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 proposes amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, specifically targeting Section 2407, to enhance the operational capacity of two key research entities. Its primary objective is to ensure that both the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry receive sufficient staffing and resources. The legislation mandates that the Secretary of Agriculture ensure the Institute of Tropical Forestry maintains a staff of not fewer than 50 individuals , while the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must have a staff of not fewer than 30 individuals . These staffing levels, coupled with adequate resources, are intended to enable both institutes to credibly and substantially advance their science, research, demonstration, and knowledge exchange activities related to tropical and Pacific island forestry.
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.
USA119th CongressS-3851| Senate
| Updated: 2/11/2026
This bill proposes amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, specifically targeting Section 2407, to enhance the operational capacity of two key research entities. Its primary objective is to ensure that both the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry receive sufficient staffing and resources. The legislation mandates that the Secretary of Agriculture ensure the Institute of Tropical Forestry maintains a staff of not fewer than 50 individuals , while the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must have a staff of not fewer than 30 individuals . These staffing levels, coupled with adequate resources, are intended to enable both institutes to credibly and substantially advance their science, research, demonstration, and knowledge exchange activities related to tropical and Pacific island forestry.