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Ammonium Nitrate Bill Passes House
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Rep. Bennie G.
Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security announced
passage of H.R. 1680, the "Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of
2007". The bill, sponsored by Congressman Thompson, creates a nationwide
standard for regulating the sale of ammonium nitrate based fertilizers
nationwide that could be used in terrorist acts, without unduly burdening
the agricultural sector's access to ammonium nitrate fertilizer for farming
and other legitimate agricultural purposes.
Chairman Thompson issued the following statement regarding the
legislation:
"As shown in Oklahoma City and incidents around the world, the threat
from Ammonium Nitrate is real, and could be not ignored any longer. This is
a common sense solution that strikes the right balance between ensuring
access to ammonium nitrate for farmers and making it difficult for
terrorists to attain."
SOURCE House Committee on Homeland Security