[CPEO-MEF] MILTOX: Hobby rocketeers exempt from toxics?-S 724

[pedal4mother@yahoo.com]

A BILL S724
To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt
certain rocket propellants from prohibitions under
that title on explosive materials. Be it enacted by
the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ROCKET PROPELLANTS
FROM CRIMINAL PROHIBITIONS ON EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS. 
(a) NON-DETONABLE ROCKET PROPELLANT DEFINED.-Section
841 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: 

''(t) 'Non-detonable rocket propellant' means any
material, chemical, or chemical mixture consisting of
fuel and oxidizer that provides thrust to a rocket, or
generates hot, high pressure gas for doing work in the
actuation of various power or mechanical devices, and
does not present more than a fire hazard and either a
minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or
both.''. 

(b) EXEMPTION.-Section 845(a) of that title is 8
amended- 

(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ''and'' at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; and''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

''(7) commercially manufactured black powder in
quantities not to exceed two pounds, safety and
pyrotechnic fuses, quick and slow matches, electric
matches, igniters, or non-detonable rocket propellant
intended to be used in rockets that do not carry any-
''(A) explosive gas, incendiary gas, or poison gas;
''(B) bomb; ''(C) grenade; ''(D) explosive or
incendiary charge of more than three-quarter ounce;
''(E) mine; or (F) poisonous biological or chemical
agent; or ''(G) device similar to any device referred
to in subparagraphs (A) through (F).''.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) If the date
of the enactment of this section is less than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), the
amendments made by this section shall take effect
immediately after the entry into effect of the
amendments made by section 1122 of that Act (116 Stat.
2280) pursuant to subsection (i) of such section 1122
(116 Stat. 2283). 



__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
http://calendar.yahoo.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~