1. Pilot program to employ veterans in positions relating to Federal wildland firefighting activities (a) Establishment The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, shall jointly establish a pilot program to employ veterans in wildland firefighting activities. (b) Duties Under such pilot program— (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for administering such pilot program; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall be responsible for— (A) identifying vacant positions in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, respectively, that are appropriate for veterans selected for participation in such pilot program; and (B) to the extent practicable, employing such veterans in such positions. (c) Application of civil service laws A veteran employed under the pilot program under subsection (a) shall be treated as an employee. (d) Best practices The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish guidelines that include best practices for departments and agencies of the Federal Government that carry out programs to employ veterans who are transitioning from service in the Armed Forces. Such guidelines shall include— (1) lessons learned under the Warrior Training Advancement Course of the Department of Veterans Affairs