,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ab1        
#bjag,mr4 ,soto introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to impose restrictions on the sale of  
binary explosives1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,licensing of retailers  
of binary explosives  7a7 ,prohibited   
acts ,section #hdb7;a7 of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by striking or2
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
to engage in the business of selling a  
binary explosive to an individual       
without a license issued under this     
chapter2  7#f7 to knowingly sell a      
binary explosive to an individual       
without complying with subsection 7q72  
or  7#g7 to knowingly purchase a binary 
explosive in excess of the monthly      

amount described in subsection 7q77#a74 
4  7b7 ,treatment of binary explosives  
7#a7 ,treatment with respect to licenses
 ,section #hdc of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by striking deal in     
explosive materials and inserting deal  
in explosive materials1 or to sell a    
binary explosive to an individual12     
7,b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking to  
possess explosive materials and         
inserting to possess explosive materials
 or a binary explosive2  7,c7 in        
subsection 7b77#d77;,a71 by striking    
storage for explosive materials and     
inserting storage for explosive         
materials or a binary explosive2 and    
7,d7 in subsection 7f71 by adding at the
 end3 ,a reference in this subsection to
 explosive materials shall also include 
a binary explosive44  7#b7 ,treatment   
with respect to penalties ,section #hdd 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7q7 ,treatment of binary    

explosives ,a reference in this section 
to explosive materials shall also       
include a binary explosive4  4  7c7     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  #b4            
,establishment of maximum purchase      
amounts for binary explosives ,section  
#hdb of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7q7 ,establishment of   
maximum purchase amounts for binary     
explosives  7#a7 ,maximum monthly       
purchase amounts ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of enactment of this
 subsection1 the ,attorney ,general     
shall establish the maximum amount of a 
binary explosive 7or a combination      
thereof7 that may be purchased by one   
individual in a calendar month1 based on
 a recommendation from the ,director of 
the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1      
,firearms and ,explosives4  7#b7        
,establishment of national binary       

explosive check system  7,a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of this subsection1   
the ,attorney ,general shall establish a
 national binary explosive check system4
  7,b7 ,operation of system ,the system 
shall-- 7i7 be electronic and accessible
 through an ,internet website2  7ii7    
compile records of sales of all binary  
explosives to named individuals2  7iii7 
be capable of identifying a named       
individual by entry of information from 
a valid identification document 7as     
defined in section #ajbh7;d77 issued to 
such individual2  7iv7 be capable of    
receiving inquiries from a seller about 
whether the amount of a binary explosive
 sought to be purchased by a prospective
 purchaser would exceed the amount      
described in paragraph 7#a72  7v7 be    
capable of responding to a seller with  
an indication whether the amount of a   
binary explosive sought to be purchased 
by a prospective purchaser would exceed 
the amount described in paragraph 7#a72 

7vi7 be able to respond to all inquiries
 in a reasonable amount of time2 and    
7vii7 only be accessible to dealers of  
binary explosives that have a valid     
license issued under this chapter4  7#c7
 ,behind-the-counter access and sales   
form requirements ,beginning on the date
 that is #a year after the date of      
enactment of this subsection1 a seller  
of binary explosives to an individual   
shall ensure that sales by such seller  
of a binary explosive are made in       
accordance with the following3  7,a7    
,the seller offers the product for sale 
only at a retail location4  7,b7 ,in    
offering the product for sale1 the      
seller places the product behind the    
counter4  7,c7 ,the seller delivers the 
product directly into the custody of the
 purchaser4  7,d7 ,the seller does not  
sell such a product unless the          
prospective purchaser--  7i7 presents a 
valid identification document 7as       
defined in section #ajbh7;d77 of such   
purchaser containing a photograph of    

such purchaser2 and  7ii7 fills out the 
sales form with the name and address of 
such purchaser and the amount of binary 
explosive being purchased4  7,e7 ,the   
seller does not sell such a product to a
 prospective purchaser unless the       
seller-- 7i7 determines that the name   
entered by such prospective purchaser on
 the sales form is the same as the name 
provided on the identification document2
  7ii7 transmits to the national binary 
explosive check system the name of the  
product1 the quantity to be sold1 and   
the name and address of such prospective
 purchaser2 and  7iii7 receives from the
 system a statement that the amount of a
 binary explosive sought to be purchased
 by a prospective purchaser would not   
exceed the amount described in paragraph
 7#a74  7,f7 ,the sales form includes a 
notice to purchasers that entering false
 statements or misrepresentations on the
 sales form may subject the purchasers  
to criminal penalties under section     
#ajja1 which notice specifies the       

maximum fine and term of imprisonment   
under such section4  7,g7 ,the seller   
maintains the sales form for not fewer  
than two years after the date on which  
the sale is consummated4  7#d7 ,safe    
harbor rule  7,a7 ,in general ,a seller 
who knows1 should know1 or has reason to
 believe that the purchase of an amount 
of a binary explosive by a prospective  
purchaser would result in a violation of
 paragraph 7#a7 may sell such amount to 
such purchaser if such seller is        
notified by the national binary         
explosive check system that the purchase
 of such amount would not result in a   
violation of paragraph 7#a74  7,b7      
,required procedure ,if a seller sells a
 binary explosive to a prospective      
purchaser pursuant to subparagraph 7,a71
 such seller1 promptly after the sale1  
shall notify the ,attorney ,general of--
  7i7 the name and address of the       
purchaser2  7ii7 the amount sold2 and   
7iii7 the factual basis1 if any1 for the
 knowledge or belief that such a sale   

resulted in a violation of paragraph    
7#a74  7#e7 ,definition ,in this        
section3 7,a7 ,the term behind the      
counter means1 with respect to a binary 
explosive1 that customers do not have   
direct access to the product before the 
sale is made at a retail location4  7,b7
 ,the term retail location means a      
location at which a seller sells a      
binary explosive in limited1 small      
quantities or amounts1 and not in gross4
  7,c7 ,the term sales form means the   
form the prospective purchase of a      
binary explosive fills out with the name
 and address of such purchaser and the  
amount of binary explosive being        
purchased4  4  #c4 ,definition ,section 
#hda of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7u7 ,binary explosive   
means a substance that1 when combined   
with another substance--  7#a7 results  
in explosive material2 and  7#b7 has as 
its primary or common purpose to        
function by explosion through target    

practice using a firearm4  4