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.
HR 7518 amends the 1990 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act to establish minimum staffing requirements for two federal forestry research institutes. It mandates that the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico maintain a staff of at least 50 individuals, and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must have at least 30 staff members, both with adequate resources. These provisions require the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure sufficient staffing to advance scientific research, demonstration, and knowledge exchange related to tropical and Pacific Island forestry. The bill directly affects these two federally funded research institutes and their operational capacity.
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Mar 20, 2026
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Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Jill N. Tokuda
DDemocratic
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Ed Case
DDemocratic
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James C. Moylan
RRepublican
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Pablo José Hernández
DDemocratic
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