‘‘(2) ensures that the terminally ill wild free- 
roaming horse or burro will be destroyed in the most 
humane manner. 
‘‘(h) If the immediate health or safety of wild free- 
roaming horses or burros is threatened, such as in severe 
drought conditions, the Secretary shall temporarily remove 
animals from the range. 
‘‘(i) Except in cases of removal under subsection (g) 
or subsection (h), if the Secretary removes wild free-roam-
ing horses or burros from the range or decreases the range 
of the wild horses and burros, the Secretary shall provide 
a public notice on the Website of the Bureau of Land 
Management 30 days prior to the planned removal. 
‘‘(j) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) track the number of wild free-roaming 
horses and burros injured during gathering or hold-
ing in a centralized database system; 
‘‘(2) determine what information on the treat-
ment of gathered wild free-roaming horses and bur-
ros in holding and adopted wild free-roaming horse 
and burros could be provided to the public to help 
inform the public about the treatment of wild free- 
roaming horse and burros; and 
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‘‘(3) ensure that such information is easily ac-
cessible on the Website of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement.’’. 
SEC. 5. PRIVATE MAINTENANCE. 
Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 1334) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘animals removed’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘animals returned to public lands’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘In no event shall such wild 
free-roaming horses and burros be destroyed except 
by the agents of the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 
Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 1336) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and other private entities’’ after ‘‘landowners’’. 
SEC. 7. JOINT ADVISORY BOARD. 
Section 7 (16 U.S.C. 1337) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘nine members’’ and inserting 
‘‘12 members’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Governments’’ and all that fol-
lows ‘‘management.’’ and inserting ‘‘Governments 
and shall include at a minimum three representa-
tives of the livestock industry; three representatives 
of the environmental community; three representa-
tives of the humane community; and three scientists 
with doctorate degrees who have expertise in wildlife 
management.’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Selection of members of the board shall be 
conducted by notice and comment rulemaking in ac-
cordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (5 
U.S.C. et seq.) shall be for a term of four years. No 
individual shall serve more then two consecutive 
terms.’’. 
SEC. 8. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 8(a)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1338(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘3(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(d)’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, transports for processing,’’ 
after ‘‘processes’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘the remains of’’ and inserting 
‘‘a live or deceased’’. 
SEC. 9. TRANSPORTATION OF CAPTURED ANIMALS. 
Section 9 (16 U.S.C. 1338a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘helicopters or, for the purpose 
of transporting captured animals, motor vehicles.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘motor vehicles for the purpose of 
transporting captured animals.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘The provisions of section 47(a) 
of title 18 shall not be applicable to such use.’’. 
SEC. 10. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY. 
Strike section 10 (16 U.S.C. 1339) and redesignate 
section 11 as section 10. 
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SEC. 11. REPORTS. 
Amend section 10 (as so redesignated by section 10 
of this Act) as follows: 
(1) Insert ‘‘(a)(1)’’ before ‘‘After the expira-
tion’’. 
(2) Insert ‘‘(2)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of the 
Interior’’. 
(3) Add at the end the following: 
‘‘(b)(1) Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report that contains the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of acres managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management for wild free-roaming 
horses and burros. 
‘‘(B) The appropriate management levels on 
public rangelands. 
‘‘(C) A description of the methods used to de-
termine the appropriate management levels and 
whether it was applied consistently across the agen-
cy; 
‘‘(D) the number of wild free-roaming horses 
and burros on public lands; 
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‘‘(E) a description of the methods used to de-
termine the wild free-roaming horse and burro popu-
lation; 
‘‘(F) any land acquisitions, exchanges, con-
servation easements, and voluntary grazing buyouts 
that the Bureau of Land Management has acquired 
or pursued for wild free-roaming horses and burros; 
‘‘(G) any sanctuaries or exclusive use areas es-
tablished for wild free-roaming horses and burros; 
‘‘(H) programs established for enhanced sur-
gical or immunocontraception sterilization research 
and development; 
‘‘(I) the extent to which fertility control is being 
used by the Bureau of Land Management to control 
the population of wild free-roaming horses and bur-
ros; 
‘‘(J) the percentage of the Bureau of Land 
Management budget devoted to contraception annu-
ally; 
‘‘(K) the ratio of horses the agency has 
contracepted and put back on the range; and 
‘‘(L) which herds contraception has been ad-
ministered and with what results. 
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‘‘(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public on the Website of 
the Bureau of Land Management.’’. 
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