110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1680 
AN ACT 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Handling of 
Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. SECURE HANDLING OF AMMONIUM NITRATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Secure Handling of 
Ammonium Nitrate 
‘‘SEC. 899A. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘ammonium nitrate’ means— 
‘‘(A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chief-
ly the ammonium salt of nitric acid and con-
tains 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 Sec-
retary under section 899B(b). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘ammonium nitrate facility’ 
means any entity that produces, sells, or otherwise 
transfers ownership of, or provides application serv-
ices for, ammonium nitrate. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘ammonium nitrate purchaser’ 
means any person who buys and takes possession of
ammonium nitrate from an ammonium nitrate facil-
ity. 
‘‘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.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Fed-
eral departments and agencies, including the Secretary of 
Agriculture, shall, through notice and comment and by no 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subtitle, establish a threshold percentage for ammonium 
nitrate in a substance. If a substance contains a percent-
age of ammonium nitrate that is equal to or greater than 
the percentage established by the Secretary, the substance 
shall be treated as ammonium nitrate for the purposes of 
this subtitle. 
‘‘(c) REGISTRATION OF OWNERS OF AMMONIUM NI-
TRATE FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a process by which—
‘‘(A) any person who is the owner of an 
ammonium nitrate facility is required to reg-
ister with the Department; and 
‘‘(B) upon such registration, such person 
is issued a registration number for purposes of 
this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) REGISTRATION INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall require that each applicant for registra-
tion as the owner of an ammonium nitrate facility 
must submit to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) the name, address, and telephone 
number of each ammonium nitrate facility 
owned by the applicant; 
‘‘(B) the name of the person designated by 
the owner of the ammonium nitrate facility as 
the point of contact of such facility, for pur-
poses of this subtitle; 
‘‘(C) for each such facility, the amount of 
ammonium nitrate that is sold or transferred 
during each year; and 
‘‘(D) such other information as the Sec-
retary may determine is appropriate. 
‘‘(d) REGISTRATION OF AMMONIUM NITRATE PUR-
CHASERS.—
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a process by which— 
‘‘(A) any person who seeks to be an ammo-
nium nitrate purchaser is required to register 
with the Department; and 
‘‘(B) upon such registration, such person 
is issued a registration number for purposes of 
this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) REGISTRATION INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall require that each applicant for registra-
tion under this subsection as a prospective ammo-
nium nitrate purchaser must submit to the Sec-
retary the name, address, and telephone number of 
the applicant and the intended use of ammonium ni-
trate to be purchased by the applicant. 
‘‘(e) RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) MAINTENANCE
OF
RECORDS.—The Sec-
retary shall require the owner of an ammonium ni-
trate facility engaged in selling or transferring am-
monium nitrate to— 
‘‘(A) maintain a record of each sale or 
transfer of ammonium nitrate, during the two- 
year period beginning on the date of such sale 
or transfer; and
‘‘(B) include in such record the informa-
tion described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC INFORMATION REQUIRED.—For 
each such sale or transfer, the Secretary shall re-
quire the owner of an ammonium nitrate facility 
to— 
‘‘(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 from the owner 
of an ammonium nitrate facility, in a manner 
prescribed by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) if applicable, record the name, ad-
dress, and telephone number of each individual 
who takes possession of the ammonium nitrate 
on behalf of the person referred to in subpara-
graph (A), at the point of sale; 
‘‘(C) record the date and quantity of am-
monium nitrate sold or transferred; and 
‘‘(D) verify the identity of the persons re-
ferred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B), as ap-
plicable, in accordance with a procedure estab-
lished by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—In main-
taining records in accordance with paragraph (1),