Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program through 2028, extending its existing authorization period. It expands the program’s scope to include wildfire recovery and enhancing soil/water resources, while requiring coordination between the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Forest Service on forest management and science. The bill updates wildfire risk language to include post-wildfire impacts and ties project funding to state forest action plans. The program directly affects federal agencies (Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Service) and state/local entities managing landscape restoration projects.