### Question
How is the "security-sensitive material" defined?


### Answer
The term **security-sensitive material** is defined in *6 U.S.C. § 1151* as follows -

> a material, or a group or class of material, in a particular amount and form that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, determines, through a rulemaking with opportunity for public comment, poses a significant risk to national security while being transported in commerce due to the potential use of the material in an act of terrorism

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 1151*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TRANSPORTATION SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER IV-SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY > Part A-General Provisions**

