,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hafi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbd,ms4 
,dean ( ,p5nsylvania 7= h]self & ,mr4   
,lieu7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly 
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture to prohibit ! use ( lead   
ammunition on all l&s & wat]s "u !      
jurisdiction & control ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,lead ,free ,=e/s 
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!re are no def9$ safe  
levels ( lead intake 9 humans1 & ! toxic
 effects ( lead are num]\s & l>gely     
irrev]sible4 ,lead has be5 bann$ f      
gasol9e1 pa9ts1 & v>i\s h\sehold items 9
 mo/ develop$ c\ntries1 :ile lead       
ammunition is /ill widely us$ = hunt+ & 

%oot+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,poison+ 
f sp5t lead ammunition puts ! heal? (   
raptors1 scav5g]s1 & o!r animals at     
risk4 ,lead contam9ation ( c>casses     
rema9s a p>ticul>ly s]i\s ?reat to !    
heal? & su/a9ability ( scav5g+ birds1 _m
 ( :om are kill$ ea* ye> aft] +e/+ lead 
f sp5t ammunition4  7#c7 ,p :o frequ5tly
 consume hunt$ animals %ot ) lead       
ammunition are at risk ( high diet>y    
lead exposure4  7#d7 ,! adv]se effects (
 lead on *ildr5's intellectual capacity 
are well e/abli%$1 especially ! decl9e 9
 ,,iq & loss ( cognitive skills4  7#e7  
,us$ lead ammunition c take ov] #ajj    
ye>s to disappe> f ! environm5t1 all[+ =
 l>ge conc5trations ( lead 9 areas :]e  
hunt+ is common4  7#f7 ,disc>d$ lead %ot
 pellets left to accumulate 9 !         
environm5t w ultimately be deposit$ z   
p>ticles 9 soil & wat]1 :]e uptake ( ?is
 lead by plants & animals c occur4  7#g7
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,national ,=e/s provide  
important habitats to c\ntless species4 
,p f across ! c\ntry & ! _w come to     

,national ,=e/s to appreciate wildlife1 
?r\gh hunt+ & wat*+ wildlife4  #c4      
,nontoxic ammunition  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 & n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] enactm5t1 !        
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief1 %all     
issue f9al regulations prohibit+ !      
dis*>ge ( any fire>m us+ ammunition o!r 
?an nonlead ammunition c]tifi$ "u       
subsection 7b7 on all l&s & wat]s "u !  
jurisdiction & control ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4
  7b7 ,c]tification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,*ief %all1 = ! purposes ( en=c+ ?is    
section & 9 consultation ) ,/ate &      
,tribal gov]nm5ts1 e/abli% & annually   
update a li/ ( nonlead ammunition4  7#b7
 ,publication ,! ,*ief %all make ! li/  
e/abli%$ & updat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7      
publicly available on ! website ( ! ,=e/
 ,s]vice4  7c7 ,exceptions ,!           
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 %all n    
apply to-- 7#a7 a ,gov]nm5t (ficial or  
ag5t c>ry+ out a /atutory duty unrelat$ 
to ! managem5t ( wildlife2  7#b7 a      
,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 or ,f$]al law    

en=cem5t (fic] or ! ag5t ( su* (fic] :5 
c>ry+ out a /atutory duty unrelat$ to ! 
managem5t ( wildlife2 or  7#c7 an active
 memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y :5     
c>ry+ out (ficial duties4  7d7 ,p5alties
 ,a p]son t kn[+ly violates subsection  
7a7-- 7#a7 = ! fir/ violation1 may be   
assess$ a f9e by ! ,secret>y ( n m ?an  
#ejj2 &  7#b7 = a second or subsequ5t   
violation1 %all be assess$ a f9e by !   
,secret>y ( n less ?an #a1jjj & n m ?an 
#e1jjj4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,ammunition ,! t]m ammunition     
means any bullet1 ball1 sabot1 slug1    
buck%ot1 %ot1 pellet1 or o!r projectile 
t is expell$ f a fire>m ?r\gh a b>rel by
 =ce4  7#b7 ,*ief ,! t]m ,*ief means !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7#c7 ,explosive
 ,! t]m explosive has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #hdd ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,fire>m ,! t]m      
fire>m means any weapon :i* expels      
ammunition by ! action ( an explosive or
 compress$ air4  7#e7 ,nonlead          
ammunition ,! t]m nonlead ammunition    

means ammunition 9 :i* !re is no lead   
cont5t1 exclud+ ! pres5ce ( trace am\nts
 ( lead4  7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  7#g7 ,trace am\nts ,! t]m
 trace am\nts means "o p]c5t or less by 
weight ( ! total weight ( ! ammunition4