,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mrs4 
,luna introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,wild ,free-,roaming ,horses  
and ,burros ,act to provide for criminal
 penalties for acquiring a wild         
free-roaming horse or burro with the    
intention of transferring such animal   
for processing into commercial products1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,wild ,horse ,integrity and ,slaughter  
,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,time period     
before title granted2 criminal penalty  
,the ,act of ,december #ae1 #aiga 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #acca1 et seq42 commonly known
 as the ,wild ,free-,roaming ,horses and
 ,burros ,act7 is amended as follows3   
7#a7 ,in section #c7;c7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#accc7;c77-- 7,a7 by striking period of 
one year and inserting period of #f     
months2 and  7,b7 by striking one-year  

period and inserting #f-month period4   
7#b7 ,in section #h 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#acch7--  7,a7 by striking ,any person  
who and inserting 7a7 ,any person who2  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking     
except as provided in section #c7;e712  
7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as 
paragraph 7#h72  7,d7 by inserting after
 paragraph 7#e71 the following3  7#f7   
acquires a wild free-roaming horse or   
burro1 or the remains thereof1 with the 
intention of transferring such animal1  
or the remains thereof1 directly or     
indirectly1 for processing into         
commercial products1 or  7#g7 knowingly 
transfers an acquired wild free-roaming 
horse or burro1 or the remains thereof1 
directly or indirectly1 for processing  
commercial products1 or  2  7,e7 in the 
matter following paragraph 7#h71 as so  
redesignated1 by striking be subject to 
and all that follows through ,united    
,states ,code and inserting have        
committed a felony offense punishable by
 a fine of not more than #b1jjj1        

imprisonment for a term exceeding one   
year1 or both2 and  7,f7 by amending    
subsection 7b7 to read as follows3  7b7 
,the ,secretary of the ,interior and the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture1 and their  
respective employees1 shall have power  
to investigate possible violations of   
the offenses listed in subsection 7a74  
,a finding of non-compliance shall be   
referred to the ,attorney ,general 7or  
one of the ,u4,s4 ,attorney's offices   
serving under the ,attorney ,general7   
for prosecution4  4