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Union Calendar No. 679 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1437 
[Report No. 118–832] 
To authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures 
in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction to livestock, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2023 
Mr. ROSE (for himself and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. BARR, Mr. COMER, Mr. BRECHEEN, 
Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, 
Mr. HERN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. PERRY, Mrs. BICE, 
Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. 
MACE, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. OGLES, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, 
Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. 
SMUCKER, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. 
PENCE, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. HAGEMAN, 
Mr. ALFORD, Mr. BOST, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. 
BURCHETT, and Mr. GRAVES of Missouri 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To authorize livestock producers and their employees to take 
black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or de-
struction to livestock, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Black Vulture Relief 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS AND 
THEIR EMPLOYEES TO TAKE CERTAIN BLACK 
VULTURES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BLACK VULTURE.—The term ‘‘black vulture’’ 
means a bird of the species Coragyps atratus. 
(2) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered per-
son’’ means— 
(A) a livestock producer; or 
(B) an employee of a livestock producer 
when the employee is actively engaged in live-
stock production. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
(4) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 602 of the Emer-
gency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 
1471). 
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(5) LIVESTOCK PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘livestock 
producer’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act 
of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471). 
(6) TAKE.—The term ‘‘take’’ means— 
(A) to capture, kill, or disperse a black vul-
ture; or 
(B) to transport a black vulture carcass. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not-
withstanding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
U.S.C. 703 et seq.), a covered person may— 
(A) take or attempt to take a black vulture 
that is causing, or that the covered person has a 
reasonable belief will cause, death, injury, or de-
struction to livestock; or 
(B) in the course of taking or attempting to 
take a black vulture described in subparagraph 
(A), cause injury to the black vulture. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—A covered person may not 
take or attempt to take a black vulture through the 
use of poison. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31 of 
each year, a covered person that takes a black vulture 
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in accordance with subsection (b) in the preceding 12- 
month period shall complete and submit to the appro-
priate United States Fish and Wildlife Service Re-
gional Office (as determined by the geographic juris-
dictions described in section 2.2 of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) an 
annual report using the form developed by the Direc-
tor under subsection (d). 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—A covered person shall not 
be required to submit a report under paragraph (1) 
until after the date on which the Director develops 
and makes available the reporting form under sub-
section (d). 
(d) REPORTING FORMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall develop and make available on 
the website of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service a reporting form the Director determines ap-
propriate for the purposes of accepting reports under 
subsection (c). 
(2) FORMAT.—The form developed and made 
available under paragraph (1) may not be more oner-
ous to complete than similar forms required for per-
mitted take under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
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U.S.C. 703 et seq.) as of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 679 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1437 
[Report No. 118–832] 
A BILL 
To authorize livestock producers and their employ-
ees to take black vultures in order to prevent 
death, injury, or destruction to livestock, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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