1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act of 2024 or the LEAD Act of 2024 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 1991, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service required the use of nontoxic ammunition for all waterfowl hunting; (2) research has shown that the presence of lead in the environment poses a threat to human and wildlife health; (3) the Environmental Protection Agency has determined that lead— (A) is toxic to humans and animals; and (B) can negatively affect nearly every organ and system in the human body, including the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys, and reproductive and nervous systems; (4) lead exposure interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic to children, causing potentially permanent learning and behavioral disorders; (5) lead is a potent neurotoxin, for which no safe exposure level exists for humans; (6) the use of lead has been outlawed in, and removed from, paint, gasoline, children’s toys, and many other items for the purpose of protecting human health and wildlife; (7) wildlife, including species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), is at risk of lead toxicosis through the ingestion of lead ammunition either— (A) directly, by ingesting lead from spent ballistic materials while foraging; or (B) indirectly, by scavenging carcasses and viscera left by hunters; (8) lead may pollute soil and water around outdoor shooting ranges; (9) lead ammunition endangers human food supplies; (10) dairy and beef cattle have developed lead poisoning after feeding in areas where spent lead ammunition has accumulated; (11) in addition to contaminating dairy and beef cattle, spent lead ammunition can also contaminate crops, vegetation, and waterways; (12) humans are at risk of lead toxicosis through the consumption of game meat harvested with lead ammunition