of the applicable Secretary after consultation with the other Secretary) that are generally consistent with the percentage increases given to wildland firefighters in the General Schedule under section 5332a. Such an increased wage rate shall be basic pay for the same purposes as the wage rate otherwise established under this section. An increase under this subsection may not cause an employee’s wage rate to increase beyond a rate that would produce an annualized rate in excess of the annual rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule. . 3. Wildland fire incident standby premium pay (a) In general Title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5545b the following: 5545c. Incident standby premium pay for employees engaged in wildland firefighting (a) In this section— (1) the term covered employee means an employee of the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior who— (A) qualifies as a wildland firefighter based on the definitions of firefighter and wildland firefighter in section 5332a(a)