,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,mr4  
,hollingsworth 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,baird1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4         
,crawford1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,mr4            
,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,kelly  
of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,rogers of        
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4         
,abraham1 ,mr4 ,massie1 and ,mr4 ,bost7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow the    
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,united    
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1 to
 issue depredation permits for the      
taking of black vultures to livestock   
farmers to prevent harm to livestock1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,livestock ,protection ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,depredation permits for black      
vultures  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     

through the ,director of the ,united    
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1   
may issue a depredation permit to a     
livestock farmer1 authorizing the taking
 of a black vulture otherwise prohibited
 by ,federal law during the calving or  
lambing season--  7#a7 if-- 7,a7 such   
vulture is found committing depredations
 on livestock2 or  7,b7 the livestock is
 located in an area where depredation by
 vultures have been known to occur2 and 
7#b7 provided that such taking may only 
occur if it is necessary to protect     
livestock from depredation4  7b7        
,reporting ,the ,secretary shall        
require1 as a condition of such a       
permit1 that the holder of such permit  
shall report annually to the appropriate
 ,state enforcement agency1 as          
determined by the ,secretary1 any taking
 of a black vulture under the permit4