,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,mace 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,mr4        
,lawler1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1   
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama1    
,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,ms4 ,salazar1 ,mr4   
,tran1 and ,mr4 ,cohen7 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 direct the ,secretary of the         
,interior to implement fertility        
controls to manage populations of wild  
free-roaming horses and burros1 and to  
encourage training opportunities for    
military veterans to assist in range    
management activities1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans for       
,mustangs ,act4  #b4 ,amendments to the 
,wild ,free-,roaming ,horses and ,burros

 ,act ,section #c7;b77#b7 of the ,act   
commonly known as the ,wild             
,free-,roaming ,horses and ,burros ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #accc7;b77#b77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 by striking that action  
is necessary and all that follows       
through until all excess animals have   
been removed and inserting that action  
is necessary to reduce the animal       
population or remove excess animals1 the
 ,secretary shall immediately take steps
 under this paragraph to achieve        
appropriate management levels4 ,such    
action shall be taken1 in the following 
order and priority1 until the animal    
population has been reduced or all      
excess animals have been removed2  7#b7 
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7     
through 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,b7      
through 7,d71 respectively2 and  7#c7 by
 inserting before subparagraph 7,b71 as 
so redesignated1 the following3  7,a7   
,the ,secretary shall implement humane1 
reversible1 non-surgical1 medically safe
 on-range immunocontraceptive vaccine   

fertility controls to manage populations
 of wild free-roaming horses and burros4
 ,in implementing such fertility        
controls1 the ,secretary1 through the   
,bureau of ,land ,management1 shall     
prioritize the recruitment of military  
veterans to train and become certified  
in the application of fertility controls
 with respect to wild free-roaming      
horses and burros1 including the        
certified ,,pzp applicator certification
 offered by the ,science and            
,conservation ,center's ,certification  
,program4 ,the ,secretary shall provide 
appropriate compensation to military    
veterans participating in such a        
certification program4 ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the         
,secretary is authorized to contract    
with military veterans who have         
completed the training program under    
this subparagraph to carry out          
management activities under this ,act4  
,individuals contracted with pursuant to
 this subparagraph shall not be regarded

 as officers or employees of the ,united
 ,states on the basis of such contract4 
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