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 changes a 1990 federal farm and forestry law that covers the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. It would require the Secretary of Agriculture to keep at least 50 staff members at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and at least 30 staff members at the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. The Secretary would also have to make sure both institutes have resources to advance science, research, demonstration, and knowledge sharing related to their activities. The bill also renames the section of law to include Pacific Islands forestry and reorganizes it into subsections.

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Sponsors

• Jill N. Tokuda Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors