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Referenced Laws
16 U.S.C. 6592d
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025.
Section 2
2. Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592d) is amended— in subsection (a)(2)— in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: to recover from wildfires; or to enhance soil, water, and related natural resources. in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: In carrying out the Program, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall— consider corresponding management plans from the Chief of the Forest Service; and collaborate with the Chief of the Forest Service regarding forestry science and practice, using the best available science. in subsection (d)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting and post-wildfire impacts after wildfire risk; and in subparagraph (F), by inserting , as identified in the corresponding State forest action plan or a similar priority plan (such as a State wildlife or water plan) before the semicolon at the end; in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: inconsistently with the prohibitions under the rule of the Forest Service entitled Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), and subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable; in subsections (g)(2) and (h)(1), by striking and 2023 each place it appears and inserting through 2029. (D)to recover from wildfires; or(E)to enhance soil, water, and related natural resources.; (3)Agency coordinationIn carrying out the Program, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall—(A)consider corresponding management plans from the Chief of the Forest Service; and(B)collaborate with the Chief of the Forest Service regarding forestry science and practice, using the best available science.; (2)inconsistently with the prohibitions under the rule of the Forest Service entitled Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), and subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable;; and