such person had the opportunity to participate; 
and 
‘‘(B)(i) includes a finding that such person 
represents a credible threat to the physical safe-
ty of such intimate partner or child; or 
‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the 
use, attempted use, or threatened use of phys-
ical force against such intimate partner or child 
that would reasonably be expected to cause bod-
ily injury; 
‘‘(9) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of domestic violence; or 
‘‘(10) has received actual notice of the Attorney 
General’s determination made pursuant to sub-
section (d)(1)(B) or (j) of section 843 of this title.’’; 
(3) in section 843— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as provided in subsection (j), 
upon’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iv) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) in the case of a limited permit holder, the 
applicant certifies the permit will only be used to 
purchase black powder, black powder substitute, and 
smokeless powder in which case the limitation in 
paragraph (7) shall not apply.’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘if in the opinion’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘if— 
‘‘(A) in the opinion’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘. The Secretary’s ac-
tion’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘; or 
‘‘(B) the Attorney General determines that 
the licensee or holder (or any responsible person 
or employee possessor thereof) is known (or ap-
propriately suspected) to be or have been en-
gaged in conduct constituting, in preparation 
for, in aid of, or related to terrorism, or pro-
viding material support or resources for ter-
rorism, and that the Attorney General has a 
reasonable belief that the person may use explo-
sives in connection with terrorism. 
‘‘(2) The Attorney General’s action’’; and 
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(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting after 
the first sentence the following: ‘‘However, 
if the denial or revocation is based upon an 
Attorney General determination under sub-
section (j) or (d)(1)(B), any information 
which the Attorney General relied on for 
this determination may be withheld from 
the petitioner if the Attorney General de-
termines that disclosure of the information 
would likely compromise national secu-
rity.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘In responding to any 
petition for review of a denial or revocation 
based upon an Attorney General deter-
mination under subsection (j) or (d)(1)(B), 
the United States may submit, and the 
court may rely upon, summaries or re-
dacted versions of documents containing 
information the disclosure of which the At-
torney General has determined would likely 
compromise national security.’’; 
(D) in subsection (h)(2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or in subsection (j) of this section (on 
grounds of terrorism)’’ after ‘‘section 
842(i)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘or in subsection (j) 
of 
this 
section,’’ 
after 
‘‘section 
842(i),’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, 
except that any information that the 
Attorney General relied on for a de-
termination pursuant to subsection (j) 
may be withheld if the Attorney Gen-
eral concludes that disclosure of the 
information would likely compromise 
national security’’ after ‘‘determina-
tion’’; and 
(E) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCRETIONARY DENIAL 
OF FEDERAL EXPLOSIVES LICENSES AND PERMITS.— 
The Attorney General may deny the issuance of a permit 
or license to an applicant if the Attorney General deter-
mines that the applicant or a responsible person or em-
ployee possessor thereof is known (or appropriately sus-
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pected) to be or have been engaged in conduct consti-
tuting, in preparation of, in aid of, or related to terrorism, 
or providing material support or resources for terrorism, 
and the Attorney General has a reasonable belief that the 
person may use explosives in connection with terrorism.’’; 
and 
(4) in section 845(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting after 
‘‘and components thereof’’ the following: ‘‘, ex-
cept for smokeless powder and black powder 
substitutes’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘black 
powder in quantities not to exceed fifty 
pounds,’’. 
(b) GUIDELINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
issue guidelines describing the circumstances under 
which the Attorney General will exercise the author-
ity and make determinations under subsections 
(d)(1)(B) and (j) of section 843 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The guidelines issued under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) provide accountability and a basis for 
monitoring to ensure that the intended goals 
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for, and expected results of, the grant of au-
thority under subsections (d)(1)(B) and (j) of 
section 843 of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, are being achieved; and 
(B) ensure that terrorist watch list records 
are used in a manner that safeguards privacy 
and civil liberties protections, in accordance 
with requirements outlines in Homeland Secu-
rity Presidential Directive 11 (dated August 27, 
2004). 
Æ 
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