; and (2) implement the pilot program to treat the approximately 2,000,000 acres of Federal land described in subsection (d), by not later than September 30, 2027. (c) Administration of pilot program (1) Protecting communities For land located in the wildland-urban interface, the Secretaries shall reduce the risk of wildfire to communities by removing or modifying vegetation and slash until the area would only sustain a wildfire that is low-intensity and easy to suppress in average severe fire weather conditions. (2) Restoring the role of fire in forests For land located outside the wildland-urban interface, the Secretaries shall reestablish natural fire regimes by conducting prescribed fires and associated activities. (3) Accomplishments The requirement to treat Federal land under subsection (b)(2) shall be considered to be met when— (A) for Federal land located in the wildland-urban interface, the Federal land would only sustain a wildfire that is low-intensity and easy to suppress in average severe fire weather conditions; and (B) for Federal land located outside the wildland-urban interface, the Federal land has been burned by a prescribed fire conducted by the Secretaries. (4) Burned areas Any Federal land that is burned by a wildfire after the date on which the document described in subsection (d)(2) is published shall be excluded from the pilot program. (5) Partnerships The Secretaries shall implement the pilot program cooperatively with partners, including States, local governments, prescribed fire councils, and other entities. (6) Savings provision Nothing in this subsection modifies any requirements in applicable law and policy to which the Secretaries must adhere while conducting prescribed fires. (d) Treatment locations The Secretaries shall only carry out the pilot program only on Federal land that— (1) is, or historically was, composed primarily of ponderosa pines or Jeffrey pines