,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gedg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4  
,ted ,lieu of ,california introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,interior to prohibit the use of   
lead ammunition on ,united ,states ,fish
 and ,wildlife ,service lands1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,lead          
,endangers ,animals ,daily ,act of #bjbj
 or the ,,lead ,act of #bjbj4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,in #aiia1 the ,united ,states    
,fish and ,wildlife ,service required   
the use of nontoxic ammunition for all  
waterfowl hunting4  7#b7 ,research has  
shown that the presence of lead in the  
environment poses a threat to human and 
wildlife health4  7#c7 ,the             
,environmental ,protection ,agency has  
determined that lead is toxic to both   
humans and animals1 and can negatively  

affect nearly every organ and system in 
the human body1 including the heart1    
bones1 intestines1 kidneys1 and         
reproductive and nervous systems4 ,lead 
exposure interferes with the development
 of the nervous system and is therefore 
particularly toxic to children1 causing 
potentially permanent learning and      
behavioral disorders4  7#d7 ,lead is a  
potent neurotoxin1 for which no safe    
exposure level exists for humans4 ,the  
use of lead has been outlawed in and    
removed from paint1 gasoline1 children's
 toys1 and many other items to protect  
human health and wildlife4  7#e7        
,wildlife1 including federally listed   
threatened and endangered species1 is at
 risk of lead toxicosis through the     
ingestion of lead ammunition1 either    
directly by ingesting lead from spent   
ballistic materials while foraging1 or  
indirectly by scavenging carcasses and  
viscera left by hunters4 ,lead may also 
pollute soil and water around outdoor   
shooting ranges4  7#f7 ,lead ammunition 

also endangers human food supplies4     
,dairy and beef cattle have developed   
lead poisoning after feeding in areas   
where spent lead ammunition has         
accumulated4 ,spent lead ammunition can 
also contaminate crops1 vegetation1 and 
waterways4  7#g7 ,humans are at risk of 
lead toxicosis through the consumption  
of game meat harvested with lead        
ammunition4  7#h7 ,alternatives to lead 
ammunition are readily available1 and   
studies have shown that non-lead        
ammunition performs just as well as     
lead-based ammunition4  7#i7 ,in        
,january #bjag1 the outgoing ,director  
of the ,united ,states ,fish and        
,wildlife ,service issued ,director's   
,order #bai4 ,in ,march #bjag1 the      
,principal ,deputy ,director of the     
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service repealed this ,order4  #c4     
,nontoxic ammunition  7a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in subsection 7c71  
and not later than #a year after        
enactment1 the ,secretary1 acting       

through the ,director1 shall issue final
 regulations prohibiting the discharge  
of any firearm using ammunition other   
than nonlead ammunition certified under 
subsection 7b7 on all lands and waters  
under the jurisdiction and control of   
the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife 
,service4  7b7 ,certification ,the      
,director shall1 for the purposes of    
enforcing this section and in           
consultation with ,state and ,tribal    
governments1 establish and annually     
update a list of nonlead ammunition4    
7c7 ,exceptions ,the prohibition under  
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to-- 7#a7
 a ,government official or agent        
carrying out a statutory duty unrelated 
to the management of wildlife2  7#b7 a  
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or ,federal law 
enforcement officer or the agent of such
 officer when carrying out a statutory  
duty2 and  7#c7 an active member of the 
,united ,states military when carrying  
out official duties4  7d7 ,penalties ,a 
person that knowingly violates          

subsection 7a7 may be assessed a civil  
penalty by the ,secretary of no more    
than #ejj for the first violation4 ,a   
second or subsequent violation shall be 
punishable by a fine of not less than   
#a1jjj or more than #e1jjj4  #d4        
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the         
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,ammunition ,the term ammunition means  
any bullet1 ball1 sabot1 slug1 buckshot1
 shot1 pellet1 or other projectile that 
is expelled from a firearm through a    
barrel by force4  7#b7 ,director ,the   
term ,director means the ,director of   
the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife 
,service4  7#c7 ,explosive ,the term    
explosive has the meaning given such    
term in section #hdd of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,firearm   
,the term firearm means any weapon which
 expels ammunition by the action of an  
explosive or compressed air4  7#e7      
,nonlead ammunition ,the term nonlead   
ammunition means ammunition in which    
there is no lead content1 excluding the 

presence of trace amounts of lead4  7#f7
 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means  
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#g7  
,trace amounts ,the term trace amounts  
means one percent or less by weight of  
the total weight of the ammunition4