S.Amdt. 24
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. AMENDMENT RELATING TO PEST CONTROL EXPLOSIVES at the end of title VII
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)What it changes
1 change to S. 223 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. ___. AMENDMENT RELATING TO PEST CONTROL EXPLOSIVES at the end of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 223 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(a) Plan Development.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with interested representatives of the aviation industry and other relevant agencies, shall develop a plan and process to allow Federal agencies to fly scientific instruments on commercial flights with airlines who volunteer, for the purpose of taking measurements to improve weather forecasting.
Inserted: SEC. ___. AMENDMENT RELATING TO PEST CONTROL EXPLOSIVES.
Inserted: (a) Specific Exemption.--Section 845(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) in paragraph (5), by striking "and" after the semicolon;
Inserted: (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and
Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(7) pest control pyrotechnics manufactured, imported, used, and stored in accordance with regulations issued by the Attorney General.".
Inserted: (b) Exemption Authority.--Section 845 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
Inserted: "(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--
Inserted: "(1) are of a type that does not pose a threat to public safety; and
Inserted: "(2) are unlikely to be used as a weapon.".
Inserted: (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Original wording
At the end of title VII, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 24. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Wicker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title VII, insert the following:
SEC. ___. AMENDMENT RELATING TO PEST CONTROL EXPLOSIVES.
(a) 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.”.
(b) 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.”.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 2, 2011