### Question
What does security-sensitive material mean?


### Answer
**Security-sensitive material** has the following meaning in *6 U.S.C. § 1151*:

> 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**

