ber of each ammonium nitrate facility owned by 
that person; 
‘‘(B) the name of the person designated by 
that person as the point of contact for each such 
facility, for purposes of this subtitle; and 
‘‘(C) such other information as the Sec-
retary may determine is appropriate. 
‘‘(d) REGISTRATION
OF AMMONIUM NITRATE PUR-
CHASERS.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a process by which any person that— 
‘‘(A) intends to be an ammonium nitrate 
purchaser is required to register with the De-
partment; and 
‘‘(B) registers under subparagraph (A) is 
issued a registration number for purposes of this 
subtitle. 
‘‘(2) REGISTRATION INFORMATION.—Any person 
applying to register under paragraph (1) as an am-
monium nitrate purchaser shall submit to the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) the name, address, and telephone num-
ber of the applicant; and 
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‘‘(B) the intended use of ammonium nitrate 
to be purchased by the applicant. 
‘‘(e) RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.—The owner of 
an ammonium nitrate facility shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain a record of each sale or 
transfer of ammonium nitrate, during the two- 
year period beginning on the date of that sale or 
transfer; and 
‘‘(B) include in such record the information 
described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC
INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—For 
each sale or transfer of ammonium nitrate, the owner 
of an ammonium nitrate facility shall— 
‘‘(A) record the name, address, telephone 
number, and registration number issued under 
subsection (c) or (d) of each person that takes 
possession of ammonium nitrate, in a manner 
prescribed by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) if applicable, record the name, address, 
and telephone number of each individual who 
takes possession of the ammonium nitrate on be-
half of the person described in subparagraph (A), 
at the point of sale; 
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