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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2026-02-11
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Plain-English Summary
The bill would guarantee that two federal research institutes—one focused on tropical forests and one on Pacific Islands forests—receive enough funding and staff to carry out their work studying and protecting these ecosystems. These institutes help scientists understand how to manage forests in warm climates and island environments, which affects conservation efforts and agricultural practices in those regions. The change aims to prevent these research programs from being understaffed or underfunded.
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