; and (ii) consider properly conducted and certified cost estimates prepared by professionally licensed engineers who are mutually agreed upon by the Administrator and the eligible jurisdiction, to the extent that those estimates comply with applicable regulations, policy, and guidance. (e) Rulemaking (1) In general The Administrator may promulgate regulations to carry out the pilot program established under this section. (2) Applicability of notice and comment rulemaking Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to regulations promulgated under paragraph (1). (f) Report (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the additional eligible activities and new procedures carried out under the pilot program. (2) Contents The report shall contain an assessment of the effectiveness of the additional eligible activities and new procedures described in subsections (c) and (d), respectively, including— (A) whether the additional eligible activities and new procedures helped to improve the general speed of recovery from wildfire; (B) the accuracy of the estimated costs described in subsection (d)(4)(D); (C) whether the financial incentives and disincentives were effective; (D) whether the new procedures were cost effective; (E) whether the independent expert panel described in subsection (d)(4)(E)(i) was effective