,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,mullin 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1 ,mr4        
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,britt1    
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,lummis1  
,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4         
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,cruz1  
,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 and 
,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize
 livestock producers and their employees
 to take black vultures to prevent      
death1 injury1 or destruction to        
livestock1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,black ,vulture ,relief ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4  ,authorization for         
livestock producers and their employees 
to take certain black vultures  7a7     
,definitions  ,in this section3 7#a7    
,black vulture ,the term black vulture  

means a bird of the species ,coragyps   
atratus4  7#b7  ,covered person  ,the   
term covered person means-- 7,a7 a      
livestock producer2 or  7,b7 an employee
 of a livestock producer when the       
employee is actively engaged in         
livestock production4  7#c7  ,director  
,the term ,director means the ,director 
of the ,united ,states ,fish and        
,wildlife ,service4  7#d7  ,livestock   
,the term livestock has the meaning     
given the term in section #fjb of the   
,emergency ,livestock ,feed ,assistance 
,act of #aihh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #adga74     
7#e7  ,livestock producer  ,the term    
livestock producer has the meaning given
 the term in section #fjb of the        
,emergency ,livestock ,feed ,assistance 
,act of #aihh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #adga74     
7#f7  ,take  ,the term take means--     
7,a7 to capture1 kill1 or disperse a    
black vulture2 or  7,b7 to transport a  
black vulture carcass4  7b7             
,authorization  7#a7  ,in general       
,subject to paragraph 7#b71             

notwithstanding the ,migratory ,bird    
,treaty ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et     
seq471 a covered person may--  7,a7 take
 or attempt to take a black vulture that
 is causing1 or that the covered person 
has a reasonable belief will cause1     
death1 injury1 or destruction to        
livestock2 or  7,b7 in the course of    
taking or attempting to take a black    
vulture described in subparagraph 7,a71 
cause injury to the black vulture4  7#b7
  ,prohibition  ,a covered person may   
not take or attempt to take a black     
vulture through the use of poison4  7c7 
,reports  7#a7  ,in general  ,not later 
than ,january #ca of each year1 a       
covered person that takes a black       
vulture in accordance with subsection   
7b7 in the preceding #ab-month period   
shall complete and submit to the        
appropriate ,united ,states ,fish and   
,wildlife ,service ,regional ,office 7as
 determined by the geographic           
jurisdictions described in section #b4b 
of title #ej1 ,code of ,federal         

,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation77 a report using the form    
developed by the ,director under        
subsection 7d74  7#b7  ,clarification   
,a covered person shall not be required 
to submit a report under paragraph 7#a7 
until after the date on which the       
,director develops and makes available  
the reporting form under subsection 7d74
  7d7  ,reporting forms  7#a7  ,in      
general  ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall develop and make available on the 
website of the ,united ,states ,fish and
 ,wildlife ,service a reporting form the
 ,director determines appropriate for   
the purposes of accepting reports under 
subsection 7c74  7#b7  ,format  ,the    
form developed and made available under 
paragraph 7#a7 may not be more onerous  
to complete than similar forms required 
for permitted take under the ,migratory 
,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc  
et seq47 as of the date of enactment of 

this ,act4