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<dc:title>119 HR 4412 IH: Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-07-15</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 4412</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250715">July 15, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="N000191">Mr. Neguse</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="C001133">Mr. Ciscomani</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S001226">Ms. Salinas</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAG00">Committee on Agriculture</committee-name>, and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HII00">Natural Resources</committee-name>, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned</action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HA15C36E31B0B4F4C94E82DAA566E16F0" style="OLC"> 
<section id="H58798196D0BB4975AB0E2C6080452336" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DB97D4A2192482EBC2439B71C0C3769"><enum>2.</enum><header>Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6592d">16 U.S.C. 6592d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> 
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H432EDA4D61DD4F62B8BE3236D14F4D1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA78F324825D84CF98F6D8E9626FBA24D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A918DBDC48C44E9B2A1C6246DB83536"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H810BAF01F53F4818A7F47AA785D66DBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> 
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8970B670BBDE47BCB15239D4E348554F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to recover from wildfires; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA659D4740F34792B1C1D04544BE9E05"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance soil, water, and related natural resources.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> 
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4348036EDFB44B793C45DF68E076F24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98DB82E136FD42ADA456585DFF366C9D"> <paragraph id="H3FF207332DC343B5B118CA79C21AE195"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agency coordination</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall—</text> 
<subparagraph id="H8A0276C7645244859B97A24BC6F7DC16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider corresponding management plans from the Chief of the Forest Service; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB805BF89B1C44BCE84FE28AC59DD1FD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collaborate with the Chief of the Forest Service on forestry science and practice, using the best available science.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="HDB0357757FD64F35B952E7EBBCF3C0FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98E87797674041EB8B4AC2B772A7F7DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and post-wildfire impacts</quote> after <quote>wildfire risk</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E089D5BE6A640719C96508BFF48E23C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by inserting <quote>, as identified in the corresponding State forest action plan or similar priority plan (such as a State wildlife or water plan)</quote> before the semicolon;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A28D0D9BE6E49FC874419804D7409FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> 
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<paragraph id="H9039057801CD4D0BA679EEA5F8847CF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inconsistent with the prohibitions under the rule of the Forest Service entitled <quote>Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation</quote> (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), and subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H157C3BF1B9474B65B054DC87D936D423"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (g)(2) and (h)(1), by striking <quote>and 2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>through 2031</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> 
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