Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials -- INTRODUCTION -- Actions Leading to This Study -- Statement of Task -- Scope of the Study -- Approach to Conducting the Study -- BACKGROUND -- Current Explosives Threat -- TAGGANT TYPES AND PREVIOUS USES -- Detection Taggants -- Identification Taggants -- History of Taggant Research and Use -- Previous Evaluation of Taggants -- COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO EVALUATION OF TAGGANTS -- Taggant Taxonomy -- Taggant Concept Screening Questions -- Taggant Vendors -- Bio Traces, Inc. -- Biocode, Inc. -- Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. -- Chemical Delivery Systems, Inc. -- Innovative Biosystems, Inc. -- Isotag LLC -- Micro Tracers, Inc. -- Microtrace, Inc. -- SRI International -- Tri-Valley Research -- Vendor Information Still to Be Reviewed -- Taggant Stakeholders -- American Pyrotechnics Association -- Chemical Manufacturers Association -- El Dorado Chemical -- Institute of Makers of Explosives -- International Society of Explosives Engineers -- Law Enforcement Agencies -- National Mining Association -- National Rifle Association -- Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute -- The Fertilizer Institute -- Additional Stakeholders Contacted -- FURTHER WORK BY THE COMMITTEE -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- CHAIR -- VICE CHAIR -- MEMBERS -- Appendix B Detailed Statement of Task -- Appendix C Committee Meetings -- FIRST MEETING -- SECOND MEETING AND "WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL DETAILS RELEVANT TO THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF TAGGANTS" -- THIRD MEETING -- FOURTH MEETING -- Appendix D Language of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 -- CONFERENCE LANGUAGE ACCOMPANYING THE ANTITERRORISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT OF 1996.

Appendix E Working Bibliography -- THE STUDY -- GENERAL -- EXPLOSIVES (GENERAL) -- BLACK POWDER AND SMOKELESS POWDER -- TAGGANTS (GENERAL) -- TAGGANTS (VENDORS) -- TAGGANTS (STAKEHOLDERS) -- TAGGANTS FOR DETECTION -- TAGGANTS FOR IDENTIFICATION -- DESENSITIZING EXPLOSIVES -- CONTROLS FOR PRECURSOR CHEMICALS -- Appendix F Taggant Stakeholder Letter -- Appendix G Acronyms and Abbreviations.