(6) any reduction in participation in fishing, 
hunting, and the shooting sports would greatly affect 
funding for Federal and State wildlife and habitat 
conservation; and 
(7) voluntary programs by hunters to reduce 
lead use have largely been successful, and in the ab-
sence of more definitive evidence of harm to the en-
vironment the Federal Government should not take 
steps to restrict the use of traditional hunting and 
fishing implements. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) TRADITIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING IM-
PLEMENT.—The term ‘‘traditional hunting and fish-
ing implement’’ means any— 
(A) firearm; 
(B) ammunition; 
(C) ammunition component; 
(D) fishing lure; 
(E) fishing sinker or weight; and 
(F) fishing line; 
that contains lead, zinc, copper, or brass. 
(2) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘Federal public 
land’’ means any land or water that is— 
(i) owned by the United States; and 
(ii) managed by the Department of 
the Interior or the Department of Agri-
culture for purposes that include the con-
servation of natural resources. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal pub-
lic land’’ does not include any land or water 
held in trust for the benefit of— 
(i) a federally recognized Indian tribe; 
or 
(ii) a member of a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe. 
SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL HUNTING AND FISH-
ING IMPLEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall not take action to pro-
hibit or otherwise restrict, based on material content, the 
manufacture, importation, sale, or use of any traditional 
hunting and fishing implement. 
(b) REPORT.—If the Administrator determines that 
the best scientific evidence available demonstrates that the 
use of any traditional hunting and fishing implement is 
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having or will have a substantially detrimental effect on 
the environment, the Administrator shall report those 
findings to Congress, with any recommendation that the 
Administrator may have for legislative action. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENTS OF THE INTERIOR 
AND AGRICULTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 7, the Depart-
ment of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, 
including each agency and bureau of such Departments, 
shall not newly prohibit or limit, based on material con-
tent, the use of any traditional hunting and fishing imple-
ment on Federal public lands. 
(b) REPORT.—If the Secretary of the Interior or Sec-
retary Agriculture determines that the best scientific evi-
dence available demonstrates that the use of traditional 
hunting and fishing equipment is having or will have a 
substantially detrimental effect on the sustainability of a 
local fish or wildlife population, the Secretary shall report 
those findings to Congress, with any recommendation that 
the Secretary or Secretaries may have for legislative ac-
tion. 
SEC. 6. STATE COMPLIANCE. 
Subject to section 7, no State or territory of the 
United States shall be eligible for any funding or appor-
tionment under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora-
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tion Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) or the Dingell-Johnson 
Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) if the 
State or territory prohibits or otherwise restricts, based 
on material content, the sale or use of any traditional 
hunting and fishing implement. 
SEC. 7. EXCEPTIONS. 
Nothing in this Act affects the Department of the 
Interior’s, Department of Agriculture’s, a State’s, or a ter-
ritory’s authority to prohibit or limit, based on material 
content, the types of traditional hunting and fishing imple-
ments used for hunting and fishing to the extent a specific 
law or regulation is in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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