To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to ensure adequate staffing and resources for the Institute of Tropical Forestry and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Sponsored By: Representative Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Introduced
Summary
Would require minimum staffing and resources for two forestry institutes to strengthen tropical and Pacific islands forestry research. It would make the Secretary responsible for ensuring those staffing and resource levels are met and ties them to the institutes' research, demonstration, and knowledge exchange activities.
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- Institute of Tropical Forestry (Puerto Rico): would need a staff of not fewer than 50 people and adequate resources to credibly and substantially advance the activities described in subsection (b).
- Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry: would need a staff of not fewer than 30 people and adequate resources to credibly and substantially advance the activities described in subsection (b).
- Secretary: would be directed to ensure both institutes meet these staffing and resource requirements.
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More staff for island forestry institutes
This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico has at least 50 staff and adequate resources. It would also require the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to have at least 30 staff and adequate resources. The staffing and resources would be tied to the institutes' science, research, demonstration, and knowledge-exchange activities described in subsection (b). These requirements would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 4/29/2026
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