Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program

Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592d) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) to recover from wildfires; or (E) to enhance soil, water, and related natural resources.; (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (3) Agency coordination In 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.; (3) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and post-wildfire impacts after wildfire risk; and (B) 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; (4) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (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 (5) in subsections (g)(2) and (h)(1), by striking and 2023 each place it appears and inserting through 2029.