A bill 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.
This bill sets minimum staffing requirements for two federal forestry research institutes. It mandates that the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico maintain at least 50 staff members, and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must have at least 30 staff members, both with adequate resources. These provisions aim to ensure both institutes can effectively advance scientific research, demonstration, and knowledge exchange in tropical and Pacific Islands forestry. The bill directly affects these two specific research entities under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
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Introduced Feb 11, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Feb 11, 2026
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