Policies and practices

(a) Increasing prescribed fire Beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, and for each of the 9 fiscal years thereafter, the Secretaries shall conduct prescribed fires on Federal land such that the total acreage of Federal land on which prescribed fires are conducted is 10 percent greater than the total acreage of all Federal land on which prescribed fires were conducted during the preceding fiscal year. (b) Operational strategy The Secretary concerned shall develop, in coordination with State, local, and Tribal governments, a prescribed fire operational strategy for each region of the National Forest System or the Department of the Interior, as applicable, that describes— (1) the fire deficit by region; and (2) staffing and funding needs to address the fire deficit under paragraph (1).