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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Summary
The bill amends the 1990 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act to mandate that the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico have at least 50 staff members and that the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have at least 30 staff members. It also directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide sufficient resources so both institutes can carry out their research, demonstration, and knowledge‑exchange activities. The change aims to strengthen scientific work on tropical and Pacific island forests.
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