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S 325 IS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 325
To amend section 845 of title 18, United States Code, relating to explosives, to grant the Attorney General exemption authority.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 26, 2009
Mr. COCHRAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 845 of title 18, United States Code, relating to explosives, to grant the Attorney General exemption authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIFIC EXEMPTION.
Section 845(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘and’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting ‘; and’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘(7) pest control pyrotechnics manufactured, imported, used, and stored in accordance with regulations issued by the Attorney General.’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION AUTHORITY.
Section 845 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
‘(d) The Attorney General may exempt from all or a part of the provisions of this chapter explosive materials or explosive devices containing such materials when a determination is made, by regulation, that the explosive materials or explosive devices--
‘(1) are of a type that does not pose a threat to public safety; and
‘(2) are unlikely to be used as a weapon.’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.325 as Introduced in Senate A bill to amend section 845 of title 18, United States Code, relating to explosives, to...
