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The Secretaries are strongly encouraged to hire veterans in all positions related to the management of Federal recreational lands and waters. The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a pilot program under which veterans are employed by the Federal Government in positions that relate to the conservation and resource management activities of the Department of the Interior. The Secretary shall— A veteran employed under the pilot program shall be treated as an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5. Not later than 60 days after January 4, 2025, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the pilot program under this subsection, which shall include— Not later than 1 year after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) 11 So in original. Probably should refer to “this subsection”. commences, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the implementation of the pilot program. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) 1 terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the following: The authority to carry out the pilot program under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the pilot program commences. In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— Each Secretary of a military department is encouraged to allow members of the Armed Forces on active duty status to participate in programs related to environmental stewardship or guided outdoor recreation.