119-s2288

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2288 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2288

 To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership 
 program, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 15, 2025

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hoeven) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
 Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership 
 program, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. 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''.
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