,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #e1       
#bjbb,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of the ,interior1
 acting through the ,director of the    
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service1 to promulgate regulations     
prohibiting the use of lead ammunition  
on all land and water under the         
jurisdiction and control of the ,united 
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,lead ,endangers ,animals ,daily ,act of
 #bjbb or the ,,lead ,act of #bjbb4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7  
in #aiia1 the ,united ,states ,fish and 
,wildlife ,service required the use of  
nontoxic ammunition for all waterfowl   
hunting2  7#b7 research has shown that  
the presence of lead in the environment 

poses a threat to human and wildlife    
health2  7#c7 the ,environmental        
,protection ,agency has determined that 
lead-- 7,a7 is toxic to humans and      
animals2 and  7,b7 can negatively affect
 nearly every organ and system in the   
human body1 including the heart1 bones1 
intestines1 kidneys1 and reproductive   
and nervous systems2  7#d7 lead exposure
 interferes with the development of the 
nervous system and is therefore         
particularly toxic to children1 causing 
potentially permanent learning and      
behavioral disorders2  7#e7 lead is a   
potent neurotoxin1 for which no safe    
exposure level exists for humans2  7#f7 
the use of lead has been outlawed in1   
and removed from1 paint1 gasoline1      
children's toys1 and many other items   
for the purpose of protecting human     
health and wildlife2  7#g7 wildlife1    
including species listed as threatened  
or endangered under the ,endangered     
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq471 is at risk of lead      

toxicosis through the ingestion of lead 
ammunition either-- 7,a7 directly1 by   
ingesting lead from spent ballistic     
materials while foraging2 or  7,b7      
indirectly1 by scavenging carcasses and 
viscera left by hunters2  7#h7 lead may 
pollute soil and water around outdoor   
shooting ranges2  7#i7 lead ammunition  
endangers human food supplies2  7#aj7   
dairy and beef cattle have developed    
lead poisoning after feeding in areas   
where spent lead ammunition has         
accumulated2  7#aa7 in addition to      
contaminating dairy and beef cattle1    
spent lead ammunition can also          
contaminate crops1 vegetation1 and      
waterways2  7#ab7 humans are at risk of 
lead toxicosis through the consumption  
of game meat harvested with lead        
ammunition2  7#ac7 alternatives to lead 
ammunition are readily available1 and   
studies have shown that nonlead         
ammunition performs just as well as     
lead-based ammunition2 and  7#ad7 in    
,january #bjag1 the outgoing ,director  

of the ,united ,states ,fish and        
,wildlife ,service issued ,director's   
,order #bai1 which was repealed in      
,march #bjag by the ,principal ,deputy  
,director of the ,united ,states ,fish  
and ,wildlife ,service4  #c4 ,lead      
ammunition prohibition  7a7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 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 the term in section       
#hdd7;j7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#d7 ,firearm ,the term firearm 
means a weapon that expels ammunition by
 way of an explosive or compressed air4 
7#e7 ,nonlead ammunition  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the term nonlead ammunition    
means ammunition in which there is no   
lead content1 excluding the presence of 

trace amounts of lead4  7,b7 ,trace     
amounts ,for purposes of subparagraph   
7,a71 the term trace amounts means #a   
percent or less by weight of the total  
weight of the ammunition4  7#f7         
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7b7   
,prohibition ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and in accordance with subsections
 7c7 through 7e71 the ,secretary1 acting
 through the ,director1 shall promulgate
 regulations prohibiting the discharge  
of a firearm that uses ammunition1 other
 than nonlead ammunition included on the
 list developed and updated in          
accordance with subsection 7c71 on all  
land and water under the jurisdiction   
and control of the ,united ,states ,fish
 and ,wildlife ,service4  7c7           
,acceptable nonlead ammunition ,the     
,director1 in consultation with ,state  
and ,tribal governments1 shall develop  
and annually update a list of nonlead   
ammunition4  7d7 ,exceptions ,the       

regulations promulgated under subsection
 7b7 shall provide that the prohibition 
described in that subsection shall not  
apply-- 7#a7 to a government official or
 agent carrying out a statutory duty    
unrelated to the management of wildlife2
  7#b7 to a ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or  
,federal law enforcement officer1 or an 
agent of such officer1 when carrying out
 a statutory duty2 and  7#c7 to an      
active member of the ,united ,states    
military when carrying out official     
duties4  7e7 ,penalties ,the regulations
 promulgated under subsection 7b7 shall 
provide that any person that knowingly  
violates those regulations may be       
assessed a civil penalty by the         
,secretary of-- 7#a7 in the case of a   
first violation1 not more than #ejj2 and
  7#b7 in the case of each subsequent   
violation1 not less than #a1jjj and not 
more than #e1jjj4