l, State, and local entities.
(b) Specified Congressional Committees.--The congressional
committees referred to in subsection (a) are the following
committees:
(1) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The Select Committee on Intelligence and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
SEC. 894. [6 U.S.C. 484] AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out section 892.
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Subtitle J--Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate
SEC. 899A. [6 U.S.C. 488] DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Ammonium nitrate.--The term ``ammonium
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 person who
purchases ammonium nitrate from an ammonium nitrate
facility.
SEC. 899B. [6 U.S.C. 488A] 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 Nitrate
Faciliti
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