HR 1680 · 110th Congress · Emergency Management

Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-03-26· Sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 563 of Title V of Division E of H.R. 2764.(2007-12-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the purchase and sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent its misappropriation or use in a terrorist act. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a threshold percentage for ammonium nitrate for a substance to be treated as ammonium nitrate under this Act; and (2) a process by which each applicant for registration as the owner of an ammonium nitrate facility and any person who seeks to be an ammonium nitrate purchaser are required to register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and are issued a registration number. Directs the Secretary to require the owner of a facility engaged in selling or transferring ammonium nitrate to maintain a record of each sale or transfer of ownership of ammonium nitrate for three years after such sale. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) exempting persons producing, selling, or purchasing ammonium nitrate exclusively for use as an explosive material under a federal explosives license; (2) ensuring that access of agricultural producers to ammonium nitrate is not unduly burdened; (3) restricting the di…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1680, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007

May 21, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 26, 2007</p>

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H.R. 1680, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007

May 21, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 26, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (9)

6 Democrats3 Republicans