Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025

The Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program through fiscal year 2029. This reauthorization broadens the program's objectives to include recovering from wildfires and enhancing soil, water, and related natural resources. It also mandates stronger interagency coordination, requiring the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to consider Forest Service management plans and collaborate on forestry science using the best available science. Furthermore, the bill refines the criteria for project selection, now including consideration of post-wildfire impacts and ensuring projects align with priorities identified in State forest action plans or similar state-level conservation plans. It also clarifies that program activities must remain consistent with Forest Service rules regarding roadless area conservation .