To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities.

HR 5153 establishes a two-year pilot program to employ veterans in wildland firefighting roles at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and the Interior. The program, coordinated by the Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary with Agriculture and Interior Secretaries, aims to place veterans in existing firefighting positions - such as forestry technicians or fire management roles - by identifying vacancies and using best practices from VA's Warrior Training program. Veterans hired under the program would be treated as regular federal employees, with mandatory reports tracking participation numbers, job transitions to permanent roles, and program effectiveness. This directly affects veterans transitioning from military service by creating a pathway to federal employment in firefighting.