,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,ms4  
,titus 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coh51 & ,mr4    
,ciscomani7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural   
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,act   
commonly kn[n z ! ,wild ,free-roam+     
,horses & ,burros ,act to prohibit c]ta9
 uses ( aircraft ) respect to !         
managem5t ( wild free-roam+ horses &    
burros1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wild   
,horse & ,burro ,protection ,act (      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,z "p ( ef=ts to control  
equ9e populations "u law1 ! ,bureau (   
,l& ,managem5t is direct$ to humanely   
capture wild free-roam+ horses & burros 
= adoption4  7#b7 ,! use ( helicopt]s to
 *ase equ9es ov] prolong$ di/ances1     
usually on r\gh t]ra91 is p>ticul>ly    
dang]\s1 & c fright5 ! animals & lead to
 deadly situations1 (t5 miles f public  
view4  7#c7 ,public obs]vation ( r\ndups

 is typically limit$1 !reby re/rict+    
public access to ! gov]nm5t op]ation4   
7#d7 ,sci5tific rese>* %[s t m humane & 
co/-effective alt]natives exi/ to       
control equ9e populations1 includ+      
f]tility controls4  7#e7 ,s9ce fiscal   
ye> #bjab1 ov] #fi4e million 9 taxpay]  
doll>s h fund$ r\ndup op]ations to      
remove f$]ally protect$ wild horses &   
burros f ! range4  7#f7 ,9 ! pa/ five   
ye>s 7#bjbj-bjbd71 at lea/ #cf4g million
 has be5 sp5t on r\ndups1 includ+ ov] #f
 million paid to helicopt] r\ndup       
contractors 9 fiscal ye> #bjbb alone4   
7#g7 ,s9ce #bjab1 ! ,bureau ( ,l&       
,managem5t has adm9i/]$ few] ?an #hjj   
f]tility control treatm5ts p] ye> on    
av]age4 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjab1 #a1jde     
treatm5ts 7 appli$2 9 fiscal ye> #bjbd1 
#a1jch treatm5ts4  7#h7 ,hi/orically1 ! 
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t's ,wild ,horse 
& ,burro ,program has sp5t less ?an "o  
p]c5t ( its budget on implem5t+ f]tility
 controls4  7#i7 ,! elim9ation (        
helicopt]s f ! ,bureau ( ,l&            

,managem5t's ga!r+s w\ld provide a m    
humane me?od ( captur+ equ9es1 & provide
 significant sav+s to taxpay]s4  #c4    
,am5dm5ts to ! ,wild ,free-roam+ ,horses
 & ,burros ,act ,section #i ( ! ,act    
commonly kn[n z ! ,wild ,free-roam+     
,horses & ,burros ,act 7,public ,law    
#ib-aie2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #acch;a7 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,9 adm9i/]+ ?is  
,act & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4--,9 adm9i/]+
 ?is ,act2  7#b7 by /rik+ helicopt]s or1
 = ! purpose ( transport+ captur$       
animals1 motor vehicles & ins]t+ motor  
vehicles = ! purpose ( transport+       
captur$ animals or aircraft only 9      
compliance ) subsection 7b7 ( ?is       
section2  7#c7 by /rik+ fix$-w+         
aircraft1 or helicopt]s1 or to & ins]t+ 
or2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7b7 ,phas$ elim9ation ( c]ta9 uses (    
aircraft ,9 adm9i/]+ ?is ,act1 dur+ !   
#b-ye> p]iod aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
! ,wild ,horse & ,burro ,protection ,act
 ( #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all phase out !  
use or contracts = ! use ( helicopt]s or

 fix$-w+ aircraft = ! purposes ( r\nd+  
up or ga!r+ wild free-roam+ horses &    
burros1 ensur+ an effective r$uction 9 !
 reliance on ^! me?ods ea* ye> until all
 su* practices h be5 t]m9at$4  7c7      
,requirem5t = use ( cam]as on aircraft  
,any helicopt] or aircraft us$ = !      
purposes ( r\nd+ up or ga!r+ wild horses
 & burros %all be equipp$ ) "o or m     
cam]as to record ! r\ndup or ga!r       
op]ation4 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure su*  
footage is made available z "p ( !      
correspond+ ag5cy r\ndup or ga!r report4
  4  #d4 ,,gao ,report ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit1 to ! 
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate1 a report t describes-- 7#a7     
humane alt]natives to ! use ( helicopt]s
 & fix$-w+ aircraft 9 manag+ wild       
free-roam+ horse & burro populations2   
7#b7 job creation opportunities pres5t$ 
by ! use ( su* humane alt]natives2 &    

7#c7 ! effects ( aircraft1 includ+      
unmann$ aircraft sy/ems1 on wild        
free-roam+ horse & burro populations4