; (III) the ranking within the applicable region of each project described in subclause (I); and (IV) the proposed outcome of each project funded under the Program for the applicable fiscal year. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Definition of region In this section, the term region means one of the 9 regions of the Forest Service. . 8707. Direct hire authority For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that title, a Job Corps graduate (as defined in section 142(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3192(5) )) to a position in the competitive service in the Forest Service for which the graduate meets the qualification standards. 8708. Improving the emergency forest restoration program Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2206 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f)